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Govt finalising debt swap for health

Government is moving to finalise a debt-for-social swap targeting...

English decline ‘a concern’

Minister of Finance Ryan Straughn has expressed concern about...

Countdown for end of 11-Plus begins

The countdown has officially begun for the end of...

Dip in overall maths, English

St Gabriel’s Primary School dominated this year’s Barbados Secondary...

Walters slams Govt ‘secrecy’

Democratic Labour Party Spokesman on finance Senator Ryan Walters...

Still mum on BiMPay cost

Questions about the cost of Barbados’ new BiMPay platform...

Thorne queries QEH CEO pick

Government’s decision to hire a British national as chief executive officer (CEO) of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has concerned Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne. As...

De Peiza: Serious pressure

A lowering of taxes is at the top of labour’s wish list ahead of Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s Budget which is slated to...

Poultry push

A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the local poultry sector’s ability to meet the demand of the International Cricket Council’s T20 World Cup, which...

Government not lagging!

Government has not been dragging its feet on the construction of the National Stadium, says Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment Charles Griffith. He told the...

Baffled farmers

Poultry farmers are again experiencing low production, but are in a quandary over the cause.  Chief executive officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS), James...

Yearwood: Borrowing has Barbados in a debt trap

The Mia Amor Mottley Administration’s reliance on borrowing has placed the country in a “debt trap”, says Democratic Labour Party (DLP) president Dr Ronnie...

Rescue package for nursing

In an effort to stem a worrying exodus of nurses, Government is proposing a national compact to retain them. Details of this rescue plan were...

A time to talk

Another step has been taken towards Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne becoming a member of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP). Twenty-four hours after the executive council...

Longer wait for Thorne

In what can be described as a surprising turn of events, the vote to approve the membership of Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne into the...

Bloggers oppose Cybercrime Bill

The recent passage of the Cybercrime Bill in the lower house is a major headache for several local bloggers, some of whom are vowing...