BU has no issue with government departments demanding the public it serves uphold certain standards when visiting to do business. Barbadians are reminded frequently via radio ads and other media placements about the dress code enforced at the National Insurance Board.
BU was made aware recently of an incident where a young lady went to the Registry to get a death certificate because of her father’s recent passing but was harassed and victimized by a male security guard and refused entry to the department. The guard we understand was rude, chauvinistic and incompetent. His actions were those of – and we quote – an untrained, unprofessional, perverted neanderthal who should be made to issue an apology and given a refresher course in the rules and regulations governing his work.
The reason he forbid the lady from completing her transaction at the registry: her dress was too revealing. Specifically he told her that the split in the dress revealed too much of her legs. Have we reached a stage in Barbados which would allow a security guard to assault the rights of a fellow citizen in such a manner?
The irony of the situation for BU is while the Registry has enhanced it reputation for misplacing files by accident or design, while a senior lawyer has been known to moon a Madame Justice within its precinct and avoid disciplinary action, while hours are wasted daily by citizens and court officers alike because of innumerable inefficiencies – we have government security guards diligently enforcing an irrelevant dress code to satisfy some accountability handed down. This is the very Registry which received a bomb threat when Plantation Deeds visited a couple years ago to request certain information.
Here is an image of the young lady who was tuned back by the ignorant and rude male security guard.
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