BU shared the Rising Crime + Tourism = Bad News story in November 2011 which was widely circulated in the UK media. At the time we were concerned – and we remain so – that the bad publicity was bad news for the toursm sector and Barbados, we are heavily dependent on tourism.
In a bizarre development to this story, the man charged for the crime who Commissioner Dottin has stated publicly this week the police has a preponderance of evidence against, the victims are saying he is innocent. To prove it, those said to have been raped have waived their right to anonymity according to press reports, and will testify that the man Commissioner Dottin says there is good case is the wrong man. What the hell!
The naive question which BU poses to the Commissioner is: How can he expect a conviction when the victims say it is the wrong man?
Rising Crime + Tourism = Bad News
Posted on November 27, 2011 by David | 185 Comments | Edit
When one of the leading daily newspapers in the UK run a story penned by a leading journalist, it translates to ‘widely read’. When the story is about a 62 year old who claims she was raped in Barbados while on vacation, it translates into bad news for Barbados. Right at the start of the tourist season to boot, this does us absolutely no favours at all if the allegations are correct; if true Barbados is seriously at fault.
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