Stories about Barbados from September, 2007
Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago: Outsourcing Service
Francis Wade makes a case for the customer service function to be outsourced in Jamaica – and Barbados and Trinidad, for that matter.
Barbados: Future for Agriculture?
Notes From The Margin recounts a conversation he had concerning the future of Barbados’ agriculture industry.
Barbados: STIs
Barbados Underground refers to an article which suggests that “Barbados maybe losing the battle against the spread of sexually transmitted infections among the youth.”
Barbados: Regional Connectivity
Living in Barbados asks: “Why is it that with a solid Caribbean regional network C&W cannot provide a simple, seamless, means of accessing services like voice mail within the region?”
Barbados: Peace Be Unto You
Cheese-on-bread! joins her fellow Barbadians in celebrating International Peace Day.
Barbados: “Bim” Rocks!
Notes From The Margin discovers an ode to Barbados via a YouTube video: “Maybe someone should tell the tourist board about this one!”
Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados: Cover Controversy?
Caribbean Beat Blog reports that the cover of its magazine's latest edition, which features “Barbadian singer Rihanna draped on a purple couch in a provocative pose, looking over her shoulder straight into the camera” has turned out to be quite controversial for some readers.
Barbados, St. Lucia: Compton Laid to Rest
Cheese-on-Bread links to reports on the funeral of the late Prime Minister of St. Lucia, Sir John Compton.
Barbados: IMF Recommendations
Notes From The Margin weighs in on the Barbados/IMF Article IV Consultation: “At the heart of the IMF report is a difference of opinion. Is the Barbados Government being overly optimistic? Or is the IMF being overly conservative?”
Barbados: Blogs Breaking News
As the mainstream media in Barbados finally prints a controversial story that was initially broken by blogs, Barbados Underground writes: “We speak for the Blogosphere when we say that we are prepared to work with all media entities to ensure that pertinent issues are exposed for public consumption.”
Barbados: Net Neutrality
Notes From The Margin is concerned about the issue of Net Neutrality and how it affects the Caribbean: “For those of us on the outside of the US we could find ourselves as permanent second class citizens of the web.”
Barbados: Bajans Being Sidelined?
The Chinese Ambassador to Barbados, in an address to the Barbados South Rotary Club, explained that all Chinese workers on the island have work permits. Notes from the Margin thinks that he is missing the point.
Barbados, Jamaica: A Good Citizen
Following the controversy in Jamaica over the dual citizenship of certain successful electoral candidates, Caribbean Comment explores the idea of what it means to be a citizen.
Barbados, Jamaica: Documents Being Shredded?
Barbados Free Press reports that “the outgoing government of Portia Simpson-Miller has been shredding documents like mad before Bruce Golding and his Jamaica Labour Party take power.”
Barbados: Rihanna Wins
My Barbados Blog congratulates fellow Barbadian Rihanna “for winning the top MTV VMA award – Video of the Year – for her hit single Umbrella.”
Barbados, Grenada: Campaign Finance Reform?
“Grenada's ruling New National Party admitted they received campaign financing from a failed offshore bank but denied that the funds ever went directly to its leader,” writes The Bajan Reporter, as he details how the case increased pressure for the passing of legislation to govern campaign financing on the island.
Barbados: Crunching the Numbers
Pull! Push! breaks down the reality of Barbados’ national debt into “terms and figures that the average man or woman on the street can easily understand and appreciate.”
Barbados: Safety First
Living in Barbados is concerned about the lack of enforcement of safety measures on one of the island's construction sites.
Barbados: Fire! Fire!
Barbados Underground reports on a major fire at a manufacturing plant.
Barbados, Belize: Hurricane Felix a Cat 5
On learning that Hurricane Felix is now a Category 5 storm, Notes From the Margin writes: “Currently, things are not looking great for Honduras or Belize”, while Belize-y Livin’ says: “Felix will be the 2nd Category 5 hurricane to hit Belize in 2 weeks! Yikes! We already have 2,000 homeless...
Barbados, Cayman Islands: Freedom of Information
Notes From The Margin applauds the Cayman Islands for passing a Freedom of Information Act and would like to see similar legislation introduced in Barbados.
