50% reduction in revenue from the Garbage and Sewage Contribution tax
Minister of the Environment and National Beautification, Trevor Prescod, reports a 50% reduction in revenue from the Garbage and Sewage Contribution (GSC) tax that was added to water bills from last August to help fund the Sanitation Service Authority, including buying new garbage trucks. He made the revelation this morning while speaking during an event […]
PM call for world leadership initiative
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, the Chair of Caricom, says the COVID-19 fallout is having a devastating impact on the region, described the pandemic as one of the most destabilizing events since world war two She was speaking during an interview on CNN International with the network’s Chief International Anchor, Christiane Amanpour. Ms. Mottley […]
COVID-19 Update: No new positive tests || Another death
Barbados records no more positive COVID-19 cases out of 75 tests done yesterday but there’s been one more death bringing the total number of fatalities to seven.