Independent senator urges budget reform to fix widening fiscal gaps Ricardo Roberts24/03/20260155 views Independent Senator Andrew Niles has urged the government to overhaul the way it prepares and manages the national budget, warning that persistent gaps between requests and actual spending are exposing… Read more
Cummins: Major overhaul, upgrades for health system Lourianne Graham23/03/20260220 views Minister of Health and Wellness Senator Lisa Cummins on Monday announced a sweeping overhaul of the public healthcare system, with more than $300m earmarked from the $485.7m Budget for the… Read more
Health minister calls for step-down care amid ageing population Lourianne Graham23/03/20260156 views Scores of elderly patients remain in hospital well after the end of their treatment, Minister of Health Senator Lisa Cummins said on Monday, as she stressed the urgent need for… Read more
Call for greater inclusion, self-sufficiency for people with disabilities Ricardo Roberts20/03/2026065 views Plans unveiled in the national Budget for urban upgrades to make the capital more accessible have sparked a mix of optimism and caution from disability campaigners. While leaders at the… Read more
UWI economist flags regressive budget measures Emmanuel Joseph19/03/20260254 views Professor of Economics and Deputy Principal of the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill Campus, Winston Moore, has flagged several measures that he said are regressive in the… Read more
Government looking at utilising medication in fight against NCDs Barbados Today19/03/20260130 views As part of a broader push to tackle chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), government is exploring the addition of weight-loss medication to Barbados’ national drug formulary. Addressing Parliament during the budget… Read more
ICAB: Timely implementation key to Barbadians reaping benefits of Budget Shanna Moore19/03/20260661 views The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB) has moved to clarify how key measures in the 2026 Budget are expected to affect households, while stressing that timely implementation will… Read more
PM: Financial institutions shutting low income earners out of homeownership Barbados Today19/03/202607.1K views Government will overhaul Barbados’ land and mortgage systems by year-end in a sweeping push to expand homeownership and make housing more accessible to low-income earners, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has… Read more
Transport minister: Stronger role for mass transit authority in tackling traffic woes Jenique Belgrave19/03/20260137 views New Minister of Transport and Works Kirk Humphrey has signalled a broad overhaul of Barbados’ approach to solving its chronic traffic congestion, declaring that a stronger, better resourced Mass Transit… Read more
Barbados to have flyovers by 2028 Barbados Today19/03/20260858 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced that the construction of long-promised flyovers will commence this year, with work to be completed within 18 months. Speaking during Parliament on Wednesday, Mottley… Read more