Prime Minister Mia Mottley wrapped up three days of debate on the 2024 Budget proposals on Wednesday night with the revelation of a probe into the operations of the state-owned …
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Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has been seeking answers on when Barbadians will have access to the new republican constitution, declaring it was a “dereliction of duty” by the government that …
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Deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw on Wednesday called on Attorney Genearal Dale Marshall to reopen an investigation into a 2009 report by the Urban Development Commission (UDC) that raised questions …
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training Sandra Husbands says without education transformation, Barbados is doomed. She believes one area in particular that must be …
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Minister of Education Kay McConney has cautioned reform naysayers that the education system has outlived its purpose in its present form and must be changed now to stop some students …
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The Farmers’ Empowerment and Enfranchisement Drive (FEED) programme has failed in its objectives, Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has charged. “We’ve heard of the much-vaunted feed programmr, and it is such …
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A 38-year-old construction worker who threatened to kill a woman who had been “tarnishing” his name has been placed on a bond to keep the peace. Denmar Mccarthy Saffrey of …
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The awarding of compensation to a rape victim should not be seen as the court putting a price on that person’s dignity but as financial assistance to help them “regain …
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A jury has found Kemar Omar Yvonne Leacock guilty of murdering Jermaine Harper ten years ago. On Wednesday evening, the 12-member jury of 10 women and two men in Supreme …
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After Brandon Deshawn Agard led police on a chase through Westbury to New Orleans, they discovered an illegal firearm and ammunition on him. When he appeared before Madam Justice Wanda …