by Sharon Austin | May 2, 2019 | Top Stories
Papers have been developed on the structure of work in Barbados in the private and public sectors, and on pensions. This disclosure came from Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, who said two sub-committees of the Social Partnership had been mandated to develop the...
by Shamkoe Pilé | Mar 1, 2019 | Top Stories
The ability of Barbados to earn foreign exchange is critical to achieving the objectives of the Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation Programme (BERT) programme, and the role of the private sector will be important in this process. Minister in the Ministry of...
by Sharon Austin | Feb 4, 2019 | Top Stories
Green shoots are being seen in the economy as a result of the Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation Programme (BERT). Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn, made this observation as he addressed ICBL’s Celebration Event for its 40th anniversary,...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Dec 12, 2018 | Top Stories
Members of the Social Partnership have expressed satisfaction with the progress Barbados has made so far under the Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) programme. Stakeholders from public and private sector agencies met at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford...
by Sharon Austin | Nov 9, 2018 | Top Stories
The Financial Management and Audit Act is being reformed in an effort to strengthen existing weaknesses in Government’s financial management system. This news came today from Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn, as he delivered the feature address at...