Unity call to stop economic rot

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BARBADOS HAS the ability to pull itself up by its own bootstraps  in order to stave off any worsening of the local economy.

And it is against this background that the Barbados Private Sector Association is appealing to all sectors to join ranks to come up with solutions to the problems that threaten the island’s economic health.

“We believe that local circumstances are entirely within our control and that we have the capacity to resolve the problems confronting us,” said the association in a statement yesterday.

“We have two huge advantages that can help make this happen. First, our size. In a small country like Barbados we can turn things around quickly. Secondly, the vast, but largely untapped intellectual potential of our people, both at home and abroad. (JS/PR)

Please read the full story in today’s Saturday Sun, or in the eNATION edition.

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