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Wickham: Grenada election result should be warning for BLP

Grenadians elected 44-year-old attorney, Dickon Mitchell, as the new Prime Minister of country in the general elections

By Kadeem Joseph Kadeem.joseph@antiguaobserver.com For the last two days, the most recent increase in the price of oil and gas has dominated the news and social media discussions, fuelled by debates on how many residents will be able to cope under already difficult economic circumstances. As of Monday, the price…

The story was on the front page of yesterday’s DAILY OBSERVER. The headline read, POLLSTER SAYS ABLP RISKS ELECTION BACKLASH OVER WATER WOES. You don’t say!

By Elesha George Elesha.george@antiguaobserver.com Political pollster and the Director of Caribbean Development Research Services (CADRES)…

Barbados is robbing itself by not allowing public servants to serve the public. This is according to some political scientists who agree the Public Service Act needs reviewing in light of the suspension and disciplinary charges being brought against two teachers who took part in the January 19 General Election. Former Barbados Union of Teachers president Pedro Shepherd and coach Alwyn Babb have both been suspended with half-pay by the …

Former Barbadian politician Dr Don Blackman has passed away in Florida, in the United States. Blackman held various ministerial posts such as Minister of Transport and Works and was considered a controversial, yet charismatic politician. Barbados Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament for St Michael East Trevor Prescod, speaking on Starcom Network today, said Blackman was a man of strong convictions, who worked to assist the poor. Political analyst …

Political scientist Peter Wickham says he is concerned that the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) may now be running rudderless in the coming months, following the decision by its president, Verla De Peiza, to resign with immediate effect. Wickham said while he expected De Peiza to step down after the party’s crushing defeat at the polls two days ago, the political institution would have been better served if she had held …

(Bloomberg) -- The world’s youngest republic, Barbados, is holding snap elections Wednesday in which the ruling party is seeking a fresh mandate to guide the island out of a deep economic slump.

The highly anticipated UK Supreme Court decision in Lloyd v. Google has brought into focus (1) the operation of the United Kingdom’s collective redress regime brought under the civil...