Senate

Opposition senator Karina Goodridge has called for stricter penalties for the unauthorised disclosure of confidential information under the Beneficial Ownership Transparency and Register Act, warning that the current sanctions are …

A newly passed law on beneficial ownership will not require businesses to submit additional information but will centralise and streamline data already collected under existing rules, Senator Lisa Cummins told …

Opposition Senator Ryan Walters has urged an overhaul of Barbados’ work permit system, arguing that employers are increasingly advertising vacancies that could be filled by Barbadians, particularly young people. As …

Independent Senator Andrew Niles has backed plans to modernise the pharmaceutical regulatory system but has called for greater transparency on the cost of the overhaul, warning that the ambitious reforms …

The government is proposing sweeping changes to the drug regulatory system, with legislation tabled in the Senate to create a new authority aimed at strengthening oversight, improving access to medicines …

Social intervention from an early age must become a central pillar of Barbados’ crime prevention strategy if the country is to curb rising gang activity and youth offending, Minister of …

Senior lawmaker and diplomat Senator Liz Thompson has warned that a fraying global order and retreating donor support are leaving small island states exposed, as she urged the Caribbean to …

Opposition senator Ryan Walters has accused the government of sending mixed signals on the economy, questioning why Barbados is entering a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) stand-by arrangement despite repeated …

Barbados has just over a year to show international regulators that it can maintain strict anti-money-laundering standards, or risk being placed back on key global grey and black lists – …