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Govt should fast track legal opinion, says DLP

Government should be moving with urgency to get a...

Tighter security for Crop Over last lap

On Kadooment Day special attention will be given to certain areas...

New initiative to improve Caribbean energy sector

A multi-million dollar initiative designed to close the institutional...

QEH relocates post-mortem services

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has temporarily relocated all...

Goal of 12 transplants a year

The Human Tissue Transplant Bill, 2026 should see ten...

BEC calls for protection of rights and dignity of workers

The Barbados Employers' Confederation (BEC) says it has noted...

Close call for some

A few Democratic Labour Party (DLP) candidates predictably failed to garner enough votes to hold on to their $250 deposits, as did the Leader...

Trim defends Govt’s record

Government’s fiscal programme is aimed at improving the lives of Barbadians, says Senator Roshanna Trim. In her contribution to debate on the Appropriation Bill 2026 in the...

‘Govt policies lack certainty’

Government should be testing its proposed projects; if not it runs the risk of wasting morning, Opposition Senator Karina Goodridge told the Senate yesterday. As...

NCF head tells how CARIFESTA budget allocated

The bulk of last year's CARIFESTA XV $35.7 million spending went to institutional expenditure, followed by payments to service providers and a sizeable chunk...

Straughn: An investment in creative sector

Government is defending a staggering overrun of an originally approved $4 million for CARIFESTA XV to an additional $31.7 million revealed in the House of Assembly...

Govt plan for derelict properties

Derelict properties could be brought back to life in order to help Government meet its housing demand and assist in relocation. Raymond Lorde, acting deputy...

Digital course empowering senior citizens

Elderly graduates of a basic computer class will get follow-up courses to help them avoid being scammed. Marilyn Rice-Bowen, president of the Barbados Association of...

Bajans in Middle East ‘safe’

As conflict breaks out in the Middle East, Senior Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Chris Sinckler is reporting that Barbadians in missions...

2026 Budget set for March 16

Budget Day is March 16. Minister of Finance Ryan Straughn announced the date this morning in the House of Assembly. The 2026 Budgetary Proposals and Finance...

Estimates debate under way in Parliament

This year’s Estimates Debate has started in Parliament with the Minister of Educational Transformation Chad Blackman and his team taking positions in the Well...