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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...
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MP tells of bank account blues

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

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Governor General Dame Sandra Mason has announced that Parliament was officially prorogued on Saturday, August 8, 2020.The announcement was made in a notice published...
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PdP: Consult the people on same-sex issue

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The People’s Party for Democracy and Development (PdP) wants the Mia Mottley administration to go back to the people.In a press conference yesterday at...
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Consultants ‘too costly’

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Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley has rapped Government for the number of consultants it has and the cost to taxpayers.As the House of Assembly...
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Sir Richard retiring from Upper House

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President of The Senate, Sir Richard “Johnny” Cheltenham, last night announced he was retiring.The prominent Queen’s Counsel made the announcement just before the sitting...
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Marshall: State of emergency extended

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The state of emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados will continue until September 27.This announcement was made by Attorney General Dale Marshall on...
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Senators walk out of afternoon session

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Several senators walked out of this afternoon’s sitting of The Senate after Senator Lisa Cummins was allowed to enter the Chamber.Cummins was ordered to...
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