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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...
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Jordan wants more mentorship programmes

Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector Colin Jordan is calling for serious mentorship programmes for...
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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)...
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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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Boyce: Fix small issues too

Shawn Cumberbatch -
As Government creates more fiscal space, it must pay more attention to the challenges Barbadians face and continue to focus on improving implementation. Independent Senator...
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King to run as Independent candidate for City

Maria Bradshaw -
Social media personality Patrick King has announced he will be contesting the seat in the City of Bridgetown as an Independent candidate in the...
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Bar: Don’t pass bills without regulations

Shawn Cumberbatch -
The Barbados Bar Association (BBA) is urging Parliament not to pass new citizenship and immigration legislation without accompanying regulations. Addressing the Joint Select Committee (Standing)...
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Minister: Digitising archives going well

Carlos Atwell -
The digitisation of the Barbados Archives Department is continuing apace. Senator Dr Shantal Munro-Knight, the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with Responsibility for Culture,...
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Call for overhaul of debt financing

Josue Ramirez Nelson -
Minister Of Energy And Business Senator Lisa Cummins wants a renewed approach to debt financing for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and a...
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Thorne knocks borrowing spree

Gercine Carter -
Government came under heavy criticism from Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne yesterday for its borrowing during debate of the Development Bank Of Latin America And...
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