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  • The requirement that the child must be born in Barbados will also be eliminated, with the new condition being that the mother must be ordinarily resident in the country. For the first time, statutory paternity leave will be introduced, granting fathers three weeks of leave. The condition that parents must live together when the child is born to access these benefits will also be removed. In another important update, the maternity grant will be converted into a child grant, recognizing that the primary caregiver of a child may not always be the mother.
    March 10, 2025

    Budget 2025 – Paternity Leave

  • January 28, 2025

    “President Trump’s Executive Orders and the Caribbean” By Sir Ronald Sanders

  • January 27, 2025

    “Alternative Leadership”, the basis for Barbados’ newest Political Party: the CBL

  • Sir Henry served as Attorney General and Minister of External Affairs from 1976 to 1981and achieved an enviable post-Independence legislative record. It was only natural that he then became a major source of inspiration for me when I served as Attorney General. Many of us owe so much of what we have achieved as servants of the people to Sir Henry.
    November 4, 2024

    Sir Henry Forde remembered by the Barbados Bar Association

  • In his address on the topic "How to reduce inequality and foster inclusion and social mobility", Minister Kirk Humphrey, Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs noted the redoubled efforts of ECLAC to include the Caribbean in meaningful dialogue. He also lauded the renewal and increased stridency of Caribbean SIDS voices in international financial and development forums such as this.
    October 11, 2024

    Barbados’ People Empowerment Minister leads social dialogue on behalf of Caribbean Region

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    July 8, 2024

    In Defense of Evanston and the Movement for Reparations (Statement from Movement Lawyers Group)

  • February 26, 2024

    PEER LEARNING WORKSHOP FOR CARIBBEAN PARLIAMENTARIANS TO STRENGTHEN PAC AND TRADE SCRUTINY

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    January 21, 2024

    Barbados Bar Association on passing of Justice Jeff Cumberbatch

  • January 1, 2024

    PEOPLE EMPOWERMENT MINISTER OF BARBADOS LOOKS BACK AT 2023 by Richelle Lavine (On The Scene)

  • Mr. Humphrey commended the staff in the social services sector who were on the frontline during the pandemic.
    December 24, 2023

    PEOPLE EMPOWERMENT & ELDER AFFAIRS MINISTER PAYS TRIBUTE TO FORMER CHILD CARE BOARD DIRECTOR

  • Not so long ago, 13 Haiti nationals, including three juveniles, were intercepted by authorities in the waters off Nevis. According to Premier Brantley, this occurrence, the second such illegal entry of Haitians into Nevis, is likely an indication of what should be expected if the situation in Haiti is allowed to pervade.
    November 26, 2023

    December 05 is Budget Day on Nevis

  • Mover of the Bill, Premier of Nevis Mark Brantley said the amendment had become necessary in order to remedy a situation created by what he called “a failure of leadership” on the part of the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) which comprises the parliamentary Opposition. 
    November 23, 2023

    Integrity in Public Life (Amendment) Bill 2023 passes in the Nevis Island Assembly