IMF Urges Barbados To Tax Its Citizens More
December 16, 2010 2 Comments
Barbados is being encouraged to not only make its recent 2.5% value added tax (VAT) increase permanent, but also to go up by another 0.5%. British Travelers To The Caribbean Face Further Charges
December 16, 2010 Leave a comment
Even as Caribbean tourism officials try to woo British travelers to the islands despite increased air passenger duties (APD), one of their staunchest allies in opposing the APD has now further compounded the problem. Read more of this post
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