Barbados Advocate: No benefits from Brexit

BARBADOS and the Caribbean should not expect any benefits flowing their way once the UK leaves the European Union.

Former Prime Minister, Professor Owen Arthur said so on Tuesday nght in a lecture at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill.

The deadline for the UK leaving the EU was originally set for March 31. However, with a lot of uncertainties surrounding the exit, the departure has been delayed by three months.

The lecture was titled, “Brexit and and the New Caribbean Trade Agenda”. It was sponsored by the Shridath Ramphal Centre (SRC) and took place at the Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business.