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Article by July 24, 2021
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by Hyacinth Greenidge
Three of the most precious elements of a thriving democracy are the freedom of expression, the freedom of association and the freedom of movement. These are rights which Barbadians would do well to protect and not allow their political alliances to cloud their judgement when they see these rights being usurped.
The advent of COVID-19 has seen the curtailment or denial of the right of association and movement by Government under managed circumstances, as a means to fight against the spread of the coronavirus. I support this Government’s efforts to fight the pandemic and if certain restrictions of these rights are necessary and permissible by law, then I am completely supportive of the Mia Mottley administration.
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June 10, 2021
A University of the West Indies (UWI) senior official says it should come as no surprise the continued exodus of many of the region’s “brightest and best” young achievers.
The Most Honourable Professor Eudine Barriteau, the retiring principal and Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Cave Hill Campus of the UWI, said the Caribbean had “always been a very migratory space” where people from different islands moved around in search of a better way of life.
However, she warned that the avenues for average Caribbean residents to migrate to the industrialised nations such as the United States and Britain, to improve their lives, were closing.
Officials advocate for more resilient economies
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by Marlon Madden
Several leading officials in their industries have agreed that greater consideration must be given to the link between the health sector and the economy as government seeks to rebuild from the devastation caused by the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic.
Economist Dr Justin Ram insisted that the time had come to move away from wanting to “build back better” to first acknowledging that the island was vulnerable to natural disasters, diseases and virus and “build forward” by building a more resilient economy.
While commending the Mia Mottley administration for its healthy international reserves at the start of the pandemic last year March, Ram said a part of building a resilient economy would be to have buffers in place to better assist individuals and businesses in the event of a future pandemic or disaster.