by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Sep 12, 2018 | Top Stories
Accurate and standardised crime data is needed to inform decisions that would assist in minimizing crime and its impacts. Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Celia Pollard-Jones, underscored this point, as she addressed a three-day regional...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Aug 23, 2018 | banner, Top Stories
Even though Government is giving consideration to decriminalising marijuana in Barbados, the way forward will be based on available evidence and best practice. This point was reiterated by Minister of Home Affairs, Edmund Hinkson, as he addressed the first meeting of...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Jul 10, 2018 | Top Stories
A call has been made for emergency management and disaster preparedness to be mainstreamed in the budgets of Caribbean countries. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Gayle Francis-Vaughan, made this appeal today as she addressed a two-day Caribbean...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Jul 4, 2018 | Top Stories
Barbados stands to benefit from the introduction of Prepaid Postcards, which were launched today at the General Post Office. Minister of Home Affairs, Edmund Hinkson, stated that the new product being offered by the Barbados Postal Service (BPS) would increase the...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Jan 18, 2018 | Ministry News
Members of the public are advised that the Ministry of Home Affairs will close early on Friday, January 19, and again on Wednesday, January 24, to allow staff to attend the funeral services of two former colleagues. Tomorrow, Friday, January 19, the Ministry will...