Mascoll says Budget is what the country needed Barbados Today21/03/20230553 views Government’s senior economic advisor Ambassador Dr Clyde Mascoll has defended the measures outlined in the March 14 Budget, saying they were designed to grant relief and spur economic growth. Addressing… Read more
‘Balanced’ budget – NUPW Barbados Today18/03/20230131 views This island’s largest public sector trade union has described Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s 2023 Budgetary Proposals as balanced. General Secretary of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) Richard Greene… Read more
Cost of poultry to increase as feed prices go up Sheria Brathwaite17/03/202301.3K views Consumers are being put on notice to expect a hike in poultry prices as feed prices increase. However, president of the Barbados Egg and Poultry Producers Association (BEPPA) Stephen Layne… Read more
Exim Bank of Barbados by end of fiscal year Barbados Today16/03/20230592 views The proposed Export-Import (Exim) Bank of Barbados is to be established within a year, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced. And although not giving details, she said it will complement… Read more
Atherley: Budget won’t lead to any transformation Barbados Today16/03/20230111 views Former Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley says while Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s budget can be credited with having some vision, he is doubtful its contents will lead to any real… Read more
Gov’t stamping out undesirable labour practices by companies with state contracts Barbados Today16/03/20230555 views The Mia Mottley administration is revisiting a 71-year-old labour law to deal with the undesirable employment practices of companies executing government contracts. Prime Minister Mottley, in her Budget speech on… Read more
PM calls out BLPC, FTC Barbados Today16/03/20230129 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley has made it clear that she will not allow Barbadians to become “tenants in their own land”, as she accused the island’s sole electricity utility company… Read more
GOVERNMENT’S PLAN Barbados Today15/03/202301K views KEY FISCAL MEASURES 1. Reduction in the principal owed to the Barbados Water Authority and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital by 25%, conditioned on full payment of outstanding debts between March… Read more
Longer tax break for purchasers of ‘cleaner’ vehicles Barbados Today15/03/202302.5K views A year before it is scheduled to come to an end, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced that the Excise Tax and Value Added Tax (VAT) holiday on electric vehicles… Read more
Fashion industry to get $2 million injection Barbados Today15/03/20230497 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley is convinced that Barbados is sitting on a gold mine in the form of the fashion industry and to this end, she said her administration will… Read more