Saint Lucia Labour victory signals ‘shift’ for labour politics Shanna Moore04/12/20250151 views Regional pollster Peter Wickham hailed the Saint Lucia Labour Party’s landslide re-election as a landmark for labour movements across the Caribbean, even as he cautioned against direct lessons for Barbados.… Read more
Govt to reform expungement law, allowing ‘clean slate’ after 15 years Barbados Today03/12/20250100 views The government is preparing a major overhaul of its criminal records expungement laws, with new measures that would allow offenders — including those who served lengthy prison terms — to… Read more
BLP general secretary denounces anonymous letter targeting Dwight Sutherland Barbados Today01/12/202502K views The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) has condemned an anonymous document circulating on social media, which makes allegations against former Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, Dwight Sutherland. The four-page, undated… Read more
Cave Hill adds another major moot court win with Beijing victory Barbados Today28/11/20250327 views Cave Hill’s rising legal talent has again made its presence felt across the globe, travelling to Beijing and capturing the top prize at the 2025 International Space Law Moot hosted… Read more
US warns of heightened risks over Venezuela amid military build-up Emmanuel Joseph27/11/20250142 views Barbadian authorities are intensively monitoring the implications of a US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warning against passenger flights over Venezuela, citing deteriorating security and “potentially hazardous” military activity near the… Read more
Barbados and Nigeria sign landmark MOU Barbados Today26/11/20250199 views The Governments of Barbados and Nigeria today solidified a historic partnership to advance local pharmaceutical production, strengthen regulatory cooperation, and expand regional market access across the Caribbean, Latin America, ECOWAS… Read more
Credit union’s LIFT Foundation makes first payout, signs inaugural MOU Barbados Today26/11/2025092 views The City of Bridgetown credit union’s LIFT Foundation celebrated two historic milestones on Tuesday by hosting its first formal cheque presentation and signing its first-ever Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with… Read more
Lashley’s party switch keeps pressure on struggling DLP — analysts Sheria Brathwaite26/11/20250202 views Two political analysts said Michael Lashley’s defection to the Barbados Labour Party underlines the Democratic Labour Party’s deepening crisis, even as they disagreed on whether the former minister is now… Read more
New Speaker role must be genuinely independent, says Thorne Barbados Today26/11/20250110 views Leader of the Opposition Ralph Thorne firmly rejected any attempt to amend the Constitution to designate the Speaker of the House as an “independent person” while allowing the current Speaker… Read more
House Speaker to come from outside Parliament in constitutional change Barbados Today26/11/20250116 views For the first time in generations, Barbados is set to overhaul its parliamentary structure by allowing the Speaker of the House of Assembly to be elected from outside the chamber… Read more