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Politics

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...
Politics

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...
Politics

Walters: Fix NHC problems

Transferring ownership of National Housing Corporation (NHC) terrace units to long-standing tenants does not mean Government’s job is...
Politics

‘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

Walters, Goodridge sworn in as Opposition Senators

Sherrylyn Clarke -
Ryan Walters and Karina Goodridge are the two Opposition Senators appointed on the discretion of the President of Barbados.  Walters returns to the Senate having...
Politics

DLP submission a ‘troubling misstep’

Tonisha Rock-Yaw -
The process to appoint Opposition representatives to the Senate seems to have hit a snag after the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) submitted two nominees...
Editors Pick

Final preparations for official opening of Parliament tomorrow

Sherrylyn Clarke -
Approximately 500 guests have been invited to the official opening of Parliament tomorrow and the historic West Wing will be opened to accommodate the...
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Uncertainty over Opposition Senators

Nationnews Desk -
There is uncertainty over who will be the two Opposition Senators to be selected. The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) submitted two names in president Ralph...
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Several MPs and Senators sworn in at State House ceremony

Ashminnie Moonsammy -
Eight Members of Parliament and seven Senators were officially sworn in today during a ceremony at State House. The oath of office was administered by...
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DLP picks Thorne and Walters for Senate

Sherrylyn Clarke -
Democratic Labour Party (DLP) president Ralph Thorne and businessman Ryan Walters have been selected by the party to fill two seats in the Senate...
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