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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...
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...
Politics

Gun violence ‘a health crisis’

Antoinette Connell -
Government is treating gun violence as a health crisis and there will be changes in the penal system before the end of year, Acting...
Politics

Walters slams Govt ‘secrecy’

Colville Mounsey -
Democratic Labour Party Spokesman on finance Senator Ryan Walters has said that Central Bank Governor Dr The Most Honourable Kevin Greenidge’s initial refusal to...
Politics

Bill key to regulate abuse of medications, says Forde

Antoinette Connell -
Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Adrian Forde is sounding a warning about the abuse of over-the counter medications or leftover prescription drugs...
Politics

Griffith offers housing ideas

Ashada Joseph -
With more than 4 000 Barbadians reportedly seeking housing solutions, Democratic Labour Party (DLP) spokesman on housing, infrastructure and transport, Ian Griffith, is nailing...
Politics

DLP: Tell us more about BiMPay

Natanga Smith -
Concerns are being raised about the need for greater transparency surrounding BiMPay, the new payment platform designed to facilitate instant transactions across the country. Jason...
Politics

Walcott touts bill to regulate medicine

Antoinette Connell -
A bill passed in the Senate yesterday will bring about the “most significant transformation of the Barbados Drug Service” since its inception in 1980,...
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