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Stuart’s stewardship under review

There has been no changing of the guard in Barbados. The Prime Minister and Minister of Finance is still the Hon. David Thompson. He is on leave and I am acting as Prime Minister as I have done on numerous occasions since January 2008. – Acting Prime Minister Freundel Stuart at the annual conference of the ruling Democratic Labour Party, Sunday, August 22, 2010.

Supporting role for the private sector

Although Caribbean Community (Caricom) governments, Barbados’ included, must remain in the driver’s seat of the region’s health care delivery system, the private sector must be a key partner in the provision of care.

Caribbean climate change costs could climb

GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands - A study by the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) has found that regional countries can expect annual losses of six per cent of their gross domestic product (GDP) as a result of climate change.

Caribbean Storm Damage Costs May Increase by 50% Along With Global Warming

Climate change may add 50 percent to the storm damage costs incurred by some Caribbean nations over the next two decades, said Swiss Reinsurance Co ., the world’s second-largest re-insurer.

Headboy and deputy do school proud in CXC exam

There seems to be no mountain too high for Akib Jordan to climb.