Daily Archives: 12/28/2021

Barbados: Prime Minister Mia Mottley Calls Snap Elections For January 19. 2021

12/28/2021 – 12:37 pm

Barbados PM Mia Mottley

Barbados Today- December 27, 2021

Barbadians will head to the polls on January 19, a year before elections are constitutionally due.

In the last general elections held here on May 24, 2018, Mottley led the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) to a commanding victory over the then ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP)  sweeping all 30 seats in the Parliament.

But since then, one of the legislators, Bishop Joseph Atherley, left to become Opposition Leader.

 Barbadians are going to the polls in just over three weeks to elect a new government.  Continue reading →

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GUYANA: OIL: Jagdeo, Norton at odds on reduced Natural Resource Fund oversight committee

12/28/2021 – 11:03 am

DEMERARA WAVES: By Denis Chabrol — Sunday, 26 December 2021 

Mr. Aubrey Norton Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo and Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton are odds over the proposed drastic reduction of a parliamentary oversight committee of Guyana’s oil earnings.

Mr. Norton said the 22-member broad-based Public Accountability and Oversight Committee provided for in the existing Natural Resource Fund Act represents many interests  to ensure that the oil revenues are not spent willy-nilly but in critical areas for Guyana’s development.          Continue reading →

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GUYANA: Georgetown: Several parts of city flooded after heavy rain – UPDATED

12/28/2021 – 12:06 am

-taskforce on alert

A section of Subryanville
A section of Subryanville
By December 27, 2021

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) today said it has received reports that several locations in and around Georgetown are flooded.

As a result, the National Flood Taskforce, the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), the Hydrometeorological Office, relevant Ministries, City Engineers and the Mayor’s Office, all Regional Executive Officers and the CDC are on high alert and are closely monitoring the situation, a CDC release said.      Continue reading →
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