Laurel Bain

The public would be eagerly awaiting the presentation of the national budget for 2023. The transformative agenda of the National Democratic Congress [NDC] administration, for...

Traditionally, taxes have been the main source of government operational revenue in the countries of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union [ECCU]. This high dependence on...

An assessment of the state of the public finances is important at this junction as the new administration of the National Democratic Congress [NDC] assumes...

In the previous article on Financing the Payment of Pension and Gratuity, I concluded that: ‘The existence of financial mysteries for extended periods is evidence...

The pronouncement of the Government on the payment of pension and gratuity to public officers has rendered my previous articles on honouring the court judgement...

Since my last published article, General Election was held, and the National Democratic Congress has formed the Government. I place on record my congratulations to...

Fiscal policy, which is the main instrument of economic management, is implemented through the execution of the annual national budget; and hence the importance of...

The High Court has ruled, and the ruling must be honoured. Anything otherwise would be a disservice to public officers. The pension and gratuity must...

Inflation is the persistent increase in the general price level. It reduces the amount of goods and services that consumers could purchase with their existing...

Inflation is a persistent increase in the general price level. It reduces the amount of goods and services that consumers could purchase with their existing...

In my previous two articles, I highlighted the failure of the Government to comply with the decisions of the High Court and Court of Appeal...

In the previous article, reference was made to the poverty rate of 25 percent in 2018/2019, which represented a decline from 37.7 percent in 2008/2009....

Enhancing the welfare of the population is the ultimate objective of achieving economic growth and development. In this regard, the poverty rate is the most...

Enhancing the welfare of the population is the ultimate objective of achieving economic growth and development. Therefore, comprehensive and regular information on social indicators such...

As the commentary on the lack of compensation for the former Secretary to Cabinet, Mrs. Gemma Bain-Thomas continues, it is necessary to iterate that the...

After giving thirty (30) years to the Public Service of Grenada, and for almost a decade of being embroiled with the administration and in the...

It is in the context of the negative social impact of the Pandemic and the slow rate of economic recovery that this article, Part 2,...

The National Budget for 2022 would contribute to economic growth mainly through the provisions for increased expenditure. Rightfully so, as during a recession, the objective...

Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful. Margaret J. Wheatley The Covid-19 pandemic is...