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Govt finalising debt swap for health

Government is moving to finalise a debt-for-social swap targeting health, as it confronts an escalating non-communicable disease (NCD) crisis in which 42 per cent of Barbados’ children are reportedly...
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DLP calls for action on flooding along KNR Husbands Highway

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is calling on the Government to urgently address recurring flooding along the KNR...
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Walters: Fix NHC problems

Transferring ownership of National Housing Corporation (NHC) terrace units to long-standing tenants does not mean Government’s job is...
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‘No need’ to amend Constitution

Minister of Home Affairs and Information Gregory Nicholls has stated that a comprehensive review of the work permit...
News

MP tells of bank account blues

Government backbencher Dr William Duguid has complained that it takes too long to open a bank account in...
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Bill ‘does not legalise weed’

Sherrylyn Clarke -
The new Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Amendment Bill does not legalise the smoking of marijuana, Government Senator Damien Sands asserted in the Senate...
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Sport to be key pillar of economy

Sherrylyn Clarke -
Government is developing policies to make sports a key pillar of the Barbados economy. Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment Dwight Sutherland said during...
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Donations come in for Barbados’ vaccine fund

Sherrylyn Clarke -
A national vaccine fund launched last week has already reached just under $7 million in donations. And Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has thanked the...
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A facelift for Queen’s Park

Sherrylyn Clarke -
Redevelopment and repurposing are on the cards for Barbados’ best known national recreational park. There are plans for Queen’s Park, opened as a national park...
Politics

PM: Diversify from tourism

Kendy -
BARBADOS’ ECONOMY MUST be diversified from tourism. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said yesterday alternatives must be found to drive Barbados’ economy, the main plank...
News

Transport Board to get more electric buses

Sherrylyn Clarke -
The Transport Board could be getting another 20 electric buses over the next two years thanks to a multi-million dollar programme executed by the...
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