Politics

Bill puts light on business owners

Government is seeking to tighten oversight of companies operating in Barbados through new legislation designed to expose the real owners behind businesses, strengthen corporate accountability and safeguard the country’s...

Govt should fast track legal opinion, says DLP

Government should be moving with urgency to get a legal opinion on the deduction authorisation for public officers...

Jordan wants more mentorship programmes

Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector Colin Jordan is calling for serious mentorship programmes for...

Govt finalising debt swap for health

Government is moving to finalise a debt-for-social swap targeting health, as it confronts an escalating non-communicable disease (NCD)...

DLP calls for action on flooding along KNR Husbands Highway

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is calling on the Government to urgently address recurring flooding along the KNR...

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...

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...