However, Michael Carrington with-holding a client’s funds for 2 years [whether or not he felt justified in doing such, the fact remains the client filed a civil suit against him to recover his property – Artaxerxes
Three months after Speaker Michael Carrington was ordered by the High Court to handover over two hundred thousand dollars to a former wheelchair bound client, he has done the unthinkable by breaking his silence on the matter. Carrington was reported in the local media using what BU considers less than stellar arguments to defend his position. What is interesting is the brazen and crass manner he delivered his defence away from the privilege parliament affords. The fact the people of Barbados have been kept waiting on the Committee of Privileges report seems to have low priority. Why would Carrington “unburden” himself before the report is laid in Parliament?
BU will not give this matter more than a few words to express our annoyance at the lack of outrage by civil society in response to Carrington’s reprehensible act. An act which required the intervention of the High Court of Barbados.
BU understands why his family has been “traumatized”, career “endangered” and reputation “damaged’’. Who led the action which has led to the distress? In any Commonwealth country in the world – including Tonga and Uganda – if the Speaker of the House had become embroiled in a matter which resulted in bringing one of the highest offices in the governance system into disrepute, nothing less than a resignation from the Chair if not parliament would be expected. History has recorded the ignominy of a greedy act by Speaker Michael Carrington, a burden Barbadians today and for generations will have to be reminded. The gravitas with which the Speaker of the House of Assembly is expected to perform the role will never be the same.
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