BLF Speaks: Thorne’s DLP and the Ugly Head of IP
|Guest Editorial| The last week of August 2024 found the Democratic Labour Party, one of the so-called established parties in Barbados, unravelling under the pressure of internal conflict. The ruling…
The Barbados General Election 2022: Unfinished Business
One year and nearly two full months have passed since the snap election called for 19 January 2022. And yet no official results, pending or otherwise have been published by…
DLP Loses Dawn-Marie Armstrong: Does Nature Abhor a Political Vacuum?
The announcement of her exit from elective politics by the 2022 DLP candidate Dr. Dawn-Marie Armstrong should come as no surprise and raise some serious questions about politics in Barbados.…
Assessing Former NIS Director’s Clearwater Disclosures: More Questions than Answers?
According to former director of the NIS, Ian Carrington, the government of the day (DLP) was to blame for the Clearwater Bay Ltd fiasco. In a Barbados Today report of…
Election 2022: Barbados Uncensored Online Survey Analysis
Introduction In the 2022 election, the four most important issues for Barbadians are (1) national debt, (2) corruption in government (3) quality of service from government departments and (4) employment.…
Barbados’ National Debt: Why It Matters to You Part 2
At the current (2020) debt burden as measured by the Debt to GDP ratio, Barbados has to find $57 more for every $100 dollars it earns to service its debt.…