Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Politics

Political parties lash out at Haiti PM over council limbo

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — The Haitian parties set to form a long-awaited governing council have called for the body to be installed “as soon as possible”, accusing the outgoing...

Motion against DLP president ruled invalid

The no-confidence motion brought against president of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), Dr Ronnie Yearwood, is invalid. That is...

Opposition Leader brushes aside ‘nonsensical’ accusations

LABELLING THEM AS nonsensical and unnecessary, Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has condemned allegations of any impropriety on his...

Israel cancels Washington visit after US allows UN Gaza ceasefire resolution to pass

Tensions between the US and Israel were exposed on Monday when Washington stood aside and allowed the UN...

New York Attorney General takes initial step to prepare to seize Trump assets

The New York attorney general’s office has filed judgments in Westchester County, the first indication that the state...

DLP: Answer water pleas

Answer the cries for mercy and provide water to the hundreds of residents in need, the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has told the Barbados...

Investment premiums for renewable energy sector

Government has moved to encourage local investment by Barbadian entrepreneurs in the local renewable energy sector. In a Ministerial Statement in the House of Assembly...

Parliament repairs top $3 million

More than $3 million will be spent to repair and refurbish the East Wing of the Parliament Buildings. This was disclosed in the House of...

Bill ‘does not legalise weed’

The new Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Amendment Bill does not legalise the smoking of marijuana, Government Senator Damien Sands asserted in the Senate...

Sport to be key pillar of economy

Government is developing policies to make sports a key pillar of the Barbados economy. Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment Dwight Sutherland said during...

Donations come in for Barbados’ vaccine fund

A national vaccine fund launched last week has already reached just under $7 million in donations. And Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has thanked the...