COVID-19: Here s what you need to know today jamaicaobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jamaicaobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
Barbados international business and financial services
sector has performed well during 2020. This positive news was
reported by the Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Cleviston
Haynes, as he recently delivered the review of the country s
economic performance for last year. He reported that taxes
collected from the sector increased during 2020, when compared to
the corresponding period in 2019.
The welcome boost in revenue contributed significantly to the
fiscal position of the Barbados Government, as well as closed any
financial gaps that may have occurred without the sector s
COVID-19: Vaccines will work - PAHO - Barbados Today barbadostoday.bb - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from barbadostoday.bb Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
January 26, 2021
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today.
by
Kim Penfold
With our latest surge in COVID cases in Barbados, and the related panic and rumour on social media, I thought it might be useful to add some context and perspective.
I have compared the Barbados figures with those for Stockport in the UK where my Barbadian wife and I lived for 30 years before we retired to Barbados. Stockport has a population of 293,423 (2019 estimate) which is close to the 286,641 Barbados 2020 estimate.
Stockport is a Borough in the North West of England just outside Manchester but has not suffered as badly as some areas in the region. The reasons for that difference link to socio-economic factors for the most part, as Stockport is a relatively wealthy part of the North West.
Government to announce testing facilities for travellers to the United States barbadostoday.bb - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from barbadostoday.bb Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.