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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, Babb, a prominent track and field coach who claims his reputation in the sport has been impacted by h...

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 in the law”.Justice James’ ruling this week that threw out as “unconstitutional” the prohibi...

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.