Tag: politics
Senator Franklyn spells out grounds for objection to election of president
Senator Caswell Franklyn said he objected to the election of Governor General Dame Sandra Mason as the first president of Barbados on procedural grounds.
Franklyn...
PM urges Opposition Leader to withdraw motion to impeach President
Port of Spain – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley appealed to Opposition Leader Kamla Persad Bissessar to withdraw a motion aimed at impeaching President...
Dame Sandra to become first President of Barbados
Members of the House of Assembly and the Senate today in a separate ballot, voted Governor General Dame Sandra Mason to be Barbados’ first...
Senator Franklyn objection forces separate vote for President
Senator Caswell Franklyn objected to procedure for the election of Dame Sandra Mason as the first president of Barbados, forcing a separate vote of...
U.S. Senate Democrats plan debt-limit vote
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democrats in the United States planned a third attempt on Wednesday to get Republicans to vote to raise the federal...
Democratic disagreements imperil Biden agenda as shutdown looms
Washington, D.C. – United States president Joe Biden’s agenda was at risk of being derailed by divisions among his own Democrats, as moderates voiced...