Analyst: Holder likely to return as Speaker Barbados Today17/02/20260521 views Former MP Arthur Holder is expected to return as Speaker of the House of Assembly when Parliament convenes this Friday, the first speaker to come from outside the lower chamber… Read more
Lashley prioritises access to justice in reform agenda Shamar Blunt17/02/20260235 views Top criminal defence attorney Michael Lashley vowed Monday to spearhead sweeping criminal justice reforms prioritising access for ordinary Barbadians, vowing to slash court backlogs and cut crime through faster trials… Read more
Back at education ministry, Blackman to press ahead with reforms Shamar Blunt17/02/20260108 views Minister of Education Transformation Chad Blackman on Monday vowed to fasttrack sweeping curriculum reforms and infrastructure overhauls for the new school year in September, declaring Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s reappointment… Read more
Third term, BERT 3.0 era Sheria Brathwaite17/02/20260194 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley has pledged that her administration’s third term will drive economic competitiveness, productivity, and resilience under BERT 3.0, moving beyond stabilising the economy to deliver tangible relief… Read more
Wickham hails Mottley Cabinet as a sign of maturity Shamar Blunt17/02/20260294 views Political scientist Peter Wickham has praised Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s 23-member, third-term Cabinet as a mark of political maturity, even amid eyebrow-raising returns for former ministers in the previous Freundel… Read more
Prime Minister Mottley defends new Cabinet Sheria Brathwaite17/02/20260218 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley robustly defended her new Cabinet, insisting its size is a deliberate design to boost government delivery, accountability, and performance. Speaking at Monday’s swearing-in ceremony at CARIFESTA… Read more
Yearwood urges electoral reset after third parties’ election flop Lourianne Graham16/02/20260906 views A senior law lecturer – who once helmed a major political party – has called for a radical rethink of Barbados’ electoral system after smaller political parties failed to secure… Read more
New ministerial team ‘to deliver on accountability, performance’ Sheria Brathwaite16/02/20260875 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley robustly defended her new 23-member Cabinet, insisting its size is a deliberate design to boost government delivery, accountability, and performance. Speaking at Monday’s swearing-in ceremony at… Read more
Cabinet ministers sworn in Barbados Today16/02/202602.6K views Cabinet ministers were officially sworn in on Monday at CARIFESTA House, Waterford, St Michael. See Barbados Cabinet list Mia Mottley, Prime Minister Wilfred Abrahams, Attorney General Santia Bradshaw, Deputy… Read more
Mottley calls on residents to ‘fall in love’ with country again at victory rally Shanna Moore15/02/20260525 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley used her victory rally to urge Barbadians to “fall in love with our country again”, calling for unity, responsibility and renewed national purpose after Wednesday’s third… Read more