Friday, May 10, 2024

Politics

DLP General Council suspends Steve Blackett

The General Council of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) tonight voted unanimously to suspend general secretary Steve Blackett. The announcement was made by assistant general secretary, Pedro Shepherd, whose elevation...

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...

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...

Ralph Thorne returns to DLP

The sweet sounds of a tuk band signalled the arrival of Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne at the Democratic Labour Party headquarters in George Street...

Bill on ‘shaky legal ground’

In an hour-long maiden speech as Opposition Leader in the House of Assembly yesterday, Ralph Thorne questioned whether new legislation was ascribing punitive powers...

PM: Government not lashing out

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is not backing down from her administration’s quest to ensure there are minimum standards for how workers are treated...

VIDEO: Senator Tricia Watson

Newly-appointed Opposition Senator Tricia Watson says protection of the constitutional rights of Barbadians will be at the heart of her tenure in The Senate....

Watson and Walters are named Opposition Senators

Two people, who have been vocal on different issues in Barbados, have emerged as the senators chosen by Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne. They are attorney...

Ralph Thorne crosses the floor and is new Opposition Leader

Government backbencher Ralph Thorne has crossed the floor to become Leader of the Opposition in a stunning move. The Christ Church South Member of Parliament...