Lead the way
Article by December 17, 2020
Prime Minister Mia Mottley has thrown out a challenge to actuaries in Barbados and the rest of the region to take the lead on discussions relating to several issues, including shrinking population and the impact on national insurance schemes.
This comes as Barbados and the rest of the Caribbean struggle with high unemployment numbers, resulting in the collective payout of millions of dollars in unemployment benefits.
Mottley, who was addressing a roundtable session of the Caribbean Actuarial Association (CAA) recently, insisted that the time had come for the region to show that despite its small size it could still be a leader in several areas.