Barbados

Court quashes Barbados' port fingerprint plans

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados July 2, 2016 - (CMC) — The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed plans by the Government to introduce fingerprinting at ports of entry.

July 2, 2016
Published in Justice

Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Attorney General, Diane Campbell

Barbados Government to implement Arms Trade Treaty

The Barbados Government is moving swiftly ahead with the implementation of a global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) which was ratified last year and is aimed at preventing the illicit trade in conventional arms.

June 11, 2016
Published in Caribbean

Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart says money laundering, cyber-crimes and cross border criminal activity are among the greatest threats to the security of the Caribbean region.

PM Stuart worried about regional security threats

CHRIST CHURCH, Barbados, June 8, 2016 - Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart says money laundering, cyber-crimes and cross border criminal activity are among the greatest threats to the security of the Caribbean region.

June 8, 2016
Published in Caribbean

Barbados surprised at EU blacklisting — PM

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart Monday described as “unfair and unwarranted”, the decision last year by the European Commission to blacklist a number of Caribbean countries, including his own, as uncooperative tax jurisdictions.

May 10, 2016
Published in Caribbean

CARICOM Heads of Government and representatives of Heads attending the Opening Ceremony of the 36th Regular CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting, Thursday.

Leaders of the Caribbean Community meet in Barbados

Leaders of the Caribbean Community, CARICOM are meeting in Barbados at their annual Summit and will look at a number of issues commanding their attention at this time.

July 3, 2015
Published in Caribbean

Prime Minister Represents Jamaica at CARICOM Meeting in Barbados

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is leading Jamaica’s delegation to the 36th Regular Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, which takes place in Barbados from tomorrow, Thursday, July 2 to Saturday, July 4.

July 3, 2015
Published in Caribbean

Barbados’ Minister of International Business Donville Inniss. (Photo: Barbados Today)

Barbados to fight EU over placement on tax haven list

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday June 21, 2015 – The Government of Barbados is not happy with being placed on the European Union’s list of the world’s worst tax havens and plans to fight.

June 22, 2015
Published in Caribbean

Scotia Bank shifts its T&T and JA shareholdings to Barbados

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA in Canada is pulling all its nearly 90 million shares in Scotia Bank Trinidad and Tobago as well as its shareholdings in Scotia Group Jamaica Limited and moving them to a subsidiary in Barbados.

March 24, 2015
Published in Business & Economy

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