Here in Barbados, one of the big controversies at the moment is that steep increase in tax affairs, one which the operators say they haven't had in 15 years. Along with that we continue to discuss the future of government's compact with the private sector with the aim of trying to keep food prices down.
Changes to important laws have been recommended, according to the Chairman of the Barbados Law Reform Commission Sir David Simmons K.A.
Shoplifting is has become a growing problem internationally
Artificial intelligence advances have seen the emergence of a chatbot, called ChatGPT. It is developed by a Microsoft-backed OpenAI,