While describing the Value Added Tax (VAT) as a regressive and high tax in Latin America and the Caribbean, the World Bank has suggested that some Central American countries could …
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Government and business officials in Barbados and other regional states are being urged to ramp up their efforts to build more resilient economies. The call came as one of the …
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Barbados reap sweets from lifting of travel protocols
by dawneparrisby dawneparrisThe Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) has pointed to an increase in visitors to Barbados since the lifting of COVID-19 travel restrictions last month as an example of the …
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A recent study has shown that consumers have sometimes been short changed when shopping in supermarkets and markets, while businesses were found to have underpriced items in other instances. However, …
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One of the oldest calls from businesses in the tourism industry could soon be answered if all goes according to plan for a programme that will make it easier for …
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The European Commission has invited comments on the thorny issue of tax evasion and its impact on the European Union (EU), but a Barbados-based economist has not held back in …
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The COVID-19 virus has struck at the electricity rate hearing on Monday forcing all of the intervenors, the lead attorney for Barbados Light and Power Company (BLPC) Ramon Alleyne, KC, …
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Barbados and other Caribbean countries are being urged not to miss out on opportunities to produce fertilisers and animal feed additives from the sargassum seaweed that has inundated beaches. Urging …
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As Barbados seeks to rebuild its slowly re-emerging tourism industry, one industry veteran is warning officials to be careful not to price themselves out of the market. This caution has …
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The Barbados Light and Power Company’s Director of Finance has suggested that it is likely to go back to the regulators for a new rate hike if it is unable …