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...

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...

Walters: Fix NHC problems

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

‘No need’ to amend Constitution

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

MP tells of bank account blues

Government backbencher Dr William Duguid has complained that it takes too long to open a bank account in...

What Phillips would do for constituency

Grenville Phillips II says he wants to make St George North the most prosperous constituency in Barbados. In a release over the weekend, Phillips, president...

Food security high on Grosvenor’s agenda

Attaining self-sufficiency in food will require better land use, including arable land in St George and subsidised water rates for small farmers, says United...

Government gets failing grade on crime management

The People’s Party for Democracy and Development (PdP) has found the Mia Amor Mottley’s administration guilty of having a knee jerk reaction to crime. This is...

PdP confirms Walrond will run in St George North

St George son of the soil David Walrond is ready to serve. On Saturday evening, the People’s Party for Democracy and Development (PdP) officially introduced...

Reifer ready

A desire to serve, fearlessness in the face of a challenge and the love of the community are the qualities which Democratic Labour Party...

Floyd Reifer gets the nod for DLP in by-election

by Ezra Stuart Floyd Reifer will be batting for the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) in the upcoming St George North by-election. Reifer, 48, is a former...