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Barbados economy will not collapse during extended lockdown, says PM Mottley
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February 17, 2021
The Barbados Association of Retailers, Vendors, and Entrepreneurs (BARVEN) is trusting Government’s decision to extend the national lockdown until the end of the month.
However, BARVEN’s President Alistair Alexander is appealing to authorities to allow the open-air market on the Mighty Grynner Highway to reopen as soon as possible, to help with the effective distribution of local produce from farmers to consumers.
Alexander indicated that while Government has been doing a fairly good job at taking produce from farmers to distribute in its care packages, he is questioning how much longer the project could be sustained. He explained that one of the technical difficulties Government faced was that it failed to get locally grown fruits and vegetables collected from farmers, out to the population in a timely manner, leading to spoilage.
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Barbados will lose about $150 million in economic activity for February and while this will hurt, the economy will not collapse, says Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Affairs Mia Mottley.
She was speaking during Monday’s address to the nation and COVID-19 media conference from Ilaro Court, where she announced the National Pause would be extended until February 28, 2021.
Mottley said she was aware of the concerns raised by health officials and the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners that there was a need for the extension.
This was balanced by those who fear for the economy and others like the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Association of Barbados (CTUSAB), who say we have to learn to live with COVID-19 and should put measures in place for enforcement.
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