Friday, May 1, 2026

Politics

Citizenship policy being modernised

Government is forging ahead with plans to modernise its immigration and citizenship policy, in response to issues associated with a declining population and the future sustainability of the social...

NNP gets new leader

Carolyn Clarke will take over as political leader of the New National Party (NNP) after Kemar Stuart announced...

Lashley: DLP’s spirit unbroken

The spirit of the 71-year-old Democratic Labour Party remains unbroken, said acting president Stephen Lashley yesterday on the...

Straughn: Families should talk more

Government remains committed to safeguarding the elderly and other vulnerable people in Barbados, but Minister of Finance Ryan...

A form of wickedness, says Springer

The narrative of family members taking away the pension of their elderly mothers is a recurring concern for...

Retain Bajan vernacular, urges Thorne

Let us retain the Bajan vernacular of houses. That is the plea of Leader of the Opposition Ralph Thorne KC as he described the new...

Duguid: Hurricane Elsa repairs almost over

Repairs and rebuilds for homes affected by Hurricane Elsa in 2021 have been almost completed, according to Acting Prime Minister Dr William Duguid. He was...

Browne mum on rumours of political future

Don't ask Sonia Browne again if she intends to contest the St Philip North seat in the next general election constitutionally due in 2027,...

Thorne calls out ‘biases’ in Bill

Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has called for the removal of harmful stereotypes embedded within legislation, noting that certain clauses, such as Clause 10, reinforced...

Armstrong files complaint

A complaint has been fired off to the Chief Education Officer over blogger Stephanie Chase who is also a teacher within the Ministry of...

Opposition Leader queries travel expenses

Produce the long overdue financial statement as to ministerial travel within the last year. Leader of the Opposition Ralph Thorne is calling for that, saying...