DLP unveils its first 15 candidates for next election Shanna Moore21/01/202501.2K views The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) on Tuesday named half of its slate of candidates to contest the general election constitutionally due in 2027, with Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne declaring that… Read more
Dominicans vote in general elections with eyes on crisis in neighbouring Haiti Barbados Today19/05/202401K views Voters in the Dominican Republic are casting ballots Sunday in general elections likely to reinforce the government’s crackdown on its shared border with Haiti and the hundreds of thousands of… Read more
Dominica – Prime Minister Skerrit announces date for snap general election Barbados Today06/11/20220486 views SOURCE: CMC: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Sunday night announced December 6 as the date for a snap general election in Dominica, three years after he led the ruling Dominica… Read more
#BTEditorial – Time for the people to have the last word Barbados Today19/01/20220300 views The whirlwind 23-day campaign of 2022 has ended. There’s been a popular view, rightly or wrongly, that the result of the January 19 election is virtually a foregone conclusion; that… Read more
‘Young people let down by Government’ Barbados Today18/01/202201K views Describing St Andrew as “one of the battleground seats” in this election, Democratic Labour Party (DLP) President Verla Depeiza said “this is a time when the people of St. Andrew… Read more
Election challenge being heard in the court Barbados Today18/01/20220421 views Hearings are underway in the High Court on an injunction filed to call off Wednesday’s general election and action brought against President Dame Sandra Mason and Attorney General Dale Marshall.… Read more
APP candidates insists Barbadians no longer want same old, same old Barbados Today18/01/20220370 views Three members of the Alliance Party for Progress (APP) are of the view that it is time to do away with “old-school politics” and for future governments to work diligently… Read more
Prohibited devices at polling stations Barbados Today18/01/20220423 views Voters are reminded that the use of all communication devices, such as smart phones, smart watches and smart pens, is prohibited in the polling station on polling day,… Read more
Concern about impact of excluded voters on democracy Barbados Today18/01/20220642 views Political Science lecturer Dr Kristina Hinds has suggested that the exclusion of over 6,000 people who are isolated with COVID-19 from casting ballot in Wednesday’s general election raises questions about… Read more
Atherley blasts PM for silence on disenfranchised voters Emmanuel Joseph18/01/20220324 views Former Opposition Leader and head of the Alliance Party for Progress (APP) Bishop Joseph Atherley is describing as disdainful and disrespectful, Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s handling of the thousands of… Read more