Politics

The government is taking a zero-tolerance approach to worker exploitation, it said on Tuesday, as it laid a new bill before Parliament to bring sweeping protections aimed at strengthening their …

The Occupational Training Act, which governs the apprenticeship system, is expected to be overhauled this year as the government updates the technical and vocational training framework in response to modern …

A St George resident has set out an ambitious, integrated strategy for the island’s future, winning strong praise from attorney general Wilfred Abrahams at Monday’s Ideas Forum in the Glebe. …

Long-serving tenants of National Housing Corporation (NHC) units deserve better treatment while they await ownership of their homes, Deputy Speaker Neil Rowe told the House of Assembly on Tuesday. While …

The government will scale down dual celebrations of independence and republican status, absorb fuel costs to shield households from global price shocks, and prepare to take a new Constitution of …

It took a tourist’s plunge down a poorly covered manhole for a political party to call for a radical overhaul of public safety measures in Barbados. The Friends of Democracy …

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 …