Judicial

Parliament has passed the landmark Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, designed to address education, job security, protection against abuse, and transport for people with disabilities.   The newly enacted …

The government is set to introduce strengthened legislation to protect the rights of disabled people and the elderly, with a focus on improving employment opportunities and access to education, Minister …

Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has proposed a government-backed reinsurance fund to address potential gaps in insurance coverage for people with disabilities.  But the Chairman of the Advisory Committee for Improving …

As many as nine out of ten people living with disabilities in Barbados are unemployed, according to Edmund Hinkson, chairman of the Advisory Committee for Improving the Lives of People …

ANSA McAL Barbados, along with its subsidiaries – ANSA Motors, ANSA Merchant Bank, Berger Paints, Bryden Stokes Ltd, Brydens Xpress and Retail, Standard Distribution, and Trident Insurance – has unveiled …

The justice system received another boost on Monday with the swearing-in of two new permanent High Court justices and an acting judge. The two permanent appointees pledged to address the …

The Barbados Prison Service (BPS) has embarked on an extensive recruitment campaign in a bid to bolster its workforce and establish a new senior management position, Barbados TODAY has learnt. …

As 2025 approaches, several attorneys have praised the increasing pace at which matters were heard in the island’s courts this year, but also pointed to areas that still need improvement …

King’s Counsel Andrew Pilgrim is calling for former condemned murderers awaiting re-sentencing at Dodds Prison to have access to all rehabilitative, educational, and vocational programmes available at the penal institution. …