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So outrageous were the “Dread Bills”, tabled by the government in Parliament in May 1981, that not only did they evoke massive local protest but caused a flood of condemnation from abroad, in the Caribbean as well as further afield. These in turn helped to strengthen local resolve to demand the withdrawal of the Bills. However, in spite of these waves of opposition to the repressive Bills, the government would …

So outrageous were the “Dread Bills”, tabled by the government in Parliament in May 1981, that not only did they evoke massive local protest but caused a flood of condemnation from abroad, in the Caribbean as well as further afield. These in turn helped to strengthen local resolve to demand the withdrawal of the Bills. However, in spite of these waves of opposition to the repressive Bills, the government would …

Parnel ‘PR’ Campbell Social Share The lamented passing of Mr. Parnel Campbell Q.C, former Chairman of the multi-sectoral Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) which spearheaded the failed constitutional review process of 2003-2009, brings into focus a most disconcerting statistic. The CRC embarked on its arduous task 18 years ago with a membership of 25, supplemented by a similar number of alternates, under the leadership of distinguished regional jurist Dr Nicholas Liverpool...

40th anniversary 1981 Bills: Essential Services “A dagger deep into the throats of workers” Social Share As the industrial climate in SVG worsened during the month of April 1981, rumours began to be circulated that the government was planning to introduce legislation to muzzle the trade union movement and to curtail the rights of workers to take industrial action in defence of their just demands. The veteran leader of the Commercial Technical and Allied Workers Union (CTAWU), th...