Bridgetown.
Prime Minister of Barbados Freundel Stuart, says CARICOM-Mexico Summit will give Barbados the opportunity to defend itself against tax haven charges at the G-20 meeting in Mexico next month.
"Barbados has been having to battle for its life in the international business sector in terms of being label a tax haven and being accused from time to time of varios derelictions or breaches, none of which are is corroborated by facts. Certainly at the G-20 level where you have countries like France, the last country to lump Barbados with nations that were not satisfying Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) standards, we want to have a voice in there," Stuart said.
He pointed since no CARICOM country is G-20 member a ally such as Mexico is needed to raise issues on the behalf of the region.
