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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...
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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...
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Jordan wants more mentorship programmes

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

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)...
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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...
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Abrahams: Senior public officials, including PM, get US $175 per diem

Sherrylyn Clarke -
Minister of Information, Wilfred Abrahams, says senior public servants, including Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, get a per diem of US $175 while on...
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DLP says leaders Yearwood and Blackett still in place

Sherrylyn Clarke -
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) says its elected leadership remains in place, in spite of “misinformation in the public domain”. The party issued a statement...
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Thorne: It’s not about me

Colville Mounsey -
Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne is urging Barbadians to maintain focus on the national issues facing the country rather than his recent political challenges. Speaking publicly...
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More time on Cybercrime Bill

Barry Alleyne -
The Joint Select Committee of Parliament has been granted extra time to analyse a number of submissions made to it on the Cybercrime Bill, 2024. Forty...
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DLP headquarters broken into; conference room locks changed

Ashminnie Moonsammy -
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) headquarters was vandalized this afternoon in what party officials are calling a suspicious break-in. According to General Secretary Steve Blackett,...
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Law ‘meant to protect politicians’

Shawn Cumberbatch -
A retired Barbadian resident overseas believes the proposed Cybercrime Bill is intended to “protect politicians and their friends”. In his submission on Monday to Parliament’s...
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