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It is paramount to note that all court users appreciate safety. There can be administration of justice following the SOPs while keeping safe

In our contribution entitled ‘Undermining the constitution’ (March 4), we had written that the government’s attempt to disfigure the constitut

#BTColumn – The good, the blind and the ugly Article by June 1, 2021 Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today Inc. by Grenville Phillips II A fundamental concept in interpreting contracts, is that words must have their normal meaning in the language of the contract, unless those words are redefined in the contract.  Using this concept, any normal reading of Section 74 (2) o...

Updated 9.40am, adds PL statement The Nationalist Party has called on the government “to stop acting irresponsibly” and start respecting the Consti

A fundamental concept in interpreting contracts, is that words must have their normal meaning in the language of the contract, unless those words are redefined in the contract.  Using this concept, any normal reading of Section 74 (2) of the Constitution of Barbados, shows that the Leader of the Opposition must have the support of…

The Council of Europe’s Venice Commission favours government proposal for a constitutional change to strengthen function of regulatory authorities

Amending the constitution is the best way to introduce a contentious reform that would allow public entities to impose much larger fines, rule of law experts fr

A proud lay state no longer Malta has been unable to shake away the centuries-old habits which prevent it from being a proud independent state  Michael Falzon 13 April 2021, 7:11am Two newspaper reports last Sunday have shook me to the core on a very important question: does Malta aspire to be a small but proud independent lay state? Have we not yet managed to shake away the centuries-old habits that indicate otherwise?  The first report that shook me was in The Sunday Times: it said that th...

When 11 people face court in Valletta, Malta, in coming weeks, the rule of law on the Mediterranean island will also be on trial. The defendants, who are facing charges relating to allegations of corrupt dealings, include Keith Schembri, the former chief of staff to the ex-prime minister, Joseph Muscat. Schembri was arrested and detained on March 20 on charges of corruption, money-laundering and “engaging in lucrative underhand business dealings”, according to press reports. His fellow defe...

Three incidents that transpired lat week, caught my attention. Garba Shehu and the President’s Medical Tourism I watched an interview of Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu last Tuesday, in which he said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s trip to London for a medical check up could not be classified as medical tourism, because he was going to see his Doctors who have been caring for him for the past 30 years! I felt so embarrassed for Nigeria, with that singular statement that Mr Shehu ma...