A reduction in crime as well as transparency in government and state-owned enterprises are among the items on the wishlist of the Barbados Private Sector Association for 2020.

This from President, Edward Clarke as he reflected on 2019 which he says was a tough year for the private sector.

He tells Starcom Network News that the business sector also used 2019 as a year of stabilization and preparation for 2020.

Mr. Clarke says the crime situation in Barbados also needs to be arrested in the new year.