Barbados
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Stephen McGinty - Allow me to shed light on the appeal of a writer's retreat
scotsman.com 32 mins ago
GEORGE Bernard Shaw had his built on a spindle so that it could be rotated and always face the sun. Roald Dahl's was in the shade, but he didn't mind as long as he had ... his old piece of worn carpet wrapped around his legs for warmth, his high-backed chair and his...
Women told take protection lead
nationnews.com 18 hrs ago 2 related
WOMEN are being encouraged to assume the responsibility their male partners are rejecting. Despite the number of HIV/AIDS campaigns being run and the popular faces involved, a lot of men are still not heeding messages to condomise and women are being asked to use their alternative.
Teachers worried about their safety
nationnews.com 18 hrs ago 3 related
by TRACY MOORE TEACHERS ARE TENSE and concerned about their safety, according to several principals of primary schools across the island. This is after one of their colleagues was recently assaulted by a parent. "Teachers must be allowed to function and carry out their duties without interference...
EDITORIAL - Taking Jamaica's case to COTED
jamaica-gleaner.com 16 hrs ago
This weekend, Caricom's Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), the ministerial group that oversees broad economic issues within the 15-member community, holds a regular meeting in Barbados. However, it is unlikely that this session of COTED will be taken...
John Orr to replace Pink at FirstCaribbean
jamaica-gleaner.com 16 hrs ago
Charles Pink, chief executive officer of FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB), is departing the company mid-summer after six years at the helm to take on 'new challenges'.John Orr, a current board member of the Barbados based banking group... ... published: Friday |...
Wen: China supports Caribbean integration process
egovmonitor.com yesterday
Premier Wen Jiabao said on Tuesday that China supported the Caribbean integration process. "China will strengthen dialogue with the Caribbean community based on mutual respect, reciprocity and equality to promote south-south cooperation and achieve common prosperity," said Wen.
Declaration of the Committee of Relatives of the Victims of Barbados
ahora.co.cu yesterday 8 related
On September 20th, 2001, when the generous and hard-working people of the United States were overcome with grief over the loss of thousands of their children following an abominable act of terrorism, during an address to a Joint Session of Congress and the American people, President George Bush...
Rotary GSE team spends weekend here
news-reporter.com yesterday
Members of the Rotary International Group Study Exchange (GSE) team from District 7030, which includes the Caribbean Islants, were hosted by the Washington Rotary Club as they travelled through the state last weekend. The team was treated to dinner provided by Ed and Roberta George on Friday...
No need to ration rice
nationnews.com yesterday
THERE is no shortage of rice and no need for supermarkets to ration it. So said a very concerned Richard Ashby, general manager of Hill Milling Company, one of the major distributors of rice in Barbados. Ashby said yesterday he was shocked to read that at least two supermarkets were limiting rice...
Banks 'cutting lending rates'
nationnews.com yesterday
BANKERS in Barbados are insisting they are reducing prime lending rates to their customers despite concerns from the Central Bank that the cuts have not gone far enough. Central Bank Governor Dr Marion Williams during her review of the economy for the first three months of the year last Wednesday...