Ricardo Roberts

The home affairs minister for immigration has defended proposed legislation amid concerns over executive power, insisting that constitutional safeguards and established legal principles prevent any abuse of discretion while preserving …

The Barbados Employers’ Confederation (BEC) and the sporting community have thrown their full weight behind proposed sweeping changes to the country’s immigration framework, labelling them a “game-changing” opportunity to combat …

Anew national campaign urging Barbadian men and boys to take a more active role in caregiving has been launched alongside landmark paternity leave legislation, as the government seeks to challenge …

The Barbados Police Service will be led by a woman for the first time in its 191-year history, as acting Deputy Commissioner Sonia Boyce assumes command on Friday, following the …

Healthcare and insurance executives have warned that entrenched cultural attitudes among younger Barbadians are fuelling the island’s chronic disease crisis, urging earlier intervention and routine screening to reverse the trend. …

The Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP), has launched a major preventative healthcare initiative aimed at reversing high rates of chronic disease, with free annual medical assessments now being offered …

A new organ transplant law will only succeed if Barbados confronts deep-rooted religious and cultural resistance to donation, independent senator and internal medicine expert Dr Kenneth Connell has warned, urging …

Opposition Senator Karina Goodridge pledged her full support for the Human Tissue Transplant Bill in a rare outbreak of bipartisanship in the Senate, framing the legislation as a long-overdue response …

Barbados is set to spearhead a major regional health initiative by proposing the creation of a CARICOM organ donor bank, ​Minister of Health Senator Lisa Cummins has told the Senate …