BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Third Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Annual Retreat of Caribbean Civil Society Consultative Groups (ConSoC) is ending here on Friday with Barbados urging the Washington-based financial institution to create new, interesting, innovative and adaptable strategies ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Caribbean fisheries ministers are meeting in Barbados on Friday to discuss the work of the Belize-based Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM). “This is a very important meeting in terms of forging a new strategic direction for the fisheries sector,” said CRFM Exec...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados will establish a revenue authority this year because of a number of issues including inconsistencies in revenue collection, particularly at the Customs. Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Chris Sinckler recalled an instance last year, when Barbados was asked t...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - THIS island’s top cop has revealed steps are being taken – not only on the local front, but regionally – to arrest the problem of gun crimes. Speaking during the hand-over of a hydraulic shears at the Central Police Station from the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, D...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler has expressed concern that the economic development of Barbados and other small open economies has been used as a “bludgeoning instrument” against them when it comes to concessional financing from entities like the World Bank and preferential...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados government has described as “malicious and unfounded” reports that the island has held talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Chris Sinckler has also rubbished suggestions that Barbados would ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cuba is to host the International Forum and Caribbean Film Market next month. The June 13-15 event is being organised by the Travelling Caribbean Film Festival and provides a greater visibility to the films produced by Caribbean film makers. The forum, which is a ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The Caribbean region is likely to experience major storms and hurricanes this year during what is expected to be a busy hurricane season. This is according to the recently appointed Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Ronald Jackso...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados government has welcomed the agreement signed by Foursquare Rum Distillery to distill, blend and bottle a brand of rum known as “10 Cane’ which officials say is expected to rake in BDS$100 million (One Barbados dollar = US$0.50 cents) in foreign exchange. “Rum...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - LAST WEEK the insidious nature of terrorism raised its ugly head in Britain reaffirming the point that national security is going to be a constant challenge to most countries for the foreseeable future. The mantra after the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Centre in the United ...