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The organisation representing the island’s media workers has issued an urgent appeal to the judiciary for relief for scores of Barbados Advocate workers who have not been paid for the last seven months as the company’s account remains frozen.The Barbados Association of Journalists and Media Workers (BARJAM) has written to Chief Justice Sir Patterson Cheltenham on the matter.The association said in a statement on Thursday that many of the 60 staff members have fallen on hard times and were facing “emotional and psychological issues” which were leading to depression in some cases.“With Christmas around the corner, families to feed, and rent, mortgages, and utility bill arrears rising dangerously, one shudders to think the kind of Yuletide season and New Year these hardworking, loyal and committed employees will experience if their pockets remain empty any longer,” BARJAM said. ....
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A civil judge has cautioned that the justice system is underfunded and significantly under-resourced and will continue to face “embarrassing” situations if action is not taken to fix the problem.Justice Cecil McCarthy raised his concern on Wednesday as he awarded another $60 000 in compensation to former murder accused Pedro Deroy Ellis whose constitutional rights were breached, and also praised his lawyer for taking on the State in such matters.He further suggested that Ellis’ victory in this matter and other cases against the State should spur the powers that be to address “a very difficult phase in terms of the administration of justice”.The quantum of the award to be paid to Ellis was handed down just under two weeks after Justice McCarthy ruled that the former accused’s right to a fair hearing within a reasonable time as well as his right to bail had been breached. ....
Acquitted murder accused Pedro Deroy Ellis is an even richer man today thanks to another payout awarded by the High Court. Yesterday, just over a month after Justice Shona Griffith awarded him $75 000 for his 18-day detention at the conclusion of his murder trial, Justice Cecil McCarthy gave him another $60 000 for the 11 months he spent on remand after the Court of Appeal had favourably looked on … ....