Barbados
LIAT Cargo Signs Deal with Miami-Based Aviation Firm CAS
February 21, 2012 | 11:02 am | 0 Comment
By the Caribbean Journal staff LIAT Cargo has signed an Interline Agreement with Miami-based Commercial Aviation Services, a Miami-based carrier with heavy traffic to San Juan and Colombia. The agreement will hep transport cargo from to and from San Juan and Bogota via Barbados. "There is no other carrier offering this level of service," said Wilbur Edwards, more...
Barbados Working to Secure More Jobs for Residents in Canada
February 17, 2012 | 10:44 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Calgary, Alberta (Photo: Calgary Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Barbados is working to secure more employment for residents as part of Canada's Overseas Work Programme. A number of Canadian provinces are showing strong economic growth, which could present opportunities for migrant workers, according to Dr Leroy McClean, more...
Russia, Barbados Talk Cultural Ties
February 13, 2012 | 5:02 pm | 0 Comment
Above: St Nicholas Abbey in Barbados (Photo: BT) By the Caribbean Journal staff Russian Ambassador to Barbados Nikolay Smirnov met recently with Barbados Culture Minister Stephen Lashley to discuss potential linkages between the two countries. The talks focused on several areas of interest, including the Winter Olympics in 2014, and cultural issues. Lashley more...
Caribbean Could Derive “Significant Revenue” from Artists like Rihanna
February 8, 2012 | 12:57 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Rihanna's campaign for Armani By the Caribbean Journal staff Many Caribbean artists either reside abroad or have major supporting elements outside the region, and the Caribbean has forfeited "significant" potential revenue from these artists, like Barbados' Rihanna, according to Adrian Augier, co-chair of the CARICOM Regional Task Force on Cultural more...
Haiti’s Martelly in Panama for Talks
February 6, 2012 | 9:11 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Martelly with Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly arrived in Panama Sunday night for talks with President Ricardo Martinelli, following his visit to Caracas this weekend. The visit for Martelly aims to strengthen relations between the two states, and to negotiate a series of agreements on more...
Canada-CARICOM Trade Project Set to Launch in Barbados
February 5, 2012 | 2:20 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Bridgetown By the Caribbean Journal staff The next phase of the CARICOM Trade and Competitiveness Project is set to launch Monday in Barbados at the Island Inn Hotel. The CARICOM-CIDA project, which is a contribution agreement between the government of Canada and the Caribbean Community, was signed in October 2007. It includes 12 CARICOM states and Haiti. more...
LIAT, COPA Airlines Partner to Help Cultural Programme in Cuba
February 4, 2012 | 4:32 pm | 0 Comment
By the Caribbean Journal staff Air carriers LIAT and COPA Airlines are partnering with government of Barbados, the Cuban Embassy and Caribbean Publishers, Inc to move books to Cuba for a major cultural show. LIAT's cargo aircraft will transport the books from Barbados to Santo Domingo, from which COPA will transport them to Havana. "We are grateful to be able more...
Barbados Mulls Agriculture Overhaul
January 25, 2012 | 9:53 pm | 0 Comment
By the Caribbean Journal staff An overhaul to Barbados' agriculture sector is long overdue, according to prominent agriculturalist Dr Chelston Brathwaite. Brathwaite said Barbados is still operating a model inherited from the pre-independence period. "That model has run its course," he said. "We have changed education, health, [and] our infrastructure but we more...
Barbados, UK Club Arsenal to Partner on Football Education Programme
January 25, 2012 | 9:19 pm | 0 Comment
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Barbadian Ministry of Education and the Brewster Trust will work with UK club Arsenal on a football programme aimed at helping primary and secondary students build confidence, promote discipline and raise self-esteem. The pilot programme, which begins Jan. 30, will last until the end of the academic year. While the plan will more...
Barbados: “We Will Not Roll Over and Play Dead” in Economic Recession
January 12, 2012 | 11:25 am | 0 Comment
Above: Finance Minister Chris Sinckler By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados will not "roll over and play dead" during the current economic recession, according to Finance Minister Chris Sinckler. "That's not the stance this government has, or will ever take, and it is certainly not the policy that I, as Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, will ever more...
