Setting up a charity in Barbados will not be as ‘simple’ as it has been for the past 40 years. That’s because new legislation will see a more stringent procedure …
Politics
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A Barbados Government Minister gave commercial banks a tongue-lashing today and accused them of targeting politicians. Minister of International Business Ronald Toppin, who was speaking in the House of Assembly …
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The Minister for tourism has issued a call for the Caribbean to take a defiant stand against the international community’s imposition of standards on small states – even as his …
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Give the Attorney General three months and he will update the law to punish corrupt public officials and politicians that is nearly two months shy of 90 years old, he …
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Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley has backed the international financial reporting requirements being imposed on Barbados, suggesting they can be of great benefit to the country. Atherley said it was …
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Barbados has until June to meet 40 standards set out by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), aimed at combatting money laundering and the funding of terrorism. With about eight …
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A significant increase in the incidence of gun-related crime over the last three decades, and growing concern among all Barbadians about the island’s current murder rate, are among the catalysts …
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Prime Minister Mia Mottley, has stated that the series of amendments her administration is making to the island’s Constitution, including those dealing with elements of the judicial system, are aimed …
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Senator Monique Taitt took members of the Senate and the media to task for accusing independent senators of hindering Government business. Referring specifically to an article in the Weekend Nation …
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A Government senator was emotional today as she recalled her experience being the victim of a gun-related crime. Speaking during the Bail (Amendment) Bill 2019 debate in the Upper House …