Despite challenges facing Barbados’ economy as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ash fall from the La Soufriere volcano and Hurricane Elsa, the country remains open for investment, and international coffee house Starbucks’ new operation is a clear signal of that.
So said Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Kerrie Symmonds while speaking during its media launch Wednesday at One Haggatt Hall, Haggatt Hall, St Michael.
“Barbados must remain open for business and we as a people must do all the things that are necessary in order to help this country stay afloat and to help us as individuals and families collectively to be able to hold body and soul together. I warmly welcome this investment,” he said.
The minister said there were some clear similarities in terms of social-economic realities between 1937 and today, and urged Barbadians to never be so foolish as to bury their heads, like the ostrich, in the sand. (RA)
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