Barbados Prime Minister reshuffles Cabinet

Barbados Prime Minister Hon. Mia Mottley on Wednesday announced the reallocation of portfolios among her Cabinet of Ministers.

Prime Minister Mottley said the changes will better position Barbados to face the new and growing challenges facing the country and the global community.

Here is an extract of the Prime Minister’s address highlighting the new Portfolio allocations:

“Clearly, I will remain as Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment.

The Honourable Dale Marshall QC remains as the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs with responsibility for Police still.

The Honourable Santia Bradshaw remains as Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training as she was.

Senator the Honourable Dr. Jerome Walcott remains as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.

Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, Minister of Health and Wellness. He remains.

The Honourable William Duguid shall now become Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance.

The Honourable Ronald Toppin remains Minister of Industry and International Business.

The Honourable Kerrie Symmonds will now become Minister of Energy, Small Business and entrepreneurship.

The Honourable Cynthia Forde remains as Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs.

I have invited Senator Lisa Cummins to become Minister for Tourism and International Transport.

And I’ve also invited the Honourable Ian Gooding-Edghill to become Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources.

The Honourable Adrian Forde becomes Minister of the Environment and National Beautification.

The Honourable Wilfred Abrahams becomes the Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs.

The Honourable Ryan Straughn remains as Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Honourable Marsha Caddle remains Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment.

The Honourable Sandra Husbands – Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Trade – as she was.

The Honourable Colin Jordan remains as Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations and the Third Sector.

The Honourable Charles Griffith will now move as Minister to be the Minister in the Ministry of Water Resources.

The Honourable Dwight Sutherland will become the Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment.

The Honourable Kirk Humphrey remains as Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy.

The Honourable Indar Weir remains Minister of Agriculture and Food Security.

The Honourable Peter Phillips goes as Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.

And the Honourable John King becomes Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with Culture coming to the Prime Minister’s Office and Rural Development Commission with an intention that, as we know, the Rural Development Commission and the Urban Development Commission moving to become a National Development Commission and bringing both of those entities together as one as we had discussed previously.

The Honourable Senator Rommel Springer is Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training.

And of course, Senator Kay McConney remains Minister of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology.