Over 100 families in St Peter to be given opportunity to own land Sheria Brathwaite29/01/20260789 views More than 100 families in Six Men’s, St Peter, are set to receive title deeds for the lands they have occupied for decades under the Six Men’s Life Improvement Project.… Read more
Opposition senator renews criticism of govt housing programme amid audit concerns Barbados Today15/01/2026065 views Opposition Senator Ryan Walters has accused the Government of mismanaging its flagship housing initiative, claiming that a damning Auditor General’s report on HOPE Inc has “cast a grey cloud” over… Read more
Six Men’s folk set to gain land ownership, says MP Barbados Today14/01/20260139 views Hundreds of residents in Six Men’s, St Peter, are a step closer to legally owning the land they have occupied for generations, following fresh moves by the government to transfer… Read more
Opposition leader slams govt ‘neglect’ in tackling housing overcrowding Lourianne Graham13/01/20260164 views Leader of the Opposition Ralph Thorne on Tuesday accused the government of failing to confront chronic overcrowding in Barbados’ housing estates, charging that official efforts remain “insufficient and mismanaged” despite… Read more
Legal fix clears way for 20 new homes in Christ Church Lourianne Graham13/01/2026090 views The government has cleared a legal obstacle delaying the completion of 20 new low-income homes in Christ Church, after Parliament corrected an error in a 2022 resolution that omitted the… Read more
St Lucy residents finally secure title to family lands after decades of waiting Sheria Brathwaite05/11/202503.6K views After nearly four decades of uncertainty, residents of River Bay, St Lucy — including seven elderly pensioners — will at last hold legal title to the land they have called… Read more
Elderly rights bill set to go before House – Minister Lourianne Graham25/09/2025069 views Barbados could see landmark legislation to protect the rights of older citizens before the end of the month, with the Rights of Older Persons Bill now in its final drafting… Read more
Gibbs pledges new focus on housing efficiency, upkeep Sheria Brathwaite25/09/2025091 views The new housing minister, Chris Gibbs, has used one of his first public appearances to signal a reset in housing policy, promising to overhaul the troubled HOPE programme and shift… Read more
St Michael family homeless after Goodland blaze guts home Shanna Moore03/08/20250607 views A St Michael family has been left homeless after a fire gutted their rented wooden home at Goodland on Saturday evening. Divisional Officer Tremelle Perch, who heads the Barbados Fire… Read more
St John residents get titles to tenantry land Barbados Today30/05/202502.7K views Twenty-nine residents of Bath, St John, today received legal title to the lands they’ve long occupied, as the Ministry of Housing, Lands and Maintenance continued its push to regularise tenantries… Read more