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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...
News

Franklyn: I won’t accept disrespect

Sherrylyn Clarke -
Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn yesterday absented himself from the first sitting of the Senate for 2021, as he complained about the timeliness of submission...
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De Peiza: Bring back alphabet shopping

Sherrylyn Clarke -
President of the Democratic Labour Party Verla De Peiza offered condolences to the families and friends of the nine-year-old girl and the nursing assistant...
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AG to address nation

Sherrylyn Clarke -
Attorney General Dale Marshall will headline Saturday’s COVID-19 press conference. Also scheduled to speak are Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Jerome Walcott and consultant psychiatrist,...
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House-to-house testing during lockdown

Sherrylyn Clarke -
During the lockdown period, Ministry of Health personnel will be going from house to house to test Barbadians using the rapid antigen test for...
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DLP happy with ‘reset’

Sherrylyn Clarke -
President of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), Verla De Peiza, expressed relief that the Government of Barbados is taking measures to put the brakes...
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Virtual Dems celebration

Sherrylyn Clarke -
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) celebrations to commemorate the birth of party founder and father of the country’s Independence, Errol Barrow, will be strictly...
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