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COVID-19 has found its way back into HMP Dodds.
This time it is only a solitary case that has been reported so far at the St Philip penal institution.
Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams confirmed to
Barbados TODAY that one worker at the island’s lone prison had tested positive for the potentially fatal respiratory virus.
He said contact tracing had been done and all other tests had so far come back negative.
Abrahams said he was made aware of the situation by Superintendent of Prisons, John Nurse.
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What is the DLP doing with its army of lawyers in the ranks?
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I might pose in a similar rhetorical manner, “What are the GoB lawyers doing re the ICBL affair”?
While the actionable answer is nothing, they are all vested members of the Club. It is against Club rules to bring any such action, though speaking out is permitted once an election has been called. The Senator, given his refusal to enter the electable fray, is not a full member. He has visitor privilege. It is understood any form of negative or challenging objection is good for the Club, it gives non-members the distinct impression there are opposing forces within the Club.
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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.