NATION NEWS

New Cabinet
Published on: 1/21/08.

THE NEW CABINET of Barbados is as follows:

Hon. David Thompson – Prime Minister and Minister
of Finance, Economic Affairs and Development, Labour, Civil Service and Energy.

Hon. Freundel Stuart – Attorney-General and Minister of Home Affairs.

Hon. Christopher Sinckler – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business.

Hon. Donville Inniss – Minister of State in the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, and International Business.

Dr Hon. David Estwick – Minister of Health, National Insurance and Social Security.

Hon. Ronald Jones – Minister of Education and Human Resource Development.

Dr Hon. Denis Lowe – Minister of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment and Urban Development.

Hon. Patrick Todd – Minister of State
in the Ministry of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment and Urban Development.

Hon. Richard Sealy – Minister of Tourism.

Mr Haynesley Benn who will be appointed a Senator – Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Hon. George Hutson – Minister of Trade, Industry and Commerce.

Hon. Michael Lashley – Minister of Housing
and Lands.

Hon. Dr Hon Esther Byer-Sukoo – Minister of Family, Youth Affairs, Sports and the Environment.

Hon. Steve Blackett – Minister of Community Development and Culture.

Hon. John Boyce – Minister of Transport, Works and International Transport.

Ms Maxine McClean will be appointed to the Senate as Leader of Government Business and as Minister in the Prime Minister's Office.

Mr Darcy Boyce will be appointed to the Senate and will serve as Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office with special responsibility for Finance and Energy.

Mr Arni Walters will be appointed to the Senate and will serve as Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office with special responsibility for Employment, Labour Relations and the Social Partnership.