New legislation to protect children
Cruelty to children could lead to a $100 000 fine or ten years in prison.The stiff penalty – along with a rash of other...
Providing a house isn’t enough to solve homelessness
Homelessness cannot be solved solely by providing housing, Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Kirk Humphrey said.Humphrey, who was attending the Barbados Alliance...
May target for Family Services
Government is hoping to have the now scattered services which cater to a cross-section of people under one umbrella – the Department of Family...
Tourism development caution
Minister of Tourism Senator Lisa Cummins and Member of Parliament for St Michael South Kirk Humphrey expressed those sentiments yesterday during the official opening...
Sargassum woes in Skeete’s Bay
One of the challenges in clearing the Sargassum seaweed is that it has to be done manually.That’s according to Minister of Environment, National Beautification,...
Reporting child abuse to become mandatory
Government is looking into making reporting child abuse mandatory, says Minister of People Empowerment Kirk Humphrey.During the launch yesterday of the inaugural recognition of...