Barbados
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January 18, 20131,164
Cave Hill Campus celebrating Golden Jubilee
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Yesterday, the institution launched their year-long activities under the theme “Path to Prosperity”. Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal, recalled that the Campus came into being first as a College of Arts and Science in 1963 with a mere 118 students…
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January 18, 20131,049
Barbados Assumes Chair of OAS Inter-American Council for Integral Development
The Permanent Representative of Barbados to the Organization of American States (OAS), John E. Beale today assumed the Chair of the Inter- American Council for Integral Development (CIDI), the main body of the hemispheric organization with decision making power in matters of partnership for integral development. The Chair of the CIDI was received from the Permanent Representative of Antigua and…
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January 18, 20131,083
PM promises fight
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is not happy about the recent large subsidies given to the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico in relation to rum production, which has left Barbados and other Caribbean islands at a serious disadvantage. But he says the Government is fighting back and will take this grievance to the highest international world trade…
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January 17, 20131,044
IDB president arrives in Jamaica
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno, arrived in Jamaica Wednesday night. Moreno who was met by Finance Minister, Dr Peter Phillips is here to attend the IDB’s second Annual Caribbean Governors Meeting. It will be held today and tomorrow at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel.
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January 17, 20131,245
Estwick: Cassava flour a healthy alternative
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Minister of Agriculture, Dr. David Estwick, says that the benefits to be derived from the production and wide utilisation of cassava flour as a substitute for wheat will not only be economical, but health-related as well. Estwick, who is also a medical practitioner, made the comments during a press conference where it was announced that manufacturers in…
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January 17, 20131,115
Stuart: My call
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Asking what the fuss was all about, Prime Minister Freundel Stuart insisted last night that elections would be called when he says so and that the date had been fixed in his mind since the St John by-election two years ago. Giving his “unequivocal and emphatic endorsement” to Democratic Labour Party (DLP) candidate for St Michael South East…
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January 16, 20131,274
Terrorism and global instability
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS there was increasing evidence that France wanted to assert its power in many flashpoints around the world. It started with former President Nicolas Sarkozy and now being promoted by current President François Hollande. The opportunity has presented itself in the Central African country of Mali where French forces have bombed the bases…
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January 16, 20131,104
New ball for the Windies?
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – In 2005, West Indies cricket took an exciting turn with the launch of the Stanford 20/20 tournament, and later the Stanford Super Series. These competitions injected new life into the standing of the game throughout the region, with its big entertainment factor and, of course, mind-boggling prize monies. Fears about the future popularity of cricket subsided, as…
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January 16, 2013996
Barbados predicts modest economic growth for 2013
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados is forecasting less than one per cent real economic growth for 2013 up from “no real growth” last year. The Central Bank of Barbados said that the 0.7 per cent forecast for this year is based on the most recent forecast by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of average growth of 1.7 per cent for…
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January 16, 20131,061
Zero growth
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados economy had a dismal performance in 2012, registering no growth, and the Central Bank is predicting hardly any increased economic activity in the country this year. Central Bank Governor Dr DeLisle Worrell delivered the disappointing news yesterday in his review of the economy for last year and his projections for the next 12 months.
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