Thursday, April 30, 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...

Thorne backs Disabilities Bill

Yesterday was not the day to be partisan. And so, Leader of the Opposition Ralph Thorne had no issue in supporting a piece of legislation...

Mottley gets Suriname’s national award

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has received one of Suriname’s highest national awards for what President Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi said was her exceptional contribution...

IMF warns Trump’s plans could backfire on the US

The International Monetary Fund has warned that US economic policies under incoming president Donald Trump could hit the rest of the world and ultimately...

S Korea impeached president arrested after investigators scale walls

Yoon Suk Yeol has become South Korea's first sitting president to be arrested after investigators scaled barricades and cut through barbed wire to take...

Judges among 15 sanctioned by UK over Maduro’s regime

The United Kingdom (UK) has sanctioned 15 new individuals associated with Nicolás Maduro’s contested regime today, while calling out his illegitimate claim to the...

Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro sworn in for third presidential term

Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in for a third presidential term despite the protests of the country’s opposition movement, capping more than five...