BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Asking what the fuss was all about, Prime Minister Freundel Stuart insisted last night that elections would be called when he says so and that the date had been fixed in his mind since the St John by-election two years ago. Giving his “unequivocal and emphatic endorseme...

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 prese...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - In 2005, West Indies cricket took an exciting turn with the launch of the Stanford 20/20 tournament, and later the Stanford Super Series. These competitions injected new life into the standing of the game throughout the region, with its big entertainment factor and, of course,...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The Barbados economy had a dismal performance in 2012, registering no growth, and the Central Bank is predicting hardly any increased economic activity in the country this year. Central Bank Governor Dr DeLisle Worrell delivered the disappointing news yesterday in his review ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados is forecasting less than one per cent real economic growth for 2013 up from “no real growth” last year. The Central Bank of Barbados said that the 0.7 per cent forecast for this year is based on the most recent forecast by the International Mon...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC - The Barbados Workers Union (BWU) has decided to put on hold, plans for a national strike pending the outcome of talks with Prime Minister Freundel Stuart on Friday. Prime Minister Stuart has summoned officials from the union and the telecommunications company, Cable and ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - AS NINE EMPTY benches faced Government yesterday in the House of Assembly during presentation of a $15.7 million supplementary resolution to subsidize diesel, the Opposition boycott came in for a tongue-lashing from a senior minister. Minister of Small Business Denis Kellman ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The main opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) Tuesday defended its decision to boycott a sitting of Parliament accusing the ruling Democratic Party (DLP) of failing to follow tradition and announcing the date for a general election in Barbados. “The Barbado...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The Caribbean has approached the problems related to HIV/AIDS in a collective way. This is the opinion expressed by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean, Edward Greene. “I believe that the region has good support from critical agenci...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Prime Minister Freundel Stuart will meet with officials of the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) later on Tuesday as he seeks to ward off a nationwide strike that the union has announced after it failed to get the telecommunications company, Cable and Wireless (Ba...