NUPW seeks best deal as public sector shake-up looms Emmanuel Joseph14/11/2025099 views Hundreds of government employees are unlikely to receive the union’s blessing for new terms and conditions until their job security and benefits have been fully secured, the National Union of… Read more
FAO appoints assistant director-general and regional representative for Latin America and the C’bean Barbados Today13/11/2025048 views The director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has appointed Rene Orellana Halkyer, a Bolivian national, as the new assistant director-general and regional… Read more
Opposition raises alarm over govt transparency in use of loan funds Shamar Blunt12/11/2025089 views In a sharply-worded speech in the Senate on Wednesday, opposition lawmaker Senator Andre Worrell accused the Mottley administration of failing to show how hundreds of millions of dollars in loans… Read more
Barbados ‘making significant progress’ in tax compliance Sheria Brathwaite12/11/20250387 views Barbados on Tuesday reaffirmed its full commitment to international tax transparency and compliance standards as a club of the world’s richest nations met here on tax compliance. Minister in… Read more
Young Democrats call for unity, action at rally Barbados Today11/11/2025089 views A call for “youth power and political renewal” opened the Democratic Labour Party’s (DLP) Youth Ignite Weekend over the weekend, as speakers urged young Barbadians to demand change and hold… Read more
Immigration overhaul to end automatic deportation for minor offences Sheria Brathwaite08/11/20250256 views The Mia Mottley administration is moving to end the era of automatic deportations for minor infractions, including overstaying a visit, amid sweeping immigration reforms aimed at correcting past wrongs and… Read more
Fledgling NNP backs Citizenship Bill’s intent, warns against ministerial overreach Sheria Brathwaite08/11/20250177 views The leader of the fledgling New National Party, Kemar Stuart, on Friday gave lawmakers his reservations about the draft legislation to overhaul the process by which people become Barbadian citizens,… Read more
Homelessness advocate Saffrey eyes party politics as he signals run for Parliament Shamar Blunt06/11/20250175 views Social advocate Kemar Saffrey, best known for his work with the homeless, confirmed on Thursday he will contest a seat in the next general election and take the advocacy to… Read more
Thorne presses govt to explain billions in loans Barbados Today04/11/20250117 views Leader of the Opposition Ralph Thorne kept up scrutiny over the government’s borrowing, demanding clear answers in Parliament on Tuesday about how billions of dollars in international loans — over… Read more
Duguid defends choice of QEH expansion site over old hospital grounds Jenique Belgrave04/11/20250135 views Senior Minister Dr William Duguid insisted in Parliament that the government’s decision to expand the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) at the Enmore Clinic site rather than the old general hospital… Read more