Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Payne: Scary comments by Sir Roy

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SIR?ROY?TROTMAN’s attack on the management of Diamonds International was unfortunate and can “scare people away from Barbados”.
 Opposition Member of Parliament George Payne made this charge in the House of Assembly on Tuesday during debate on the Employment Rights Bill.
He took issue with the comments by the head of the Barbados Workers’ Union but also thought that Minister of Labour Dr Esther Byer-Suckoo should have been reprimanded.
 Payne said he felt that the heads of the other trade unions should have taken Sir Roy to task for the comments he made following the firing of seven workers from Diamonds International.
 
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