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...

Walters refuses to support ‘untidy bill’

Opposition Senator Ryan Walters says the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is objecting to the Interception of Communications Bill, 2025 because it is “an untidy...

Send bill through joint select committee, says Worrell

Stop trying to rush interception of communications legislation through Parliament and send it to a joint select committee for further consultation. Opposition Senator Andre Worrell...

Trim: Youth navigating unprecedented pressures

Government is doing more to help the youth, including those who are increasingly vulnerable to crime. In her maiden speech in the Senate yesterday, Government...

Bill aimed at ‘taking back our streets’

Government has been trying to “take back our streets” from criminals since 2018 and the Interception of Communications Bill, 2025, is just one of...

PM Mottley moves to scrap warrantless wiretapping clause

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has assured Barbadians that the Government will not allow warrantless wiretapping, as part of a broader package of crime-fighting...

DLP’s Annual Conference to focus on policies, plans for future

Next weekend’s Annual Conference of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) will be used to put plans and policies in place as the party positions...