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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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Mottley: War not the answer

Antoinette Connell -
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley used the United Nations 80th General Assembly platform yesterday to warn the United States and Venezuela that their rising...
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PM appeals to ‘sisters’ at UN women’s forum

Gercine Carter -
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has issued a call to women achievers around the world to share their knowledge and inspire girls to realise...
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Operators query new tourism law

Gercine Carter -
Minister of Tourism Ian Gooding-Edghill has reiterated that the new Tourist Accommodation Act is intended to protect Barbados’ reputation as a highly sought-after tourism destination. He made...
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Jordan applauds move to protect tourism brand

Nationnews Desk -
Parliament Representative for St Peter Colin Jordan says in a highly competitive sector such as tourism, branding must be taken more seriously. Speaking on the Tourist...
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Main income must be from tourism, says Symmonds

Shawn Cumberbatch -
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds says Government is working to spread tourism benefits to all Barbadians, but this does not...
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Thorne: Give breaks to rum shops too

Shawn Cumberbatch -
Ccommunity-based operators, not large hotels, represent the “new frontier” for the tourism industry’s success in Barbados and they must be treated in that way. That...
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