Tag: Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn
Straughn: $256 million Chinese loan to be signed by July 1
Government’s deal to secure a loan of more than $256 million from China to rehabilitate roads throughout the Scotland District is about to be...
Government announces VAT-free shopping on Monday
In an effort to jump start the economy, increase spending and get businesses boosted, Government will allow VAT-free shopping in Barbados on Monday.
The one-day...
$30m for Elsa victims
Hundreds of Barbadians displaced or significantly affected by Hurricane Elsa are set to receive assistance via this country’s Catastrophe Fund.
Minister in the Ministry of...
Straughn: Small states need policy space
If small states like Barbados are to achieve and meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), they need to be given the appropriate policy space...
Straughan shifts blame for financial irregularities in Auditor General report
Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn, denied that the Mia Mottley administration was responsible for a number of irregularities outlined in the...
Straughn: New procurement bill coming
A new procurement bill is in the works, says Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn, while maintaining that the procurement and tendering...