Independent Senators question Integrity bill Barbados Today06/08/20200375 views At least two independent Senators expressed reservations about the Integrity in Public Life Bill before it failed to get the nod of the Upper Chamber during today’s debate. The bill,… Read more
Govt Senators praise failed Integrity Bill Barbados Today06/08/20200335 views Government Senators who voted for the Integrity in Public Life legislation declared it as a way to restore confidence in public officials even as the bill itself failed to secure… Read more
Four walk out of Senate following return of Govt minister Randy Bennett06/08/20203300 views Newly installed Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Lisa Cummins, has expressed shock, hurt and disappointment over a decision by some Senators to protest her return to the Senate by… Read more
Integrity in Public Life Bill defeated Barbados Today05/08/20200388 views The Integrity in Public Life Bill 2020 was defeated in The Senate today. Clerk of Parliament Pedro Eastmond read the results: 10 senators voted in favour two abstained. The constitution… Read more
AG: Remediation agreements new anti-corruption option Barbados Today05/08/20200357 views Attorney General Dale Marshall has introduced another means by which high-level corruption can be remedied beyond jail time for offending officials. As he introduced the Remediation Agreement Bill to the… Read more
FSC to handle CLICO matters Barbados Today05/08/20200403 views Government’s insurance watchdog, the Financial Services Commission. is to address all issues arising from the CLICO Life insurance debacle following the official closure of Resolution Life Insurance Inc., the company… Read more
DLP slams BLP on stimulus disbursements Marlon Madden05/08/20200364 views Democratic Labour Party (DLP) spokesman on business matters Ryan Walters has accused the Mia Mottley administration of not fulfilling a promise to assist businesses over the past three months. Though… Read more
Govt acquires parcels for hospital, parks, heritage Randy Bennett05/08/20200295 views The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Botanical Gardens, the Building Blocks programme and the home of Barbados’ first female MP, are all in line for improvements after Government acquired land, said… Read more
Payne breaks silence in House on reshuffle Barbados Today05/08/20200396 views A visibly hurt Member of Parliament for St Andrew George Payne said he felt “disrespected” by the way he was informed that he was no longer Minister of Housing and… Read more
George Payne speaks out Barbados Today04/08/20200566 views MP for St Andrew George Payne speaks out weeks after being removed as Minister of Housing Lands and Rural Development in the Barbados Labour Party Government. Speaking in Parliament during… Read more