Related Research Articles
The Government of Barbados (GoB) is a unitary parliamentary republic,where the President of Barbados is the head of state and the Prime Minister of Barbados is the head of government.
The politics of Barbados function within a framework of a parliamentary republic with strong democratic traditions;constitutional safeguards for nationals of Barbados include:freedom of speech,press,worship,movement,and association.
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. Members of parliament typically form parliamentary groups,sometimes called caucuses,with members of the same political party. Many countries with bicameral parliaments,this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members often have a different title. The terms congressman and deputy are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions.
Roger Christie is an American ordained minister in the Religion of Jesus Church,which regards marijuana as a "sacramental herb." In 2000,he founded the THC Ministry,which offered cannabis as a part of its services. On July 8,2010,Christie and 13 other individuals associated with the THC Ministry were indicted by a Federal grand jury in Honolulu on marijuana possession and trafficking charges. On Sept. 27,2013,Christie pleaded guilty to marijuana trafficking and two counts of failing to file income tax returns. On April 28,2014,Christie was sentenced to a term of five years in federal prison,with credit for time already served at the Honolulu Federal Detention Center.
The Senate of Barbados is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Barbados. The Senate is accorded legitimacy by Chapter V of the Constitution of Barbados. It is the smaller of the two chambers. The Senate was established in 1964 to replace a prior body known as the Legislative Council. Besides creating and reviewing Barbadian legislation,the Senate generally reviews approved legislation originating from the House of Assembly. One main constraint on the Senate is that it cannot author monetary or budget-related bills. Most of the non-political appointees to the Senate have been selected by the President of Barbados,from civil society organisations,labour collectives and public associations in Barbados. Prior to Barbados becoming a republic on the 30 November 2021,these functions were performed by the Governor-General,who was the viceroy of the Monarchy of Barbados which has since been abolished.
Baby of the House is the unofficial title given to the youngest member of a parliamentary house. The term is most often applied to members of the British parliament,from which the term originated. The title is named after the Father of the House,which is given to the longest-serving member of the British and other parliaments.
The House of Assembly of Barbados is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Barbados. It has 30 Members of Parliament (MPs),who are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple-majority system for a term of five years. The House of Assembly sits roughly 40–45 days a year and is presided over by a Speaker.
Lisa Shoman SC is a Belizean attorney,politician,judge,and former diplomat. Shoman served as Foreign Minister of Belize and as a member of the Senate of Belize from 2007 to 2008. Prior to this,she served concurrently as Ambassador to the United States and as Permanent Representative to the Organisation of American States (OAS) from 24 August 2000 until 5 June 2007. She was the first woman to serve as Ambassador to the United States.
Mia Amor Mottley,is a Barbadian politician and attorney who has served as the eighth prime minister of Barbados since 2018 and as Leader of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) since 2008. Mottley is the first woman to hold either position. She is also Barbados' first prime minister under its republican system,following constitutional changes she introduced that abolished the country's constitutional monarchy.
Kerryann F. Ifill is a Barbadian politician. She served as President of the Senate of Barbados from 2012 to 2018.
Michèle Taïna Audette is a Canadian politician and activist. She served as president of Femmes autochtones du Québec from 1998 to 2004 and again from 2010 to 2012. She was also the president of Native Women's Association of Canada from 2012 to 2014. From 2004 through 2008,she served as Associate Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Relations with Citizens and Immigration of the Quebec government,where she was in charge of the Secretariat for Women.
The Independent Senators Group is a parliamentary group in the Senate of Canada. Established on March 10,2016,the Independent Senators Group is committed to a non-partisan Senate and the modernization of the Upper House of Canada's Parliament. The Independent Senators Group is the largest parliamentary group in the Senate. Composed of independents not affiliated with any political caucus,members of the group work cooperatively but act independently.
Yvonne Boyer is a Canadian lawyer who was named to the Senate of Canada on March 25,2018,as a Senator for Ontario by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. A Métis,Boyer is the first Indigenous person appointed to the Senate from Ontario. She lives in Merrickville,Ontario,near Ottawa.
Henrietta Elizabeth Thompson,widely known as Liz Thompson is a Barbadian lawyer,politician and diplomat whose work has included sustainable energy policy. While an elected Member of Parliament representing the Barbados Labour Party for the St. James South constituency from 1994 to 2008. She served as on different occasions as Minister of Health,Minister of Housing,Minister of Physical Development,Minister of Energy and Environment,and Acting Attorney General. She joined the United Nations in 2010,first serving as Assistant Secretary-General of the UN,a Special Adviser to the UN President of the General Assembly,and as the UN Secretary General’s Senior Advisor on Sustainable Energy for All. In 2018,she was appointed Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations.
The 2021 Barbadian presidential election was held on 20 October 2021 to choose the first president of Barbados,an office established as part of Barbados becoming a republic. Sandra Mason,the incumbent governor-general of Barbados,was elected president,and she replaced Queen Elizabeth II as head of state of Barbados when she was sworn in on 30 November 2021.
General elections were held in Barbados on 19 January 2022 to elect the 30 members of the House of Assembly. The ruling Barbados Labour Party won all 30 seats for the second consecutive election.
Santia Josette Omara Bradshaw, MP is a Barbadian politician and Attorney-at-law who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados since 2022.
Shantal Munro-Knight is a Barbadian politician. She is also a senator in the Senate of Barbados. She serves as a Minister in the Prime Minister's Office of Barbados.
Crystal Kathy Melissa Haynes is a Barbadian politician and medical doctor who has been a member of the Senate of Barbados since May 2018 and January 2022 respectively. She is a member of the First senate of Barbados constituted after Barbados became a republic by Prime Minister Mia Mottley. She is a member of the Barbados Labour Party.
References
- ↑ "Senator welcomes overhaul of social services". Barbados Today. 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
- ↑ Rawlins-Bentham, Julia (2022-01-25). "Prime Minister Announces Senators; Moves To Include 18-Year-Old". GIS. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
- ↑ "18-year-old poised to join Barbados Senate". www.nationnews.com. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
- ↑ Alice (2021-02-16). "Locals who want to get involved in the cannabis sector - cannabis & hemp". THE DAILY CANNABIS NEWS. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
 | This article about a Barbadian politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |