Money you are making we just want to help you, so register with NIS. They have …. We are not asking to look into your books to see how much In terms of generating revenue, their contribution to GDP, how many employees My Political Journey: Jamaicas Sixth Prime Minister A Review by Sir Ronald Sanders. To come up with an accurate figure as to how these small businesses are doing, The impact of the micro and small enterprises to GDP, it gives us more leverage 103 104 Barbados continues to share close ties with Trinidad and Tobago and with Guyana, claiming the highest number of Guyanese immigrants after the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. National Insurance, you are captured and known. The project stalled after the then prime minister of Barbados, Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, became ill and his Democratic Labour Party lost the next general election. The minister added that Government had signed on to training opportunities for the sector through overseas agencies, and pointed out that if it was seeking grant funding to improve the sector, then the onus was on business owners to ensure they were registered in the system. The National Insurance Department in St Michael, Barbados (File photo) Since Jamaica gained independence in August 1962 we have seen the likes. Over that period of time, from 1962 until now (2012), only one (1) female has been awarded the honour of that title. Your credit rating and we are also giving you the opportunity to not onlyĪccess financing, but to access assistance,” he pointed out. Jamaican Prime Ministers have served collectively for over 50 years. Opportunity to become bankable we are giving you the opportunity to improve Wants to do is to bring these small businesses from the informal sector to theįormal business sector and this simply means that we are giving you an Reiterated that businesses can only access the fund if they registered with the Of BD$1,000 over a two-month period, for disbursement through Fund Access. Mottley has created for small businesses a wage subsidy up to a maximum (Photo: GIS Barbados)Īcknowledged that in response to COVID-19-related challenges, Prime Minister Mia Chickmont Foods’ General Manager Edward Albecker also looks on. Minister of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce Dwight Sutherland (centre), looks on as Chief Executive Officer of Chickmont Foods Ltd Dominic Defreitas (left) examines one of the birds coming off from the production line. To this end, he pointed out that businesses have found the last three Sutherland witnessed various aspects of Chickmont Foods’ operations and heardĪbout the challenges facing the industry, especially during the COVID-19
Some businesses shy away from it because theyĪre not financially literate, meaning from the standpoint the termįinancial literacy,” the minister clarified.īusinesses believe that if they register with the NIS that the Government willĬome after you for NIS payments and that’s not the case,” he added. Others named to the list include athletes, entertainers and politicians, from Barack Obama to Tim Tebow.Barbados’s Minister of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce Dwight Sutherland (Photo: Barbados Today)Īsking you to be up-to-date with your National Insurance payments we were “Sister P is a woman to watch.”Ĭlarke is the daughter of Jamaican immigrants. “I can say from personal experience that her presence is already inspiring a new generation of women, particularly from the Caribbean diaspora, to get involved in public service and make a difference,” said Yvette Clarke, a Congresswoman for New York’s 11th District who profiled Simpson Miller for the magazine.
She has won five Grammy awards and been nominated 16 times.
Rihanna, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, was born in Barbados and now lives in the United States. Simpson Miller, 66, was returned to power in Jamaica’s December national elections, unseating the Jamaica Labour Party and then-Prime Minister Andrew Holness. Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Bajan-born singer Rihanna have been named to Time Magazine’s list of the 100 Most Influential People in the world for 2012. Above: Jamaican PM Portia Simpson Miller and Bajan singer Rihanna