Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Politics

BLP ‘the real enemy’

Political leader of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Ralph Thorne has acknowledged his disruptive influence on the party, but reiterated the real enemy remained the Barbados Labour Party. On Monday...

Haiti names new president and prime minister

PORT AU PRINCE -The former president of the Haitian senate, Edgard Leblanc Fils, was today named as the...

DLP ‘divide’

Members of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) have been summoned to a meeting on Sunday to thrash out...

Persistent DLP issues a concern, say political scientists

If the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is to be a viable alternative to the ruling Barbados Labour Party...

Political parties lash out at Haiti PM over council limbo

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — The Haitian parties set to form a long-awaited governing council have called for the...

Cummins: Airport bill a major step

The Senate on Wednesday passed the Airport Service Charge (Amendment) Bill aimed at stimulating intra-regional travel from now until December 14. In introducing the bill,...

Government lowers tax to boost travel

Barbados has reduced the airport service charge to boost travel to the island from within CARICOM. Minister of Tourism and International Transport Ian Gooding-Edghill led...

‘D’ race heats up

At least two challengers have emerged for the presidency of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP). Yesterday, former minister of tourism and three-time parliamentary representative for...

No plans for ‘gender fluidity’ in schools

Barbadians have been told there is no plan to have any discussions on gender fluidity in schools, but at the same time, there won’t...

Quick Points: PM’s address to the Nation

Prime Minister Mia Mottley addressed the nation today from Ilaro Court after returning from a five-nation tour of Europe, Africa and Asia. Mottley touched on...

CARICOM message on death of Sir Lloyd

The Caribbean Community is deeply saddened at the passing of Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, former Prime Minister of Barbados. Sir Lloyd’s life was defined by...