A statement issued at the end of the review noted that Barbados’ wage bill rose to 10.3 percent of GDP, the highest in the region.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday December 16, 2013, CMC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has endorsed the decision by the Barbados government to sever 3,000 public servants and implement wage cuts next year.
An IMF team headed by Nicole Laframboise met with government officials, opposition legislators and representatives from the private sector, trade unions and academia as it conducted its 2013 Article IV consultation this week.
A statement issued at the end of the review on Friday noted that Barbados’ wage bill rose to 10.3 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the highest in the region. Continue reading →
The Dougla Defect – by Sara Bharrat
The Dougla Defect
15 Dec 2013 – Reproduced with permission from Sara Bharrat’s blog at http://sarabharrat.wordpress.com/
For Rochelle Etwaroo: the hybrid of two great people and a seed of hope.
Indian speaks to a Dougla woman about her Dougla baby
Indian: The baby getting nice now.
Now he complexion comin’ lil clear.
(Rochelle Etwaroo photo and testimony)
The Dougla Defect is evidence of Guyana’s ongoing Black and Indian war. It is a source of shame to both the Black and Indian man who insists on remaining entrenched in fear. They have both condemned the hybrid of themselves to that cold, cruel no man’s land that separates them.
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