Politics

Walters: My focus is on the Senate at this time

Senator Ryan Walters says he is as committed as ever to the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) despite again declining to take an executive role in the just concluded Annual...

‘D’ big battle

The Democratic Labour Party gathers this weekend at its George Street, Belleville, St Michael headquarters for an annual...

DLP: Overhaul teen mental health care

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is calling for an urgent overhaul of child and adolescent mental health services...

Nicholls touts law’s value to national security

There is no need to fear that a law seeking to collect information on travellers will criminalise anyone. The...

Govt urged to make legislation clearer

Independent Senator Karina Goodridge is calling on Government to ensure legislation moving through Parliament should never be written...

DLP: Answer water pleas

Answer the cries for mercy and provide water to the hundreds of residents in need, the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has told the Barbados...

Investment premiums for renewable energy sector

Government has moved to encourage local investment by Barbadian entrepreneurs in the local renewable energy sector. In a Ministerial Statement in the House of Assembly...

Parliament repairs top $3 million

More than $3 million will be spent to repair and refurbish the East Wing of the Parliament Buildings. This was disclosed in the House of...

Bill ‘does not legalise weed’

The new Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Amendment Bill does not legalise the smoking of marijuana, Government Senator Damien Sands asserted in the Senate...

Sport to be key pillar of economy

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...

Donations come in for Barbados’ vaccine fund

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...