BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The development of this country as an international financial centre carried through during the first Tom Adams administration in the 1970s and was part of a major restructuring of a critical area of the Barbados economy. That sector was important then and it is important now!
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Central Bank Governor Dr. DeLisle Worrell Wednesday urged Barbados to seek ways of increasing foreign exchange earnings and called also on the government and the private sector to invest in “creating new high quality productive capacity, improving productivity, and maintaining and upgrading infrastructure”.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Tomorrow, as faithful Christians worship and observe the significance of Good Friday while preparing to celebrate the Resurrection, the people of Barbados in general will be particularly cognisant of a prevailing social and economic mood that reflects varying worrying concerns and negative messages in the media. The February 21 general elections came and went with the political status quo remaining as “Dems again” and the Bees’ promise of “a better tomorrow” deferred for another season – whether in five years or much earlier.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Legislators from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) have paid tribute to the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, saying that his vision had inspired millions all over Latin America and the Caribbean.
“The people of our region will never forget that President Chavez held out his hand in solidarity, brotherhood and friendship and made a real difference to their lives.
St. John’s Antigua- Speaker of the House for the OECS Regional Assembly said when it comes to politics, the fairer sex can also be a strong force to reckon with in the sub-region. The conclusion of the OECS Regional Assembly, Tuesday marked the beginning of the organ’s work to guide the region into an integrated future. However, Speaker of the House, René Baptiste said the work has only begun to integrate women into the decision – making process in national parliaments.
St. John’s Antigua- The key debate at this year’s OECS Regional Assembly was the implementation of the Free Movement of People and Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer said the nation’s laws in this regard would be solidified in a matter of months. Spencer acknowledged that most of the seven- member states and two associate member- states have yet to implement free movement of the sub-region’s citizenry, but said there is a renewed “commitment” to do just that after the conclusion of the Assembly.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - For disaster management personnel, the challenge of preparing Caribbean communities is a great one. That is according to the outgoing Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Jeremy Collymore. His comments came during an interview with the media yesterday afternoon following a media conference and luncheon in his honour at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Dave Cameron unseated Julian Hunte as West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president yesterday and immediately promised lofty goals aimed at restoring the regional team to the top of world cricket. In a closely fought ballot at the regional governing body’s annual general meeting, the 42-year-old Cameron polled seven votes to Hunte’s five – a result that suggested there was a split of votes in at least one of the six territorial boards.
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada will hold a referendum in two years to decide on the island’s relationship with the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Governor General Sir Carlyle Glean said Wednesday.
Addressing the ceremonial opening of the new Parliament since the February 19 general elections, Sir Carlyle said that the Constitution Reform Committee would be reconstituted and given a two year mandate, with the CCJ among its top priorities.
KINGSTON, Jamaica - FOR decades the small developing states of the world, led by the advocacy of Caricom, have been at pains to explain to the world that their economies are very vulnerable to adverse external events, to which they have severely limited capacity for adjustment.