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The International Press Institute (IPI) urged Trinidad and Tobago’s House of Representatives to pass a bill that would partially decriminalise defamation. The Libel and Defamation (Amendment) Bi…
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Bajan Reporter •
January 26th, 2014 •
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Editorial, Political )
The extent of the damage and human suffering on the island of St Vincent caused by unprecedented rainfall and flooding over the Christmas holiday period is much greater than originally estimated. When…
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DevilsAdvocate •
January 26th, 2014 •
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Editorial, Nature )
I have already gone on record as warning my Barbadian brothers and sisters that there are certain elitist elements in our midst who are conspiring to use the current national crisis and the great disc…
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DevilsAdvocate •
January 22nd, 2014 •
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Editorial, Political )
Throughout the Caribbean, people feel less well off. The only people who may be exceptions to this general sentiment are those in Guyana whose per capita income (now US$3,410.00) has increased in rece…
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DevilsAdvocate •
January 19th, 2014 •
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Business, Editorial )
Our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to our brothers and sisters in Nevis as they rebound from yesterday morning’s devastating fire that totally destroyed the Nevis Treasury Office, the VAT Offic…
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DevilsAdvocate •
January 19th, 2014 •
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Crime, Editorial )
William Shakespeare once wrote,”Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of…
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Bajan Reporter •
January 18th, 2014 •
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Editorial, Education )
Can the countries of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) take international legal action against the States that are warming the planet with devastating consequences not only for their…
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DevilsAdvocate •
January 4th, 2014 •
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Editorial, Nature )
WARNING – If you’re looking for all that happened sequentially in January, February, etc. then forget it… This is not that kind of reflection, this is a Tally based on Social Media v…
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AirBourne •
December 31st, 2013 •
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Controversy, Editorial )
It is with much sadness that the people of St. Kitts and Nevis learnt of the loss of lives and the extensive damage in St. Vincent and The Grenadines caused by a weather event in that Sister Caribbean…
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Bajan Reporter •
December 26th, 2013 •
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Editorial, Nature )
Every year, members of the Royal Barbados Police Force are called upon to make personal sacrifices in order to cope with the increased demands for police services. The extent to which police officers …
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DevilsAdvocate •
December 25th, 2013 •
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Crime, Editorial )
Fellow Barbadians, I am pleased to greet you once again at Christmas time and to join you as you reflect on the coming of our Lord to earth about two thousand years ago. We do not need, however, to ap…
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Bajan Reporter •
December 25th, 2013 •
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Editorial, Political )
The announcement on Friday 13 December by the government of Barbados that it will lay-off over 3,000 public servants in January as a first step in cutting back government expenditure and reducing nati…
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DevilsAdvocate •
December 23rd, 2013 •
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Editorial, Political )
HMS Lancaster‘s visit to Barbados signals the return of the Royal Navy warship to the Caribbean region. Patrolling in tandem with the supply ship RFA Wave Knight, HMS Lancaster has offered count…
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AirBourne •
December 23rd, 2013 •
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Crime, Editorial )
I suspect that if the DLP knew it would have been such bad-luck to bring a Mini-Budget on ‘Black Friday,’ resulting in two downgrades in the same week, they would have chosen another day, …
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DevilsAdvocate •
December 22nd, 2013 •
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Editorial, Political )
Every day, we are confronted with some of the most inhumane acts of injustices and wonder what role Human Rights plays in our society. We are taught that every human being including children have fund…
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Bajan Reporter •
December 20th, 2013 •
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Editorial, Political )
Way back in 1985 I joined the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) when it was in Opposition, and played my little part in helping it to win the Government in 1986. And during the course of that 1986 General…
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DevilsAdvocate •
December 19th, 2013 •
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Editorial, Political )
An independent legal analysis has concluded that Suriname’s defamation laws are in “serious need of revision“, the International Press Institute (IPI) declared. The report, authored …
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Bajan Reporter •
December 19th, 2013 •
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Crime, Editorial )
Setting aside partisan politrickery and putting Barbados first regardless, like the BLP – every single Barbadian must not allow the DLP to re-write history or or to allow DEM to wriggle-out of t…
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DevilsAdvocate •
December 15th, 2013 •
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Editorial, Political )
November 25, 2013, was designated as International Day for the Eradication of Violence against women and girls. Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, exhorted everyone to “Break …
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DevilsAdvocate •
December 5th, 2013 •
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Crime, Editorial )
Imagine! The house engulfed in flames, but the DLP assures: “don’t worry, we have the key to the front door!” The Government is now making the wild allegation that its ability to acc…
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DevilsAdvocate •
December 2nd, 2013 •
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Editorial, Political )
Relations between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago are becoming increasingly difficult. This deterioration in relations between two of the most influential countries in the 15-member Caribbean Communit…
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DevilsAdvocate •
December 1st, 2013 •
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Editorial, Political )
Seemingly concerned about offending the principles of “non-interference in the internal affairs of States” and the “sovereignty” of States, the ten Caribbean Community (CARICOM…
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DevilsAdvocate •
November 25th, 2013 •
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Editorial, Political )
PROLOGUE I deliberately stayed away from the Nation Publishing’s Sr Personnel facing the Beak (old UK slang for Court) but as their 40th Anniversary looms, I will finally make this point… …
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AirBourne •
November 23rd, 2013 •
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Controversy, Editorial )
The downgrade by Standard & Poors is proof that, you can hijack the truth – even hold it hostage for a short time (as it is now crystal clear the DLP did before the February 2013 general ele…
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DevilsAdvocate •
November 21st, 2013 •
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In a commentary on the statement by St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony that there is a grave economic crisis gnawing away at Caribbean countries and “governments are busy looking inward ra…
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DevilsAdvocate •
November 16th, 2013 •
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