BARBADOS-POLITICS-Prime Minister names cabinet

Mar 01, 2013

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – One after his ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP) scored a narrow two seat majority in the general election, Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has announced the composition of his Cabinet dropping former Commerce and Trade minister Haynesley Benn. In a television broadcast on Thursday night, Prime Minister Stuart said the new members of his Cabinet had been chosen in pursuit of his commitment to maintaining the highest standards of leadership. As a result, there have been changes to portfolios with John Boyce who was previously in charge of the Ministry of Transportation now the Minister of Health, while former Housing Minister Michael Lashley takes over Transport and Works.

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