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.
A young girl is murdered after being picked up from school and the suspect is a woman.
Some concerns were aired at the latest meeting of the Joint Select Committee examining the Child Protection Bill in Barbados.
Tourism industry workers need to have a pension plan according to Jamaica's tourism Minister Ed Bartlett.