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Caribbean State Posture, Merchant Capital and the Export Services Option
Third World Quarterly, Vol 23, No 4, pp 725–751, 2002 At whose service? Caribbean state posture, merchant capital and the export services option DON D MARSHALL ABSTRACT Elite planners in the Eastern Caribbean sub-region pin their hopes of economic viability on tourism, a vibrant offshore financial (and other) services sector and an increase in export activity from companies operating out of industrial parks. Framed against the perception of an inevitable globalisation process underway, with limitations posed to high-level or diversified manu- facturing, power holders have sought to concentrate on the promotion of ‘export services’ as a viable cover against new competitive challenges. This article argues, however, that this state of affairs betrays a crisis-of-mission within the ruling class on how to reconstruct political economies marked by the hegemony of merchant capital. Rather than a move towards what are globally the most remunerative factors of production—high-level manufacturing and services—a rather curious consensus has emerged which proclaims a solid future for export services without roots and/or ganglia to local manufacturing. The success of such an ‘export services’ model anywhere in the Eastern Caribbean will not turn as much on the quality of human resources as it will on overcoming the short- term horizon of local politicians, and the low-risk predilections of the wealthy planter–merchant elite. The latter’s conscious ‘opt out’ strategy on the question of manufacturing diversity has made for a strikingly conservative enterprise culture. More specifically, merchant capitalist societies like those in the Eastern Caribbean insufficiently display the sociocultural attributes required for the creation of high-level services: innovation-mediated risk, research and develop- ment competence, and affinities to industrial processes and networks. -
Barbados Advocate
Established October 1895 See inside Monday March 22, 2021 $1 VAT Inclusive NUPW MAKING STRIDES DURING PANDEMIC PRESIDENT of the National McDowall told those in atten- The NUPW head also re- we continue to work on for our care that we will be able to push Union of Public Workers dance, “We vigorously negoti- vealed that there is now a pol- members. past this moment in our his- (NUPW), Akanni McDowall ated with government to ensure icy put forward by the union “We remain firm in our re- tory... I wish to reiterate that says the union has accom- that the BOSS program was that provides the framework for solve to fight injustices perpe- we remain focused as an objec- plished a lot, even more so voluntary and not forced as flexible working arrangements trated against our membership. tive of representing the inter- in the context of the pan- originally proposed. We have and working from at home. Because quality representation ests of our membership.” demic. been able to make some head- “High on the agenda moving for our workers is our goal, and He gave the assurance that He was delivering brief re- way in improving the lives of forward is a discussion about delivering equality for all is our as the NUPW enters its 76th marks at the St. George Parish public servants by ensuring our altering the senior public serv- defining purpose as a union.We year, it will continue to grow church yesterday as the NUPW public officers were appointed. ice posts and the implications must also continue to be each and adapt to meet the changing starts its week of activities to We are still in the process of ad- for public officers. -
Barbados Archives Department FINDING
Barbados Archives Department RECORDS OF THE BARBADOS SYNAGOGUE RESTORATION PROJECT (BSRP) FINDING AID Prepared by Amalia S. Levi Revised: February 2017 1 Contents IDENTITY STATEMENT ................................................................................................................................... 4 CONTEXT ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 CONTENT AND STRUCTURE .......................................................................................................................... 5 CONDITIONS OF ACCESS AND USE ................................................................................................................ 7 ALLIED MATERIALS ........................................................................................................................................ 7 DESCRIPTION CONTROL ................................................................................................................................ 9 CONTROLLED ACCESS HEADINGS (LCSH) ...................................................................................................... 9 DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................................... 10 SUB-COLLECTION 1: PHASE I – NIDHE ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE RESTORATION ........................................... 10 SERIES 1.01: SYNAGOGUE RESTORATION PROCESS .......................................................................... -
Development Aid and Higher Education in Africa: the Need for More Effective Partnerships Between African Universities and Major American Foundations
CODESRIA Bulletin, Nos 1 & 2, 2012 Page 1 Editorial ODESRIA entered the year 2012 with a new Diaspora. Rabat also confirmed a trend that began earlier Executive Committee, a new President and a on; the General Assembly is becoming a great scientific Cnew Vice President, all of whom were elected attraction for scholars around the world. The debates on during the 13th General Assembly of the Council held in climate change, global knowledge divides, higher December 2011 in Rabat, Morocco. The new President education leadership, the "Arab Spring" / "African is Professor Fatima Harrak of the Institute of African Awakening", China-Africa relations, land grabbing, the Studies, Mohammad V Souissi University in Rabat, and future of multilateralism, the meaning of pan Africanism the Vice-President is Prof. Dzodzi Tshikata of the today, international migrations, and other major issues University of Ghana, Legon. The full list of members of were extremely rich, as can be seen in the summary of the new Executive Committee follows this editorial. the report of the General Assembly published in this issue As the 13th President of CODESRIA, Prof. Harrak took of the Bulletin. The full report will also soon be published. over from Prof. Sam Moyo of the Africa Institute of Most of the 200 or so papers presented at the Assembly Agrarian Studies in Harare. CODESRIA, with the are already on the CODESRIA website, and revised guidance of the Executive Committee, achieved quite a versions will be published in special issues of CODESRIA lot, including the launching of new research and policy journals and in the Book Series, as a way of extending dialogue initiatives, the publication of many good books the debates that started in Rabat to the wider scholarly and the launching of a new journal of social science community. -
The History of Political Independence and Its Future
The Time of Sovereignty: The History of Political Independence and its Future Dr. Richard Drayton Monday, November 28, 2016 Frank Collymore Hall Tom Adams Financial Centre It is a great honour, pleasure and privilege to give the Sir Winston Scott Memorial Lecture of the Central Bank of Barbados. It is particularly moving to me to look out at this crowd of 500 and see so many people I have known for over forty years, and in particular so many of the elders who formed me. I am conscious that my predecessors include such senior figures in the history of economics as Ernst Schumacher and the Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz and such deans of Caribbean intellectual life as Rex Nettleford and Gordon Rohlehr. I am particularly humbled, as a Barbadian, to give this 41st Lecture as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the independence of Barbados. (Clearly, Rihanna was unavailable). I came to this island from Guyana only as a boy of 8. So it was not from hazard of birth but mature choice that I joined you in citizenship. I take no second place to the birth right Bajan in my love for this rock in which my roots are tangled with yours for all time. Our 50th anniversary is a joyful occasion. It is at the same time as a sobering one, when one reflects on the generations of ancestors, living and dying under conditions of the most extraordinary inhumanity, who made our presence today possible. If this Golden Jubilee celebration has any meaning, we need to remember why we sought political sovereignty. -
The National Strategic Plan of Barbados 2005-2025
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM In plenty and in time of need When this fair land was young Our brave forefathers sowed the seed From which our pride is sprung, A pride that makes no wanton boast Of what it has withstood That binds our hearts from coast to coast - The pride of nationhood. Chorus: We loyal sons and daughters all Do hereby make it known These fields and hills beyond recall Are now our very own. We write our names on history’s page With expectations great, Strict guardians of our heritage, Firm craftsmen of our fate. The Lord has been the people’s guide For past three hundred years. With him still on the people’s side We have no doubts or fears. Upward and onward we shall go, Inspired, exulting, free, And greater will our nation grow In strength and unity. 1 1 The National Heroes of Barbados Bussa Sarah Ann Gill Samuel Jackman Prescod Can we invoke the courage and wisdom that inspired and guided our forefathers in order to undertake Charles Duncan O’neal the most unprecedented Clement Osbourne Payne and historic transformation in our economic, social and physical landscape since independence in Sir Hugh Springer 1966? Errol Walton Barrow Sir Frank Walcott Sir Garfield Sobers Sir Grantley Adams 2 PREPARED BY THE RESEARCH AND PLANNING UNIT ECONOMIC AFFAIRS DIVISION MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS GOVERNMENT HEADQUARTERS BAY STREET, ST. MICHAEL, BARBADOS TELEPHONE: (246) 436-6435 FAX: (246) 228-9330 E-MAIL: [email protected] JUNE, 2005 33 THE NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN OF BARBADOS 2005-2025 FOREWORD The forces of change unleashed by globalisation and the uncertainties of international politics today make it imperative for all countries to plan strategically for their future. -
Retailers Encouraged to Keep Prices Down
Established October 1895 It’s red…red…red! Monday March 16, 2020 $1 VAT Inclusive RETAILERS ENCOURAGED TO KEEP PRICES DOWN AS the COVID-19 virus spreads throughout the world, a local government minister is not only urging Barbadians not to panic, but is putting the case to retailers and wholesalers in this country not to jack up their prices. Minister of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce, Dwight Sutherland issued the appeal while speaking to The Barbados Advocate yesterday morning, on the sidelines of a service at Love and Light Ministries, which is based at the St. George Secondary School, to mark World Consumer Rights Day. Sutherland noted that while Barbados remained virus free, with the spread of the novel coronavirus in the Caribbean, persons living here have been stocking up on goods including hand sanitisers and other disinfecting products, which he ad- mitted has resulted in such items being in short supply. However, the Commerce Minister says stock is on its way and he is hopeful that no exorbitant prices will be charged when those items reach here. “We believe the way to address this is to have consultation with the With concerns growing about the novel coronavirus, the congregation at Love and Light Ministries, linked arms instead of stakeholders and involve the retailers holding hands during yesterday’s service. Here, Dwight Sutherland (right), Minister of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and suppliers. There is a tendency in the and Commerce, links arms with Co-Pastor, Kathyann Harewood. international world for people to engage in price gouging; we have not seen it here and the Barbados Chamber of Commerce protect the consumer. -
Presidentes América Central
Presidentes | América Central BARBADOS La isla de Barbados se encuentra ubicada entre el Mar Caribe y el Océano Atlántico. Está dentro del grupo de las antillas menores que formar un arco insular. Es uno de los paí- ses más desarrollados de América, luego de Estados Unidos y Canadá. SISTEMA DE GOBIERNO La isla se ha convertido en una nación independiente en 1966. Los dos principales par- tidos políticos son: Partido Laborista de Barbados (BLP) y Partido Laborista Democrático (DLP). Han permanecido en el poder alternativamente. Llaro Court. El sistema de gobierno está basado en una monarquía constitucional con dos La isla se ha cámaras: el Senado con 21 representantes, y la Asamblea Legislativa con 28. Los convertido en una integrantes de ambas cámaras son elegidos por medio del sufragio universal por un período de cinco años. La Reina Isabel II es la jefa de estado, un Gobernador General nación independiente representa su poder. Al frente del poder ejecutivo está el Primer Ministro. en 1966. 144 www.elbibliote.com Presidentes | América Central ÚLTIMOS GOBERNADORES GENERALES Gobernadores Períodos Sir Arleigh Winston Scott (1967-1976) Sir Deighton Lisle Ward (1976-1984) Sir Hugh Springer (1984-1990) Dame Nita Barrow (1990-1995) Sir Denys Williams (1995-196) Sir Cliff ord Husbands 1996 (1996-) ÚLTIMOS PRIMEROS MINISTROS Primeros Ministros Períodos Errol Walton Barrow 1966 – 1966 (1966) Tom Adams 1976 – 1985 (1976-1985) Bernard St. John 1985 – 1986 (1985-1986) Errol Walton Barrow 1986 – 1987 (1986-1987) Erskine Sandiford 1987 – 1994 (1987-1994) Owen Arthur 1994 – 2008 (1994-2008) David Th ompson 2008 – 2010 (2008-2010) Freundel Stuart 2010 – actualidad (2010-) GOBERNADORES GENERALES SIR ARLEIGH WINSTON SCOTT Período de Mandato: 1967 – 1976 Realizó sus estudios en la Escuela Giles Boys, más tarde se cambió al prestigioso colegio Harrison College donde realizó sus estudios secundarios. -
Writing Instruction for Jamaican University Students: a Case for Moving Beyond the Rhetoric of Transparent Disciplinarity at the University of the West Indies, Mona
A History of Writing Instruction for Jamaican University Students: A Case for Moving beyond the Rhetoric of Transparent Disciplinarity at The University of the West Indies, Mona Item Type text; Electronic Dissertation Authors Milson-Whyte, Vivette Ruth Publisher The University of Arizona. Rights Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. Download date 01/10/2021 13:08:00 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194079 A HISTORY OF WRITING INSTRUCTION FOR JAMAICAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: A CASE FOR MOVING BEYOND THE RHETORIC OF TRANSPARENT DISCIPLINARITY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, MONA by Vivette Milson-Whyte __________________________ A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the ENGLISH DEPARTMENT In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN RHETORIC, COMPOSITION, AND THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH In the Graduate College THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 2008 2 THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA GRADUATE COLLEGE As members of the Dissertation Committee, we certify that we have read the dissertation prepared by Vivette Milson-Whyte entitled “A History of Writing Instruction for Jamaican University Students: A Case for Moving beyond the Rhetoric of Transparent Disciplinarity at The University of the West Indies, Mona” and recommend that it be accepted as fulfilling the dissertation requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English. ________________________________________________________ Date: 9 April 2008 Thomas P. -
Sir Hugh Springer
Presidentes | América Central SIR DEIGHTON LISLE WARD Período de Mandato: 1976 - 1984 Se graduó del Colegio Harrison en Bridgetown. Su carrera política comenzó en 1958 cuando fue uno de los candidatos del Partido Laboral de Barbados, en esa oportunidad ganaron cuatro de los cinco escaños de la Cámara de Representantes del Parlamento Federal de Barbados. Colegio Harrison. Entre 1976 y 1984 Deighton Ward ocupó el cargo de Gobernador General. Fue nombrado Caballero de la Grand Cross de la Orden Real Victoriana y también fue Caballero de Saint Michael y Saint George. SIR HUGH SPRINGER Período de mandato: 1984 - 1990 Estudió leyes en el Inner Temple, en London. En lo que respecta a su carrera política, fue reconocido como un excelente administrador. Fue el primer Secretario General de la Unión de trabajadores de Barbados entre 1940 a 1947. Ese año se fue de Barbados para ocupar el cargo de Secretario de universidad de West Indies en Jamaica. Tuvo una larga carrera como profesional: Fue miembro de la Cámara de la Asamblea. Secretario General del Partido Laboral. Gobernador Interino. Sir Hugh Springer. Comandante en Jefe de Barbados. Director de Commonwealth Education Liaison Unit. 147 Presidentes | América Central Secretario General de la Commonwealth. Secretario General de la Asociación de Universidades de la Commonwealth. Sus habilidades administrativas benefi ciaron la Liga Sus habilidades administrativas benefi ciaron la Liga Progresista, en la misma se desempeñó como Secretario General y creo una sección económica de registros. En Progresista. 1944, fue nombrado miembro del Comité Ejecutivo. West Indies University. En 1946, se hizo responsable de la educación, del Departamento Jurídico, de la Agri- cultura y la Pesca. -
Cavehill Uwi Report 2006.Pdf
C o n t e n t s Chairman’s Statement ..............................3 Principal’s Report .....................................5 Teaching and Learning ...........................21 Research and Development ...................28 Publications ............................................31 Student News .........................................33 Administrators of the Campus ...............36 Members of Campus Council ................37 Campus Management ............................38 Financial Summary .................................41 Outreach – University and Campus .......43 Outreach – Faculties and Departments ..44 Campus Events ......................................47 Saluting Achievement .............................49 Recognition ................................................... 51 Statistics (charts) ....................................54 Benefactors ............................................64 International Visitors ...............................67 “[This] Report points to success in our efforts to open up access to larger numbers of those seeking entry to our Campus; it speaks of important expansion and innovation in programming; the provision of enhanced student amenities; improvements to the physical infrastructure and administrative procedures; and the development of a graduate studies and research agenda tailored to regional development needs.” The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus ANNUAL REPORT 2006 Chairman’s Statement The Cave Hill Campus’ Annual Report 2005-2006 In a dynamic and competitive global educational -
Cleviston Haynes: Debt Exchange
Central Bank of Barbados Tom Adams Financial Centre, Spry Street, Bridgetown P.O. Box 1016 Telephone: (246) 436-6870 : Fax. (246) 436-7836 E-Mail Address: [email protected] Website: www.centralbank.org.bb Remarks by Mr. Cleviston Haynes Governor, Central Bank of Barbados at “Debt Exchange – Risks and Opportunities: Leveraging the Jamaican Experience” Courtney Blackman Grande Salle Thursday, November 15, 2018 On behalf of the Management and staff of the Central Bank, I welcome everyone to this workshop, which is geared towards sharing insights on the functioning of the money and capital markets in the aftermath of the restructuring of Barbados’ domestic debt. I take this opportunity to thank NCB Capital Markets Barbados Limited for its willingness to share with us their experience and knowledge gained from the Jamaica Debt restructuring exercise in 2013. On June 1, 2018, the newly-elected administration announced the unprecedented decision that Barbados had decided to suspend the servicing of commercial foreign debt payments and restructure both domestic and external debt. The purpose was to limit foreign reserves outflows, while securing meaningful and gradual debt reduction, thereby reducing financing needs and restoring debt sustainability. The subsequent launch of a comprehensive domestic debt restructuring exercise on September 7 2018, as a critical component of the Barbados Economic Recovery Transformation (BERT) Programme, achieved near unanimous acceptance of the debt exchange proposals, with 97% participation by creditors. The terms of the new instruments involve some sacrifice by all bondholders, as Government seeks to balance the fiscal imperatives, including anchoring the BERT programme through a reduction in the debt-to-GDP ratio to 60% by 2033, against the need to preserve financial stability and protect the long-term interests of small bondholders.