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Dale Marshall
Dale Marshall

Barbados setting up constitution review

(Barbados Nation) Government will soon be setting up a new Constitution Review Commission, says Attorney General Dale Marshall, and he will be making recommendations about its membership to Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley.

Prime Minister Mia Mottley accepting the instrument of appointment from President Sandra Mason

Mottley sworn in for new term

(Barbados Nation) Moments after being sworn in for a second time as Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley said she would spend this weekend fine-tuning a new Cabinet.

Leslie Haynes QC

Barbadians told to expect some elections delays

(Barbados Nation) The 2022 General Election will be the country’s first in a COVID-19 environment and the chairman of the Electoral and Boundaries Commission (EBC) has cautioned there will be delays that could lead to a late announcement of results tomorrow night.

Barbados to get $48M more from IMF

(Barbados Nation) – The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) executive board has given the green light for Barbados to immediately receive another $48 million, which would bring to $850 million the amount of IMF funding Government has received since 2018.

Thirty more years for Barbados rapist

(Barbados Nation) With four convictions for assault with intent to rape, a previous 15-year jail term for rape and two new acts committed 16 days apart, there was no doubt, said Justice Randall Worrell, that Kinchar Kenny Lavonne Mascoll was a serious danger to society.

 Reco Lamar Alkins (GP)

Barbados man shot dead

(Barbados Nation) Reco Lamar Alkins, who was shot dead on Saturday night, was said to be a person who worked hard to achieve “things” in life.

The New Colours are presented during the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony to mark the birth of a new republic in Barbados at Heroes Square in Bridgetown, Barbados, November 30, 2021. Jeff J Mitchell/Pool via REUTERS

Barbados now a republic, Rihanna named national hero

BRIDGETOWN, (Reuters) – Barbados ditched Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as head of state, forging a new republic today with its first-ever president and severing its last remaining colonial bonds nearly 400 years after the first English ships arrived at the Caribbean island.

Britain's Prince Charles stands with Barbados' President-elect Sandra Mason during a Guard of Honour and playing of national anthems, as he arrives at Grantley Adams Airport, to take park in events to mark the Caribbean island's transition to a birth of a new republic, Bridgetown, Barbados, November 28, 2021. / REUTERS/Toby Melville

Prince Charles in Barbados for republic celebration

BRIDGETOWN,  (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Charles flew to Barbados as the Caribbean nation prepared for a celebration today marking the founding of a republic and the removal of the queen as sovereign, cutting imperial ties some 400 years after English ships first arrived.

Mia Mottley

Barbadian PM defends Republic move

(Barbados Nation) Prime Minister Mia Mottley is hitting back at critics who questioned the reason for moving to a parliamentary republic and reopening the Golden Square Freedom Park amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

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