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Ease of travel to EU states likely in another year
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The second meeting of the Cariforum/EU Parliamentary Committee sought to facilitate easier trade and travel between the Caribbean and European Union (EU) states.
While the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) was the main focus of yesterday's session, Trade Minister Vasant Bharath said they were also able to discuss several outstanding issues.
"One of them was the ability to travel in and out, and the fact that it was difficult at times with the use of the Schengen visa to have access to the European market," Bharath said.
EDITORIAL: Barbados needs to be a safer destination
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Whether or not the call for a special court for tourism-related crimes comes into being, Barbados needs to be safer – for the half-million tourists who visit here annually and, equally, for our citizens.
This fair land is not immune to the dramatic increase of crime, mainly robbery-based and drug-related, that has been sweeping the Caribbean in the last decade; but keeping these shores as safe as possible must be paramount, particularly in the current challenging economic times when every tourism dollar and every ounce of positive publicity counts.
St. Kitts seeking to deepen diplomatic relations with Cuba
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – St. Kitts-Nevis is exploring the possibility of establishing an embassy in Cuba next year as the Federation seeks to improve its diplomatic relations with Havana, Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas has said.
Dr. Douglas gave the commitment during a courtesy call by Hugo Ruiz Cabrera, who assumed the post of Chargé d’affaires ad interim, following the departure of Cuba’s ambassador Jorge D. Payret Zubiaur.
Data deficit
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - An official of one of the United Nations agencies has expressed concern about the dearth of social data in the Caribbean region.
UNICEF’s Representative for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Khin-Sandi Lwin, made the point yesterday morning while addressing those gathered for the opening of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), Data Analysis Workshop in the conference room of the Baobab Towers.
Cutting the fat - Finance minister to present tight Budget today
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaicans will know today just how much the Government plans to spend during this fiscal year but already some financial analysts are warning the country to brace for a tight budget.
"It is not going to be a budget of goodies," financial analyst Colin Bullock told The Gleaner.