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This is the belief of Dr David Estwick, the former Minister of Economic Affairs, who was speaking during the Democratic Labour Party’s St Peter branch meeting at Mile-And-A-Quarter on Sunday. The topic of discussion was A Crisis Within A Crisis – The Risk of Pensions in Barbados. Estwick raised the alarm over the country’s future retirement prospects, highlighting the worsening dependency ratio and the unpreparedness of both the Government and …

DLP LEADER DISMISSES TALK OF RESIGNATIONS; GENERAL SECRETARY DENIES ‘WALKING AWAY’ FROM PARTY By Emmanuel Joseph A meeting of the General Council of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) reportedly came to a disorderly end on Wednesday night as party hierarchy discussed possible disciplinary action against a member. Subsequent reports suggested that General Secretary Steve Blackett had resigned from the 68-year-old political organisation and

The Mia Mottley-led administration has no intention of relocating Government Headquarters from Bay Street to make way for any tourism project. “This could not be further from the truth,” assured Senior Minister with responsibility for Planning and Infrastructure Dr William Duguid in a statement to the media on Tuesday. He explained that plans for the area included modernising several buildings and expanding

By Jenique Belgrave Former Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is not in favor of any plan to relocate Government Headquarters from Bay Street to make room for any future tourism development. He made this clear while speaking on the current administration’s decision to move the Geriatric Hospital on Beckles Road to the Botanical Gardens in Waterford, St Michael. “I passed where we are going

THE Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, announced this month that the island will become a republic by November 30, 2021.

News over the weekend that warring gangs in urban Barbados had finally pledged to put their differences aside was welcomed – for some at least. Others are sceptical, believing it to be mere lip service.It was reported that 200 men from different blocks and communities gathered in The City last Thursday and promised an end to the recent spate of violent incidents that resulted from their wars.The well-known group Red Sea and a break-out faction 64 from Deacons Farm, St Michael, and the Choppers...

By Anesta Henry  Self-proclaimed gang interventionist Roger Husbands is claiming that major players who should have attended a recent meeting between warring groups were absent from the dialogue. Husbands told Barbados TODAY that while he preferred not to give a detailed response to the agreement between the rival gangs, he is struggling to understand the relevance of the “peace deal”, if those

Former Prime Minister Freundel Stuart says a recent truce between warring gangs is welcomed but can only be a first step to restoring peace. He stressed that other actions must be taken by Attorney General Dale Marshall and Minister in the Attorney General’s office with responsibility for Crime Prevention Corey Lane before Barbadians can feel safe, including getting the guns out

Former Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is cautioning Barbadians against getting too carried away with the “truce” that was brokered last Thursday in Chapman Lane, The City, unless the parties involved are also going to be turning in weapons. “Phase 2 would have to be that the Attorney General and Minister are going to lead them on a day appointed to Central Police Station to hand over their firearms. Because if …

‘F’ is for foolishness and that’s what Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds suggests the leader of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), Dr Ronnie Yearwood is saying when he gives the Mia Mottley government a failing grade.He delivered a scathing rebuke of Yearwood’s recent ‘failing grade’ criticism of the performance of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) government over the last few years. The DLP leader said Barbados was no better off than when the BLP took over ...