Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley in discussion with (from left to right) IMF Mission Chief, Bert van Selm; Senior Economic Advisor to the government, Dr. Kevin Greenidge; and Director of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ian Carrington, following a press conference at...
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley speaking to the media following a IMF review meeting at Ilaro Court yesterday. She is joined by the IMF’s Mission Chief, Bert van Selm. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has defended her government’s position in suspending...
(Stock Image) Ministerial Statement by Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, Dr. William F. Duguid, J.P., M.P. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure on behalf of the Government to rise in this Honourable Chamber to redress what we see as a wrong perpetuated...
(Stock Image) Despite the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Barbados’ main economic earner, tourism, Standard & Poors has decided to maintain the island’s credit rating as B-/Stable/B. In an assessment of the country’s performance, dated November 4,...
Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn. (FP) The approval of US$139 million in support by the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Barbados, is a clear indication that the economy is on track. This view was expressed today by...