Remembering men of influence

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - TODAY WE REFLECT on the life and times of the Right Excellent Errol Walton Barrow, one of this island’s most important and influential leaders of the last century. Now a National Hero, Barrow will be remembered for many things – as Premier and Prime Minister and th...
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EDITORIAL: A search for compromise

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - All Barbadians will breathe a huge sigh of relief now that there has been a settlement in the LIME dispute, and all parties at the negotiating table should be commended for their willingness to sit down and calmly, if perhaps a little belatedly, look at the issues and search f...
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CXC to beef up security BRIDGETOWN

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -THE CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL (CXC) is taking steps to reduce incidents of fraud. Speaking to the DAILY NATION after a service to mark the organisation’s 40th anniversary at St Matthias Anglican Church yesterday evening, senior assistant registrar for examinations a...
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Toward greater energy self-sufficiency

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...
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CARICOM rum producers in talks with US officials

BRIDGETOWN—Caribbean Community (Caricom) rum producing countries are holding high-level talks with the United States on resolving issues surrounding the rum industry in the region, Prime Minister Freundel Stuart announced. A government statement said that Prime Minister Stuart made the announc...
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Cave Hill Campus celebrating Golden Jubilee

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 t...
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PM promises fight

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 bac...
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IDB president arrives in Jamaica

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno, arrived in Jamaica Wednesday night. Moreno who was met by Finance Minister, Dr Peter Phillips is here to attend the IDB’s second Annual Caribbean Governors Meeting. It will be held today and...
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Estwick: Cassava flour a healthy alternative

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 c...
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