Bridgetown.
The Fair Trading Commission (FCC) have investigated an allegation of discriminatory prices at Arawak Cement Plant, and its preliminary report deemed the company's action to be in breach of the Fair Competition Act.
According to the regulatory body's 2012 annual report, the St Lucy based cement plant charges particular manufacturers a weighbridge charge for using the weighbridge on their premises while forgoing the same forgoing the same weighbridge charge on other competing manufactures.
The Commission is also investigating a allegation that the British based photography firm ColorBox, which has a studio in Barbados, was involved in exclusionary conduct in the destination photography industry.
The report stated that ColorBox had persuaded several of the leading hotels in the destination wedding business to enter into exclusive contracts in which all of the weddings hosted by each hotel will be photographed by the British company.
Local photographers have alleged that ColorBox is forcing them out of this area of business and customers were being denied the right to choose the photographer of thier choice.
Investigation into the matter are continuing.
