Politics

Govt should fast track legal opinion, says DLP

Government should be moving with urgency to get a legal opinion on the deduction authorisation for public officers that is creating anxiety among hundreds of workers, insists Senator Ryan...

Jordan wants more mentorship programmes

Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector Colin Jordan is calling for serious mentorship programmes for...

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)...

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...

Byer-Suckoo laments ‘neglect’

Former Member of Parliament Dr Esther Byer-Suckoo took to the political platform on Tuesday night, the first time she has been seen in political...

Reject ‘reckless’ promises, candidates warn

With rain drifting across Orange Hill last Friday night, the message from the Barbados Labour Party platform was one of continuity, caution and confidence.  This...

Lights coming for Highway 2A

Long-requested lighting is to be installed along a dark stretch of Highway 2A. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Works Santia Bradshaw made...

Govt ‘failing average Bajan’

The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) government’s failure to cater to the needs of the average individual has left Barbadians tired and frustrated, says Democratic...

Thorne vows to bring tax relief

There is so much hardship in Barbados now that the poor and middle class need an immediate ease in taxation to give them more...

We’re working for ordinary Bajans, says Symmonds

Barbados Labour Party (BLP) candidate for St James Central, Kerrie Symmonds, has urged voters to back the party’s slate, arguing that its economic record...