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 Roberts09/09/20260254 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 Graham01/09/2026081 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 Roberts31/08/20260547 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 Graham31/08/20260127 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
DLP rebuild begins as Walters turns focus to Senate Lourianne Graham31/08/20260234 views As new leadership takes over the Democratic Labour Party, Senator Ryan Walters, who held an integral leadership role after its last 30-0 defeat in the February General Elections, has announced… Read more
Estwick elected DLP president Emmanuel Joseph30/08/20260745 views Former Cabinet Minister Dr David Estwick is the new president of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP). Estwick, one of the members of the “old guard” who held the ministerial portfolios… Read more
DLP seeks renewal after three 30-0 defeats Emmanuel Joseph28/08/20260782 views T he Democratic Labour Party faces a pivotal leadership choice on Saturday as delegates decide whether former cabinet ministers Dr David Estwick or Stephen Lashley will lead the party’s recovery… Read more
PM defends water zone policies, regulatory oversight Ricardo Roberts26/08/20260477 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley has acknowledged that the Ministry of the Environment was wrong to grant permission for the Suarez Brothers Circus to operate at the National Botanical Gardens, saying… Read more
BRA to reissue 25 807 land tax bills Lourianne Graham24/08/202601.5K views An error in calculating land tax bills has affected 25 807 residential properties valued at over $450 000, Minister of Finance Ryan Straughn announced on Monday. He explained that the… Read more