Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Politics

Israeli government blocks Al Jazeera from broadcasting

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that Al Jazeera is to be shut down in Israel. Mr Netanyahu accused the Qatari-owned network of "incitement" and said the cabinet decision...

BLP ‘the real enemy’

Political leader of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Ralph Thorne has acknowledged his disruptive influence on the party,...

Haiti names new president and prime minister

PORT AU PRINCE -The former president of the Haitian senate, Edgard Leblanc Fils, was today named as the...

DLP ‘divide’

Members of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) have been summoned to a meeting on Sunday to thrash out...

Persistent DLP issues a concern, say political scientists

If the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is to be a viable alternative to the ruling Barbados Labour Party...

Farley nominated President of the Senate

Former parliamentarian Reginald Farley will be returning to Barbados to take up the post of President of the Senate.Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced earlier...

PdP: Extend NIS benefits to one year

As Barbados wades through uncharted waters with an estimated 40 per cent unemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Opposition People’s Party for Democracy...

Parliament officially prorogued

Governor General Dame Sandra Mason has announced that Parliament was officially prorogued on Saturday, August 8, 2020.The announcement was made in a notice published...

PdP: Consult the people on same-sex issue

The People’s Party for Democracy and Development (PdP) wants the Mia Mottley administration to go back to the people.In a press conference yesterday at...

Consultants ‘too costly’

Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley has rapped Government for the number of consultants it has and the cost to taxpayers.As the House of Assembly...

Sir Richard retiring from Upper House

President of The Senate, Sir Richard “Johnny” Cheltenham, last night announced he was retiring.The prominent Queen’s Counsel made the announcement just before the sitting...