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: Where are the other ministries?

Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne is concerned that some key Government ministries have so far not been scrutinised during debate on the Appropriation Bill, 2024,...

De Peiza: Serious pressure

A lowering of taxes is at the top of labour’s wish list ahead of Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s Budget which is slated to...

Trump clinches Republican nomination for president, secures enough delegates for 2024

WASHINGTON, USA - Former President Donald Trump clinched the 2024 Republican nomination for president on Tuesday, eclipsing the 1,215-delegate threshold after wins in the...

Caricom leaders discuss Haiti crisis

The on-going political and social environment in Haiti came into sharp focus today, with CARICOM leaders meeting on the issue in Kington, Jamaica. Barbadian Prime...

Thorne ‘not backing down’

There will be no backing down by the Leader of the Opposition in his quest for answers and to hold the Government accountable. King’s Counsel...

Yearwood: Borrowing has Barbados in a debt trap

The Mia Amor Mottley Administration’s reliance on borrowing has placed the country in a “debt trap”, says Democratic Labour Party (DLP) president Dr Ronnie...