31 Jul 2013
Letter: Who fooling who?
Commentary: Why are so many regional headquarters and branches located in Barbados?
By D. Markie Spring
In my opinion, the nationalistic views of Barbadians are somewhat disturbing, often criticized for their ethnocentric bias!
The author of a number of published works, D. Markie Spring was born in St Vincent and the Grenadines and now resides in Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands. He has an MBA from the University of Leicester, England, and a BA from Saint Mary's University, Canada
This nation has assumed the centre for economic activities of the Eastern Caribbean and the entire
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6 Jul 2013
Bravo suspended, Windies cricketers fined
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DUBAI, UAE (CMC) – West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo will miss Sunday’s
crucial match in the Celkon Mobile Cup tri-nation One Day International
(ODI) series against Sri Lanka in Port of Spain following his suspension
for one match after his team was fined for an over-rate offence during
Friday’s match against India.
The West Indies team was ruled to be one over short of its target at the
end of the match when time allowances were taken into consideration.
In a statement on Saturday the International Cricket Council (ICC) said
that this is the regional side’s second offence within 12 months after
being fined for a slow over-rate in Cardiff against South Africa last
month during the ICC Champions Trophy Tournament.
Match referee Jeff Crowe has imposed a 20 per cent fine on Bravo while
each of his players will be fined 10 per cent of their match fees.
TRINIDAD PROTESTERS CALL FOR GENERAL ELECTIONS
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jul 5, CMC –
Thousands of people took to the streets on Friday in protest against the
coalition People’s Partnership government of Prime Minister Kamla
Persad Bissessar calling for early general elections and accusing her
administration of selling out the labour agenda.
With
heavy police security, the marchers, carrying placards in support of
their calls for an early poll, chanted that the coalition, which came to
power in the May 2010 general election, had betrayed the trust of the
labour movement.
The
protest had been organised by the Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) and
according to David Abdulah, the secretary general of the powerful
Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU), the turnout had been more than had
been anticipated given that there were other activities such as the
international cricket match between the West Indies and India at the
Queen’s Park Oval.
Abdulah,
whose Movement for Social Justice (MSJ), quit the coalition government
last year after complaining that it had failed to keep its promise of
implementing the “Workers Agenda”, said that the march was also to
highlight the poor governance in the country.
“It
is a march to deal with all the poor governance issues in the country,
corruption, nepotism, discrimination and the non-implementation of the
workers agenda which we signed which was the mandate given to my party
to take into the People’s Partnership in 2010. Health, labour,
education, all of these form part of the workers agenda,” he added.
5 Jul 2013
Much to celebrate on CARICOM 40th anniversary, says secretary general
Delivering opening remarks, CARICOM’s secretary general Irwin LaRocque called on the leaders of member states to remember that, for 40 years, CARICOM has been building a foundation and has a base upon which they can build a sustainable future.
“There is also much to celebrate at this milestone in our integration process. We have persevered. We have kept the faith. We have demonstrated clearly the benefits of our co-operation and collaboration. We have responded, time and again to whatever challenges were before us, and used our unity to exercise influence in the global diplomatic arena way above our size,” he said.
LIAT introduces new security surcharge
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| LIAT NEW ATR-72-600 |
Heightened airline and airport security over the last ten years has resulted in rising security demands on airlines. Additional security measures at many airports have been introduced, including extra baggage searches and increased security around aircraft while on the ground.
Over the past several years, security costs have been climbing and LIAT has been absorbing these costs in an effort to cushion the effects on its customers. With the introduction of the security surcharge, LIAT hopes to recoup some of the additional security costs.
The carrier joins more than 100 airlines worldwide that have introduced similar charges since 2001.
4 Jul 2013
DR. GALE RIGOBERT ON MR. CHAIRMAN
Grenada government admits public concerns over online censorship
The Prime Minister’s Office said in a press statement on Tuesday that it is “committed to looking at the segment to ensure that in no way free internet comment is either inhibited or by any slightest measure, threatened.”
While the government is committed to bringing modern legislation to deal with modern-day realities, it will in no way inhibit traditional old tenets that are the centre of any self-respecting democracy, the statement continued.
“Under the watch of this government, no law shall inhibit or threaten open debate in any form or fashion. That commitment of the current government is clear,” the statement said.
The current Bill before the parliament is not yet law, the government said, and it is subject to an ongoing debate in the House of Representatives and subsequently the Senate.
3 Jul 2013
Press Release
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 3rd, 2013
UNITED
WORKERS PARTY HOSTS HISTORIC JOINT NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR YOUTH AND WOMEN IN
MICOUD
Over two thousand youth and
women will converge on the eastern village of Micoud on Sunday, July 7th,
2013 in a historic Joint National Conference of the youth and women arms of the
United Workers Party. The event will
bring together youth and women from all seventeen (17) constituencies with the
main goal of electing national Executives for the Party’s Youth and Women Arms
respectively.
PetroCaribe and the Caribbean: Is the party over?
As it relates to energy, Venezuela and PetroCaribe offered the Caribbean a lifeline of sorts when the majority of the Caribbean countries were struggling to pay their energy bills. The rise in oil prices at a time that countries were facing financial strain allowed for their agreement to a proffered deal that -- in broad strokes -- allows them to either pay a percentage their oil bill within 90 days or enjoy a 1-3 year grace period and pay the remainder over the next 25 years at a fixed interest rate of 1%.
2 Jul 2013
St Lucia government called on to restructure ministries
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| Once upon a better days |
Speaking on behalf of the LPM, the party's political leader, Therold Prudent, insisted that greater economic and social benefits would be derived if the current administration of Dr Kenny Anthony and all future administrations agreed to a joint national policy of depoliticizing these ministries.
The LPM believes that while it may seem prudent to allow the government of the day to place its political stamp on the highest echelons of these two ministries, given what it described as Saint Lucia’s history of political immaturity and the inability to respect the dichotomy between government and politics, in which successive administrations have failed the nation.
Guyana experience is a lesson for Caribbean countries, says CDB president
This is the view of Dr William Warren Smith, president of the Caribbean
Development Bank (CDB), who noted that Guyana’s growth did not start
seven years ago, but that those who have been around for a while would
be familiar with the challenges that the country had been experiencing
over too long a period of time.
PetroCaribe summit adopts new economic and social projects
During the summit’s closing session, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that the objectives of the forum were largely met in favour of integration and the fight on poverty.
CARICOM heads to consider new direction
The meeting begins in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad with an opening ceremony on the evening of July 3, 2013, with working sessions beginning the next day and ending on July 6.
1 Jul 2013
Feeding the Flock By: Jeff Fedee
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| Jeff Fedee |
In the world of literature, English playwright William Shakespeare is
considered to be the greatest playwright who ever lived. He was the
master of the English language as he captured the complexities of the
human condition by his exploration of human character and nature and the
nobility of some human beings by their capacity to rise above ordinary
behaviour by their generosity and compassion towards fellow human
beings. On the other side of the spectrum there are those who are
depraved, and display sociopathic tendencies, with no conscience or
compassion for other human beings. Such characters betray friends with
impunity and would stab another in the back for personal gain with no
feelings of remors
I saw these characteristics on display at the launch of the Gros Islet constituency conference recently held at the Corinth Secondary School. Instead of elevating the political debate, the leader of the St. Lucia
Saint Lucia to host Caribbean Premiere of Derek Walcott’s Newest Play O Starry, Starry Night
This important international event will attract over 350 delegates from the world of academia and related fields such as publishing, printing, and research. Previous ACLALS conferences have been held in Vancouver (August 2007) and Cyprus (June 2010).
This year, Saint Lucia has been chosen from a wide field of possible host countries because of an established track record in hosting such events, and because it is the home of the world’s leading poet in English, Nobel Laureate in Literature (1992), the Honourable Derek Walcott.
The play first opened in May of this year at the
St Lucia resort cleans beach; secures bridge and river walls
SOUFRIERE, St Lucia -- While the developers await the completion of due
process, which is hoped will inform the way forward for construction of
the Freedom Bay ultra-luxe five-star eco-resort by Six Senses at
Soufriere in Saint Lucia, efforts are being channeled into proactive
environment action and championing environmental responsibility. This is being achieved through remedial works on the Jalousie Road access bridge and advocating for responsible use of the Malgretoute beach at Soufriere.
These are but two of a number of ongoing social partnership initiatives spearheaded by Freedom Bay in close consultation with the Soufriere Regional Development Foundation.
Freedom Bay has embarked upon a project to reinforce the bridge along the Jalousie road connecting Baron’s Drive with Malgretoute. The project will also see remedial works undertaken to secure the eroding banks of the river running beneath that
St Lucia conference promotes solutions for the Caribbean's unemployed youth
Nearly one third of all youth in the region are unemployed.
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