Easter is much more than just flying kites – by Francis Quamina Farrier
Francis Quamina Farrier
“Let’s go fly a kite”, from the heart-warming musical “Mary Poppins”, is one of those sweet songs of yesteryear, when the air was clean and flying by aeroplane was so much less stressful, and to go kite flying did not expose you to injury and even death. Kite flying is done in many countries around the world; from America, to Australia, Britain, Canada, Denmark, France, Haiti, Japan, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Italy, Singapore and South Africa among many others.
However, unlike Guyana, kite flying is not done at Easter time in many of those countries. For example, in India, kite flying is engaged in during their Independence Day celebrations, which is on August 15. Continue reading
Cut Wages, Not Jobs, Caribbean Economist Advises Barbados
Cut Wages, Not Jobs, Caribbean Economist Advises Barbados
CARIBBEAN360APRIL 11, 2017 – from Barbados Today
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday April 11, 2017 – It’s a recommendation that will not sit well with trade unions in Barbados. But a noted Caribbean economist is recommending that the Freundel Stuart administration reduce public sector wages to help deal with the country’s economic problems.
This, according to Marla Dukharan, would be a better alternative to further reducing the workforce.
Presenting an outlook of the Barbados economy in the April 2017 RBC Caribbean Economic Report, Dukharan pointed to the high public service payroll, as well as grants to state agencies and high interest payments as some of the challenges facing Government, which has yet to find an answer to the struggling economy. Continue reading →
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