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...

Call to develop reinsurance fund

Government is being urged to establish a reinsurance fund to ensure that persons with disabilities are able to secure insurance when they need it. Opposition...

Job exclusion absurd, says Humphrey

Unemployment for persons with disabilities is “ridiculously high”, observed Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Kirk Humphrey yesterday. During debate on the Rights of...

Prime Minister Rowley names successor

SCARBOROUGH – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley Monday said his Energy and Energy Industries Minister, Stuart Young, had been chosen by the legislative caucus...

Hinkson mum on by-election

Member of Parliament Edmund Hinkson has given no word on whether there will be a by-election in St James North since announcing – two...

PM: Grenadians will not be going to the polls next year

ST GEORGE’S – Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell on Wednesday announced that a general election will not be held in 2025. Speaking during the  adjournment of the...

Ponzi talk ‘a distraction’

Nothing more than a distraction from Government’s failing policies, was how Leader of the Opposition Ralph Thorne described Minister Ryan Straughn’s contribution in the...