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  • Senator Ryan O. Walters Spokesperson on Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship and Housing Office of the Leader of the Opposition The Democratic Labour Party
    April 8, 2025

    Opposition Senator expects Mottley Administration to address Trump’s Tariffs even as they’re changing daily

  • She recently served as President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 2019/2021 having previously served as Senior Vice President and Chair of the retail sub-committee of that entity. She also previously served as Director of the BPSA for the period 2019/2021, representing the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
    March 12, 2025

    “Holistic and inclusive” assessment of Budget 2025 – Barbados Private Sector Association (BPSA)

  • Barbadians will have to pay more for Pringles and similar snacks
    March 10, 2025

    Public Reaction for Budget 2025, especially “Potato Chip Tax”

  • These were all announced by Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn, during the 2025 Financial Statement and Budgetary Proposal.
    March 10, 2025

    Budget 2025 – Maternity Leave #ICYMI

  • (Straughn) maintained that Barbados’ level of debt today was 101 per cent of gross domestic product which was way below the 2018 level. Moreover, he contended that were there no COVID-19 pandemic, he was sure the administration would have had the debt-to-GDP at 92.2 per cent today.
    March 10, 2025

    Debut in Budget 2025, Ryan Straughn as sole presenter #ICYMI

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    September 4, 2024

    “One year later, still no fuel ease” by Sen. Ryan Walters

  • The Prime Minister of Barbados says this country's economy is on the right trajectory.
    March 18, 2024

    ICYMI 2024/25 Financial Statement and Budgetary Proposals, Vol. 4

  • "To change our trajectory to higher levels of growth will require effort and investment from all sectors, with many individuals and entities playing their part and not simply the Government. We accept that the Government must continue the exercises to remove red tape and to continue to deconstruct and reconstruct as many systems and policies as possible. But we must also have the same efforts being undertaken in the private sector and in all other spheres of activity within the country," Mottley said.
    March 18, 2024

    #ICYMI 2024/25 Financial Statement and Budgetary Proposals, Vol. 3

  • The Prime Minister noted - "We can remain comfortable at our previous rates of growth which were 2 1?2 to 3 per cent before the lost decade of 2008 to 2018 of zero percent , or we can set our sights at achieving growth of 4 to 5 per cent, which will enhance our chances of building prosperity for as many Bajans as possible, for as many future generations as possible....
    March 18, 2024

    #ICYMI 2024/25 Financial Statement and Budgetary Proposals, Vol. 2

  • This was the first announcements made by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley in the House of Assembly today as she set the table for the measures that will guide the management of the Barbados economy over the next year.
    March 18, 2024

    No new taxes in 2024/25’s Financial Statement & Budgetary Proposals

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    March 9, 2024

    BUDGET DAY FOR BARBADOS NEXT MONDAY

  • President Tyra Trotman stated that the issue of a Minister accepting a cheque written in her name by a company working for her Ministry gives young people the impression that their leaders have double standards.
    February 6, 2024

    DLP’s Shadow Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport at the crease to urge a Pause on the Cost of Cricket