Bradshaw: Cherry’s Mill and Pave charge ‘foolishness’
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Works Santia Bradshaw on Monday clashed with prominent contractor Anderson Cherry over accusations that the Mia Mottley administration is bypassing smaller companies in sharing contracts under the Mill and Pave road repair programme. But she left the door open for talks with the firms on ways to […]
I survived a pitbull attack. It was no ‘li’l thing’.
I recently shared publicly an encounter I had with a pitbull or some hybrid form of a pitbull that brought on varied responses from “The dogs don’t need banning. ‘Cause wunna Bajans does go to the extreme for every li’l thing… I sorry de dog ain’t bite off ya mout and ya hands too” to […]
Revive CCC. For the Love of God
February 24 in the year 2024, I woke from a dream which, perhaps on reflection, relates to the possibility of reviving the Caribbean Conference of Churches (CCC) which is now in the doldrums. The organisation was inaugurated in November 1973 in Jamaica with great promise and some fanfare. You may well ask what happened to […]
Jurors told to take duty seriously, judge warns employers again
Jurors being pressured or threatened by employers for being on jury duty are being advised by judges to report the matter to the court. Addressing the new jury pool on Monday in Supreme Court No. 3, Justice Carlisle Greaves said, “We have some employers in this country who seem to feel that their interest is […]
CARICOM leaders discuss Haiti and other pressing issues
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders Monday began their first full day of deliberations hoping to “point the way forward” on the situation in Haiti as well as on other issues of relevance to the 15-member regional integration movement. Guyana’s President and CARICOM Chairman, Dr Irfaan Ali, speaking at the start of the plenary session, said leaders […]
Barbados ‘may take up’ Jagdeo farming idea
Barbados is mulling taking up the Jagdeo Initiative with Guyana, the strategy to accelerate regional food production devised by the former Guyanese president Bharrat Jagdeo, Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment Senator Chad Blackman has said. Launched in 2005, the Jagdeo Initiative is a strategy for removing constraints to the development of […]
Off the grey list but remain cautious
Barbados has proven to the international watchdog for money laundering and the financing of terrorism that it not only has the necessary legislative framework to fight the scourge but also acts against those involved in the criminal practice. The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) succeeded in creating a pall of uncertainty over this country’s […]
Compliance Unit to launch sectoral Risk Assessment findings
The Compliance Unit of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority will soon release the findings of its Anti-Money Laundering Sectoral Risk Assessment for attorneys-at-law and real estate agents. Chief Compliance Officer Shari Squires said the information will be released on Thursday. The information will be made available after the launch on its website. Describing the Sectoral Risk […]