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BLP Column: No energy and no sense
... offshore programme can put money into the Government's coffers at a time when it is badly needed. Under the BLP, Barbados made a considerable profit from the programme, collecting in excess of $20 million from the sale of seismic data to ... Comment?
CHOGM's Shameful Legacy
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... addressed in the Caribbean and throughout much of the world. In the Caribbean, several islands including Antigua, Barbados, Jamaica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and St. Lucia, although having gained political ... Comment?
DLP Column: Political hypocrisy
DLP Column : Political hypocrisy 12/9/2009 Prime Minister David Thompson's calls for reform at the Barbados Water Authority came against a plea made in an address to the staff some months ago. Comment?
Entrepreneurship critical to Barbados economy, says minister
By Sharon Austin BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- Entrepreneurship is crucial to the economic growth and development of Barbados. Comment?
BLP Column: No energy and no sense
... offshore programme can put money into the Government's coffers at a time when it is badly needed. Under the BLP, Barbados made a considerable profit from the programme, collecting in excess of $20 million from the sale of seismic data to ... Comment?
The northern part of Barbados is one of its least developed regions, but it's also among the most beautiful. Comment?
Land use management imperative in Barbados, says PM
By Cathy Lashley BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- Prime Minister David Thompson has warned that "without careful planning and development, Barbados could unwittingly contribute to its own demise". Prime Minister David Thompson, and Minister of Tourism, Richard Sealy, are pictured tee-ing off following the official opening of Apes Hill Club and Golf Course. Comment?
Ruth Nita Barrow, nurse and public servant: born Barbados 15 November 1916; Sister Tutor, Kingston School of Nursing, Jamaica 1952-54; Matron, UCH, Jamaica 1954-56; Principal Nursing Officer, Jamaica 1956-63; World Health Organisation nursing adviser, Caribbean Area 1964-71, associate director, Medical Commission, World Council of Churches 1971-75, ... Comment?
DLP Column: Political hypocrisy
DLP Column : Political hypocrisy 12/4/2009 Prime Minister David Thompson's calls for reform at the Barbados Water Authority came against a plea made in an address to the staff some months ago. Comment?
Bennett, Jones, Richards honoured --
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LEGENDS: Venice "Pappy" Richards, left, Chally "Bull" Jones, centre, and Dr Steve Bennett at Monday night's inaugural jockeys dinner at the CLICO Suite, Queen's Park Oval. Comment?
Holidays on Earth Today: November 30, 2009
... Birthday: 1835 2. Philippines : *Bonifacio Day 3. Turkmenistan : *Harvest Holiday 4. Yemen : *Independence Day 5. Barbados : *Independence Day 6. Haiti : *St. Andrew's Day 7. United Kingdom : *St. Andrew's Day *Sir Winston Churchill Birthday: 1874 ... Comment?
Rodriguez crowned Independence king --
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CHAMPION: T&T player Kwame Rodriguez. Kwame Rodriguez outlasted his Trinidad and Tobago teammate Kenwin Small in seven tough games at the Barbados Table Tennis Centre in Bridgetown, on Sunday, to capture the Productivity Independence Tournament singles crown. Comment?
Low-key send-off for Ca wealth heads
MEMBERS of the public who may have been thinking about catching a last glimpse of the departing Heads of State who attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting were disappointed yesterday, as their departures lacked the pomp and ceremony associated with their arrivals at Piarco International Airport. Comment?
... here in the first place. After all, it sits atop an immense, 11-metre-high boulder on a beach on the east coast of Barbados. On being told the story, my first thought was Blair, the British prime minister at the time, must have been a fit man, ... Comment?
Barbados: Where sand meets kitchen
I went to Barbados for the flying fish sandwiches. Not that this island at the easternmost edge of the Caribbean doesn't offer other attractions. Comment?
Barbados government guarantee praised
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Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson's announcement last week of a government guarantee for the principal amount invested in the newly launched Barbados Entrepreneurs' Venture Capital Fund is sweet news to the ears of the local, regional and international investment community. Comment?
DLP Column:PM on the right track
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... the Central Bank, Sir Courtney Blackman, in his response to the recent rating comments, stated '... I don't see the Barbados situation today as dire...' and that we are '... surviving and doing pretty well'. He further suggested that we should ... Comment?
The Caribbean's culinary capital
I went to Barbados for the flying fish sandwiches. Not that this island at the easternmost edge of the Caribbean doesn't offer other attractions. Comment?
I went to Barbados for the flying fish sandwiches. Not that this island at the easternmost edge of the Caribbean doesn't offer other attractions. Comment?
Former Barbados PM says CSME 'was never going to be easy'
... Single Market and Economy (CSME). Speakers featured at the opening session were David Thompson, Prime Minister of Barbados and CARICOM Head of Government with portfolio of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), Cuthbert Joseph of Trinidad and ... Comment?