Budget

A high-level panel of government and private-sector representatives has given the administration’s 2026 budget proposals cautious approval, describing them as promising but urging more focus on timely execution, transparency, and …

Trade union leader and government backbencher Toni Moore has accused businesses of seeking to widen their profit margins during times of global economic uncertainty.     In debate on the Appropriations …

The Budget offers economic stabilisation but fails to deliver the deep reforms needed to ease the financial strain on households and businesses, according to Kemar Stuart, leader of the People’s …

Deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw declared on Wednesday the Budget has challenged the perception that the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) prioritises big business over ordinary citizens. She said: “Instead of …

Critics of the Budget were on the receiving end of an uncharacteristic tongue-lashing in Ryan Straughn’s first Budget as sole finance minister, accusing fellow economists of “misleading” Barbadians, including University …

Deteriorating road infrastructure, the need for greater opportunities for young people and stronger community-based approaches to crime prevention topped rural backbench MP Dwight Sutherland’s laundry list of issues for the …

The Mia Mottley administration is moving to aggressively reduce Barbados’ dependence on imported oil in the face of volatile energy prices, the prime minister said in a 90‑minute defence of …

Backbench MP Dr Sonia Browne on Wednesday stirred a cohobblopot of national issues as the House of Assembly debated the appropriations for the new fiscal year, urging action on concerns …

The Mia Mottley administration is moving to aggressively reduce Barbados’ dependence on imported oil in the face of volatile energy prices, the prime minister said in a 90‑minute defence of …