Govt to press for reparations from Drax Hall plantation owner Emmanuel Joseph24/04/20240978 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley has backed away from government’s planned compulsory acquisition at Drax Hall plantation in St George for housing, paving the way for a negotiated payout of reparations… Read more
Weir: No instructions given to move City vendors for World Cup Fernella Wedderburn24/04/20240410 views The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security has taken no decision to move vendors from Cheapside and Fontabelle ahead of the country’s hosting of the ICC Men’s T20 World… Read more
AG introduces legislation to back robust security for World Cup Fernella Wedderburn24/04/20240400 views Barbados has implemented comprehensive security measures to ensure a safe and successful hosting of the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup, according to Attorney General Dale Marshall. Local security forces were… Read more
Reid wants extraordinary general meeting to hash out DLP issues Emmanuel Joseph23/04/20240468 views The man whose no-confidence motion sparked the latest row in the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is calling on the membership to call for an extraordinary general meeting to address the… Read more
Party infighting ‘ruining election chances’, say experts Emmanuel Joseph23/04/20240537 views As cracks within the hierarchy of the 69-year-old Democratic Labour Party (DLP) continue to widen, political experts, including a prominent strategist, have advised the urgent replacement of either one or… Read more
Thorne snubs no-confidence motion seeking his removal from DLP Shamar Blunt21/04/20240982 views Political leader of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Ralph Thorne is not fazed by attempts to have him removed from the party. In fact, he made it clear that he… Read more
Resolution filed to expel Ralph Thorne from DLP Shamar Blunt21/04/202401.1K views There’s a new twist to internal wrangling in the Democratic Labour Party (DLP). Efforts are now afoot to have Political Leader Ralph Thorne removed from the post and expelled from… Read more
Symmonds: Recognition of Palestine to end ‘inconsistency’ Sheria Brathwaite20/04/20240576 views Barbados on Friday indicated it intends to recognise Palestine as a state while maintaining this country’s relationship with long-time ally Israel, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kerrie Symmonds announced on Friday.… Read more
Thorne welcomes, then questions Bay Gardens upgrade Sandy Deane20/04/20240861 views The area MP for the Oistins Bay Garden – Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne – on Friday welcomed the government’s “sudden generosity” in undertaking a nearly $5 million upgrade for the… Read more
Brand Barbados needs to be repositioned – Senator Blackman Barbados Today16/04/20240524 views A deliberate effort must be made to reposition Barbados as a knowledge-based economy, says Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment, Senator Chad Blackman. Addressing the Global Tax… Read more