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The March 2023 general membership meeting of the VFW Auxiliary Post 839 met at the post home on March 21. The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Presid

SEREMBAN: The little Napoleon culture in the public sector is not too significant to have an impact on public service delivery, according to the Congress of Union of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs).

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THE slim, tall man walked towards the coffee house, oozing with confidence – the kind that came from 33 years in the civil service. Nonetheless, Richard Pahang Lah was very cheerful, which made him look decades younger than his age of 85. Hailing from Long Miri, a rural area about a five-hour

The small Juneteenth museum in Galvestons Ashton Villa is actually packed with history about the citys Black community and the famous ordinance.

Two public school teachers who were disciplined for contesting the January 19, 2022 general election are anticipating an end to the action against them, with one willing to go to the law courts if he is not vindicated and his salary restored.On the heels of a High Court ruling that the General Order 3.18:1 ban on all public officers actively participating in politics is unconstitutional, Pedro Shepherd and Alwyn Babb say they are hopeful of a favourable resolution to their matters.Furthermore, B...

LJustice Westmin James gave Barbadians one of the most substantial judicial rulings in recent times and it has occurred as he is on his way back to his homeland of Trinidad and Tobago, where he has been offered a seat on the bench in the twin-island republic.The distinguished High Court Judge was only appointed in December 2022 along with Justices Wanda Blair and Anthony L. Blackman and were described by Chief Justice Sir Patterson Cheltenham as “excellent appointments” who were “seasoned ...

The prohibition in the General Orders forbidding public servants from participating in active politics has been deemed unconstitutional. In a decision handed down yesterday by outgoing judge Westmin James, the court ordered that all disciplinary proceedings against the public officer who spoke on a political platform during the 2022 General Election should be permanently stayed. Constitutional attorney Gregory Nicholls, who represented Natalie Maria Murray, the public officer who challenged the ...

By Fernella Wedderburn and Emmanuel Joseph A High Court judge has struck down a regulation that prohibited all public servants from actively participating in politics, ruling it unconstitutional. Justice Westmin James said on Tuesday that General Order 3.18.1 is also “inconsistent” with the rights to freedom of expression and association which are enshrined in the Constitution of Barbados. “The regulation is overly broad,

The department is reviewing how officers store data and records after identifying 52,000 improperly stored digital records. This could mean some evidence wasn’t provided to lawyers as required by state law.