Thumbs up! Barbados Today06/02/20193186 views A prominent lawyer in the Barbados judicial landscape said Government’s decision to increase judges from eight to 13 would assist with the backlog of cases in the system. Sir Richard… Read more
Estimate change only public relations Barbados Today06/02/20191673 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s decision to take a major departure from the usual presentation format of the annual Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, is being called a “pointless publicity stunt”… Read more
Atherley ‘draws blanks’ in House question time Barbados Today05/02/201915176 views Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley has expressed concern that his parliamentary questions posed to several ministers have gone unanswered. He told the House of Assembly this afternoon of his frustration… Read more
Lawmakers overhaul ‘Estimates’ process Barbados Today05/02/2019581 views Ministers and senior civil servants will for the first time be subject to parliamentary scrutiny during the Government’s annual budget process, commonly known as the Estimates debate, Attorney General and… Read more
Judge not Barbados Today05/02/20193175 views Government’s decision to appoint five new judges to assist with the backlog of cases has come under immense scrutiny from Opposition Leader, Bishop Joseph Atherley who believes the process for… Read more
Judging aim Barbados Today05/02/20198199 views Huge changes are on the way to the judicial system, the Prime Minister and the Attorney General revealed today in the House of Assembly. Prime Minister Mia Mottley told lawmakers… Read more
DLP in PM’s court Barbados Today05/02/20192197 views Democratic Labour Party president Verla De Peiza has thrown their party’s full support behind Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s plans to increase the number of criminal courts and introduce a commercial… Read more
VENEZUELA: EU states recognise Guaidó as president Barbados Today04/02/20192103 views BBC – The UK, France, Germany, Spain and other European countries have officially recognised opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela. It comes after President Nicolás Maduro defiantly… Read more
PM Mottley to participate in international conference on Venezuela Barbados Today02/02/20191267 views St. Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris will lead a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) delegation to Uruguay for an international meeting on February 7 on the ongoing political situation in Venezuela.… Read more
Efficiency and transparency hallmarks of new legislation Barbados Today30/01/2019095 views The new Planning and Development Bill should make complaints about the lack of efficiency and inconsistency at the Town and Country Planning Department a thing of the past, as it… Read more