by Sharon Austin | Sep 16, 2020 | Top Stories
Governor General Dame Sandra Mason said BERT was not a rigid set of targets, but a plan of action and behaviour that was measured and monitored. (E. Brooks) The Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) programme has been updated to reflect the arrival of...
by Sharon Austin | Jun 4, 2020 | Top Stories
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...
by Sharon Austin | Nov 14, 2019 | Top Stories
Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn, speaking at the opening of the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) Steering Committee Meeting, at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre today. (C.Pitt/BGIS) Government is “absolutely” committed to...
by BGIS | Sep 2, 2019 | Ministry News
The Household Mitigation Unit is located at Government Headquarters (pictured), Bay Street, St. Michael. (FP) Those public officers who were retrenched under Government’s Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) programme, who have not been contacted nor...
by Sharon Austin | Jul 8, 2019 | Top Stories
Pauline Lady Walcott and founding members, Linda Brooks cut the ribbon to officially re-open the BWU Co-operative Credit Union Limited, Fairchild Street, with assistance from Minister Ryan Straughn. Looking on are BWUCCUL President, Novaline Brewster; former BWU...