FOD calls for urgent infrastructure fixes after tourist falls into manhole’ Ricardo Roberts27/06/20260320 views It took a tourist’s plunge down a poorly covered manhole for a political party to call for a radical overhaul of public safety measures in Barbados. The Friends of Democracy… Read more
Nicholls: Birth tourism ads no cause for alarm Lourianne Graham26/06/20260481 views The government has dismissed concerns sparked by online advertisements promoting birth tourism in Barbados, stating that available data do not show any trend warranting alarm or changes to existing policies.… Read more
Lashley insists gun courts will be fully staffed, ready despite concerns Jenique Belgrave18/06/20260133 views Minister of Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice Michael Lashley has sought to allay concerns raised by some attorneys over the government’s plan to establish two gun courts, insisting that staffing… Read more
‘Mandatory minimums’ for gun crimes, says senator Jenique Belgrave18/06/20260183 views Independent Senator Andrew Mallalieu has called for mandatory minimum sentences for gun-related offences, arguing that current penalties do not reflect public concern about rising firearm crimes. He backed the Supreme… Read more
Gun crime ‘demands more than laws’ Ricardo Roberts18/06/2026088 views Independent Senator Reverend Dr John Rogers has warned that Barbados’ escalating gun violence cannot be solved by legislation alone, arguing that it reflects deeper failures within the family, education system… Read more
Walters blasts govt’s lack of financial disclosure, demands answers Ricardo Roberts18/06/2026062 views A senior opposition figure has accused government of outright withholding key financial information, arguing that unanswered questions about major public projects and spending have become too frequent to ignore. Senator… Read more
Gun courts alone won’t stop illegal firearms – senator Jenique Belgrave18/06/2026090 views A renewed focus on border security and the flow of illegal guns is needed if Barbados is to curb gun crime, an opposition senator warned on Wednesday, arguing that new… Read more
$23bn needed to meet 2035 climate goals – finance minister Lauryn Escamilla17/06/20260103 views Barbados will require an estimated $23 billion in public and private investment to achieve its climate agenda by 2035, with the government pursuing new financing mechanisms to strengthen resilience before… Read more
Dems question link between immigration reform, job shortages Shamar Blunt15/06/20260101 views A Democratic Labour Party spokesman has challenged lawmakers to justify how proposed immigration and citizenship reforms would directly address labour shortages and demographic decline, arguing that the measures risk prioritising… Read more
DLP calls for transparency as BIMPay launches Shamar Blunt11/06/20260326 views The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has urged greater transparency, public oversight and clear safeguards for personal data even as it welcomed the new national payment platform, BiMPay, warning that modernisation… Read more