Barbados

  • February 5, 2013
    847

    International recession not to blame

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – “The things affecting Barbados are not as a result of any international environment, but the result of very poor quality leadership and governance.” This charge was delivered last evening by Clyde Mascoll of the Barbados Labour Party at their mass meeting. Mascoll said, “Barbados is in trouble as result of domestic policy.”

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  • February 5, 2013
    884

    BLP attacks government’s performance

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The main opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) continued its criticism of the Freundel Stuart government as it urged supporters to ensure the defeat of the ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP) in the February 21 general election. BLP leader, Owen Arthur, addressing a public meeting in the heart of the capital on Monday night, said that the…

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  • February 4, 2013
    828

    Regional tourism summit crucial!

    HAMILTON, Barbados, Nation News – There is “an urgent need” for Caribbean Heads of Government to come together and meet on tourism. The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) board of directors said a tourism summit needs to take place within the next six months to meet on issues “adversely impacting” the region. The last Heads Of Government Summit On Tourism…

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  • February 4, 2013
    799

    Parties must share plans for tourism

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nation News – THE FOCUS ACROSS BARBADOS at this time is on the pending February 21 general election. But it is also the high point of our 2012-2013 winter tourism season, which – no matter which party is victorious in the poll – will have to pay detailed attention to visitor arrivals and spend, an area that is critical…

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  • February 4, 2013
    829

    We need answers

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – LATER this week the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will be having its say on the way regional economies performed in 2012. It is an occasion which many in the region looks forward to since the reports on regional economies allow analysts and other stakeholders to see just how good/bad these islands have been doing in what…

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  • February 4, 2013
    796

    Government sensitive to private sector’s needs

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is giving the private sector the assurance that Government has listened to their concerns about the impact that some new pieces of legislation could have on their businesses. His comments came last week while addressing a wide cross section of the business community at a luncheon hosted by the Barbados Chamber of…

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  • February 4, 2013
    894

    BLP confident of victory

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The main opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) has launched its campaign for the February 21 general elections promising voters strong leadership to deal with the island’s socio-economic problems over the next five years. BLP leader and former prime minister Owen Arthur Saturday night told party faithful that he was offering “a leadership that has been tried,…

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  • February 1, 2013
    1,074

    Watch ‘mischief’ now that PM named the date

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – SO PRIME Minister Freundel Stuart has finally announced the date for next month’s general election. And he did so with a ‘scoop’ (as we say in the media) by upstaging all and sundry, including real and pretentious political gurus, in naming February 21 as the day when Barbadians will trek to polling booths to elect a new…

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  • February 1, 2013
    813

    Coastal hazard alert systems in place for the region

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Caribbean countries will be automatically alerted in the event of any major differences in sea level rise or major displacements due to earthquakes. Acting Director of the Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU), Dr. Lorna Inniss, speaking at the launch of Caribe Wave 2013, said the system was important given the fact that tsunamis were waves that…

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  • January 31, 2013
    846

    EDITORIAL: Egypt two years after the Arab Spring

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Late Chairman Mao Tse-Tung of China reportedly once said that without the loneliness and desolation of winter one would not appreciate the warmth and splendour of spring. This seems not to be the case with Egyptians and North Koreans. After initial flashes of goodwill from the new leadership in North Korea and Egypt, the situation appears to…

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