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Sutherland: Integrity of citizenship key

Barbadian citizenship cannot be bought or sold like a commodity, insists Dwight Sutherland, who chaired the committee examining the Immigration Bill, 2026, and the Barbados Citizenship Bill, 2026. The issues...
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DLP: Food bill a critical failure

The Democratic Labour Party’s spokesperson on Agriculture and Fisheries, Amoy Gilding-Bourne, has labelled Barbados’ food import bill a...
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Cummins: Govt prioritising adolescent care

Barbados has built universal health care, education and social protection, but the next challenge is making those systems...
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MP urges faster maintenance hearings

Christ Church South Member of Parliament Dr Shantal Munro-Knight has appealed for improvement in the way child maintenance...
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Cleric: Families should not face financial stress inheriting homes

Reverend Graveney Bannister, a former magistrate, is putting a case for a tax ease on inherited homes. He referenced...
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Bill puts light on business owners

Barry Alleyne -
Government is seeking to tighten oversight of companies operating in Barbados through new legislation designed to expose the real owners behind businesses, strengthen corporate...
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Govt should fast track legal opinion, says DLP

Antoinette Connell -
Government should be moving with urgency to get a legal opinion on the deduction authorisation for public officers that is creating anxiety among hundreds...
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Jordan wants more mentorship programmes

Nationnews Desk -
Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector Colin Jordan is calling for serious mentorship programmes for Barbadian young men as males face...
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Govt finalising debt swap for health

Colville Mounsey -
Government is moving to finalise a debt-for-social swap targeting health, as it confronts an escalating non-communicable disease (NCD) crisis in which 42 per cent...
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DLP calls for action on flooding along KNR Husbands Highway

Nationnews Desk -
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is calling on the Government to urgently address recurring flooding along the KNR Husbands Highway at Heywoods Road, St...
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Walters: Fix NHC problems

Shawn Cumberbatch -
Transferring ownership of National Housing Corporation (NHC) terrace units to long-standing tenants does not mean Government’s job is finished, says Opposition Senator Ryan Walters. Noting...
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