WE are making sport with justice in Barbados. Listening to Mia Mottley’s address last Sunday, as reported on BU, it appears the person who was identified as the C.J designate is no longer interseted in the position. It is time the P.M come to the public and let us know what is going on, I’m sure if a C.J was appointed, these problems will or should be addressed. An Acting C.J can only just kept the ship afloat be he can’t bring new policies since he does not know how long he will be in that position.

@the Scout: “An Acting C.J can only just kept the ship afloat be he can’t bring new policies since he does not know how long he will be in that position.

I would argue it somewhat differently.

An acting Chief Justice has nothing to lose.

So perhaps they might try to make the changes needed while they are “in control”.

Or is that too much to ask?

Even though Dominique S.Khan ain’t no friend of mine, I’m glad to see that the injustice system in the US has received a slap in its face and that Napoleonic Sarcrazy’s little dirty plan is falling to pieces. Anyone with an oz of brain could have known that something stunk to high heaven when the white owned media started taking the side of a Black woman who accused a White man who was at the top of his game, of rape. {UNHEARD OF]. To hear Wolf Blitzer feign empathy for this woman was a barf bag moment. Since D. S.Khan offended some of his monetary bosses he had to be brought to heel. Follow the money!

David
I am surprised as well, but for different reasons.
Section 3 (1) of the Magistrate’s Court Act states:
“There shall be a Chief Magistrate and such number of other magistrates as there shall be offices established under the Civil Establishment Act.”

The Public Service Act, which replaced the Civil Establishment Act, provides for one chief magistrate and 10 magistrates. When Mr. Nicholls was performing the functions as chief magistrate and Ms. Holder was also acting as chief magistrate there would have been twelve magistrates. It would therefore appear that the State was acting illegally while trying to enforce the law. I believe that anyone that was tried by the twelfth magistrate would have been tried illegally. If anyone went to prison in those circumstances he/she would be there illegally and should be compensated for wrongful imprisonment.

Rather than try to make legal that which was illegal, by revoking the acting appointments of two magistrates, Government should have followed the law and allowed Mr. Nicholls to retire gracefully. It now looks as though Government was trying to please the United States by trying to conclude the long-running extradition case that Mr. Nicholls had started. As I understand it, the case should have been restarted by a new magistrate.

We must not let it appear that our Government would ignore our law in order to please another country. I remember the principled position taken by our Government when the USA wanted to put the now infamous Shiprider Agreement in place.

David you can now see why I am a bit disappointed that more people did not comment on this blatant attempt to ignore the law. In this case we are dealing with persons accused of crimes, even so, their rights must still be protected or, Are we only going to react when we think that the persons involved are supposedly, law abiding citizens.

from Nation ”Sat, July 02, 2011 – 12:04 AM
A SHOUTING MATCH erupted in a Bridgetown courtroom yesterday.

It was between prominent attorney and president of the Bar Association, Andrew Pilgrim, and Acting Chief Magistrate Deborah Holder arguing about the fate of an accused person who appeared in the District “A” Magistrates’ Court.

“I just want a hearing!” Pilgrim yelled.

“I told you wait,” Acting Chief Magistrate Holder yelled back. (HLE)

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looks like Andrew has decided to push the line, even if at a risk of contempt.

But, how would that be reported, if he was so held?

‘Attorney charged with contempt for argueing about the long delay waiting for a case to be heard?’

Kudos Andrew, it would have to be you. All the older ones will talk till the cows come home…and do nothing.

Yes anothony, Pillie has just voiced in the court what most of us are thinking.

We are fed up with slow systems i.e. courts, non-transparent systems i.e. awarding of contracts (who is this fellow Bannister by the way, who seems to get all the contracts, first with BLP now with DLP…is he connected, who is his family e.g. mum, dad…just trying to understand how one man can have such strong influence across both parties). I am not saying anything is underhand mind you, just trying to understand how one person can seem to wield such influence…..usually such a thing ties to familial connections….

We are fed up with poor service, slow and expensive DSL, lack of transparency in expenditures across the spectrum.

That is exacerbated by two parties who, as was stated by Ralphie Gonsalves and is ably demonstrated by the lack of any real change in transparency and accountability between these two administrations.

Even Mia, who now aspires to be the next PM, has not told us about the 4 million dollar man based on FBI files…why?????

Because we are dumbxss citizens who should vote like cattle and then shut the xuck up?

According to the article excuse where sent. Why they weren’t noted is another question

@anthony

Well the decision will be made soon and we will alll be placed out of our misery.

It does seem strange Gibson would have done a middle spread in the Nation and the PM would make that comment at the end of the article.

Maybe there is a last minute change of plans.

Perhaps “the middle spread in the Nation” really was Gibson’s undoing.

When are you people going to get it through your heads, even with the amendments to the Supreme Court of Judicature Act, Mr. Gibson did not qualify to be the Chief Justice. Officialdom refuses to acknowledge that fact because someone who never set foot in a law school pointed out the error.

They are not alone, the Caribbean Court of Justice committed a grave error that has potential devastating consequences for public officers but has done nothing to correct it. I believe because their error was similarly pointed out.

As a side note why did he wait until caricom meeting to announce anything on the cj decision ? It isn’t a regional issue. He seem to talk more away than at home, maybe we should have him constantly out of island. He seem to take more action then.

I assuming you mean beyond the nis level for unemployment benefit. No severance payment is quite shocking :(.

Oh. It far worse that I taught. Shouldn’t that violate ilo barbados has signed ?

@ David

“It does seem strange Gibson would have done a middle spread in the Nation and the PM would make that comment at the end of the article.”
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Seems to be a similar situation with the appointment of the Director of Medical Services at the QEH.

In an article by Chris Gollop in the Nation of Febrary 15, 2011, the former Chairman of the QEH Board Rev. Hewitt confirmed the appointment of Dr. Gulzar Mufti indicating:

“We are very happy to be able to fill this very critical post in the management of the hospital. The process of recruitment has been long, but it was necessary for us to find the best qualified person suited for the job and who is qualified to meet the challenges faced at the QEH. His credentials are unquestionable.”
http://www.nationnews.com/index.php/articles/view/new-qeh-head/

Yet, Minister of Health Donville Inniss is in today’s newspaper dismissing Jerome Walcott’s claim (that the QEH Board has appointed the same gentleman who is ineligible according to the QEH Act) as “…not knowing the facts” and “gossip”.

Well would be weird. I taught stuart and gibson were old chums. Even given the loss of salary ,what was deem the confusion with he pension and casawell articles on how he still no eligible ( they would just change the laws again ) I would have still expected him to take the position it is after all court referee vs chief justice.today article it does seem to imply that gibson is no longer the candidate since he was discussed by the former opposition leader and would not need discussion again. Further from that owen silence seem to indicate that they probably have chosen a local candidate to get around the issue they had with the laws. So any care to suggest who the next most likely candidate? Maybe even the current acting CJ?