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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Barbados News.Net http://www.barbadosnews.net/ en-us Thu, 15 May 2008 05:32:36 -0400 Thu, 15 May 2008 05:32:36 -0400 30 OF THE FAVOURITE pastimes for Bridgetown shoppers isn't so proper anymore.The popular barbecued pigtail outlet which for years operated near the Upper Broad Street traffic lights has received marching... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14836957&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thu, 15 May 2008 03:54:15 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14836957&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Deputy managing director of Chefette Restaurants, Ryan Haloute, rewards participants from the Ursuline Convent for their excellent performances in the Fun Run with physical education teacher Donna Gib... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14836958&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thu, 15 May 2008 03:54:14 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14836958&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf This declaration was made yesterday by the registrar and chief executive of Caribbean Examination Council (CXC), Dr Didacus Jules, during a Press conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port-of-Spain... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14836963&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thu, 15 May 2008 03:54:12 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14836963&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf "There just isn't the land space," says UNICEF representative for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Tom Olsen.He was speaking at a breakfast media event yesterday entitled: A Present And Future Cari... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14836962&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thu, 15 May 2008 03:54:10 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14836962&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf lighting the night once again.This is one of the major projects being undertaken by the community organisation class of the University of the West Indies (UWI).Leader of this year's group called Champ... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14836961&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thu, 15 May 2008 03:54:08 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14836961&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf SECONDARY School Entrance Examination was again a mixture of emotions – from anxiety and anticipation to relief and joy.And these were just the parents! The DAILY NATION was at the Christ Church ... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14836960&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thu, 15 May 2008 03:54:05 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14836960&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Leaders from 60 countries in Europe and the Americas will meet in Lima, Peru this Friday for a two-day summit that is expected to focus on poverty, climate change and free trade. The summit marks the... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14830274&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Wed, 14 May 2008 21:43:03 -0400 VOA http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14830274&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf If you notice there is an extra spring in the step of Combermerians both past and present these days it isn't an optical illusion.And there is good reason for the decidedly upbeat mood among the stude... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14833270&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Wed, 14 May 2008 21:29:22 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14833270&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf CHICAGO (AP) — The United States plans to play its home games in the semifinals of World Cup qualifying in Washington and suburban Chicago and Denver. http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14832842&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Wed, 14 May 2008 21:00:30 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14832842&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Vacation Club Adds in the Caribbean: Coco Beach, Puerto Rico to Growing Portfolio of International Resort Locations RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico ( http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14821558&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Wed, 14 May 2008 14:51:24 -0400 PR Web http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14821558&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Washington 's high-profile businessmen is vying for control of the city's lucrative lottery contract, The Examiner has learned.The company, which calls itself Caribbean Gaming, has already started lob... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14813914&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Wed, 14 May 2008 09:56:06 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14813914&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf "He gives me s**t all the time. We have this ongoing joke about people not being able to understand what I say because of my accent." Barbados-born pop princess RIHANNA admits her mentor JAY-Z gives h... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14816781&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Wed, 14 May 2008 08:26:13 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14816781&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf TRINIDAD, May 12, 2008. The 12th Annual Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC) concluded with a very optimistic outlook for the Caribbean region as a record-breaking 522 delegates... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14810413&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Wed, 14 May 2008 05:06:34 -0400 Hospitality Newswire http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14810413&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf FIFA VICE-PRESIDENT Jack Warner has escaped death in China after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake disaster which claimed the lives of thousands of citizens on Monday. http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14808289&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Wed, 14 May 2008 02:34:33 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14808289&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf "Project Oasis" has dried up. The new Government has taken the project, meant to bring relief for the "boys on the block" and other disadvantaged, low-income groups, off its list.Minister of Famil... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14808286&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Wed, 14 May 2008 02:34:32 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14808286&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf FIFTEEN YOUNG PEOPLE have been given the chance to empower themselves through agriculture.In partnership with the Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic (SJPP), Advisor to Government on Poverty Eradicatio... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14808290&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Wed, 14 May 2008 02:34:35 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14808290&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Debra Hewitt, programme coordinator of the Edna Nicholls Centre, to which children with disciplinary problems are referred, has stressed that point."Some schools continue to maintain unrealistic expec... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14808288&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Wed, 14 May 2008 02:34:32 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14808288&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf BMEX, the big manufacturing exhibition, ended on a high note yesterday with organisers calling it "a tremendous success".But both the Barbados Manufacturers' Association (BMA), which organises the ann... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14808287&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Wed, 14 May 2008 02:34:31 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14808287&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf quick turn: Trinidad and Tobago midfielder Keon Daniel, foreground, is under pressure from Barbados defender Dyson James on Sunday evening when the teams met in a friendly international at the Marvin... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14809549&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Wed, 14 May 2008 01:37:51 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14809549&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf is mine, and I can paint and will paint here anytime."That is the strong message from veteran beach vendor Wynslo Phillips, who has had it with what he described as constant "harassment" from beach ra... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14780304&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Tue, 13 May 2008 01:28:14 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14780304&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf THE RISING COST OF FUEL is set to affect the pockets of beer and stout drinkers and fizzy drink enthusiasts across the island.From today, the wholesale cost of Banks Beer, Banks Draft, Guinness, Twist... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14780301&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Tue, 13 May 2008 01:28:10 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14780301&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf CHRISTIANS NEED TO GET drunk with the spirit of God."A drunk is noisy, flamboyant and loses his inhibitions so if you are drunk with the spirit of God, you will lose your fears as you will recognise G... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14780305&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Tue, 13 May 2008 01:28:15 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14780305&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf BARBADOS is looking to complete the stalled St John Polyclinic project, renovate the Empire Theatre building and build a technical and vocational centre – all through Chinese financial and techni... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14780302&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Tue, 13 May 2008 01:28:09 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14780302&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf THERE WAS NOT that much excitement at the Banks/Cable & Wireless Cavalcade at the Speightstown Playing Field, St Peter, on Saturday night. And the mainly lukewarm response from the large crowd in atte... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14780306&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Tue, 13 May 2008 01:28:16 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14780306&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf "I have been dreaming of this moment for years," said striker Jamaal Gay, after he scored his first senior goal at international level on Sunday night to see Trinidad and Tobago to a comfortable 3-0 v... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14781504&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Tue, 13 May 2008 00:28:28 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14781504&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Trinidad and Tobago will have a longer than average preparation of nine days-from May 23-for the friendly international against England on June 1 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. Engl... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14781505&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Tue, 13 May 2008 00:28:27 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14781505&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Frankfurt - US cruise line Royal Caribbean International (RCI) has planned eight cruises to Europe in 2009, one more cruise than in 2008. The Vision of the Seas will head first to Europe with stops in... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14779334&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Tue, 13 May 2008 00:11:27 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14779334&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf This treaty was drafted on February 14, 1967 and came into force on April 25, 1969. Signed by Latin American and Caribbean nations, it was drawn up to ban nuclear weapons from the region. http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14770457&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Mon, 12 May 2008 18:16:48 -0400 CFR http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14770457&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf By Gloria M. de Mees By the time this article is published the activities surrounding the 11th International Book Fair in the Dominican Republic with the theme “Let Reading Seduce You” wil... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14761955&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Mon, 12 May 2008 10:56:43 -0400 Caribbean Net News http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14761955&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf By Maura CurleySpecial to Caribbean Net News PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: The 12th annual Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC) held recently in Trinidad attracted a diverse group, int... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14761956&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Mon, 12 May 2008 10:56:37 -0400 Caribbean Net News http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14761956&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS): Barbados continues the process of securing its entitlements to maritime space, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business. On F... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14765425&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Mon, 12 May 2008 10:56:35 -0400 Caribbean Net News http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14765425&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Senator Elizabeth Thompson is no ordinary politician. Besides being responsible for the welfare of her constituency, she is also passionate about taking care of the environment in Barbados and the sur... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14764922&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Mon, 12 May 2008 08:28:55 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14764922&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Apple stores in both the US and the UK are now officially listing the 8GB and 16GB models of iPhone as out of stock. In the past couple of weeks the Carphone Warehouse and O2 have each been running lo... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14764923&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Mon, 12 May 2008 08:28:51 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14764923&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf A mass exodus is expected in another five to seven years when a number of seasoned teachers will be eligible for retirement. Speaking during a tour of St John schools recently, Minister of Education R... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14756804&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Mon, 12 May 2008 02:50:03 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14756804&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf When the DAILY NATION spoke with his wife Janelle yesterday morning, she said he was still in the same condition.Mayers had fallen ill and had to be hospitalised after suffering a severe asthma attack... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14756805&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Mon, 12 May 2008 02:50:01 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14756805&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Trinidad and Tobago's national footballers won a third home match on the trot after beating Barbados 3-0 at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, last evening. T&T got goals from Jamal Gay (41st minute)... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14758129&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Mon, 12 May 2008 01:50:32 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14758129&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf SHANE Watson gave another regal performance to lead Shane Warne's Rajasthan Royals to victory and two points clear atop the Indian Premier League (IPL). http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14758132&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Mon, 12 May 2008 01:50:25 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14758132&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Sunderland manager Roy Keane picks transfer-listed winger Ross Wallace while Marton Fulop replaces Craig Gordon in goal. Dwight Yorke, Carlos Edwards and Grant Leadbitter are also recalled. Danny Higg... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14749422&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Sun, 11 May 2008 12:47:34 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14749422&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf The weak dollar means that Americans contemplating overseas vacations need to work harder to keep their travels affordable.The dollar has been generally sliding against other major currencies for the ... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14747879&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Sun, 11 May 2008 09:42:45 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14747879&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf St. Vincent and the Grenadines were among the dignitaries in attendance. Meanwhile, managers and staff at the newly opened Hyatt are working hard to make sure their establishment is known for fine cu... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14746125&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Sun, 11 May 2008 06:28:55 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14746125&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Special to The Miami Herald So it's come to this: life in the excessively cheap, frugal, thrifty lane.Call it what you will, but many of us are downright broke, spending more than we can stomach ... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14746123&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Sun, 11 May 2008 06:28:53 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14746123&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf A foot injury has ruled Trinidad and Tobago skipper Aurtis Whitley out of this evening's friendly international against Barbados, which kicks off at 6 o'clock at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya. Whi... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14744074&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Sun, 11 May 2008 03:14:58 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14744074&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Unless you've been avoiding art shows for the past 20 years or so, you know that contemporary art is no longer about just painting, or printmaking, drawing, photography or sculpture. The old separat... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14744075&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Sun, 11 May 2008 03:14:56 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14744075&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf (ARA) - When you think of the Caribbean, the first things to come to mind are probably the sunny skies, warm tropical breezes and white sandy beaches; but Doris Pfister of Orlando, Fla., thinks you'd ... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14744076&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Sun, 11 May 2008 03:14:55 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14744076&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf I have more come to realise that I am a spiritual being just having a human experience, rather than being a human trying to be spiritual, and that has completely turned my life around. – Dr Pat A... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14741312&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Sun, 11 May 2008 01:04:51 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14741312&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf NOT ONE WORD!That complaint came from most of the residents of Emmerton, The City, who have been waiting for more than three years to be relocated into their new homes between Strathclyde Crescent and... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14741313&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Sun, 11 May 2008 01:04:52 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14741313&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Science coordinator of St Paul's Primary School, Cliff King (right), giving students Janeil King (left) and Shariel Theodore instructions and a helping hand with rabbit care. http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14741309&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Sun, 11 May 2008 01:04:49 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14741309&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Colleagues and close friends confirmed that Harding, 64, died Thursday morning after losing the battle with colon cancer which had confined him to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for six weeks.Harding, a... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14741311&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Sun, 11 May 2008 01:04:47 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14741311&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf f Barbados: means when they swarmed all over the big annual manufacturers' showcase BMEX yesterday.They patted soft beds, sampled bread, drinks, sweets and whatever else was there for the taking, and ... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14741310&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Sun, 11 May 2008 01:04:45 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14741310&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf May 10, 2008 | 10:02 p.m. CST COLUMBIA — Growing up in Barbados, Missouri thrower Shernelle Nicholls had two dreams: to compete in the Olympics and to become a nurse. Thanks to her hard work and ... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14741965&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Sun, 11 May 2008 00:09:59 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14741965&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Defending champions Hurricane and Caribbean Classic won their semi-final matches in the 2007/2008 CTL-sponsored Portmore Domino league last Sunday when they defeated Eradication and Old Harbour United... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14733689&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Sat, 10 May 2008 12:33:32 -0400 Jamaica Gleaner http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14733689&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf The papers were on sale there for TT$5 000 (about BDS$1 667) from Wednesday and the exam was held on Thursday.Senior manager with CXC Guy Hewitt told the SATURDAY SUN that based on the outcome of that... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14732011&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Sat, 10 May 2008 08:45:52 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14732011&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLE (PSV) operators are putting their feet on the gas to accelerate a working solution to ensure the survival of their operations.Vice-president of the Minibus Association Morris Le... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14732012&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Sat, 10 May 2008 08:45:50 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14732012&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf A LAST MINUTE High Court injunction has halted the sale of two properties owned by former hotel owner Thomas Grant.The building known as Edghill Pharmacy, in Oistins, Christ Church, as well as a house... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14732014&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Sat, 10 May 2008 08:45:48 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14732014&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf After a meeting on Sunday, and another Tuesday with the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW), air traffic management and officials of the Ministry of the Civil Service, NUPW general secretary Denni... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14732015&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Sat, 10 May 2008 08:45:47 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14732015&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf THE display of local dishes by 11 mothers representing the parishes of Barbados will take place at the Speightstown branch of DaCosta Mannings, http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14732016&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Sat, 10 May 2008 08:45:46 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14732016&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf The award comes from the producers of the annual Mother's Day extravaganza Mum, This One's For You that comes off tomorrow at 5 p.m. at the Plantation Garden Theatre in St Lawrence, Christ Church.Mann... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14732017&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Sat, 10 May 2008 08:45:45 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14732017&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf They provide food, fragrance and beauty to our world. Then, there are those plants that are poisonous and can cause illness or even death.The good news is that with a little knowledge, no one, includi... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14730551&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Sat, 10 May 2008 03:34:38 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14730551&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Havana.– The only time Cuba's Fidel Castro is known to have played golf was in 1961, in a stunt thumbing his nose at the United States. Cuba is now setting aside any ideological objections and em... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14726285&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Sat, 10 May 2008 01:45:10 -0400 Dominican Today http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14726285&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Vicky Baker is travelling around Central and South America guided by the local people she meets on social networking websites. This week she's in Guyana http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14725519&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Fri, 09 May 2008 20:40:54 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14725519&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf As it is, Clark's confirmation this week of that delay raises questions aplenty about Labour's rhetoric surrounding carbon neutrality - which requires as much carbon be extracted from the atmosphere a... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14722105&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Fri, 09 May 2008 17:09:02 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14722105&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Another celebrity marriage has hit the skids. Liv Tyler and her husband, musician Royston Langdon, are splitting, reports People. "Liv Tyler and Royston Langdon have confirmed their separation," say... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14717577&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Fri, 09 May 2008 13:23:56 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14717577&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Minister of Education Ronald Jones made the announcement yesterday at the Barbados Language Centre's prize-giving ceremony at the Barbados Community College (BCC).He said while the Spanish programme i... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14711145&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Fri, 09 May 2008 10:27:47 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14711145&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf LONDON -- Britain's Prince William is to join a Royal Navy operation patrolling for drug runners in the Caribbean, a media report said Wednesday. The Ministry of Defence declined to confirm the report... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14701927&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Fri, 09 May 2008 03:01:30 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14701927&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf to remain "proper", the price cannot be increased. And butcher Victor Sealy said any increases would kill the industry.Sealy, who operates at the Cheapside Market in Bridgetown, said the butchers ... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14703145&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Fri, 09 May 2008 02:28:33 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14703145&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf BARBADOS IS POISED to become the hub for foreign language teaching and learning in the region with its new $10 million Barbados Language Centre.Minister of Education Ronald Jones made the announcement... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14703143&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Fri, 09 May 2008 02:28:30 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14703143&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf plans to exploit sugar cane blades and other grasses for alternative energy use.Minister Haynesley Benn told numerous stakeholders in the agriculture sector attending Wednesday's Inter-American Instit... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14703146&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Fri, 09 May 2008 02:28:28 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14703146&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf This complex at the junction of Country Road and Whitepark, which was started back in 2000, will be converted into four four-storey housing blocks, says Minister of Housing Michael Lashley. http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14703144&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Fri, 09 May 2008 02:28:34 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14703144&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf This is the view of St Michael West-Central MP and back-bencher James Paul, who said the way Government dealt with this St Lucy land/tourism investment venture could "rewrite the circumstances under w... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14703150&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Fri, 09 May 2008 02:28:27 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14703150&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf EVEN the police are concerned about the traffic changes at the Wildey, St Michael triangle and have asked contractors 3S SRL to provide signage and better indicators along the route.And these should b... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14703149&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Fri, 09 May 2008 02:28:26 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14703149&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf , and head of the Fine Art Department at the Edna Manley School of the Visual and Performing Arts, Cecil Cooper, will deliver a lecture on his work and the works of Jamaican contemporary artists, at t... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14703148&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Fri, 09 May 2008 02:28:25 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14703148&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Chief marketing officer of the Barbados Light & Power (BL&P) Company, Stephen Worme, announced yesterday that large energy users such as ministerial offices, financial institutions, hotels, hospitals ... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14703147&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Fri, 09 May 2008 02:28:23 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14703147&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS): Barbados and China have pledged “to do more to enhance and develop tourism between the two countries and this should redound to (our) mutual interest.” Prime M... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14701581&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thu, 08 May 2008 23:25:46 -0400 Caribbean Net News http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14701581&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf SATIAGO, Chile: Latin America and the Caribbean received the record figure of almost US$106 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2007, due to regional economic growth and sustained global dem... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14697274&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thu, 08 May 2008 23:05:31 -0400 Caribbean Net News http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14697274&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf DaMarcus Beasley will return to Rangers after missing six months to injury The U.S. midfielder was injured during a UEFA Champions League contest Rangers meet Zenit St. Petersburg in the UEFA Cup fina... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14700903&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thu, 08 May 2008 21:31:53 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14700903&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Declaration of the Committee of Relatives of the Victims of the Bombing of the Civilian Airliner in Barbados On September 20th, 2001, when the generous and hard-working people of the United ... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14691261&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thu, 08 May 2008 13:15:06 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14691261&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf A former West Indian cricketer who was threatened with deportation has returned to his coaching job. Fast bowler Hartley Alleyne, 50, was told by the Home Office he would have to leave the UK despi... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14691262&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thu, 08 May 2008 13:15:02 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14691262&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thursday, May 08 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents pick-ed up a Berkeley family around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, during what immigration authorities called routine targeted enforcement ... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14691263&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thu, 08 May 2008 13:15:01 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14691263&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Despite the number of HIV/AIDS campaigns being run and the popular faces involved, a lot of men are still not heeding messages to condomise and women are being asked to use their alternative.HIV/AIDS ... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14680648&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thu, 08 May 2008 05:45:02 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14680648&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf HIV/AIDS advisor for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Carmeta Douglin told a two-day workshop at Amaryllis Hotel yesterday that the organisation would provide 7 000 second generation female ... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14680646&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thu, 08 May 2008 05:44:56 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14680646&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf TEACHERS ARE TENSE and concerned about their safety, according to several principals of primary schools across the island.This is after one of their colleagues was recently assaulted by a parent."Teac... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14680642&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thu, 08 May 2008 05:45:02 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14680642&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf BLACK STALIN, real name Leroy Calliste, will receive the Doctor of Letters (DLitt) award from the St Augustine Campus of the University of the West Indies in October. http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14680645&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thu, 08 May 2008 05:44:56 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14680645&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf is likely to increase with the introduction of videotaped confessions, Chief Justice Sir David Simmons said yesterday. Such confessions could rule out allegations of police beatings, of heads bein... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14680647&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thu, 08 May 2008 05:44:57 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14680647&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf PLAN is in the making for Barbados. It is being put together by Barbadian groups in the United States, Canada and Britain."It is still in the developmental stages," former chairman of the National... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14680644&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thu, 08 May 2008 05:44:55 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14680644&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf The occasion will be another of the town hall meetings being staged by the National Advisory Commission On Education (NACE). The sessions are open to everyone, as the widest possible participation is ... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14680643&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thu, 08 May 2008 05:44:53 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14680643&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf By FRED STURRUP, NG Associate Editor, frederick@nasguard.com, frobertsturrup@gmail.comA new forum has been put in place to focus particularly on the sports icons of the Caribbean. The brainchild of Al... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14679432&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thu, 08 May 2008 05:27:29 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14679432&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf The West Indies coach John Dyson is about to face his toughest assignment against the world champions, but he is confident of a strong performance against his former team. Dyson, who played 30 Tests ... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14681998&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thu, 08 May 2008 04:47:59 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14681998&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf After months of describing their situation as nothing more than a "friendship," despite various paparazzi photos of the two suggesting something deeper, the Barbados-born singer tells Elle magazine: "... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14681999&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thu, 08 May 2008 04:47:58 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14681999&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Organizers and participants of the first Caribbean Tourism Summit (ACTS) will tackle a behemoth and critical topic - the economic future of the Caribbean region - at their gathering in Washi... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14678452&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Thu, 08 May 2008 01:23:34 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14678452&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf singer has denied anything other than professional involvement with the rapper, who has mentored the 20-year-old singer since the early stages of her career. Dismissing the rumours, the Barbados-born... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14675344&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Wed, 07 May 2008 21:44:53 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14675344&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf SHANGHAI, China, April 30, 2008. Marriott International Hotels has announced the appointment of Andrew Houghton as Area Vice President for the Caribbean and Brazil. Andrew will be based in Weston, Flo... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14668646&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Wed, 07 May 2008 18:09:56 -0400 Hospitality Newswire http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14668646&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrating the best in international, regional and local gospel talent, this year's "Barbados Gospelfest -- AWESOME 2008," will be held from May 18th thr... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14671760&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Wed, 07 May 2008 17:51:29 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14671760&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Widely-renowned Caribbean hotelier, Randall Wilkie, has recently been appointed General Manager of Cobblers Cove, Barbados, one of the leading hotels in t... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14671759&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Wed, 07 May 2008 17:51:29 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14671759&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf My friend Julie insists that the perfect summer drink is a simple gin-and-tonic with a twist of lime. "On a hot day, it's light and refreshing. And see?" she points out as she holds up her drink so th... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14667749&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Wed, 07 May 2008 14:44:37 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14667749&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf News Archive Vancouver, BC, May 7, 2008--(T-Net)--Ondine Biopharma (TSX: OBP; AIM: OBP) today announced outcomes of its Canadian Multi-Center Gum Disease Trial using the Periowave photodisinfection ... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14667750&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Wed, 07 May 2008 14:44:34 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14667750&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf BELMOPAN, Belize: The Executive Director and the Senior Advisor of the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD), Jennifer Astaphan and Richard Maldavo respectively, visited Belize, ho... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14656867&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Wed, 07 May 2008 10:07:29 -0400 Caribbean Net News http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14656867&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf THANKS, but no thanks. That is farmer and social comentator Richard Hoad's response to the challenge issued, by means of an advertisement, to himself and Dr Frances Chandler to "return the lands at Va... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14658064&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Wed, 07 May 2008 09:13:51 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14658064&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf MINISTER of Housing and Lands Michael Lashley has threatened to compulsorily acquire property from any developer to ensure continued access to beaches by locals.Speaking in the House of Assembly yeste... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14658066&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Wed, 07 May 2008 09:13:55 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14658066&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf This was stated by Minister of Health Dr David Estwick in the House of Assembly yesterday as he introduced an amendment to the Hospital Bill which will enable him to appoint the members of the institu... http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14658065&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf Wed, 07 May 2008 09:13:54 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.barbadosnews.net/?rid=14658065&cat=c4b8d580569c8adf