GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Barbadian Prime Minister David Thompson has made it clear his country is not in breach of the Revised Treaty of Chagauramas with its new immigration policy. Speaking at a media conference here on Wednesday ahead of the Caribbean Community heads of government conference... read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) will honour over 120 people from across the region as part of activities to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. The Council will host two awards functions in July. read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Sustainable finance has been identified by Acting Minister of the Environment, Senator Haynesley Benn, as a key opportunity for growth for Barbados and the wider Caribbean, in light of the economic slowdown being faced by some of the region's major trading partners. read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- The government will undertake an Economic Impact Assessment to find out the true value of sports to the Barbados economy. This disclosure has come from Minister of Sports, Dr Esther Byer Suckoo, who said her ministry would have this evaluation done to help economists. read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- "Bring the evidence, come with facts; come with actual incidents and experiences, or leave the good name of Barbadians and of Barbados alone!" This challenge was issued by Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson during a statement on migration last weekend. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments have joined in the global condemnation of the military coup that removed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya from office on Sunday. The Guyana government called for early reinstatement to office of the Honduran President. read more...

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Why are so many concerned about Barbados making the decision to expel some undesirables from Guyana? It's a dangerous thing now taking place in all the Caribbean countries as they are flooding each and every Island, and the majority are not looking at it. From Guyana comes those prejudiced Indians. read more...

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I have the greatest respect for your Caribbean Net News. Let me state that up front. Under normal conditions I consider your Caribbean Net News as “fair and balanced”. However to say that I am bitterly disappointed with direction of Caribbean Net News of late would be an understatement. read more...

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I have been following the immigration enforcements in Barbados and I have a few comments: 1. As a sovereign nation they can do what they want; 2. Other nations are likewise free to react in whatever way they think is right for them; 3. That is why it is my opinion that no Barbados national should be allowed... read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry will continue to convey government’s reservations to Barbadian authorities on the reports of Guyanese being ill-treated by its authorities. The government of Guyana is urging Guyanese who have experienced this manner of treatment to make a report. read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- Over the next few months, the winners of the US Diversity Visa lottery will be receiving notification that they have been selected to apply for the progam. However, there are many fraudulent websites posing as official US Government sites, and "scam" e-mails posing as Diversity Visa lottery. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) -- At an interactive media session held at the CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen on June 12, President Bharrat Jagdeo stressed that he will not permit Guyanese to be unfairly treated anywhere. He was, at the time, responding to concerns raised about the treatment of Guyanese nationals. read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- The successful implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union (EU) and the Caribbean Forum of ACP States (CARIFORUM) and other trading arrangements will require significant resources, said Barbados Senator Maxine McClean. read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- The Barbados government cannot continue to spend half a billion dollars per annum on an educational system that "produces people with a myopic world view and an employee mindset which impels them to get more and more qualifications just to find a job", said Prime Minister David Thompson. read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- Ten law enforcement officers from Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean will join forty of their colleagues from Trinidad, Jamaica and the Bahamas at the International Law Enforcement Academy, Roswell, New Mexico to attend the Advanced Management Course from June 1 to 26, 2009. read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- Gun related crimes connected to the trafficking of illegal drugs and firearms are on the increase. This was revealed by Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Attorney General in Barbados, Antoinette Williams, during the recent launch of a regional workshop on the implementation of the... read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- A 22-year-old male has been tested positive for A (H1N1) influenza, making him the third such case to be confirmed in Barbados since late last month. The virus was first identified in April of this year. World Health Org. revealed 73 countries, 25,288 cases and 139 deaths from H1N1. read more...

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NEW YORK, USA (Reuters) -- Standard & Poor's cut Barbados credit ratings on Wednesday, saying that a combination of economic contraction and government counter-cyclical policies will further pressure the country's debt ratios. S&P downgraded Barbados long-term foreign-currency rating to BBB from BBB-plus. read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- In this week’s episode of Focus on..., Wedding TV visits the luscious island of Barbados to discover all you need to know when planning your dream wedding in the tropics. Ruth Phillips of the Barbados Tourist Board, sheds light on some of the most romantic places to wed on the island. read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Following on last week's announcement that this country had recorded its first case of A (H1N1) influenza, the Ministry of Health disclosed on Monday that Barbados now had another confirmed case of the virus. The individual is unrelated to the first case. read more...

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TORTOLA, BVI -- On Wednesday, another Caribbean territory was added to the list of countries with confirmed Influenza A (H1N1) cases. Barbados has reported that a 19-year-old Barbadian male is currently in his home, recovering from a mild case of this latest Influenza, formerly known as “Swine Flu.” read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbados Minister of Economic Affairs, Trade, Industry and Commerce, David Estwick, is urging the manufacturing sector to exploit the opportunities under the Caricom Single Market and Economy, and the Economic Partnership Agreement, to safeguard the development of the industry. read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbados and the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union (BLEU) now have a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), which should further strengthen the bonds of friendship and consolidate economic cooperation between these countries as part of an ongoing and strategic policy. read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- There is a need for global ambition in fighting climate change, given that the Caribbean and other Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are already experiencing many adverse climate change impacts, including more intense hurricanes and sea level rise. read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- It could be catastrophic if Barbados and other Caribbean islands do not pay greater attention to their ability to respond to tsunamis and other coastal hazards. This is the view of the Head of the Barbados Delegation to the fourth Session of the Inter-governmental Coordination Group. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Alliance for Change (AFC) leader, Raphael Trotman, has issued a challenge to parliamentarians by way of a motion recently tabled, which will possibly be debated on Thursday, calling on the government of Guyana to intervene in the current situation regarding Guyanese immigrants in Barbados. read more...

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At a time when various Caribbean ministers of government have recently met and agreed to levy yet another tax on intra Caribbean air travel, its time perhaps for them to contemplate exactly the effect its having on land based tourism. A seven-day cruise departing from Barbados was recently advertised... read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- Barbados Deputy Prime Minister, Freundel Stuart, who is also the country's Attorney General has announced that the mandatory death sentence will be abolished in Barbados. He made the announcement following a decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. read more...

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Caricom citizens must learn from Barbados, rather than blame the Barbadian government for the treatment of illegal immigrants, who chose that country to make their new home. Barbados is a small densely populated country, and it is impossible for the government to accept a large flow of new immigrants. read more...

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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Short-stay visa waiver agreements were signed on Thursday between the European Union (EU) and four Caribbean countries in a ceremony that took place in Brussels. The agreements provide for visa-free travel for the citizens of the EU and for the citizens of the four countries read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- The European Commission, CARIFORUM member states, Overseas countries and Territories in the Caribbean, the EU Outermost Regions in the Caribbean and their related EU member states met recently to discuss closer collaboration and a structured dialogue in disaster management. read more...

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I can see the PM of Barbados becoming antsy with the influx of Guyanese to his little spot under the sun, but the feeling I have is if Guyanese workers are forced to leave Barbados, the little island will implode under the demands of the tourists on their population. Basically, Bajans were always a laid back set of people. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- While Barbados’ new immigration policy was not on the agenda of the CARICOM heads of government conference in Trinidad on Sunday, Guyana’s President Bharrat Jagdeo and St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves used the occasion to air their concerns. read more...

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning has distanced himself from the drastic action proposed by his Barbadian counterpart to deport undocumented Caribbean nationals before the end of the year. Manning said that his country understands well what community means. read more...

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It was with great amusement that I read your piece by Oscar Ramjeet with relation to illegal aliens in Barbados. One thing it shows, if nothing else, how little these jokers know about Barbados. Here we have Oscar foaming at the mouth about a subject which is of the utmost concern to Barbadians. read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- United States Attorney General Eric Holder, who has Barbadian roots, is now on a three day official visit to his father’s homeland. On his arrival at the Grantley Adams airport by US Government Gulfstream 5 jet, he was welcomed by Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister, Maxine McCLean. read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson, who graduated as an attorney at law from the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago in 1986 has been elevated to a Queen's Counsel. He will take silk on his admission to the Inner Bar by Acting Chief Justice Frederick Waterman. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Three days after Caribbean Net News carried a commentary criticising the Bharrat Jagdeo administration in Guyana for not intervening in the Barbados immigration controversy, the main opposition People's National Congress Reform (PNCR) is accusing the Guyana government of having... read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- President Bharrat Jagdeo has described the recent immigration saga in Barbados as very ‘un-CARICOM like” and has vowed to represent the interest all affected at the upcoming CARICOM heads of government meeting in Trinidad. He said such actions will unravel the CSME. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS) in Guyana, Dr Roger Luncheon, said at his weekly post-Cabinet press briefing that the resolution of the issues facing Guyanese and other CARICOM nationals in Barbados, is not going to be advanced solely on the basis of ‘public scrutiny’. read more...

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