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Social Partners meet again
The Hon. Prime Minister Mia Mottley (left) at yesterday’s meeting. Looking on are Minister of Labour and the Social Partnership, Colin Jordan and Information Officer with the Barbados Government...
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LESS EXPENSIVE
Sir Marston: Drug treatment more cost effective than imprisonmentChief Justice of Barbados, Sir Marston Gibson (left), in conversation with Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Dale Marshall...
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Second Opposition Senator still a mystery
Remaining MPs sworn in by GGOpposition Leader, Joseph Atherley, congratulates designated Deputy Speaker of the House and Member of Parliament for St. George North, Gline Clarke (left); and designated...
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IMF team in Barbados
Prime Minister Mia Mottley (right) in discussion with the IMF’s Bert van Selm (left) during their meeting at Government Headquarters today. To Prime Minister Mottley’s right are Minister in the...
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GOVT’S PLAN OUTLINED
Governor General Dame Sandra Mason delivering the Throne Speech yesterday in the Senate Chamber.Government is intent on achieving a balanced budget by 2019, and to do so without any new financing...
View Article‘Mini’ budget on Monday
COME Monday Barbadians can expect part of the economic template which the Mia Mottley Administration intends to implement for the country.Yesterday Leader of Government Business Santia Bradshaw...
View ArticleConstitution amendment passed in Lower House
The House of Assembly has passed a constitutional amendment to allow the swearing-in of two new government senators. As its first order of business, the new Parliament yesterday sought to address...
View ArticleFacing waste challenges head-on
Government will be tackling the challenges being experienced at the South Coast Sewage Plant, taking steps to prevent a similar scenario occurring at its Bridgetown counterpart and putting an end to...
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Gov’t committed to the youth
Speaker of the House, His Honour Arthur Holder (centre), making his way into Parliament yesterday.Independent Senator Monique Taitt (left) prior to entering Parliament.WHEN Barbadian students enter the...
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Fanfare as Parliament opens
Prime Minister Mia Mottley (centre) was all smiles as she made her way into the Senate Chamber for the Throne Speech.Minister of Information, Broadcasting and Public Affairs, Senator Lucille Moe...
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Teach signs of abuse early
‘Children are never too young to learn,’ says UNICEF officialDr. Aloys Kamuragiye, Representative UNICEF Office for the Eastern Caribbean Area.By: Anesta HenryIN LIGHT of horrifying stories of young...
View ArticleBig plans for Green, Blue economies
THE maritime space over which Barbados now has jurisdiction is four hundred times greater than that of the island’s land space. This is the reality which was outlined by Governor General, Her...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs wanted
Government is pushing the idea of developing a culture of entrepreneurship in this country, so that there is an entrepreneur is every home.Noting a goal of the Mia Mottley led administration is to...
View ArticleChanges coming to boost creative sector
As the country prepares to embark on another Crop Over Season, it appears that some changes are in store for the annual festival, though it has not been revealed when they will be made.Last Friday the...
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GOING SOLAR
Verdun House generating its own electricityChief Executive Officer of The Substance Abuse Foundation (SAF) Inc., Marietta Carrington showing the signed document. Looking on are (from right) SAF...
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‘STRIPPED OF FREEDOM’
Three challenging Barbados’ Discriminatory Sexual Offences ActAlexa Hoffmann (right), one of the three petitioners challenging two sections of Barbados’ Discriminatory Sexual Offences Act (SOA),...
View ArticleNUPW holds emergency meeting to discuss pay talks
Members of the National Council of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) met yesterday morning to come to a consensus in relation to pay talks, which have been ongoing with the new Mia Mottley...
View ArticleUPP speaks on constitution amendments
The United Progressive Party (UPP) is insisting that the amendments to the Constitution passed in the Lower House on Tuesday are in breach of three fundamental principles.“The first is that amendments...
View ArticleECONOMIC REFORMS REQUIRED
By: Patricia ThangarajThe region and Barbados in particular, is facing a difficult period in terms of economic reforms and this is evidenced by the fact that this island is third from the bottom...
View ArticleFiscal consolidation critical
By: Dorian BryanFISCAL consolidation has to be high on the agenda of the new Mia Mottley led Administration.This blunt assessment has come from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) upon the conclusion...
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