Govt launches accessibility project at Parliament Lourianne Graham29/09/2026071 views The government is to begin a nationwide accessibility drive with an audit and improvement project at Parliament Buildings, as efforts intensify to give people with disabilities greater access to public… Read more
Backing Guyana’s candidate, PM cools talk of own UN bid Shanna Moore26/09/20260295 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley has thrown Barbados’ support behind Guyanese former foreign minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett to become the 10th United Nations Secretary-General, while playing down the prospect of seeking the… Read more
Mottley proposes UN teams to tackle global conflicts Shanna Moore26/09/2026088 views From Gaza and Ukraine to Sudan and Yemen, escalating conflicts are taking a mounting human and economic toll, prompting Prime Minister Mia Mottley to propose a new United Nations mechanism… Read more
St Joseph MP calls for Scotland District Authority Jenique Belgrave15/09/20260189 views St Joseph MP Ryan Brathwaite has renewed his call for the establishment of a Scotland District Authority, arguing that the region’s distinctive challenges require a coordinated response and urgent attention.… Read more
BDF sends third medical rotation to Venezuela Lauryn Escamilla11/09/20260420 views The Barbados Defence Force has deployed its third rotation of medics to Venezuela to continue to treat survivors of the June catastrophic earthquake, with Caracas’s envoy here expressing gratitude for… Read more
DLP demands answers on delayed school repairs Barbados Today09/09/2026046 views Democratic Labour Party (DLP) education spokesman Quincy Jones has called for urgent action on outstanding school repairs and clear timelines for students and teachers displaced by the work. In a… Read more
FOD calls for year-round student support Ricardo Roberts09/09/20260255 views The opposition Friends of Democracy Party (FOD) has urged the government to match back-to-school celebrations with sustained support for students, citing school-maintenance failures, assistance for neurodivergent students and unanswered questions… Read more
Cleric urges Dems unite, lead with humility Lourianne Graham01/09/2026082 views In a sermon to Democratic Labour Party supporters a day after Dr David Estwick was announced as the party’s new president, Reverend Canon Dr Monrelle Williams urged the DLP to… Read more
New DLP president ‘must reconcile factions, rebuild party’ Ricardo Roberts31/08/20260551 views The DLP’s new leadership has drawn sharply contrasting assessments from two leading political analysts, with Peter Wickham calling the election a “shocking” failure to read voters after three successive 30–0… Read more
Estwick vows to rebuild DLP as ‘govt-in-waiting’ Lourianne Graham31/08/20260130 views Former cabinet minister Dr David Estwick, the newly elected president of the Democratic Labour Party, has pledged to rebuild the party into a “government-in-waiting”, promising a shift from reactive criticism… Read more