A new procurement bill is in the works, says Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn, while maintaining that the procurement and tendering for Government contracts is already equitable. He was responding to a question from moderator David Ellis on Voice Of Barbados’ Brass Tacks Sunday radio call-in programme. Ellis had asked how the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) intended to fulfil its 2018 election manifesto promise of ensuring small …
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CEO of Republic Bank Barbados, Anthony Clerk (right) presenting a cheque representing the bank’s contribution to the National Vaccine Fund, to Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn (left) while co-coordinators of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Major David Clarke (second left) and Dr Elizabeth Ferdinand look on. (Picture by Gercine Carter) Social Share
Barbados’ National Vaccine Fund has reached over $10 million.
The fund set up by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley in March to purchase an adequate supply of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for Barbados’ population moved from $9 981 796 to $10 664 596 with another boost from corporate Barbados today.
April 30, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a “significant” number of pensioners to accept their pension benefits by lodgement, as oppose to the traditional cheque payment through the postal service.
This is according to Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn, who said his wish was that more people would gravitate towards an online payment method without being forced by a crisis to do so.
“I want to say to Barbadians that as the government and the various government agencies certainly try to upgrade their systems, I don’t want us to do these things because of a crisis, I want us to do this things because I know that your time is important and we value your time,” said Straughn.