Thursday, April 30, 2026

Politics

NNP gets new leader

Carolyn Clarke will take over as political leader of the New National Party (NNP) after Kemar Stuart announced yesterday that his one-year tenure was up. Clarke was the party’s candidate...

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...

Walters wants water loan transparency

Opposition Senator Ryan Walters is calling for transparency and accountability in the wake of Government securing a US$80...

Lashley leading Dems’ reconciliation efftorts

Longstanding Democratic Labour Party (DLP) member Michael Lashley has taken charge of a reconciliation effort in the fractured party ahead of its upcoming general...

Pundits: Dems must revisit constitution

Political scientist Peter Wickham yesterday weighed in on the recent resolution of the court battle within the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) stating the way...

Trump says Kamala Harris will be easier to defeat than Biden

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Sunday he thinks Vice President Kamala Harris will be easier to defeat in November's election than Democratic...

PM says floodgates won’t be open to foreign labour

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley says Government will not be opening the floodgates to foreign labouras it moves to end Barbados’ population crisis. She has...

Anti-gang laws way to go, says Thorne

Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has called on Government to introduce anti-gang legislation in response to the surge in homicides across Barbados. He criticised the Government’s...

Top Democratic fundraiser Clooney calls on Biden to drop out

George Clooney has issued a damning call for Joe Biden to quit the US presidential race, hours after senior Democrat Nancy Pelosi swerved questions...