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PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES CHANGES
CABINET SHIFTS
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley yesterday, October 22nd, delivered the feature address in Queens Park on the second day of the Barbados Labour Party’s (BLP) annual conference.
Announcing that the party was moving to one of Mission Barbados from a position of Mission Critical she announced changes to her cabinet effective Wednesday October 26th.
- Dr Jerome Walcott will be the Minister of Health and wellness
- Ian Gooding-Edghill will be Minister of Tourism
- Lisa Cummins will be Minister of Energy and Business Development with responsibility for International Business and Trade
- Kerrie Symmonds will be Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
- Corey Lane will be Minister of State in the Office of the Attorney General with responsibility for Crime Prevention
Also announced was that the St. Thomas MP Cynthia Forde will be nominated on Tuesday October 25th as deputy speaker of the House of Assembly.