Judicial

A recent regional survey conducted by CADRES (Caribbean Development Research Services) has revealed deep divisions among Barbadians regarding corporal punishment, while highlighting growing concerns over cyberbullying among children.   The …

The Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC), has appointed Dr Chile Eboe-Osuji of Nigeria and Canada as a judge of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). The RJLSC, …

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has upheld a ruling that luxury hotel Sandy Lane must pay $100 000 in interim damages as well as court costs to a former …

The Barbados Bar Association (BBA) has called for a “thorough” investigation into the “malicious prosecution” by police of attorney-at-law Lani Daisley, whom the High Court has awarded $373 904 in …

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have accepted a recommendation to appoint Jamaican jurist, Justice Winston Anderson, as the new president of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). Justice Anderson becomes the …

Parliament has passed the landmark Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, designed to address education, job security, protection against abuse, and transport for people with disabilities.   The newly enacted …

The government is set to introduce strengthened legislation to protect the rights of disabled people and the elderly, with a focus on improving employment opportunities and access to education, Minister …

Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has proposed a government-backed reinsurance fund to address potential gaps in insurance coverage for people with disabilities.  But the Chairman of the Advisory Committee for Improving …

As many as nine out of ten people living with disabilities in Barbados are unemployed, according to Edmund Hinkson, chairman of the Advisory Committee for Improving the Lives of People …