Orange Juice Prices To Rise In Barbados As Crisis Hits Crop
January 3, 2010 Leave a Comment
Lovers of orange juice will dig deeper in their pockets as the price of concentrated orange juice is sure to go up here in Barbados due to disease and cold weather that have hit citrus groves in Florida, one of the world’s main producers of orange juice. Spain Takes Over EU Presidency
January 3, 2010 Leave a Comment
Spain took over the presidency of the European Union on Friday, with the prime minister promising to work to end the continent’s economic crisis. Read more of this post
French Islands Visa-Free For Bajans
January 1, 2010 Leave a Comment
Barbadians visiting the French overseas islands will have a much easier time from now on. Read more of this post
Blessed 2010 Everyone
January 1, 2010 Leave a Comment
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
Bajan Global Report
- NurtiSmart – Edible RFID Tracking Chips In Food SoonRFID, short for Radio Frequency ID, tags have found their way into a wide variety of applications. These pellets, which are often roughly the same size as a grain of rice, can help us to be reunited with our lost pets, keep towels inside the hotel, and keep big box stores shipping the right boxes [...]
Caribbean 360
- LIAT: Time for regional action January 27, 2012Regional airline experts have long suggested that a structured co-operative relationship between LIAT and CAL would be beneficial to both airlines says Sir Ronald Sanders.
- Barbados consortium wins regional ferry contract January 27, 2012Trinidad and Tobago Transport Minister Devant Maharaj said more routes would be added once the venture is deemed commercially viable.
- Haiti and DR told to brace for powerful earthquakes January 27, 2012Researchers used 500 years of recorded accounts of the seismic history of Hispaniola, which the two countries share, to evaluate the intensity of past earthquakes and estimate their location and magnitudes.
- St Kitts and Nevis clears IMF fiscal target January 27, 2012Naoyuki Shinohara, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund said the September quantitative fiscal target was met by a comfortable margin.
- Jamaica aims for new export markets as global economic conditions persist January 27, 2012Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips said the prospect of deepening global economic downturn means that Jamaica must find ways to boost its economy.
- Jamaica to stem ICT decline January 27, 2012Minister of Science and Technology Phillip Paulwell has vowed to implement policies that would correct the major decline in Jamaica’s ranking in global competitiveness.
BBC News
- UN considers Syria crisis action January 27, 2012The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution against Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, amid an upsurge in violence.
- US economic growth rate picks up January 27, 2012The pace of US economic growth quickened to a 2.8% annualised rate in the three months to December, the Commerce Department says.
- Olympic ceremony 'Wonder' theme January 27, 2012Danny Boyle reveals the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony will be called Isles of Wonder, in an announcement six months ahead of the Games.
- Romney back into lead in Florida January 27, 2012Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney pulls away from nearest rival Newt Gingrich in Florida opinion polls, although his national lead slips.
- Norway apology for Holocaust role January 27, 2012The Norwegian prime minister apologises for the role his country played in deporting Jews as Europe marks Holocaust Remembrance Day.
- Barefoot Bandit sentenced again January 27, 2012The notorious 20-year-old former fugitive known as the Barefoot Bandit is sentenced by a federal judge to six-and-a-half years in prison.
Compass Direct News
- Former Muslim Extremist in Uganda Flees Wrath of Ex-Colleagues January 27, 2012
- Two Catholic Priests Kidnapped in Sudan January 25, 2012
- Seven Christians Killed in Bauchi State, Nigeria January 24, 2012
- Convert from Islam in Uganda Survives Societal Hostilities January 23, 2012
- Police Beat, Arrest Evangelist in Sudan January 20, 2012
- Tensions Rise in Kashmir, India after ‘Guilty Verdict,’ Fatwa January 20, 2012
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