CrimeLocal NewsPolitics DLP declines seat on National Advisory Council on Citizen Security by Ryan Gilkes 21/09/2024 written by Ryan Gilkes 4 min read The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has officially rejected Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s invitation to join the newly established National Advisory Council on Citizen Security. In a public briefing held on … Continue Reading 21/09/2024 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Scores of DLP members quit over ‘inhumane’ treatment at party conference by Sheria Brathwaite 21/09/2024 by Sheria Brathwaite 21/09/2024 The internal conflict in the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is far from over. Scores of long-standing members, many of them women, have resigned en masse in protest after being … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Long-standing DLP members severing ties with party by Sheria Brathwaite 20/09/2024 by Sheria Brathwaite 20/09/2024 About 40-plus members of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) on Friday declared their intention to resign from the party at a press conference in Queen’s Park involving mainly women. Former … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Support for policy on ageing but calls for full plan by Shanna Moore 18/09/2024 by Shanna Moore 18/09/2024 The National Policy on Ageing, designed to address the growing needs of Barbados’ senior citizens, was the subject of debate in Parliament on Tuesday, with some praising the policy’s potential … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Hinkson: Reverse mortgages for better quality of life by Barbados Today 18/09/2024 by Barbados Today 18/09/2024 St James North Member of Parliament Edmund Hinkson has called on Cabinet to advance the requests for the introduction of reverse mortgages to the local financial market. The attorney-at-law … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsPolitics Jordan: Labour ministry to take employers to court for exploiting workers by Shanna Moore 18/09/2024 by Shanna Moore 18/09/2024 Minister of Labour Colin Jordan has warned that his ministry will be taking legal action against employers who continue exploitative practices. He issued the caution in Parliament on Tuesday … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Health CareLocal NewsPolitics New elderly care facility coming to St Philip by Barbados Today 18/09/2024 by Barbados Today 18/09/2024 Government has approved financing for the construction of a $4 million daycare and respite facility for the elderly to be located at Sterling in St Philip. This was revealed … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Young Democrats head quits, leaves DLP by Ryan Gilkes 18/09/2024 by Ryan Gilkes 18/09/2024 The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has suffered yet another significant resignation, this time from the head of its youth wing. Tyra Trotman, chairperson of the Young Democrats, has stepped down … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Tyra Trotman severs ties with DLP by Sandy Deane 17/09/2024 by Sandy Deane 17/09/2024 Tyra Trotman has resigned as President of the Young Democrats and cut ties with the opposition Democratic Labour Party. She announced her resignation in a letter addressed to the party’s … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
PoliticsUnited StatesWorld Who won the presidential debate? Harris goads Trump into flustered performance by Barbados Today 11/09/2024 by Barbados Today 11/09/2024 Donald Trump and Kamala Harris met for the first time on the presidential debate stage in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. They may have shaken hands, but they did not hit … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
