Thursday, April 16, 2026

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Senator cautions against legislating behaviour

An Independent Senator is cautioning the Government against legislating behaviour as he contributed to the debate on an amendment to the Minor Offences Act. Dr...

Call for special agriculture school

Senator Dr Chelston Brathwaite has suggested that Barbados needs a school for agriculture to provide the necessary expertise to meet the level of agricultural...

Barbados’ shrimp industry coming on stream in April

Barbados aims to have its own shrimp farming industry up and running by April. That was the announcement from Senator Dr Shantal Munro Knight during...

Senate passes two Acts

The Senate of Barbados passed two Acts during the opening session of its 18th sitting on Wednesday. First was the Crown Land (Vesting and Disposal)...

‘Myth’ Barbados a water-scarce country

Independent Senator Dr Chelston Brathwaite believes it is “a myth” that Barbados is a water scarce country. He told the Upper Chamber as much on...

Mallalieu knocks archaic regulations

Independent Senator Andrew Mallalieu is calling for some regulations within the Road Traffic Act which he believes do not spur economic growth to be...