Politics

MP tells of bank account blues

Government backbencher Dr William Duguid has complained that it takes too long to open a bank account in Barbados. He is suggesting that a colloquium be held so that Ministry...

DLP wants closer scrutiny of two bills

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is calling for rigorous scrutiny of the Citizenship Bill, 2026, and Immigration Bill,...

Gun violence ‘a health crisis’

Government is treating gun violence as a health crisis and there will be changes in the penal system...

Walters slams Govt ‘secrecy’

Democratic Labour Party Spokesman on finance Senator Ryan Walters has said that Central Bank Governor Dr The Most...

Bill key to regulate abuse of medications, says Forde

Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Adrian Forde is sounding a warning about the abuse of over-the...

Pilgrim leaves DLP after 26 years

Former general secretary George Pilgrim resigned from the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) today. Pilgrim, who was a member of the party since 1994, confirmed his...

Phillips quits elective politics

Head of Solutions Barbados, Grenville Phillips II, has retired from elective politics. The engineer made the announcement on Wednesday night while congratulating Barbados Labour Party...

25 polling stations in St George North

Twenty five polling stations will be used for the St George North by-election on Wednesday, including four schools and the parish polyclinic. The Ministry of...

BLP has no plan for tourism, says Sealy

Former Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy dismissed Government’s post-COVID tourism plan as “foolishness”. He also asserted that the Mia Mottley administration had the wrong person...

Electoral official says everything on track for by-election

Preparations for the by-election in the Constituency of St George North on Wednesday, November 11, are going well, says Supervisor of Elections, Angela Taylor. She...

St George North

Over the last few weeks, the constituency of St George North came into sharp focus when it was announced that Member of Parliament Gline...