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Prime Minister Mia Mottley Appoints Cabinet

Prime Minister Mia Mottley has hit the ground running and less than 48 hours after receiving an overwhelming mandate to govern, she appointed her Cabinet. It is a large Cabinet but one can argue two points 1. the enormity of the task requires the resources to efficiently manage, AND, there is the politics, she has 30 members to manage! As she solidifies her powerbase one expects she will consolidate as required or face the political fallout. The blogmaster will be fair and allow a few weeks for the BLP action plan to emerge before critique.

 

Full list of Ministers:

  • Prime Minister Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment – Mia Mottley
  • Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs – Dale Marshall
  • Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training and Leader of Government Business – Santia Bradshaw
  • Minister of Housing, Lands and Rural Development – George Payne
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Senate – Senator Dr Jerome Walcott
  • Minister of International Business and Industry – Ronald Toppin
  • Minister of Environment and National Beautification – Trevor Prescod
  • Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs – Cynthia Forde
  • Minister of Tourism and International Transport – Kerrie Symmonds
  • Minister of Transport Works and Maintenance  – Dr William Duguid
  • Minister of Health and Wellness – Jeffrey Bostic
  • Minister of Home Affairs – Edmund Hinkson
  • Minister of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce – Dwight Sutherland
  • Minister of Energy and Water Resources – Wilfred Abrahams
  • Minister in the Ministry of Finance – Ryan Straughn
  • Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment – Marsha Caddle
  • Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Trade – Sandra Husbands
  • Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations – Colin Jordan
  • Minister in the Ministry of Housing, Lands and Rural Development – Charles Griffith
  • Minister of Youth and Community Empowerment – Adrian Forde
  • Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy – Kirk Humphrey
  • Minister of Agriculture and Food Security – Indar Weir
  • Minister in the Ministry of Transport Works and Maintenance – Peter Phillips
  • Minister of the Creative Economy, Culture and Sports – John King
  • Minister of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology – Senator Kay McConney
  • Minister of Information, Broadcasting and Public Affairs- Senator Lucille Moe

 

Full list of Senators:

  • Senator Sir Richard Cheltenham
  • Senator Rudolph ‘Cappy’ Greenidge
  • Senator Dr Jerome Walcott
  • Senator Kay McConney
  • Senator Lucille Moe
  • Senator Rawdon Adams
  • Senator Lisa Cummins
  • Senator Rudy Grant
  • Senator Dr Rommel Springer
  • Senator Lynette Holder
  • Senator Damien Sands
  • Senator Dr Chrystal Haynes

Related information:

  • Arthur Holder – Speaker of the House
  • Glyne Clarke – Deputy Speaker
  • Sonia Browne – Chairman of Committees
  • Ambassador at Large and Plenipotentiary – Dame Billie Miller
  • Ambassador/Chief Economic Counsellor in the ministry of finance – Clyde Mascoll
  • Jessica Odle-Baril – Prime Minister’s Personal Aide
  • Pat Parris – Director of Public Affairs (to replace traditional press secretary)
  • TBD – Director of Communications
  • TBD – Czars in critical areas

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216 responses to “Prime Minister Mia Mottley Appoints Cabinet”

  1. Prodigal Son Avatar
    Prodigal Son

    A large cabinet but she explained her reasons why………..the task to restore and rebuild Barbados is huge. We must realise that every sector of our government was mis-governed and broken…….

    Our country has be be restored to make Barbados great again!

  2. Well, Well Avatar
    Well, Well

    Give her the rope she needs, 3 months is a good time to start seeing results, she has the man and woman power needed to get rolling, there will be no excuse that there is not enough brain power or hands to make light work, I think that is the intent, not to make excuses that the job cannot be done.

    But we shall see.

  3. Prodigal Son Avatar
    Prodigal Son

    Our country has to be restored to make Barbados great again!

  4. Hal Austin Avatar
    Hal Austin

    An interesting distribution of ministries. Are the police reporting to the ministry of legal affairs or home affairs? Why ministries of economic affairs and something called creative economy? Apart from stealing an idea from the UPP, does this mean that the so-called creative economy is not part of economic affairs, and is it different to smart technology? Then there is the blue economy, whatever that is? Why is foreign trade separate to international business? Why is housing, lands and rural development separate to the ministry of the environment? Why is the ministry of youth separate to the ministry of education? Why is community development separate to so-called people empowerment?
    I am not a big fan of prime ministers being ministers of finance, in fact it is the one thing that Stuart got right. Where he went wrong was keeping a grossly incompetent minister in his job for nearly ten years, a decision that eventually cost him the most humiliating defeat in our short post-independence history.

  5. Guest Avatar
    Guest

    Arthur Holder – Speaker
    Gline Clarke – ?
    Joseph Atherley – X
    Ian Gooding-Edghill – X
    Neil Rowe – X
    Ralph Thorne – X
    Sonia Browne – ?

  6. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    We are calling on the DLP to object to political largesse from the BLP

    The party should adhere to the punishment of the people, without reservation.

    And accept the sacred judgement of the people, not the redemption from a third parties.

    A third party seeking to betray that sacred judgement.

  7. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    @ David,

    The spin is that the extra ministers will save enough by exceptional management for government to pay their salaries.

  8. Sargeant Avatar
    Sargeant

    @Ping Pong
    If I was Joseph Atherley, Ralph Thorne and Ian Gooding Edghill I would be vex that I get left ou
    +++++++++++
    Have a heart man, we lived through Hammie La and Kellman why would you want to foist Atherley on us?

    I have criticized both Thompson and Freundel about the size of their cabinets and I thought the BLP would be more modest but I thought wrong, the fatted calf lives on.

  9. Financially stressed out bajan Avatar
    Financially stressed out bajan

    When will I be paid my income tax that is due to me with all these ministers holding positions and a salary. Simple question simple answer

  10. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    Let us hope the new ministers get the support and cooperation of the civil servants especially the Permanent secretaries.

  11. Sargeant Avatar
    Sargeant

    About the CBC showing some foreign show, you are lucky, every time I tune in to CBC I think I’ve wandered off to MTV, tooooo many music videos. Anything the Gov’t does to CBC TV will be an improvement.

  12. Freedom Crier Avatar
    Freedom Crier

    Because of the ruinous Nature of the DLP and where they have put Barbados as a Country they should Not be Given a Voice no matter the % of the Votes they get…They Do Not deserve a Voice they would Hamper and Obstruct the Process and Progress of this Country. Barbados Voted overwhelmingly for Change by nearly 80 %, It was a Repudiation of the Democratic Party.

    If PM MAM appoints anybody in the Opposition it should be Two People from Solutions Barbados and One person UPP and I am sure that Barbadians would be happy on that we have turned our Backs to the DLP and to once again have them in Opposition would be a Slap in the Face of Bajan’s.

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  13. Guest Avatar
    Guest

    ‘+ Ambassador Mascoll
    ‘+ Ambassador Miller

  14. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    You have to be near these intrigues to understand the pressures that MAM would have been under.

    She not only has 30 MPs. All of whom believe they should be a full minister or even PM.

    Then she has the party elders, of whom she must feel are needed for experiential value.

    Then there are the people who fought the campaign but did not run

    And maybe other categories.

    Given this large squad, in these times, we consider that so far we have business as usual or worse.

  15. Financially stressed out bajan Avatar
    Financially stressed out bajan

    I Honestly hope this is not SAME SCRIPT DIFFERENT CAST. Barbados cannot take this.

  16. Talking Loud Saying Nothing Avatar
    Talking Loud Saying Nothing

    How about a Minister of Procurement?

    One more faux pas which i noticed. I saw our new Prime Minister boarding a government Mercedes car after her victory.The very same car that the previous corrupt government procured. I would suggest to Mia that she should auction all those government fleet Mercedes cars. This would conform to Bajans that she means business and that she will not be tarred with the same brush as Stuart and company.

    May i congratulate MIa on her fortitude and her hard won victory. I believe that she will be a success.

  17. Tron Avatar
    Tron

    The cabinet is by far too big. African and Venezuelan style instead lean Singapore and Swiss style. No lesson learnt.

    NO foreign Investor will come back to Barbados given the ugly size of the government.

  18. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    The economic team is less than convincing

    Given the production of a manifesto lacking any sense at all. Plus inherited problems.

    We judge that that manifestos is going to create real new problems for this guvment.

    And regardless of what David will say about social contract, manifestos,
    it will create unnecessary problems for this fledgling government.

    They could have under-promise and over deliver, because the election would have been won anyhow.

  19. David Avatar
    David

    @Pacha

    The DLP has zero political stock at the moment read credibility. MAM has gambled a little, she has time to correct.

  20. Tron Avatar
    Tron

    Barbados needs:

    Prime Minister
    and six other ministries, namely:

    Minister of Finance and Business
    Minister of Foreign Affairs
    Minister of Justice and Home Affairs
    Minister of Education, Science, Culture
    Minister of Environment, Farming
    Minister of Social Services

    Swiss government also consists of only seven ministries. No African or South American style cabinet, pleaset!!!

    Isn´t Switzerland rich like shi… and aren´t African and South American countries shith… ? Just wondering why Barbados is copying the global losers and not the global champions … ?!

  21. David Avatar
    David

    @Hants

    Yes it is spin, people will not buy it but she will be given a little time to deliver. She will pay a price if she does not.

  22. David Avatar
    David

    The CBC is insolvent. It has been unable to pay subscriptions to suppliers for some time. Even the DLP owes the agency money, will Mia send the debt collectors?

  23. Ping Pong Avatar
    Ping Pong

    Tron
    Singapore has 59 Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries divided among 16 ministries.

  24. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    David

    Why are you making this comment at 5:48

    Seems incongruent.

  25. Talking Loud Saying Nothing Avatar
    Talking Loud Saying Nothing

    Six females including Mia in her new government. Really! This does not look good.

  26. Tron Avatar
    Tron

    OK, so I stick to Switzerland. Barbados has much to learn from the canton Zug.

  27. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    bigger Cabinet than I expected.

  28. Observing Avatar
    Observing

    26 Ministers!!!!!!!

    cough cough

    Just observing

  29. Mariposa Avatar
    Mariposa

    Make Barbados Great Again

    Expand Govt ! What !

    No she didnt

    Yes she did…….
    Wuh loss who gonna pay for all this?

    Not Me.
    Well i”ll be dam

  30. David Avatar
    David

    @How is the comment incongruent to your earlier comment?

    We are calling on the DLP to object to political largesse from the BLP

    The party should adhere to the punishment of the people, without reservation.

    And accept the sacred judgement of the people, not the redemption from a third parties.

    A third party seeking to betray that sacred judgement.

  31. Guest Avatar
    Guest

    Diversity

  32. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    David

    As far as we are concerned and the constitution of Barbados is concerned, there is no DLP.

    It does not exist!

    So why do you feel a need to tell us that the DLP has no political stock currently?

  33. David Avatar
    David

    This voicenote making the rounds captures what went down on Thursday. All political aspirants and actors should study it!

    https://barbadosunderground.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/audio-2018-05-26-11-27-30.mp3

  34. Tron Avatar
    Tron

    Why no 100 or 1000 ministers? Just asking.

    Barbados is 5 minutes away from financial collapse and devaluation.

  35. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    How do I play the voicenote ?

  36. David Avatar
    David

    @Hants

    It is an mp3 file that should default to an application on your device.

  37. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    David

    You are really behaving like a setting fowl.

    Can’t we use short handed comments.

    In the first place, neither the House nor the Senate recognizes political parties.

    And since it has no members in the House it has no constitutional entitlements.

    SB, UPP and all the rest are in the same position.

    You are so politically blinded that instead of seeing the folly of MAM you risk creating more problems. What if other parties also ask for the same dispensation as proposed? Or that independents, who ran, also do?

    Maybe the people in MAM’s party who continue to tell us that she’s an asshole are right after all.

    Secondly, it is because the DLP has no ‘stock’, as you say, that it should accept the punishment of the people until they have such stock again.

    Or would you prefer us to jump on a MAM bandwagon of unconstitutional, duopoly, largesse?

    Never!

  38. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    You may have the last word

  39. Tron Avatar
    Tron

    The higher the debt, the more ministries. Barbados started as a promising nation in 1966 and ends like a travesty.

    I assume that there will be soon 50,000 lazy laggards in the civil service.

    It is time for a downgrade to D.

  40. David Avatar
    David

    @Pacha

    Dont be a jackass, the blogmaster is prepared to judge based on results in the coming weeks and months. You are free to hold your opinion but for crissakes respect ours

  41. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    Voicenote:

    https://barbadosunderground.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/audio-2018-05-26-11-27-30.mp3

  42. David Avatar
    David

    @Gabriel

    You like Senator Rawdon Adams in the Senate?

  43. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    The Prime Minister said ” consistent with our declared intention to hit the ground running ”

    Therefore I urge my fellow bloggers to also ” hit the ground running “.

    Let the licks and or kisses begin.

  44. Gabriel Avatar
    Gabriel

    A third generation Mottley has a third generation Adams in her corner.

  45. Guest Avatar
    Guest

    and a future party leader

  46. Hal Austin Avatar
    Hal Austin

    Is this Barbadian political royalty?

  47. Enuff Avatar
    Enuff

    Y’all truly do not understand the enormity of the job at hand or the hard work that PM Mottley will require. Someone talking foolishness about the economic team, which is the PM, Mascoll, Straughn and Caddle. But then there is Adams, Wood and others. Warch we!!

  48. Hal Austin Avatar
    Hal Austin

    If Rawdon Adams becomes prime minister of Barbados I will return my passport and never visit Barbados again This is the 21st century.

  49. Mariposa Avatar
    Mariposa

    And to think Mia promised to put money in the Tax payers pocket
    Now this

  50. Fractured BLP Avatar
    Fractured BLP

    An interesting decision by Madam PM to appoint a 26 member Cabinet .

    When only 4 days ago she told Barbadians the economy is on the BRINK and treasury BROKE !!

    But being the BLP …….the BRINK & BROKE above ……..are positive words !!

    The “Bs” are in charge , NOW !!!

    Good advice given to Madam PM by Well well & Prodigirl !

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