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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, 29 de septiembre de 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

La planificación está muy avanzada para la cuadragésima primera Asamblea General Anual (AGM) de Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA) que se realizará entre el 10 y 12 de octubre en el Hilton Barbados. La CSA es la voz de la industria naviera de la región y un importante foro regional donde se discuten temas pertinentes al crecimiento y desarrollo de la industria naviera caribeña.

Plans are well underway for the Caribbean Shipping Association’s (CSA) 41^st Annual General Meeting (AGM) next month, October 10 -12 at the Hilton Barbados. The CSA is the voice of the region's shipping industry and a major regional forum in which matters relevant to the growth and development of Caribbean shipping are discussed.

Government has embarked on plans to reform the cruise facilities in Barbados for the country to remain relevant and capitalise on the opportunities available from cruise tourism.

Even though the Barbados Port Inc. remains a highly rated shipping gateway, there are plans in place to make it even better.

The Combermere School Hockey teams are off to an intensive one-week sports camp hosted by Exsportise Sports Academy at the Clayesmore School in Dorset Uk.

Barbados Port Inc. has done it again!

For the second consecutive year, Barbados has captured the Novaport Cup.

Just under 50 secondary school boys taking part in the Life Skills Programme of Supreme Counseling for Personal Development have been urged to help rebuild the standards of young males across the island.

Barbados Port Inc. footballers outshone Barbados Light & Power, defeating that team 4 – 1 in their friendly inaugural Anniversary football match last Friday at the Bridge Field playing field.

Members of the local medical fraternity are calling for dedicated public diabetic clinics in Barbados.

Plans are underway to reduce the economic burden that diabetic foot conditions are having on the government of Barbados. So says Dr. Ingrid Cumberbatch, Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health. She was speaking at the recently concluded Step-by Step programme, held at the headquarters of the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO).

The Barbados Port Inc, is committed to the educational development of young people in Barbados.

So says Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Port Inc., David Jean-Marie, as he addressed the delegates of public and private primary and secondary schools and other officials who attended the launch of the Port’s 50^th Anniversary Primary and Secondary Schools Essay Competition.

The Party stand came alive on Friday, May 6, as management and staff of the Barbados Port Inc. commemorated their 50^th Anniversary with a karaoke session and quiz, entitled 'Propa Port Quiz.'