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Barbados To Inject US$300 Million Into Its Economy
Category: Barbados Written by CMC
The Barbados government says it intends to invest BDS$600 million as part of a new stimulus to improve the local economy and create at least 1,000 new jobs.
Add a commentVacancy: CTO Director of Membership Services
Category: Barbados Written by CTO
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Secretary of State Clinton Delivers Independence Well Wishes To Barbados
Category: Barbados Written by CMC
The United States has congratulated Barbados on its 46th anniversary of independence which will be celebrated on today.
CARICOM Members Could Join Jamaica In Lawsuit Against Barbados In Shanique Myrie Case
Category: Barbados Written by Kingsley Irish
CARICOM members may be given leave by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to become parties in the Shanique Myrie case.
Soca Insight TV's 2012 Barbados Experience
Category: Barbados Written by Kingsley Irish
Soca Insight TV are at it again with the release of the their 2012 Barbados experience video. Have a view on some of the snaps they caught on camera.
Bajans Urged To Eat Home Grown Food As Global Food Crisis Looms
Category: Barbados
As the possibility of another food crisis looms in the wake of the worst drought faced by the United States in 56 years, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management is urging Barbadians to produce as much of their own food as possible.
African Diaspora Heritage Trail Conference In Barbados Next Month
Category: Barbados Written by Media Release
Government leaders, officials, educators and travel/tourism professionals from around the world will gather in Barbados next month for the eighth annual African Diaspora Heritage Trail Conference (ADHT), an event geared to bring renewed focus on the rich histories of the African Diaspora and its lasting impression on the Caribbean. The September 17-19 conference, which is designed to create a deeper understanding of the world's global ties, will also highlight Barbados’ cultural roots in the transatlantic slave trade.
Barbados Hosts Biggest Microenterprise Forum In Latin America And The Caribbean
Category: Barbados Written by MNI Political Contributor
Barbados will host this year’s XV Inter-American Microenterprise Forum (Foromic 2012), the biggest annual microfinance and microenterprise development event in Latin America and the Caribbean. More than 1,000 participants are expected to attend Foromic, which for the first time ever will be held in an English-speaking Caribbean country.
Damaging Downgrading of Barbados By S&P
Category: Barbados Written by Media Release
The recent S&P downgrade of Barbados is extremely damaging to Barbados and its hard earned reputation as a well managed economy. Countries in the top tier of economic management with high investment grade Sovereign Credit Ratings (provided by S&P, Moody's, Fitch etc) attract the greatest interest from investors, the ultimate source of wealth creation.
LIAT To Renew Its Fleet Of Aircraft But May Not Be Dash-8 Turboprops
Category: Barbados Written by MNI Political Correspondent
The twin-engine turboprop Dash-8 aircraft that has become synonymous with LIAT for more than 20 years could soon no longer be the signature mode of transport for the Antigua-based airline. At a meeting of the majority shareholders of LIAT in Barbados last Friday, July 20, there was a unanimous decision on one aircraft type to renew LIAT’s ageing fleet.
Vacancy: Deputy Director Of Research - Caribbean Tourism Organisation
Category: Barbados Written by Johnson Johnrose
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) is seeking to fill the position of Deputy Director of Research. The Deputy Director of Research is a management position within the Division of Research and Information Technology, reporting to the Director of Research and Information Technology. The Deputy Director will lead and oversee the technical aspects of the research function; supervise research staff and ensure timely tangible outputs of the Division. In addition, the individual will work closely with the CTO member countries’ tourism research and tourism statistics agencies as a partner in helping them achieve greater efficiency through capacity building and provision of technical assistance.
Barbados Police Find Marijuana In Orange Shipment From Jamaica
Category: Barbados Written by André Williams
Police in Barbados are reporting the discovery of marijuana in oranges suspected to be shipped from Jamaica. According to nationnews.com, 41 packages of marijuana with an estimated street value of B$800,000 or US$400,000 were discovered on Saturday in shipments of oranges believed to be imported from Jamaica.
Barbados Makes Move To Recover Millions Owed By REDjet
Category: Barbados
Just days after filing for bankruptcy and legal protection from its creditors, REDJet has run into a legal tangle with one of its major creditors, the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA).
Jamaican Shanique Myrie Is Demanding That Barbados Pay For Her 2011 Ordeal
Category: Barbados Written by Media Release
After making headlines last year with claims that she had been physically and verbally abused by immigration officials at the Grantley Adams International Airport, Jamaican, Shanique Myrie, is demanding that Barbados pay. She wants Barbados to pay for the humiliation and prejudice she claims to have suffered at the hands of airport officials on her arrival in Barbados on March 14, 2011 to the tune of JAM$118 000 in special damages.
Clico Barbados Demands US$600 Million From Trinidad Government
Category: Barbados Written by Anthony Wilson
The judicial manager of Barbados-based Clico International Life Insurance Ltd (CIL) has proposed that the Government of Trinidad and Tobago commit to allocate $660 million (EC$300 million) as part of a proposal to resolve the status of holders of Executive Flexible Premium Annuities (EFPAs) in Barbados and the islands of the Eastern Caribbean.
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