JudicialLocal News MENS urges affordability as NOW backs paternity testing by Shamar Blunt 27/09/2025 written by Shamar Blunt 3 min read Founder of the Men Empowerment Network Support (MENS), Fabian Sargeant, has endorsed Acting Chief Magistrate Deidre McKennaโs call for mandatory paternity testing in child maintenance court cases. Speaking during a … Continue Reading 27/09/2025 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JudicialLocal News Magistrate calls for State-funded paternity tests in child cases by Emmanuel Joseph 24/09/2025 by Emmanuel Joseph 24/09/2025 A senior magistrate has urged the introduction of state-funded, mandatory DNA testing in all child maintenance cases, arguing it is the only way to ensure fairness and certainty for fathers … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JudicialLocal News Is anonymity enough? by Barbados Today 21/09/2025 by Barbados Today 21/09/2025 Witness protection across the Caribbean Barbados Passed the Criminal Proceedings (Witness Anonymity) Bill last month. Enables courts to grant anonymity orders (including live link, voice modulation, pseudonyms). The law … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JudicialLocal News A closer look at the Anonymity Bill by Barbados Today 21/09/2025 by Barbados Today 21/09/2025 When brought into force, Barbadosโ Criminal Proceedings (Witness Anonymity) Bill, 2025, will allow courts to protect a witnessโ identity under specific conditions. Hereโs how it works: โข Voice Modulation: Witnesses … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JudicialLocal News The challenges of witness anonymity by Shanna Moore 21/09/2025 by Shanna Moore 21/09/2025 Though not widespread, there have been cases in Barbados where witnesses have backed out of giving evidence, opted not to return to court, or reversed their positions on the stand. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JudicialLocal NewsUncategorized Attorneys have say on protecting witnesses by Jenique Belgrave 21/09/2025 by Jenique Belgrave 21/09/2025 The Criminal Proceedings (Witness Anonymity) Bill has been praised by some members of the legal fraternity as a comprehensive step towards safeguarding witnesses within the court system. Yet even among … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JudicialLocal News Exaggerated claims delaying settlements, says Chief Justice by Barbados Today 21/09/2025 by Barbados Today 21/09/2025 Personal injury lawyers are jeopardising timely settlements by demanding unrealistic sums, says Chief Justice Leslie Haynes. Speaking at a Barbados Bar Association workshop on Friday, he urged practitioners to keep … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HealthJudicialLocal News Bar association flags decade-long delays in injury claims by Barbados Today 21/09/2025 by Barbados Today 21/09/2025 Itโs taking more than a decade to settle some personal injury claims in Barbados โ and no single sector is shouldering the blame. President of the Barbados Bar Association (BBA) … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JudicialLocal News Reform of penal system underway by Shamar Blunt 21/06/2025 by Shamar Blunt 21/06/2025 Barbadosโ penal system is undergoing a wave of reforms and developments to make the islandโs prison service more sustainable, rehabilitative, and responsive to the needs of both inmates and officers. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JudicialLocal News AG: Bar may have to raise fees by Shanna Moore 12/06/2025 by Shanna Moore 12/06/2025 Attorney General Dale Marshall has warned that lawyers will have to start paying more to fund the growing costs of regulating the legal profession. Speaking on Thursday at the opening … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
