If corruption is to be stamped out in Barbados, bias has to be removed from police investigations and prosecutions. That is according to Opposition Leader Reverend Joseph Atherley, who has …
Politics
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High-level corruption and rampant crime can cause profound harm to Barbados’ foreign relations, Foreign Trade Minister Sandra Husbands warned in Parliament today. The St James South MP said: “[Corruption] goes …
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Prime Minister Mia Mottley will deliver her first Budget on March 20. And she has signaled her intention to lend much-needed assistance to the island’s ailing sugar industry. Mottley made …
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Outspoken trade unionist and Senator Caswell Franklyn has accused Government of moving downsize its official printery through legislation. As the Upper House debated the Interpretation (Amendment) Bill, he claimed that …
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Proposed changes to the Interpretation Act will speed up the legislative process, Minister of Information, Broadcasting and Public Affairs Senator Lucille Moe has promised, as the Government’s official newspaper heads …
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Describing the Value Added Tax (VAT) as “regressive”, Opposition Senator Crystal Drakes has suggested that a sales tax on online transactions would be more appropriate. And citing a difficulty in …
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Layoffs have severely affected the Ministry of Education’s ability to provide proper maintenance to primary schools across the island. Minister of Education and Technological and Vocational Training Santia Bradshaw made …
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The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has called on Prime Minister Mia Mottley to stop the blame game and buckle down to the task of administering the affairs of the country. …
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Barbados and the People’s Republic of China agreed on Thursday to expand and deepen relations, as the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding on the implementation of the Belt …
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Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations Colin Jordan is promising laid off workers that Government has not forgotten them. Jordan said the recent separation of workers from the Public …