Barbados now has a commission in place, tasked with reviewing the processes and procedures of Parliament to make them more relevant to a modern society.On Monday, eight members of the Parliamentary Reform Commission were sworn in at State House by acting President The Very Reverend Dr Jeffrey Gibson.Former President of the Senate Sir Richard Cheltenham, King’s Counsel, heads the panel as chairman and his deputy is veteran trade unionist Sir Roy Trotman. The other members are Ambassador Elizabeth Thompson; noted cardiologist Dr Richard Ishmael; historian and attorney-at-law Professor Velma Newton; columnist Dr William Chandler Jr; former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade under the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Maxine McClean andCorey Beckles of the former Opposition People’s Party for Democracy and Development.After the oaths were administered, deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw acknowledged the importance of the development.“This is the culmination of several discu
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley will be travelling to the United States to meet with the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres and other key stakeholders to discuss the Bridgetown Agenda. Mottley will be out of country from April 24 to 27, and during her trip, she will also meet with the Prime Minister of Canada and Co-Chair of The SDG Advocates, Justin Trudeau, as well as members of the …
Government backbencher Marsha Caddle - The ‘fine work’ of serving communities The gap in our system of governance which resulted in the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) winning two consecutive general elections continues to expose inadequacies. More and more important pieces of legislation and information contained in Bills is being discussed in a relevant manner from…
Officials of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) are urging the Government to meet with representatives of the sector regularly so lingering issues can be resolved once and for all.In fact, communications, information and marketing officer Mark Haynes and chairman Roy Raphael told Barbados TODAY that privately-owned public service vehicle (PSV) operators were at their wits’ end as far as longstanding issues plaguing the industry were concerned.Raphael again served notice that his organisation was prepared to take action if no meetings or solutions were forthcoming.“We are going to get back to the public about our next move because we cannot have a Ministry of Transport that has not yet met with our association,” he said.Chief among the lingering issues are the potholes on the island’s roads that result in major damage to vehicles, high insurance costs, and the lack of maintenance of bus stops.
Several school children were recognised for their achievements during the last school term at the Eden lodge Youth Charitable Trust s Christmas Programme.
They were recognised in different areas such as outstanding academic performance, work ethic and improvement in their grades.
With the assistance of the organisation’s corporate partners, the charity was able to give the students gifts, vouchers and other necessities to