BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - ONE of the things that we would like to wish for Barbados in 2013 is that the energy policy that is being put in place should start to bring substantial benefits for the island and its people.
Energy is one of those commodities that stand to build or break a country depending on what place the country lies on the radar of energy usage and availability. Over the past decade the price of oil has risen astronomically and there are no indications that the situation would get any better unless sources of energy are found.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Yesterday, the institution launched their year-long activities under the theme “Path to Prosperity”.
Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal, recalled that the Campus came into being first as a College of Arts and Science in 1963 with a mere 118 students huddled together in a temporary structure at the Bridgetown Harbour.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is not happy about the recent large subsidies given to the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico in relation to rum production, which has left Barbados and other Caribbean islands at a serious disadvantage.
But he says the Government is fighting back and will take this grievance to the highest international world trade entity if need be.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Minister of Agriculture, Dr. David Estwick, says that the benefits to be derived from the production and wide utilisation of cassava flour as a substitute for wheat will not only be economical, but health-related as well. Estwick, who is also a medical practitioner, made the comments during a press conference where it was announced that manufacturers in this country will be involved in trials to determine the possibility of using cassava flour as a substitute for wheat flour in locally-baked goods.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS there was increasing evidence that France wanted to assert its power in many flashpoints around the world. It started with former President Nicolas Sarkozy and now being promoted by current President François Hollande.
The opportunity has presented itself in the Central African country of Mali where French forces have bombed the bases of rebels, who have threatened to advance on the capital Bamako from their strongholds in the north.