Dr
Robert Naidike had no basic right to work permit
There
is no substantive right to be granted a work permit,
only a right to have the application fairly decided...
Barbadian
economy does well
On
the local money market, the Central Bank reopened
an OMO bill valued at $170 million at a rate of 4.71
per cent, which would mature on January 5, 2005...
Security
requires patience
Last
week I highlighted how necessary it was to set aside
money for investing in order to secure your financial
future. Today I will offer a perspective on how to
go about accomplishing this critical task...
Public
appetite open for piece of energy pie
Despite
the fact that almost 40 per cent of our gross domestic
production is generated in the energy sector, energy
companies are notably absent from our stock exchange.
This fact underscores the reality that the sector,
especially the high-return upstream sector, is dominated
by multi-national corporations, mainly listed on the
London and New York exchanges...
Mayor
Atherly’s coup - San Fernando to host World Energy
City AGM
The
ebullient Mayor of San Fernando, alderman Ian Atherly,
is determined to invest his southern city with the
prestige it deserves by virtue of its role as the
“energy capital” of the country...
‘...Recorded
inflation rates are stable, but there is a sense that
there is low compliance in certain quarters.’
Getting
minimum wage right
Getting
the national minimum wage “right” is as
much about observing the legal requirements that protect
the national minimum wage as it is about setting the
appropriate level...
Will
the real entrepreneurs please stand!
So
David decides to start a micro-business selling breadfruit
part-time while Sheila opens a small business to sell
home-made confectionery, Ralph invests in a multi-million
dollar firm and Indira inherits her fathers business
and decides to try her hand at it...
