The government on Tuesday announced plans to introduce a ‘patent box’ regime aimed at encouraging research, development and innovation. A patent box is a tax incentive that allows companies to …
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Thorne questions benefit, impact of corporate tax reform bill
by Ryan Gilkesby Ryan GilkesIn a sweeping attack on the Mia Mottley administration’s handling of the economy, Leader of the Opposition Ralph Thorne has raised concerns about the clarity and transparency of the government’s …
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The transit industry has expressed fears it could miss the 2030 transition to 100 per cent renewable energy, slamming the prime minister’s year-old pledge of a $3 million loan facility …
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Expert says Cybercrime Bill not in touch with progressive jurisprudence
by Sandy Deaneby Sandy DeaneSome sections of the Cybercrime Bill 2024 are outdated, redundant and not in step with current technological developments or progressive jurisprudence, cybersecurity expert Niel Harper told Monday’s meeting of the …
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A critic of the government’s controversial cybercrime legislation has suggested it could infringe on fundamental freedoms, including free speech and expression. Reverend Ferdinand Nicholls told the Joint Select Committee examining …
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Four months after Dr Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon, the former chief of the Caribbean Development Bank, was sent on administrative leave over a series of unexplained allegations, the prime minister of …
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Child Care Board to get additional workers this year to better serve children
Several posts requested by the Child Care Board will soon be filled and, according to Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Kirk Humphrey, it will make a significant difference …
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Bring the hard data! That was the challenge thrown out to the government by Opposition Senator Tricia Watson regarding the benefits from the previous Cricket World Cups staged here, and …
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Scores of Barbados Labour Party (BLP) supporters converged on Barclays Park on the East Coast Road on Monday to celebrate the 86th anniversary of the Rt Excellent Sir Grantley Adams …
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Thorne assures the internal conflict will be resolved
by Shamar Bluntby Shamar BluntOpposition Leader Ralph Thorne on Thursday ended the practice of a shadow Cabinet in the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), unveiling instead “research and policy teams” that will be tasked to …