Private sector finds decade-long decline in economy

As the Private Sector Commission (PSC) reported an overall decline in nearly all economic sectors over the past ten years, Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin yesterday assured that government is working aggressively to address the sluggishness of the economy.

“I have heard from a number of businesses and this morning also that business has slowed. I don’t have a precise date of when this slowdown occurred but know that it began before last year’s change in government,” Gaskin said, as he delivered the feature presentation at the Annual General Meeting of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), which was held yesterday at the Marriott Hotel.

“But we are now the government, for better or for worse… and we have a responsibility to