Sweet drinks to increase by about 12 cents
Expect the average price of a soft drink to increase by about 12 cents, sometime over the next few weeks, due to the increased tax on sweetened beverages. That increase takes effect today raising the sweet drink tax from ten to twenty percent. Andre Thomas, general manager of Barbados Bottling Company Limited, which makes drinks […]
Hoteliers push for easing mask mandate and other protocols
Hoteliers want a further relaxation of Barbados’ covid-19 protocols including the mask mandate and tourism players will be seeking a meeting with health officials. This has been disclosed by Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association, Rudy Grant, speaking on the BHTA’s program on Voice of Barbados. Mr. Grant noted that Barbados […]