BUDGET DAY IS MONDAY MARCH 18TH

Prime Minister, The. Hon. Mia Amor Mottley, SC., MP., will deliver her 2024 Financial Statement and Budgetary Proposals on Monday March 18, at 3 p.m. in the House of Assembly. The Budget Speech, a ministerial statement, will follow the second reading of the Appropriations Bill 2024, which the Prime Minister will “move” in her capacity […]

Banking Hurdles Stall B’dos Attempts at Medical Marijuana Industry

U.S. banking hurdles have stalled Barbados’ efforts to establish a medical marijuana industry despite government spending 17 million dollars over four and a half years on the project. This has been disclosed by Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Indar Weir, responding to questions from Opposition leader Ralph Thorne during the estimates debate in the […]

More Estimates Clashes/Agriculture in Focus

Opposition leader Ralph Thorne continues to clash with the government side in the estimates debate and has accused the administration of being less than forthright with the public in its presentation – a charge rejected by the government side. The exchanges occurred as the focus turned to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security during […]

Digicel Behaviour “Vulgar” Says Symmonds

MP for St. James Central, Kerrie Symmonds has chastised telecommunications company Digicel over the controversial cell tower that has been erected in his constituency. Government says no permission was given for its erection and residents of Olive Lodge Road, St. James have threatened to protest if the cell tower is not removed. Mr. Symmonds tells […]

A St. James Community to Protest Digicel Cell Tower

Residents of Olive Lodge Road, St. James are again calling for the removal of a Digicel cell tower from the area after government confirmed that no permission was given for its erection. Addressing scores of people at a community meeting yesterday evening, resident Dr. Jennifer Alleyne noted that regulations were not followed, adding that the […]

Expanded Road Fix

Government is accelerating and expanding its mill and pave road repair program. Minister of Transport and Works, Santia Bradshaw, provided an update following a tour today with Prime Minister Mottley and other officials. She disclosed that more repairs will be done on the south coast main road as well as at Salters, St. George and […]

Govt Planning PSV Crackdown

Government has promised a crackdown on lawlessness by route taxi and minibus drivers as a government minister responds to accusations that the operators are being protected by what some members of the public have been alleging are connections in high places. The PSV sector has again come under heavy criticism after a series of videos […]

B’dos Gets All-Clear from Anti-Money Laundering Task Force

Barbados has been given the all clear by the international Financial Action Task Force, the agency that leads global action to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing. The FATF today removed Barbados from its Grey List of Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring. A statement from the office of the Barbados Attorney General, Dale Marshall, describes the […]

PM Promises QEH Overhaul

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is in for a major overhaul including changes in hiring practices and terms and conditions of staff. The changes are intended to transform the institution into what Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley says will be a 24/7 operation that better responds to the needs of the public. Miss Mottley outlined the […]

Central Bank to Rein in “Excessive, Arbitrary” Bank Fees

Government Senator Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight says the amendments will give the Central Bank greater power to rein in what she believes are the sometimes arbitrary and excessive commercial bank fees. Dr. Munro-Knight, the Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister told the chamber that there is excess liquidity in the banking system […]