Chapman spoke ‘out of turn’ on issue of persons with COVID-19 voting Barbados Today02/01/20220388 views After a near two-hour emergency meeting of the Electoral and Boundaries Commission (EBC) on Saturday, no determination has yet been made on whether isolated COVID-19 sufferers will be allowed to… Read more
APP says individuals should not be prevented from voting because of COVID-19 Barbados Today02/01/20220298 views Alliance Party for Progress representative Lynette Eastmond says she has not been able to find a law which prevents individuals from voting because they have tested positive for COVID-19. Eastmond,… Read more
EBC says it’s ready for January 19 poll Barbados Today01/01/20220302 views We are ready. That’s the declaration made by Supervisor of Election Angela Taylor in response to growing concerns that Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s unexpected announcement of the January 19 General… Read more
Chapman: COVID positive people not allowed to vote on January 19 Barbados Today01/01/20220507 views Individuals who test positive for COVID-19 will not be allowed to exercise their Constitutional right to vote in the January 19 General Election. Making the announcement Saturday morning, Head of… Read more
BLP General Secretary dismisses talk of disunity, defends elections amid pandemic Barbados Today01/01/20220431 views The Barbados Labour Party’s (BLP) campaign is pushing back hard against claims that a seemingly hasty decision to call a general election is based on panic, disunity, or other negative… Read more
Former Gov’t Senator assisting DLP in upcoming general elections Barbados Today31/12/20210630 views Former Government Senator Lucille Moe – who, for months, had been absent from the Senate – is now emerging as a campaign strategist for the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) ahead… Read more
#BTEditorial – General elections in a pandemic Barbados Today30/12/20210276 views A recent report from the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) indicates that between February 2020 and November 2021, at least 79 countries and territories around the… Read more
Franklyn not contesting elections Randy Bennett29/12/20210566 views Outspoken critic of the Mia Mottley administration, Senator Caswell Franklyn will not be contesting next month’s general elections. However, he has assured Barbadians they will continue to hear his voice… Read more
Barbadians to vote in general elections on January 19, 2022 Sandy Deane27/12/20210531 views Prime Minister Mottley has announced that Barbadians will go to the polls to elect a new government on January 19, 2022. In an address to the nation Monday evening, Mottley… Read more