by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Nov 6, 2017 | Top Stories
Accused persons in Barbados will soon have the option of pleading guilty in matters for which they are accused. This was one of the areas discussed over the weekend, when members of the island’s judiciary, attorneys and those who work within the criminal justice...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Nov 3, 2017 | Top Stories
Police are continuing their appeal to members of the public to share information about crimes. “We want that if you see something, you say something,” said Assistant Commissioner of Police (Administration), Erwin Boyce. He was addressing a town hall meeting on...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Oct 31, 2017 | Top Stories
Investments in Government projects from the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) are not a “free pass”. Attorney General, Adriel Brathwaite, made this clear as he sought to set the record straight over the NIS’ investment in the Citizen Security Facilities Project which...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Oct 30, 2017 | banner, Top Stories
With crime in Barbados becoming more organised and with greater threats to cybersecurity, efforts are under way to establish a National Cybersecurity Strategy to provide the island with “a robust cyber defence”. This was disclosed by Attorney General, Adriel...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Oct 4, 2017 | Top Stories
Barbados has not closed its mind to the medicinal properties of the marijuana plant. In fact, according to Attorney General, Adriel Brathwaite, there were opportunities under the present legal regime to write to the head of the Drug Service for permission or get a...