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: Villa owners favoured

Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne believes Government is treating wealthy villa owners more favourably than it is responding to “the pleas of fisherfolk” whose livelihoods...

FSC puts BLP co-op on notice

The Barbados Labour Party’s (BLP) credit union appears to be in the red. This week, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) published a notice indicating that...

Walters wants Govt to be ‘realistic’

The Government’s track record in housing is nothing to boast about and it should be realistic about the number of houses it can build. Opposition...

Thorne queries debt support bill

Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has challenged Government on its decision-making with regard to Barbados’ debt, as the House of Assembly debated a resolution yesterday,...

Tyra Trotman announces shift to Barbados Labour Party

Former Democratic Labour Party (DLP) member Tyra Trotman, an attorney-at-law, in a statement issued today, has announced her decision to change her political affiliation...

Trump picks Musk to advise on how to ‘dismantle’ bureaucracy

US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Elon Musk to lead a newly created Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) for his incoming administration. He announced that...