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Browne suggests lethal injection

A first-time Member of Parliament has made a call for Barbados to find an alternative way to execute the death penalty. Speaking during a debate in the House of Assembly on Tuesday to amend the Offences Against The Person Act, St Philip North’s Dr Sonia Browne suggested that hanging be discontinued and replaced with use of a legal injection or some other form of capital punishment.
Death penalty ‘still on the book’

Hang on, says Attorney General Dale Marshall, the death penalty will not be abolished in Barbados just yet. “I can say to you, Mr Speaker, and all of Barbados, that today Barbados has a death penalty and when this bill is passed in the House and passed in the Senate of Barbados and proclaimed to be the law of Barbados, the country of Barbados will still have a death penalty,” he said.
Thorne: More to be done

Abolishing the mandatory death penalty is not enough, says prominent Queen’s Counsel Ralph Thorne. The Christ Church South MP, one of Barbados’ leading criminal lawyers, is urging the Attorney General to “get busy” and introduce legislation to fix other shortcomings related to the death penalty.
No option but death ‘not fair’

Member of Parliament for Christ Church East Wilfred Abrahams put up a strong case for abolishing the mandatory death penalty in the House of Assembly on Tuesday. Piloting the Offences Against The Person (Amendment) Bill 2018, he said the demands of the penalty of death by family members of victims, and the desire of the family of the accused to have leniency for their relative, both deserved consideration.
Man up, don’t be sperm donors!

Too many Barbadian youngsters are ending up in the law courts charged with murder and other criminal offences because their fathers “donate sperm” but refuse to “man up” afterwards. Minister in the Ministry of Housing, Lands and Rural Development Charles Griffith lamented this societal challenge on Tuesday as the House of Assembly debated legislation which would abolish the mandatory death sentence for murder.
Dems backing Donville – for now

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is not throwing its former Member of Parliament Donville Inniss to the wayside just yet. New party president Verla De Peiza is reminding the public that Inniss has done nothing wrong unless proven otherwise. “His matter is still sub judice,” she declared while answering a question about the embattled Innissat a St James South branch meeting last night.
UPP holds first congress

The United Progressive Party (UPP) held its inaugural annual general meeting and election of officers at Harrison College on Saturday. During her address re-elected chairman Lynette Eastmond spoke about the role and focus of the UPP.

Careless with CARICOM

13 June 2010

THE SUNDAY SUN today brings the final part of CARELESS With CARICOM, an edited version, which started in last week's edition: by Sir Shridath Ramphal HAVE WE FORGOTTEN the days when as West Indians we were the first to daringly bring the "Non-Aligned Movement" to the... Read More

Arthur's helping hand

12 June 2010

FORMER PRIME MINISTER Owen Arthur said yesterday that he was simply extending "a requested helping hand" to Antigua and Barbuda by accepting a "specific work assignment" on behalf of the government of Prime Miniser Baldwin Spencer. Arthur offered the explanation in... Read More

Oil spill concerns reach Caribbean

12 June 2010

CARIBBEAN GOVERNMENTS are worried about the possibility of oil from the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico reaching their coastlines. They say that if the oil from the blow-out does come, it will spell serious trouble for their tourist industries. Antigua and Barbuda... Read More

BLP COLUMN - Job shearing at QEH

11 June 2010

It really has become a playground for the politicians. - Roslyn Smith, NUPW. Read More

PEP COLUMN - Here comes Dr Hilaire's long hop

11 June 2010

DR ERNEST HILAIRE, chief executive officer of the West Indies Cricket Board, has confirmed that the members of the West Indies cricket team Read More

Politics of Clinton's Barbados meeting

09 June 2010

by RICKEY SINGHSECRETARY OF STATE Hilary Clinton is scheduled to arrive in Barbados tonight for a one-day meeting tomorrow with Caribbean foreign ministers to discuss issues pertaining to mutual co-operation with a special focus on security and crime.The meeting, which... Read More

Mia after 'justice' for CLICO clients

08 June 2010

OPPOSITION LEADER MIA MOTTLEY says she will not rest until justice is done for Barbadian policyholders and depositors in the ongoing CLICO Holdings Barbados Limited saga.On Sunday night at St Christopher’s Primary School, she told a large crowd of supporters that if... Read More

Hunte endorses Charities Amendment Bill

05 June 2010

GOVERNMENT Senator Reginald Hunte has given the thumbs-up to the Charities Amendment Bill which allows for more transparent donations to charitable organisations, especially those that were declared tax exempt. Speaking in the Senate yesterday afternoon, Hunte said... Read More

Poll: PPP/C still most popular party

05 June 2010

GEORGETOWN - A coalition of opposition parties could topple the ruling People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) if an election is held now in Guyana, according to a poll released by the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Research Services (CADRES). However, the poll... Read More

House OK's US$100m loan

05 June 2010

THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY yesterday approved the borrowing of US$100 million from Deutsche Bank AG London as a bridging loan. The loan, originally sought from Scotia Trust & Merchant Bank Trinidad and Tobago, will be used to make certain payment obligations relating to... Read More

Lawyer 'ready for action'

04 June 2010

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW WILFRED ABRAHAMS will be contesting the nomination for the Christ Church East constituency when Barbados Labour Party (BLP) members meet at the St Christopher Primary School on Sunday at 5 p.m. to choose a candidate for the next general election.... Read More

Hillary on official visit next week

02 June 2010

UNITED STATES Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to visit Barbados next Wednesday to meet with some Caribbean leaders and their foreign ministers.The one-day visit, announced by an official in Washington yesterday, will be part of a Latin American and Caribbean tour... Read More

St George South 'moving up'

01 June 2010

ESTHER BYER-SUCKOO wants to take St George South to the next level by ensuring that every household has at least one income. Before a packed audience at the St George Secondary School on Sunday night, Byer-Suckoo, in delivering her constituency report, said that quality... Read More