Judicial

A landmark ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice has set a higher bar for jailing offenders in minor cannabis cases, overturning a three-month sentence and signalling a shift towards …

The Mottley administration on Tuesday tabled legislation requiring every registered company in Barbados to disclose its ultimate human owners or face regulatory penalties, in a sweeping expansion of corporate transparency …

A Barbadian attorney who has secured a historic seat on the Commonwealth legislative drafters’ body is already targeting the country’s shortage of legislative drafters. Shaquille Newton was elected earlier this …

Agriculture minister and Christ Church South MP Dr Shantal Munro-Knight has urged stronger safeguards for workers’ rights, warning that gaps in wage protection and impersonal payroll systems are leaving some …

Barbados is one step closer to establishing a legal framework for organ donation after death, with Minister of Health and Wellness Senator Lisa Cummins hailing the “life-saving” and “transformational” Human …

The Ministry of Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice has launched a new public education campaign discouraging the harbouring of fugitives and gang members. The campaign follows the passage of the …

The government is moving to introduce a new bankruptcy and insolvency framework later this year, in a bid to reinforce Barbados’ financial system and safeguard depositors, Minister of Finance Ryan …

Member of Parliament for St George North and general secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) Toni Moore has urged fellow lawmakers to revisit several recommendations that were not incorporated …

Minister of Transport and Works Kirk Humphrey has thrown his support behind the Protection of Wages Bill, calling it “fundamental to human dignity”. Speaking on the bill’s introduction in the …