Atherley: Dottin advisor role could undermine crime fight Emmanuel Joseph06/02/20195134 views Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley has come out in opposition to the appointment of former police chief Darwin Dottin as crime consultant to Commissioner of Police Tyrone Griffith, warning that… Read more
Plug for ‘soldiers to cops’ Emmanuel Joseph04/02/201939217 views Former Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite is backing Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn’s idea of converting soldiers into police officers in order to fill the current shortage in the constabulary. At the… Read more
Union puts the brakes on tourism body’s plans Emmanuel Joseph04/02/20196204 views The Mia Mottley Administration has been forced to suspend the Cabinet-approved disbandment of the Barbados Tourism Product Authority (BTPA), just days before it was scheduled to take effect. The functions… Read more
GUN COURTS NEEDED Emmanuel Joseph30/01/201910402 views As Barbados continues to grapple with a spate of gun violence that has so far taken nearly half a dozen lives, a former magistrate is suggesting that part of the… Read more
Irresponsible! Emmanuel Joseph29/01/201914710 views An incensed member of the Police Service Commission (PSC) has described Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s recent attack on the body for its handling of promotions in the Royal Barbados Police… Read more
Puzzling move Emmanuel Joseph28/01/201917400 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s recent appointment of former Commissioner of Police Darwin Dottin as a crime consultant to the current Commissioner Tyrone Griffith has raised a red flag from ex-Attorney… Read more
Some nurses still in limbo Emmanuel Joseph26/01/20198256 views The Mia Mottley Administration has still not paid some of its nurses who have been acting in various positions within the health service. This is the latest word from Minister… Read more
Intervention coming Emmanuel Joseph24/01/20195330 views Concerned parliamentary representative for the City of Bridgetown Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic has offered to broker a truce between suspected warring factions in his constituency said to be responsible for… Read more
Focus on restructuring SOE Emmanuel Joseph24/01/20191232 views Government’s Senior Technical Advisor is urging the Mia Mottley-administration not to back off from restructuring its state-owned enterprises (SOEs) over the next three years. Dr Kevin Greenidge, a Barbados-born economist… Read more
A relief! Emmanuel Joseph18/01/201924404 views Minister of Home Affairs Edmund Hinkson has suggested that the post-general election portfolios assigned to him by Prime Minister Mia Mottley had been a challenge to manage effectively. Hinkson was… Read more