The newest innovations, which we label information technologies, have begun to alter the manner in which we do business and create value, often in ways not readily foreseeable even five years ago. I do not say we are in a new era, because I have experienced too many alleged new eras in my lifetime that have come and gone.
I believe every Barbadian would agree that that reassurance is worth the fiscal sacrifices that we have imposed on ourselves, even though this means that government continues to observe strict limits on domestically financed growth. In conclusion We have every reason to be confident of the economic future of our country, because our fate is entirely up to us.