Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne believes Government is treating wealthy villa owners more favourably than it is responding to “the pleas of fisherfolk” whose livelihoods were hit by Hurricane Beryl.His position has been challenged by Deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw, who asserted that Thorne was “comparing apples and oranges” at a... Read more

The Barbados Labour Party’s (BLP) credit union appears to be in the red.This week, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) published a notice indicating that on December 12, it intends to cancel the registration of the Progressive Cooperative Credit Union Ltd, which has been in operation by the political party for... Read more

The Government’s track record in housing is nothing to boast about and it should be realistic about the number of houses it can build.Opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Senator Ryan Walters made the point yesterday as the Senate debated a resolution to vest land at Holders Hill, St James, for... Read more

Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has challenged Government on its decision-making with regard to Barbados’ debt, as the House of Assembly debated a resolution yesterday, in which Government is seeking Parliament’s approval to borrow about $600 million from three commercial banks in Barbados for debt support.Minister in the Ministry of Finance... Read more

Former Democratic Labour Party (DLP) member Tyra Trotman, an attorney-at-law, in a statement issued today, has announced her decision to change her political affiliation to the Barbados Labour Party (BLP). Below is the full statement: Today, I announce my decision to switch my political affiliation to the Barbados Labour Party... Read more

US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Elon Musk to lead a newly created Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) for his incoming administration.He announced that Vivek Ramaswamy, a biotech investor, will work with the SpaceX and Tesla founder on the project – whose acronym refers to Musk’s favourite cryptocurrency Dogecoin –... Read more