Published 10 December 2021
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PM says Gov’t prepared to intervene as food prices rise
Article by Sandy Dean
The social partners are set to return to another round of talks on Friday to hammer out an action plan to tackle rising food prices, amid fears of shortages triggered by the slowdown in the global supply chain.
Published 8 December 2021
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WRITTEN BY: LATONYA LINTON
PM Announces New Measures To Contain COVID-19
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (December 7), announced changes to the measures aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The new measures will become effective on December 10 and end on January 14, 2022.
Published 8 December 2021
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Barbados PM named UN’s 2021 ‘Champions of the Earth’
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations has named Barbados’ Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, among four women for its 2021 “Champions of the Earth” awards.
The others are The Sea Women of Melanesia, from Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands; Ugandan scientist Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka; and Maria Kolesnikova, an entrepreneur from the Kyrgyz Republic.
Published 8 December 2021
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Barbados defends decision to enter medicinal marijuana industry
The Barbados government has defended the decision to transition from sugar cane to medicinal marijuana indicating that the sugar industry was no longer generating the type of foreign currency expected.
Published 7 December 2021
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SOURCE: CMC- Former Prime Minister PJ Patterson says the removal of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as the head of state in Jamaica cannot wait on a full review of the constitution.
