New EBC chair to mull election mission report Emmanuel Joseph26/03/20260125 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
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 Brathwaite20/02/20260706 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
BREAKING: Goodridge confirmed as Opposition Senator Barbados Today20/02/202601.1K views Friends of Democracy political leader Karina Goodridge has arrived at State House, where she is to be sworn in as an Opposition Senator. Goodridge was accompanied by her husband and… Read more
Experts warn campaign finance reform faces legal, cultural roadblocks Shamar Blunt19/02/20260525 views Amid calls for campaign finance reform following last week’s general election, two pundits warned that significant legal, cultural and practical hurdles could hinder any effort to tighten the rules on… Read more
New govt senators take oath as Mottley blends experience, youth in upper chamber Shanna Moore19/02/20260710 views Seven government senators, sworn in at State House on Wednesday, include fresh faces from governance, labour, youth development and disability rights, in Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s bid to strengthen the… Read more
President urges MPs to show resilience as new term begins Lourianne Graham19/02/20260300 views President Jeffrey Bostic has called on eight newly sworn-in Members of Parliament to embrace the rigours of public service with resilience, sacrifice and integrity as they begin their five-year term.… Read more
Seven Government Senators sworn in Lourianne Graham19/02/20260985 views Seven Government Senators were sworn in on Thursday morning during a ceremony at State House, completing the Government’s appointments to the Upper House following the February 11 general election. … Read more