March 3, 2021
Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn on Tuesday blasted the penalties being imposed by the court on violators of the COVID-19 directives, declaring that although he is not a lawyer, the directives are “ill-conceived and contrary to law”.
Yet, despite suggesting a flaw that potentially invalidates the rules, he insisted that the directives are the law and must be obeyed “until such time as they are revoked or struck down by a court of law”.
The Emergency Management (COVID-19) (Curfew) (No. 4) directives impose a fine of $50,000 or one-year imprisonment, or both, to anyone who fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the ongoing curfew.
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Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn yesterday absented himself from the first sitting of the Senate for 2021, as he complained about the timeliness of submission of information to senators pertaining to the bills set down for debate.
The outspoken Senator sent a letter to President of the Senate, Reginald Farley, indicating he would not be attending the sitting of the Upper House and “that starting today, I will no longer tolerate this abuse and disrespect from Government”.
In the letter which was circulated to the media, Franklyn explained that he received an email from the Clerk of Parliament on February 19, informing there would be a sitting of the Senate on February 24, 2021. It added that the Order Paper would be circulated in due course.
January 15, 2021
We have heard repeatedly that COVID-19 presents unprecedented challenges in these unprecedented times. We get it.
The fallout of the pandemic socially and economically is all too apparent. That is why we empathise with employers just as much as we feel the pain of employees.
But even in the face of this mayhem and uncertainty, we cannot in good faith condone any situations that are not just or fair to our workers.
We reported Wednesday that prominent attorney-at-law Michael Lashley QC called for measures to be put in place to shield workers from victimisation.
Lashley said: “They are being pressured and my position is that it is indeed an unlawful act by the employer to say to that employee, ‘you have to come back to work or else’ when you have a situation where someone is waiting on a test.
Mottley, Bostic liked, DePeiza lashed in ‘survey’
Article by December 31, 2020
Former parliamentarian Hamilton Lashley has claimed an informal survey has praised the leadership of Prime Minister Mia Mottley and Minister of Health Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic but has poured scorn on Democratic Labour Party (DLP) leader Verla DePeiza.
Lashley told
Barbados TODAY that in his 2020
People’s Choice Award for outstanding people in politics, Prime Minister Mottley was voted Regional Leader of the Year, while Lt. Col. Bostic was named Minister of the Year for his “ leadership in the fight against the coronavirus.
He declared that Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn was considered the Workers Representative of the Year for his advocacy for workers, while Leader of the Opposition Bishop Joseph Atherly has been named Opposition Leader of the Year from amongst political parties including the DLP and others, for “keeping Barbadians abreast of national issues and p
December 19, 2020
Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn believes there is no need to introduce a new law to award Barbados’ frontline COVID-19 workers and that a planned one-time payment for the awardees is insufficient as they should be compensated all the time.
Making clear in the Senate Friday that he has no objection to these persons being recognised, he questioned the reason for rushing through the
Barbados Humanitarian Service Award Bill and
Gold Award of Achievement (Amendment) Bill so awards could be presented in January.
The proposed new bill and amended legislation are intended to give recognition to Barbadians and some non-nationals from all walks of life for their efforts during the pandemic and also to facilitate a one-time financial grant for their tireless and brave work in the frontline of the battle against COVID-19.