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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...
Politics

Jordan wants more mentorship programmes

Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector Colin Jordan is calling for serious mentorship programmes for...
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)...
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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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Call to strengthen Public Service

Shawn Cumberbatch -
Instead of reducing the number of members in the House of Assembly, Barbados needs to “do everything it takes to strengthen the Public Service”. That was the...
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Taitt: Debate feels rushed, unsure  

Maria Bradshaw -
Just before she abstained from voting in the Constitution Amendment Bill, 2025, Independent Senator Monique Taitt had a number of burning questions surrounding the...
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Level of borrowing ‘can’t be sustained’

Nationnews Desk -
Government is misusing, mismanaging and abusing debt, says Opposition Senator, Ryan Walters. “This level of borrowing and the way in which this Government is treating...
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Thousands of public servants to get permanent appointments

Gercine Carter -
Over 2 000 public service employees who are either awaiting confirmation of the position in which they are now acting or are have been in temporary...
Politics

Humphrey defends Growth Fund

Colville Mounsey -
Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Kirk Humphrey says the Economic Diversification And Growth Fund Bill is a measured, transparent and accountable response...
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Every cent will be accounted for, says PM

Carol Martindale -
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is stoutly defending the contents of the Economic Diversification and Growth Fund Bill, making it clear there will be no investment...
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