More may have voted in February than official turnout figure suggests – pollster Emmanuel Joseph02/04/20260113 views More than a quarter of a million Barbadians were registered to vote on February 11, yet barely four in ten cast a ballot — but even that figure may be… Read more
New EBC chair to mull election mission report Emmanuel Joseph26/03/20260124 views Business executive Debra Debbie Hughes has been appointed to chair Barbados’ Electoral and Boundaries Commission (EBC) and has pledged to prioritise electoral reform when the board convenes for the first… Read more
DLP vows sweeping reset after 30–0 loss, Thorne exit Emmanuel Joseph04/03/20260371 views The beleaguered Democratic Labour Party (DLP), reeling from three consecutive 30–0 general election defeats, has announced sweeping reforms of its 71-year-old political organisation and policy platforms as part of a… Read more
Thorne resigns as DLP president Ricardo Roberts03/03/202601.6K views Ralph Thorne has resigned as President and Political Leader of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), the party confirmed today. His resignation follows the February 11 general election, in which… Read more
Anti-defection bill threatens MPs’ independence – Yearwood Barbados Today26/02/20260262 views UWI legal scholar Dr Ronnie Yearwood warned on Thursday that the proposed constitutional amendment to prevent MPs from defecting to the opposition is a “dangerous” move that gives leaders too… Read more
PCP warns of threat to democracy in proposed constitutional amendment Barbados Today26/02/2026060 views The People’s Coalition for Progress (PCP) has accused the government of attempting to erode parliamentary independence through the constitutional amendment passed by the House of Assembly, warning that the measure… Read more
Responsible governance key after landslide win, says clergyman Lourianne Graham22/02/20260323 views A church leader has urged the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) administration to practise good governance and responsible leadership as it begins another term following its clean sweep in the February… Read more
Why we must teach the next generation to vote Barbados Today22/02/2026085 views Election Day in Barbados always makes me pause. All citizens have a right – and a duty – to vote. For me, it is also deeply personal; voting “hits different.”… Read more
President’s Senate choices reshape political balance, spark debate on DLP strategy Shamar Blunt20/02/20260774 views President Jeffrey Bostic’s last-minute appointment of Karina Goodridge and Ryan Walters as opposition senators has upended political expectations in Barbados, political observers said Friday, suggesting that the decision was a… Read more
President: Decision on opposition senators came after ‘sleepless night’ of wide consultation Sheria Brathwaite20/02/20260703 views President Jeffrey Bostic has revealed that his decision to appoint Ryan Walters and Karina Goodridge as opposition senators came only after hours of late-night deliberation and a careful review of… Read more