Politics

The government has dismissed concerns sparked by online advertisements promoting birth tourism in Barbados, stating that available data do not show any trend warranting alarm or changes to existing policies. …

Minister of Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice Michael Lashley has sought to allay concerns raised by some attorneys over the government’s plan to establish two gun courts, insisting that staffing …

Independent Senator Andrew Mallalieu has called for mandatory minimum sentences for gun-related offences, arguing that current penalties do not reflect public concern about rising firearm crimes. He backed the Supreme …

Independent Senator Reverend Dr John Rogers has warned that Barbados’ escalating gun violence cannot be solved by legislation alone, arguing that it reflects deeper failures within the family, education system …

A senior opposition figure has accused government of outright withholding key financial information, arguing that unanswered questions about major public projects and spending have become too frequent to ignore. Senator …

A renewed focus on border security and the flow of illegal guns is needed if Barbados is to curb gun crime, an opposition senator warned on Wednesday, arguing that new …

Barbados will require an estimated $23 billion in public and private investment to achieve its climate agenda by 2035, with the government pursuing new financing mechanisms to strengthen resilience before …

A Democratic Labour Party spokesman has challenged lawmakers to justify how proposed immigration and citizenship reforms would directly address labour shortages and demographic decline, arguing that the measures risk prioritising …

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has urged greater transparency, public oversight and clear safeguards for personal data even as it welcomed the new national payment platform, BiMPay, warning that modernisation …