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Tourism, by definition, brings people together. Community tourism cements relationships at the grassroots level

#BTColumn – CARICOM governance review Article by May 8, 2021 Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today Inc. by Dr. Basil Springer “If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honored, all rejoice together with it.” – 1 Corinthians 12:26 CARICOM, a commendable resource base of 18 former British colonies, Haiti and Suriname with 18 million people...

#BTColumn – The CARICOM economy (Part 2) Article by May 2, 2021 Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today Inc. by Luke 13:6-9 Last week, a regular reader of my column, in noting the relatively weak average 2019 GDP per capita CARICOM performance when compared with selected countries, passionately shared this observation: CARICOM is a large bureaucratic financial black hole l...

April 25, 2021 Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today Inc. by Dr. Basil Springer “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” – Jeremiah 29:11 The future of the CARICOM economy will be addressed in two successive columns. 1 gives a historical synopsis of the CARICOM environment, strategic economic co...

February 21, 2021 Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today. by Dr. Basil Springer The Caribbean is a multicultural, multiethnic, multireligious, multilingual region. The Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM-1973) was initially a group of former British colonies. Today, CARICOM’s membership and associate membership includes Suriname, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. The isla...

#BTColumn – Out of crisis comes opportunity Article by February 14, 2021 Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today. by Dr. Basil Springer “We know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” – Romans 8:28 My parents were born in 1914 at the beginning of the first World War. My father sojou...

#BTColumn – Staycation packages Article by January 23, 2021 Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today. by Dr. Basil Springer “Say to him: Long life to you! Good health to you and your household! And good health to all that is yours!” – 1 Samuel 25:6 In our routine day-to-day activities, physical well-being can be nurtured through a balanced mix of (1) good nutrition – e...