BCEN sums up Budget ‘strengths, areas for improvement’ Emmanuel Joseph22/03/20240846 views This year’s Budget speech was a mix of strengths and areas for improvement, consumer advocacy group Barbados Consumer Empowerment Network (BCEN) has said. A BCEN statement said while there are… Read more
‘Misstep’ Emmanuel Joseph22/03/20240836 views Two prominent political scientists have scored Leader of the Opposition Ralph Thorne relatively high for his reply to Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s Budget, saying it hit key marks in an… Read more
Deputy PM wants Thorne investigated Sandy Deane21/03/202401K views Deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw on Wednesday called on Attorney Genearal Dale Marshall to reopen an investigation into a 2009 report by the Urban Development Commission (UDC) that raised questions… Read more
NHC COLLAPSE? Stefon Jordan20/03/202402.2K views Leader of the Opposition Ralph Thorne has launched a scathing critique of the government’s handling of housing policy, raising concerns about the direction of public resources and the fate of… Read more
Gov’t warned against undermining education system Barbados Today20/03/20240622 views Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne on Tuesday sent a stern warning to the Mia Mottley administration not to touch the education system unless the proposed reforms are progressive. He predicted that… Read more
Spending Slammed Emmanuel Joseph20/03/20240832 views Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne on Tuesday rubbished the government’s Budget declaration of a country abuzz with activity, confidence and positive economic indicators, as he warned that “extreme hardship and poverty… Read more
PM Mottley presents tax free budget Barbados Today18/03/202401.4K views Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced a tax-free budget which she said would help to secure the Barbados of Today and Barbados for Tomorrow. She made clear the island was doing… Read more
Thorne calls for DLP unity to fight ‘enemy’ Barbados Today13/03/20240808 views Democratic Labour Party political leader Ralph Thorne has urged the opposition party to unify in order to “rescue poor people from an oppressive” government. The unity plea came as talk… Read more
New maintenance unit coming for community centres, says official Shamar Blunt13/03/20240505 views A new maintenance unit is to be established in the Ministry of Sport, Youth, and Community Empowerment to help deal with mounting issues at a number of community centres across… Read more
NEW BUDGET, OLD ‘VOWS’ Emmanuel Joseph12/03/202401.1K views A UWI economist is forecasting that Prime Minister Mia Mottley will provide some relief for consumers from the high cost of living when she delivers her 2024 Budgetary Proposals in… Read more