Barbados PM Shortens National Celebrations; Prioritizes Cost-Of-Living

BARBADOS – Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, says her administration will prioritise measures to cushion Barbadians from global economic pressures, even as it advances constitutional reform and other key policy initiatives.

Mottley said the government has decided to shorten planned celebrations marking the country’s 60th anniversary of independence and the fifth anniversary of becoming a republic so that greater resources could go towards easing the impact of rising international costs on households.

Beyond fiscal measures, the administration is advancing a new constitution through public dialogue and introducing legislation to improve national healthcare and pharmaceutical production.