Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Sandy ''THE HURRICANE ''

Caribbean news


As all the people know I have a big tragedy in Jamaica last weekend the hurricane (Sandy) was doing for 1, 5 billion in damaged and her killed ten people in New York City and caused more than 30 billion in damage. The police officer from Barbados told they are very lucky because they don’t have any death and no extensive damage.  It is so close , lucky as we can.












Picture in Barbados ...

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Canada pledges more help to Jamaica

Canada pledges more help to Jamaica


Today Tuesday, October 23 the prime minister of jamaica Portia Simpson Miller meet with Canadian prime minister Steven Harper on where canada pledges to help out jamaica on get out of their economic troubles and to help them recover.
"Harper emphasised that Jamaica's best strategy is to grow its way out of the prevailing challenges and pledged to assist the country through trade, agriculture and investments in order to boost Jamaica's recovery". Said by harper, he just trying to have a good relationship with jamaica and to see them succeed in the economic world.

Monday, October 22, 2012

Bill and Hillary Clinton Visit Haiti's Industrial Park


This morning the Clintons landed in Northern Haiti to attend the inaugural opening of the industrial park. They are set to speak at the head of a delegation of foreign investors and a crowd of celebrities to showcase the centerpiece of the U.S. effort to help the country recover from the 2010 earthquake. The list of celebrities included Sean Penn, who has run his own aid effort in Haiti, was there, along with actor Ben Stiller, fashion designer Donna Karen and British business tycoon Richard Branson.

This industrial park sector was constructed with high hopes that it will rejuvenate the economic wellbeing of the state as well as create a new source of employment for citizens. Although Clinton has high hopes for this new project, some Haitians have a very different view and say the Caracol Industrial Park is just replicating failed efforts from the past and that it will benefit outsiders much more than Haitians. They also worry it will harm some of the few pieces of undamaged environment that still exist in Haiti.



Haitian Cholera Epidemic UPDATE

Children are among the most vulnerable in contracting the disease.
With a top US Cholera specialist having confirmed the source of the disease coming from U.N soldiers at the the Haitian-Nepalese U.N base, the U.N is in some serious hot water. Cholera was a disease that had not been present in Haiti since over a hundred years, but since the start of its recent outbreak it has killed almost 8000 people

There is now two sides to this Cholera battle that are in motion. U.N lawyers are facing piles of lawsuits from both Haitian victims and there families for compensation as well as the Haitian government. The claim from the victims alone totals a couple billion dollars.

One the other side of the fight, doctors and medics are scrambling in overcrowded hospitals and medic tents where they have patients spread out on the floors because of the lack of beds. The Dominican Republic is working together with the Haiti government to treat victims. Some 400 people have died in the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic deputy minister of public health has set an estimate of a 10-year fight to conquer the disease.

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Thursday, October 18, 2012

Markets to sell sweet potato fries


Markets to sell sweet potato fries

This article explains that they will have to Barbados sweet potatoes in their grocery by Christmas. A test facility has been developed for the production of fried and preliminary sampling runs in supermarkets. Armstrong Said there is a company who planted about 100 acres of potatoes per year. So it’s amazing number it almost 24 000 pounds of potatoes. This is really good for food security and the economy in Barbados they have not to imported potatoes from another’s place. It is a very good way for economics and this is protecting the food in Barbados. It will cost a good less expensive to buy potatoes for the consumer and if the cost is less expensive people buy more.

Monday, October 15, 2012

Fuega Cuban Festival Cancelled


Fuega Cuban Festival Cancelled

Another controversy within the United States and Cuban people has drawn a stir in Miami Florida. Reports say that the Cuban festival has been cancelled because it is home of extremist groups who are against the normalization of relations with the Carribean country. The festival organizers filled a lawsuit for compensation for the losses on cancelling the festival. Many star Cuban artists were schedualed to play until the it was cancelled perhaps  creating a violation of freedom of speech.

Source: Cuba en miami.com

http://cubaheadlines.com/2012/10/02/36281/trial_for_cancellation_of_cuban_music_festival_in_miami.html


Alan Gross`s Familly Urging him back home




The Alan Gross saga continues to affect directly Cuban and American politcaly maintaing its polar opposites in politcial thinking. The United States conclude that Alan is in urgent need of proper medical evalutation by modern medical standards released by his attorney Jared Genser. This politcal controversy has even reached to Alan Gross`s family where his wife Judy Gross quoted about the problem ``"President Castro, I beg you not to let my husband die on your watch. Your country claims to have such a wonderful health care system - yet why have your doctors misdiagnosed him and failed to order the right tests to determine what is actually happening? The statement by the United states also mentioned that the situation is urgent.  

The interesting thing about this dilema is that Cuba is known to have great medical care and have  a sense of pride in their  medical system that is free for all citizens. There  is something wrong to this dilema because there is two sides to the story. On the United States side they are saying that his medical condition is urgent and must be dealt with adequatly while Cuba on the other hand say he`s in top condition. Who`s telling the truth to this? Is Alan Gross actually dieing?. With these questions being left unanswerd this dilema is continuing to be a major roadblock in improving  political relations within the two  countries.


Alan and His wife
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/02/us-cuba-usa-contractor-idUSBRE89105X20121002 



Will Raul Castro as president improve US and Cuban relationship
50 years have gone by and the diffrrence in political system and relations between the United States and Cuba is still where it was at the start. Ever since the day came when Fidel Castro started the revoltion in Cuba, relations with the USA have been in disagreement. The US ideals of freedom and using capitalism whereas Cuba is the opposite where its communism. This opposite in ideals has created a feud between the countries for decades. When Fidel Castro gave complete power to his brother Raul Castro this marked the first change in Cuba`s presidency since the embargo. But how will this change affect the relationship between Cuba and the United States. On this recent article by CNN it mentions that  Raul has actually set the table to enter talks with the United States. "The table is set. If they want to discuss the problems of democracy, as they say, freedom of speech, human rights, the things they have invented for years, we will discuss them," he said. With statements like this one maybe we can hope for a better relationsip between Cuba and United States. Simply engaging in talks with eachother would be a step in the right direction. Who knows maybe a change in Cuba presedency will have a good impact on  relations which could lead to political progress. Raul stating that its open for discussion is that right step for a postitive relationship.

The Alan Gross story: How its affecting cuban and american relations

As I mentioned in my previous blog, relations between Cuba and the United States have been rather with no real improvement. Barrack Obama has said to try and improve the relationship and maybe one day remove the embargo between the US and Cuba. For anything like this to happen there is currently a roadblock for any more improvement and that is Alan Gross. Alan Gross is currently serving a 15 year imprisonment on charges for illegally setting up internet networks in Cuba under a US program that promotes political change on the communist island.
 For Alan Gross to reach freedom Cuba has hinted  that in exchange for him they would have to  receive five Cuban members who are currently imprisoned in the United States from a 2001 trial in Miami. Barack Obama has stated that this trade off is out of the question. This problem in relations with these two countries has created a letter sent to cuban president Raul Castro urging his release. This letter has been signed by 44 senators making it the strongest appeal yet by congress in the case of Alan Gross. If this Alan Gross situation doesn`t get resolved soon it will create a major obstacle in the improvement of this already un friendly relationship.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Lt. Col Trevor Browne States Why He Is Qualified To Be President of the Barbados Olympic Association

Lt. Col Trevor Browne States Why He Is Qualified To Be President of the Barbados Olympic Association

My article talks about Lt. Col. Trevor Browne States who is qualified to be the president of the Association of the Olympic Barbados and they denigrate absolutely nobody goes for it only says he is proud of the completion of 16 last years of Mr. Steve Stoute. He explains that operated like the undeniable talent of their youth and we also say that the climate is never read to perform the resource are there. Article says he lacks a lot of organization, management and leadership. Col Trevor Browne states say it may be the best candidate because it has the highest level of management training.

Is that it could be the next president of the Barbados Olympic Association?

Three to appear in court on drug charges

Three to appear in court on drug charges
We are not alone in Canada make several drug seizure this article on Barbados says he made ​​a blow by arresting three men, the first is Pedro Adrian Boucher, a 52-year-old painter second is Patrick Anderson, a 46-year-old fisherman and the last one is Vincentian, Delbert Randy Wynne, a 35-year-old carpenter. Three guys that not all lair of criminals but they are arrested for a sum of 817 pounds of cannabis which is about 2 million dollar is enormous. It is a very good thing for many Barbados less drug on this island.

Barbados - Politics, government, and taxation

Barbados - Politics, government, and taxation

This article explains the workings of government in Barbados and politic on taxes. Summary in the country has a parliamentary electoral systems and British. The left of Labor in Barbados won the elections went against the Democratic Labor in 1994 and also 1999.Il also explained that the government has a very big impact on the economy in the recession example in 1980 he has cut workers 8 percent public workers to cut state spending. Subsequently in 1997 there was a big change for taxes with the introduction of value added tax (VAT) to replace 11 different of direct taxation and for finish the government of Barbados is very active he encouraged foreign investment of tourism and for the informatics .

The political economy of food and agriculture in the Caribbean

The political economy of food and agriculture in the Caribbean
 In this article he explains that the food industry decline and attempts to resolve why they are not capable of resuscitation. After socio economic studies we focus on Barbados Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. In political decision Strategies for Increasing They use food and agricultural products are suggested. And they explain that if they take care of the food that would increase the economy.

Barbados to construct new cruise terminal


My article explains that the Minister of Barbados wants to build a new cruise terminal and it would be over a period of 2 years. The Minister explained that there wants it remained interesting cruises in the industry they would have a bigger cruise terminal. He explains that this project will cost about 300 000 million they hope that this will greatly increased tourism.
 It is going a good investisment?
is what it will be good for the economy in Barbados?

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Basic, infant schools now receiving Crayons Count learning kits


Basic, infant schools now receiving Crayons Count learning kits

Tuesday, October 09, 2012

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Basic--infant-schools-now-receiving-Crayons-Count-learning-kits_12724070

The Crayons Count initiative last week started making good on its promise to supply a standard set of learning tools to all basic and infant schools across Jamaica that have applied for registration with the Early Childhood Commission.

The national bank company gave crayons to 2500 schools, most of the school in Jamaica had received they kit today with fulled of crayons and educational toys. The kids were so happy and the people of Jamaica are so grateful of the action of the national back.

Holness lashes gov't on crime


Holness lashes gov't on crime


Opposition Leader Andrew Holness has blasted the Government on its handling of crime, arguing that Jamaicans are now fearful that the country will return to the runaway crime rate of the 1990s.

He states that families are scared to send their children on the street because of the crimes happening in Jamaica, rape or either turning the kids into gang members. Also the businessman are worried that they cannot do business in the country because of the cost of the security of their business is too much.

He also argues that the government has lost control of the momentum of fighting in crimes, the crime rate are going up, and the gang are starting to resemble again he ask what's their position on that and what are they going to do to prevent it?

Seaga says 1980 victory was the prize


Seaga says 1980 victory was the prize



Former prime minister of Jamaica  Edward Seaga was the longest person in parliament in history, he was prime minister for 45 years(1962-2005). He states that the most memeroble event of his political life was winning the 1980 General Election, the reason why Seaga states " "Because it changed Jamaica's history, and had it not been for that change I don't know where we may have been in terms of the future of this country," he said yesterday"


1980 will always be remembered for several other reasons, as it was regarded as the bloodiest election in Jamaica's history, and it probably marked the only the time the Jamaican electorate was ever faced with such a clear-cut ideological choice between socialism and capitalism.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Cuba - Usa political relations

Cuba- USA Relations at a standstill

Ever since 1959 when Fidel Castro assumed power of the cuban government, relations with the United States has been at a standstill. The status between the two countries has been virtually non existant where the United States have had minimal communication with the country just south of Florida. Reasons for this political conflict between the two countries vary. The first issue mentioned in the article below is the difference on human rights violations. Cuba and the United States simply dont agree with many human rights issues considering their differences in political models. The likelihood of these countries retaining diplomatic relations is minimal and most likely  will  not see it get better in the near future.
Simon Winquist

Link to source : http://www.cfr.org/cuba/us-cuba-relations/p11113