Barbados
Barbados, Italy Meet on Airlift, Tax
July 22, 2011 | 10:13 am | 0 Comment
Above: Ambassador Paolo Serpi, left, and Barbados PM Freundel Stuart Barbados PM Freundel Stuart met with Italian Ambassador to Barbados Paolo Serpi to discuss a number of issues, including an air services agreement between the two countries, a double taxation treaty and the development of closer economic ties. The two nations established diplomatic ties in 1977. more...
Barbados Looks to Cut Energy Use
July 19, 2011 | 11:01 pm | 0 Comment
Barbados Senator Darcy Boyce is calling for a partnership between the government, private sector and homeowners to work together to cut energy consumption on the island. Boyce, who is the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office responsible for Energy and Telecommunications, made the call at the launch of the Support to the Sustainable Energy Framework of Barbados more...
Barbados MP Questions Rihanna Contract
July 19, 2011 | 1:12 pm | 0 Comment
Barbados Deputy Opposition Leader Dale Marshall said the country's Tourism Authority should reveal whether it has a confidentiality agreement about the details of Barbadian-born singer Rihanna's contract with the authority. Last month, the singer agreed to a deal with the BTA to promote Barbados as a tourist destination, beginning with an Aug. 5 concert of her "Loud" more...
Barbados Health Ministry Announces Establishment of Climate Change Unit
July 13, 2011 | 6:41 pm | 0 Comment
The government of Barbados has established a climate change unit within its Ministry of Health as part of a commitment to the United Nations' Global Environmental Facility project. Health Minister Donville Inniss announced the move today, commending the efforts of the Pan American Health Organization and the United Nations Development Program. "The government of more...
Barbados Preps Agriculture for Hurricanes
July 12, 2011 | 11:10 am | 0 Comment
Above: a cane field in Barbados With the hurricane season officially under way in June, Barbados' Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management is working to ensure the island’s food and fisheries infrastructure are secure in the event of a natural disaster. The Ministry is advising farmers in ways to safeguard their livestock and helping more...
Caribbean PMs Join Barbados Row over Doctors Trained in Cuba
July 11, 2011 | 12:48 pm | 0 Comment
A controversy in Barbados over the training of doctors in Cuba has extended beyond its shores. Last week, Dr Carlos Chase, president of the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners, in an email to BAMP's members, expressed concerns about an alleged lack of basic medical knowledge and practical skills among doctors trained in Cuba. Now, two Caribbean prime ministers, more...
Increased Ties for Barbados, Panama
July 8, 2011 | 11:55 am | 0 Comment
Above: Panama City Barbados and Panama are looking to improve their relations, with an aim of increased airlift and greater business cooperation. Barbados Foreign Minister Maxine McClean met with Arlina Gonzales Costa, the Panamanian ambassador to Barbados, yesterday in a courtesy call. "We have had some very strong historic ties in Panama and for us, it offers a more...
Pondering Caribbean Agriculture’s Future
July 6, 2011 | 12:57 am | 0 Comment
Above: Bahamian IICA representative Dr Markis Alvarez visits the Bahamas last month (BIS Photo/Gladstone Thurston) Given the growth prospects of agriculture and an abundance of plant-friendly weather, why doesn't the Caribbean as a region invest more in the industry? That is the question on the mind of Dr Chelston Brathwaite, director of agriculture at the more...
Barbados’ Benn Warns on Climate Change
July 5, 2011 | 10:11 am | 0 Comment
Above: a Beach in Barbados Given its small size, the Caribbean must seek help to develop effective mitigation and adaptation strategies to address climate change, Barbados Acting Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management Haynesley Benn said yesterday. If the region remained reactive, he said, it could cost 14 percent of GDP by 2025. "In more...
REDjet Licence Controversy Continues between Barbados, Trinidad
July 4, 2011 | 11:23 am | 0 Comment
The failure of new low-cost air carrier REDjet to obtain a licence to fly from Barbados to Trinidad continues to stoke tensions between the two countries, with Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart yesterday claiming that Trinidad was "second-guessing" his government's aviation officials. "We in Barbados certified REDjet in Barbados as safe," he said. "We are being more...
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