1.0Barbados Todayhttps://barbadostoday.bbFernella Wedderburnhttps://barbadostoday.bb/author/fernellawedderburn/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://barbadostoday.bb/2021/05/18/murder-and-weapons-accused-cant-be-remanded-for-two-years-to-qualify-for-bail/">Murder and weapons accused can’t be remanded for two years to qualify for bail</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://barbadostoday.bb/2021/05/18/murder-and-weapons-accused-cant-be-remanded-for-two-years-to-qualify-for-bail/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Murder and weapons accused can’t be remanded for two years to qualify for bail” — Barbados Today" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://barbadostoday.bb/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Shona-Griffith.png1280800A High Court judge has ruled as “unconstitutional”, a section of the Bail Act that forces the courts to remand persons charged with murder or serious firearm offences for 24 months before they can qualify for bail. And the accused who challenged the legality in a constitutional move is seeking over a quarter of a […]