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Caribbean Congress Of Labour New Year Message
Barbados Underground | December 31st 2009 by Barbados Underground
Submitted by Lincoln Lewis, General Secretary – Caribbean Congress of Labour As we close the year 2009 and embrace the New Year it is time not only for celebration of the symbolism of the season but also using the experiences we have acquired read more
The Caricom Immigration Mess
Barbados Underground | December 27th 2009 by Barbados Underground
Barbados has received a lot of licks from many quarters on the immigration issue. Come January 1, 2010 the much discussed amnesty will expire and illegal immigrants residing in Barbados before January 1, 1998 who have not processed an application wil read more
A gradual erosion of US sovereignty
The Atheist Conservative | December 26th 2009 by theatheistconservative
The Obama administration is taking steps that will most likely lead to the US joining the International Criminal Court. It is also ‘developing its relationships’ with a variety of international organizations, some of them economic unions, read more
Is Barbados Resting On Its Laurels?
Barbados Underground | December 22nd 2009 by Barbados Underground
It seems appropriate that we should end 2009 by focusing on the global recession which has decimated the developing economies of the world, Barbados included. The irony of it all is while some have lauded the benefits of globalization and economic pa read more
Climate Summit deal 'falls short of what's required to avoid cata…
Caribbean Blog International | December 21st 2009 by Dennis Dames
By ALISON LOWETribune Staff Reporteralowe@tribunemedia.net:THE critical two-week long UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen ended on Friday without a legally-binding deal being reached on efforts to curb global carbon emissions and no set future date by wh read more
Mixed reviews for the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)
Caribbean Blog International | December 7th 2009 by Dennis Dames
Mark Beckford, Staff Reporter Susan Goffe, chairperson, Jamaicans for Justice. Despite assurances from the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) about measures put in place for the independence of the court, Susan Goffe of Jamaicans for Justice is expres read more
Mixed reviews for the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)
Caribbean Blog International | December 7th 2009 by Dennis Dames
Mark Beckford, Staff Reporter Susan Goffe, chairperson, Jamaicans for Justice. Despite assurances from the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) about measures put in place for the independence of the court, Susan Goffe of Jamaicans for Justice is expres read more
CARICOM chairman says poor regional production contributes to imp…
Caribbean Blog International | December 4th 2009 by Dennis Dames
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo has called on Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to increase their levels of productivity, which is key to economic advancement.Jagdeo, who also chairs the regional grouping, said on Monday read more
CARICOM chairman says poor regional production contributes to imp…
Caribbean Blog International | December 4th 2009 by Dennis Dames
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo has called on Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to increase their levels of productivity, which is key to economic advancement.Jagdeo, who also chairs the regional grouping, said on Monday read more
Negotiations Continue on American Indigenous Rights Declaration
United Confederation of Taino People | December 2nd 2009 by Roberto Borrero
WASHINGTON D.C. (UCTP Taino News) — Indigenous leaders from throughout the Americas gathered in in Washington DC this week to participate in the negotiations on an American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The proposed legal frame read more
Don’t Give Jagdeo Another Cent!
Barbados Underground | December 1st 2009 by Barbados Underground
Submitted by Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy NEW YORK: Corruption in the Guyana government is again coming into sharp focus as the Commonwealth Heads of Government conclude their meeting in Trinidad and Tobago. The New York based Caribbean read more
CARICOM must adopt new economic model, says Guyana president
Caribbean Blog International | November 30th 2009 by Dennis Dames
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (GINA) -- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is seeking international support for a new economic model which President Bharrat Jagdeo says is needed to meet the peculiarities of the region. Backing for the new model is being ca read more
CARICOM must adopt new economic model, says Guyana president
Caribbean Blog International | November 30th 2009 by Dennis Dames
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (GINA) -- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is seeking international support for a new economic model which President Bharrat Jagdeo says is needed to meet the peculiarities of the region. Backing for the new model is being ca read more
San Vicente y Granadinas celebra referendo sobre nueva Constituci…
Crônicas e Críticas da América Latina | November 25th 2009 by Pedro Ayres
Poco menos de 100 mil habitantes de San Vicente y las Granadinas están llamados a votar este miércoles, en un referendo a través del cual deberán decidir si aprueban o no una nueva Constitución que plantea la formación de una República en la q read more
Commonwealth in danger: Action needed in Trinidad
Caribbean Blog International | November 20th 2009 by Dennis Dames
By Sir Ronald Sanders: As the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting is about to take place in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago’s capital, there is not much hope among its member states that it will achieve anything more than declarations witho read more
'CSME not answer for region'
Caribbean Blog International | November 15th 2009 by Dennis Dames
Denyse Renne drenne@trinidadexpress.com: Former Barbadian prime minister Owen Arthur says the rise of trade liberalisation and globalisation was making a massive impact in the world, and less developed countries within the Caribbean are forced to f read more
Nation Editorial Under The Microscope
Barbados Underground | November 14th 2009 by Barbados Underground
Today’s Nation editorial makes for interesting reading. On another blog BU made the point that our Fourth Estate needs to demonstrate a duty of care when reporting news. If it does not it will have the inevitable effect of diminishing the integrity read more
Dumped: A blueprint for Caribbean salvation
Caribbean Blog International | November 13th 2009 by Dennis Dames
By Sir Ronald Sanders: Government representatives of all the countries that now form the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM), except the Bahamas and Haiti, were present at a meeting in Montego Bay, Jamaica when “majority opinion was cle read more
Who Will Show Barbadians The WAY?
Barbados Underground | November 13th 2009 by Barbados Underground
Once upon a time some of our leaders had the idea to come together and by pooling resources our region might benefit. The thrust of the leadership of what eventually evolved to CARICOM came from the Big Four, Trinidad, Jamaica, Guyana and Barbados. B read more
Comprehensive Review Of Immigration Policy And Proposals For Legi…
Barbados Underground | November 11th 2009 by Barbados Underground
The long awaited Green Paper on Immigration has been made public. Let us have a look. The BU family has been at the forefront of comment around the need for immigration reform. Let us see if our government has been listening to the PEOPLE. Posted in read more
Police Tortures Teen In Guyana
Barbados Underground | November 9th 2009 by Barbados Underground
Submitted by Dawn Simmons – Chairman of the North American Region People’s National Congress Reform The North American Region of the People’s National Congress Reform condemns the most recent heinous acts of torture committed by members of the read more
The Urgency Of Pursuing A Renewable Energy Agenda For Barbados
Barbados Underground | November 8th 2009 by Barbados Underground
Maybe BU missed it and if we did we are willing to apologize to the government. It is approaching two years since the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) took-up the reigns of government and we are still to sense the urgency of its renewable policy. So far read more
A Few Thoughts on Arts and Networking in the Caribbean
Sun, Rain, Or... | November 7th 2009 by finola prescott
So, if I am swinging in a hammock in the island breezes when it comes to my feelings about Climate Change, then I must be on a rollercoaster over my feelings about networking in the Caribbean for the Cultural Industries.Caught between the overwhelmin read more
A dirty word or a global opportunity?
Caribbean Blog International | November 6th 2009 by Dennis Dames
By Sir Ronald Sanders: “Migration not infrequently gets a bad press. Negative stereotypes, portraying migrants as ‘stealing our jobs’ or ‘scrounging off the taxpayer’, abound in sections of the media and public opinion especially in time of read more
Guyana Government Has Institutionalized Torture As An Instrument…
Barbados Underground | November 4th 2009 by Barbados Underground
Submitted by by Rickford Burke, President of the Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) I join Guyana’s former Attorney General, Bernard de Santos, Attorneys-at-Law Nigel Hughes, Raphael Trotman, Khemraj Ramjatan and 25 other prominent Att read more
Guyana Police Under Fire For Brutal Torture Of 14 Year-old
Barbados Underground | November 1st 2009 by Barbados Underground
Submitted by Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) NEW YORK: The Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) Sunday harshly condemned the brutal torture of a 14 year-old boy by Guyana Police at the Leonora Police Station, West Coast D read more
25 Prominent Attorneys In Guyana Condemn Brutal Torture Of 14 Yea…
Barbados Underground | November 1st 2009 by Barbados Underground
Submitted by Rickford Burke of Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) Public Statement by Attorneys 31st October 2009 “No person shall be subject to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment.” Article 141 of the C read more
Health authorities worried about side effects of vaccine
spicewriterpost.com | October 28th 2009 by Vonnie James
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The Grenada government on Tuesday urged Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to exercise caution when using the vaccine to treat the Influenza A (H1N1) virus after reports that it could be linked to a deadly nerve d read more
Caribbean sees drop in HIV, AIDS cases
Caribbean Blog International | October 27th 2009 by Dennis Dames
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP) -- The number of people with HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean is on the decline, but more must be done to contain the disease, a senior official said Monday, on the eve of a regional meeting on the ailment. The ninth annual gene read more
A(H1N1): Karibik erwartet erste Lieferung des Impfstoffes
latina press Nachrichtenportal | October 22nd 2009 by Dietmar Lang
Die Mitgliedstaaten der Karibischen Gemeinschaft (CARICOM) erwarten die zweite Welle der Schweinegrippe in der kalten Jahreszeit von Dezember bis Januar. Ende November wird nun die erste Lieferung des H1N1 Impfstoffes für die Region eintreffen. read more
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