Straight talk

Level with Barbadians on the extent of the country’s financial difficulties and Government’s plans to remedy the situation, as well as to stimulate economic growth.
That, essentially, is what a businessman and two civil society activists are calling on Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler to do when he hosts a news conference tomorrow to discuss the economy.
According to the Government Information Service, Sinckler will make a statement and then field questions from journalists in the Cabinet Office’s conference room at Government Headquarters.
He is expected to announce a rise in the foreign reserves to more than US$1 billion with the recent infusion of funds from the foreign currency loan negotiated with Suisse Bank through a Cayman Islands associated entity. He is also expected to detail the roll-out for the adjustment programme that will see more than 3 000 public sector workers laid off by March.