by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Aug 23, 2018 | banner, Top Stories
Even though Government is giving consideration to decriminalising marijuana in Barbados, the way forward will be based on available evidence and best practice. This point was reiterated by Minister of Home Affairs, Edmund Hinkson, as he addressed the first meeting of...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Feb 6, 2018 | Top Stories
Barbados has been described as a leader in the Caribbean and the hemisphere in its fight to treat drug abuse offenders. The island’s Drug Treatment Court and other treatment programmes came in for high praise from Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Drug Abuse...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Sep 19, 2016 | Top Stories
Don’t expect Attorney General, Adriel Brathwaite, to encourage the legalisation of marijuana without first understanding all the implications it has for Barbados and its youth. He made his position on the debate for Barbados to follow its Caribbean neighbours and...