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The then Acting President, The Very Reverend Dr. Jeffrey Gibson (standing) poses with Chairman of the Parliamentary Reform Commission, Sir Richard Cheltenha ...

Former Prime Minister of Barbados, Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, returned to the Democratic Labour Party’s (DLP) George Street headquarters for the final time on Thursday. And many of his former colleagues, party faithful and members of the general public, came to pay their respects as he lay in state. Widow Lady Angelita Sandiford and other members of the family were present, and many paused to offer them condolences. Former Prime …

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Acting President, The Very Reverend Dr. Jeffrey Gibson (seated left) and Deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw (seated right) pose with the six Parliamentar ...

Barbados now has a commission in place, tasked with reviewing the processes and procedures of Parliament to make them more relevant to a modern society.On Monday, eight members of the Parliamentary Reform Commission were sworn in at State House by acting President The Very Reverend Dr Jeffrey Gibson.Former President of the Senate Sir Richard Cheltenham, King’s Counsel, heads the panel as chairman and his deputy is veteran trade unionist Sir Roy Trotman. The other members are Ambassador Elizabe...

Two prominent political scientists have taken different positions on the Government’s decision to establish a commission to review the structure and function of Parliament.While the current Head of the Department of Government, Sociology, Social Work and Psychology at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Dr Kristina Hinds has suggested the timing is not right, Dr George Belle, who previously served in that position at the university, said the commission was necessary...

Two prominent political scientists have taken different positions on the Government’s decision to establish a commission to review the structure and function of Parliament.While the current Head of the Department of Government, Sociology, Social Work and Psychology at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Dr Kristina Hinds has suggested the timing is not right, Dr George Belle, who previously served in that position at the university, said the commission was necessary...

A new commission has been created to review the current structure and function of Parliament, with a mandate to provide recommendations on how the governing body could be transformed to better suit the country’s needs.This announcement was made by Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Dale Marshall during a post-Cabinet press briefing on Friday at Ilaro Court.Marshall told media personnel that the new Parliamentary Reform Commission (PRC) has the singular focus of examining Parliament...

Leadership of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is refuting that candidates were dropping out of their upcoming presidential elections. During a press conference at the DLPs George Street, St Michael headquarters today, executive member Irene Sandiford-Garner explained the process. “The branches are asked to send up nominees for the presidential post and vice presidential post. The media got a hold of those names, which we did not officially announce as …