Local NewsPolitics BWU head stresses job security, fair treatment in public service by Lourianne Graham 17/12/2025 written by Lourianne Graham 3 min read Persistent administrative failures and delays in paying contracted public service workers were a recurring theme in Parliament on Tuesday, as government backbench MP Toni Moore acknowledged the progress made by … Continue Reading 17/12/2025 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Jordan: Bill secures long-serving public officers’ rights by Lourianne Graham 17/12/2025 by Lourianne Graham 17/12/2025 A new bill granting permanent appointments to public officers who have been acting in posts for three years or more was proof of the government’s respect for workers across the public … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Mottley pledges more transparency in economic growth bill adjustments by Barbados Today 17/12/2025 by Barbados Today 17/12/2025 Prime Minister Mia Mottley has pledged to strengthen transparency provisions in the proposed Economic Diversification and Growth Bill, saying the government will accommodate private-sector calls for clearer disclosure of ministerial … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Thorne: Govt undermining civil service independence by Barbados Today 17/12/2025 by Barbados Today 17/12/2025 Leader of the Opposition Ralph Thorne on Tuesday accused the Mia Mottley administration of undermining the independence of the once-vaunted civil service and the judiciary by appointing heads of departments … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics AG details who will miss out on public service appointments by Jenique Belgrave 17/12/2025 by Jenique Belgrave 17/12/2025 With more than 2 000 public servants due to be permanently appointed to the Public Service on New Year’s Day, Attorney General Dale Marshall has made clear that several categories … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Over 2 000 public officers to get permanent appointments by Barbados Today 17/12/2025 by Barbados Today 17/12/2025 Prime Minister Mia Mottley said the absence of a fully functioning human resources management information system (MIS) has constrained plans to confirm the appointment of a significantly larger number of … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Unions cautiously back plan to confirm thousands of officers by Shanna Moore 17/12/2025 by Shanna Moore 17/12/2025 Public sector unions on Tuesday gave guarded support to the government’s plan to confirm more than 2 000 public officers in their posts, describing the move as long overdue but … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Senate: Opposition accuses govt of slow-marching new constitution by Shamar Blunt 16/12/2025 by Shamar Blunt 16/12/2025 Opposition Senator Andre Worrell accused the Mottley administration of failing to deliver on its promise of a new republican constitution four years after Barbados became a republic, saying the country … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Independent senator urges flexibility in selecting next House Speaker by Lourianne Graham 16/12/2025 by Lourianne Graham 16/12/2025 Independent Senator Kevin Boyce has thrown his support behind the constitutional amendments brought to the chamber on Monday, saying they do not reduce citizens’ rights, even as he questioned the … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Senator defends targeted approach to constitutional change by Lourianne Graham 16/12/2025 by Lourianne Graham 16/12/2025 Senator Gregory Nicholls insisted on Monday that the Constitution of Barbados can be amended through targeted updates rather than only by a complete overhaul, as he defended the government’s handling … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
