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Diplomat says opportunities for local businesses in Kenya

Barbadian businesses are being urged to look for opportunities in Kenya from which they can increase revenue.High Commissioner of Barbados to Kenya Ambassador Alex McDonald told a lunchtime meeting of the Rotary Club of Barbados that there were tremendous opportunities in the capital, Nairobi, and the wider African continent, from which Bridgetown could benefit greatly.At the same time, he highlighted several steps being taken by Barbadian authorities to woo more visitors from Kenya and areas for cooperation, including in sport.He pointed to the size of Kenya and other countries which share the continent, noting that Barbados and Barbadian businesses had the opportunity to cash in. ....

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Threats to media freedom a reality - Barbados Today

The ability of journalists to report freely on matters of public interest is vital to any democracy.But threats to a free press are a sad reality, which international journalist Michael Holmes insisted is still impacting the profession across the board. The award-winning CNN journalist voiced his concern during the final meeting of the Rotary year held via Zoom last Thursday. Speaking to an audience that included the outgoing president of the Rotary Club of Barbados, Robin Ford, Holmes lamented that in a number of countries freedom of the press has already been eroded.“Including in this country, [the United States of America] where freedoms are being rolled back almost daily by the Supreme Court. . . What we are seeing now in the US is A - an erosion of the media’s ability to have government access and B - being able to report without fear of retribution. And there are efforts, there was a case at the Supreme Court that thankfully did not take up … a case involving New York Times ....

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