Local NewsPolitics PM targets US assault weapons in global crackdown call by Ryan Gilkes 28/09/2024 written by Ryan Gilkes 3 min read Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called for urgent international action to stem the tide of American-manufactured assault weapons flowing into the Caribbean and Latin America, blaming the high-powered military-grade firearms … Continue Reading 28/09/2024 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics DLP: Government’s record on affordable housing ‘horrible’ by Ryan Gilkes 26/09/2024 by Ryan Gilkes 26/09/2024 Dwight Sutherland’s efforts to provide affordable homes have been branded “a horrible record” by the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) in a scathing critique of the housing minister and the … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CrimeLocal NewsPolitics Ex-Young Dem: Medicinal marijuana industry could be part of crime solution by Ryan Gilkes 26/09/2024 by Ryan Gilkes 26/09/2024 Tyra Trotman, the former head of the Democratic Labour Party’s youth arm, the Young Democrats, has called on the government to expand the medicinal marijuana industry as a potential solution … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics New Electricity Bill ‘threat’ to transparency, public oversight by Shanna Moore 26/09/2024 by Shanna Moore 26/09/2024 Consumer advocate Tricia Watson has raised serious concerns about the newly tabled Electricity Supply Bill, warning that it could undermine transparency and end public involvement in the regulation of the … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics PM signs declaration calling for concrete action to tackle antimicrobial resistance by Barbados Today 26/09/2024 by Barbados Today 26/09/2024 Prime Minister Mia Mottley is among the world leaders who have signed on to the political declaration to raise national and global attention to tackle Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), a leading … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Police association wants compensation amid ‘increased workloads’ by Sheria Brathwaite 26/09/2024 by Sheria Brathwaite 26/09/2024 In a crackdown on escalating gun violence, police officers are being ordered to sacrifice one of their off days under a new intensified crime-fighting strategy, prompting the Police Association to … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal NewsPolitics Calls for special schools, expanded security by Emmanuel Joseph 25/09/2024 by Emmanuel Joseph 25/09/2024 The heads of unions representing teachers and principals on Tuesday called for sustained and expanded school security checks, alongside special schools to cater to disruptive and delinquent students. This follows … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal NewsPolitics Bring crisis management to schools, urges DLP by Sheria Brathwaite 25/09/2024 by Sheria Brathwaite 25/09/2024 Children’s rights advocate and Democratic Labour Party (DLP) education spokesperson Felicia Dujon has urged all schools to develop a crisis management protocol in the event of violent incidents on school … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Call for clarity on car tint regulation after PM’s crackdown by Barbados Today 24/09/2024 by Barbados Today 24/09/2024 Consumer activist and former opposition senator Tricia Watson has urged the Mottley administration to introduce clear legislation on permissible vehicle window tints, following Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s announcement of a … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CrimeLocal NewsPolitics Thorne: PM has no business dealing with the Road Traffic Act by Ryan Gilkes 21/09/2024 by Ryan Gilkes 21/09/2024 Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has voiced strong criticism of Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s recent focus on vehicle tinting regulations, accusing her of shifting national attention away from the pressing issue … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
