Local NewsNewsPolitics PM denies giving diplomatic passport, $100,000 waiver to Hartley Henry by Barbados Today 10/02/2019 written by Barbados Today 2 min read Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Sunday rubbished reports that she had given political consultant Hartely Henry a diplomatic passport and waived $100,000 in duty on a car for him. Speaking … Continue Reading 10/02/2019 34 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics โProsecute delinquent employers over non-paid staffโ by Barbados Today 07/02/2019 by Barbados Today 07/02/2019 Employers who treat their workers unfairly by withholding money they are due should be prosecuted or be made to part with their funds, a trade unionist has suggested. The comments … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Senators greet airport kiosks with hope, scepticism by Barbados Today 06/02/2019 by Barbados Today 06/02/2019 Senators today debated the introduction of self-service passport control and kiosks at the airport asย a move either to boost tourism or earn the ire of immigration officers. As the 17 … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics GAIA immigration officers โget bad rapโ – Senator by Barbados Today 06/02/2019 by Barbados Today 06/02/2019 Government Senator Rudolph Greenidge has thrown his support behind immigration officers even as legislation moved through the Senate to introduce technology that will limit their interaction with travellers. Senator Greenidge … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Commercial Court โcould boost economyโ by Fernella Wedderburn 06/02/2019 by Fernella Wedderburn 06/02/2019 The minister responsible for business is counting on the planned commercial law court to transform the way business is done and boost the flagging economy. Minister of Small Business, Commerce … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics More judges not the only answer by Barbados Today 06/02/2019 by Barbados Today 06/02/2019 At least three Senators with ties to the legal profession have welcomed Government’s decision to increase the number of judges from eight to 13, but recognise that there are many … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNewsPolitics Thumbs up! by Barbados Today 06/02/2019 by Barbados Today 06/02/2019 A prominent lawyer in the Barbados judicial landscape said Governmentโs decision to increase judges from eight to 13 would assist with the backlog of cases in the system. Sir Richard … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNewsPolitics Estimate change only public relations by Barbados Today 06/02/2019 by Barbados Today 06/02/2019 Prime Minister Mia Mottleyโs decision to take a major departure from the usual presentation format of the annual Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, is being called a โpointless publicity stuntโ … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Atherley โdraws blanksโ in House question time by Barbados Today 05/02/2019 by Barbados Today 05/02/2019 Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley has expressed concern that his parliamentary questions posed to several ministers have gone unanswered. He told the House of Assembly this afternoon of his frustration … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Lawmakers overhaul โEstimatesโ process by Barbados Today 05/02/2019 by Barbados Today 05/02/2019 Ministers and senior civil servants will for the first time be subject to parliamentary scrutiny during the Governmentโs annual budget process, commonly known as the Estimates debate, Attorney General and … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
