Chartered Accountant and Partner at Grant Thornton Windward Islands, Richard Peterkin, says the immediate future looks bleak for both the public sector. Peterkin, who spoke with Senior Correspondent Miguel Fevrie over the phone Thursday wage and jobs cuts will happen as various entities try to weather the financial storm created by COVID-19.

Now the COVID-19 pandemic has been the main preoccupation of everyone, the media included.
But MBC Prime has not forgotten the other issues that matter, and while it may be a bit late, our resident gas hound picked up an anomaly in the last fuel price adjustment a week ago.
And this anomaly, is akin to a concern highlighted by our Senior Political Correspondent Miguel Fevrier last year – more than the four dollar excise tax is being collected.

Peter and Company Distribution in St. Lucia has given its customers the assurance that its warehouse and fleet of distribution vehicles will be operational as restrictions are announced in response to the fight to contain the spread of COVID-19.