Submitted by Women in Action Network (WiAN)
The Women in Action Network (WiAN) is expressing urgent concern for the lives of the Wards at GIS after receiving reliable information of another suicide plot to be carried out within hours.
It is clear that the Minister, the Board and the Management of the GIS are unable to secure the lives and wellbeing of these girls and all of them must be removed and the girls released to their parents or into alternative care.
The pressure driving these teenage girls to suicide over and over again comes from within the institution. Interim President of WiAN Tempu Nefertari recounts witnessing an example of the psychological torment inflicted on a particular ward on a recent visit to the institution and is calling for the end to this era of institutional abuse at the GIS.
Should there be a loss of life at GIS, this entire government will have the blood of those girls on their hands and will go down in history as sitting idly by and turning a blind eye to the incompetence of Minister Wilfred Abrahams. Do not let this be a case of “hard ears you won’t hear, own way you goin’ feel”.
PARADISE 2 X3 ISLAND RAN BY A BUNCH OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL BLACK LEADERS IN THE WORLD
yep…the main reason everything has TURNED TO SHIT….100 years worth…
Last thing I heard they were waiting to interview some girls who had been unavailable.
I wonder what is the hold up now for the past due report upon which corrective action is to be based.
SMH.
Source: Nation
These girls are the children of poor working class families. The markup class politicans used the fathers and mothers of these Girls at election time for vote/support, that’s it. Classsism in Barbados
Wilfred, Wilfred, da report, boss da report .
https://youtube.com/shorts/wwP3hTuwsuA?feature=share
Source:NATION
Source: Nation
I wish the young man much success in his endeavours. An admirable aspiration to help those who are suffering what he himself suffered. He can feel their pain and therefore he will fight harder.
@Donna
A lovely story.
@ Donna
That is the story I referenced to you in another post.
Very impressive.
“They say it takes a village to raise a child. I am a product of the village. I am a prime example of that. There were several village members who helped to support my development,”
Good work on the part of lawyers should also be recognized and appreciated. 👍 Marshall-Harris and Nailah Robinson represented him pro bono👍 thus launching him on this incredible path.
My apologies.
It appears that I missed the report that “Abrahams” promised to us.
Needless to say, I will search for it and report back to you when I locate it.
I am somewhat disappointed that the blogmaster did not see it fit to publish the report or notify us of its delivery.
Searching, will get back to you when I find it.
Perhaps, I should upfdate you on my search
Day 1.
Unable to find the report but found this
April 1, 2022
One hundred people from 22 countries officially became Barbadians on Thursday and Minister of Home Affairs and Information Wilfred Abrahams says it will keep the island punching above its weight.
***** Perhaps Abrahams was busy with other matters.
There is some good news here. *80,000 – 100 = 80,000. I am not panicking on the migration issue.
Extensive review of past articles in BT and elsewhere (on this matter) mad me wonder if Wilfred Abrahams is a real person or a BU pseudonym. We will alter our search words to first confirm his existence.
We will provide a Day 2 update. “Does Wilfred Abrahams exist and was a report promised?
Day 2
(Before you wonder how many hours are in my day, it could be possible that I process information so quickly that a thousand years are like a day to me).
𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐬.
We believe that this excerpt
[In April, Minister of Home Affairs and Information Wilfred Abrahams declared that there was no mistreatment or abuse of wards at the GIS and any suggestion of such was “completely baseless”. He made the statement following reports of wards attempting to escape.]
from this article
https://barbadostoday.bb/2022/07/26/trade-unionist-calls-for-full-gis-management-to-be-replaced/
was a fabrication and an attempt to smear the good name of BU pseudo-blogger Wilfred Abrahams.
Because of this strange turn of events we now investigate the original story. We will provide a Day 3 update on two stories.
“Did it happen?” and
“Is WIA (Women Insurrectionists and Armed) Network a terrorist organization?”
We have the exclusive sources. Sources not available to the general public. That is why you will hear it here first.
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The man is an idiot with nuff time on his hands.
@ TheOGazerts,
𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐬.should be a very busy man.
He is probably working at home a lot.
Emergency update
My team of lawyers has asked me to proceed cautiously as there was a WA in the 2022 elections.
Needless to say we are investigating this sudden turn or events and we are wondering if he is the often heard of elected representative from the Diaspora.
We note the similarity of WA and WiA and are investigating if one is a pseudonym for the other.
This is a story with so many twists and turns that (even with my super fast) processing speed I am unable to keep up.
My Lawyer asked me to add this bit
WA – Water Authority
WA Washington (state; US postal abbreviation)
WA WhatsApp (messaging)
WA What
WA Western Australia
WA Walk Around (boat style)
WA Wenatchee
WA Namibia (I did not make that up. Too many leads to follow. Will investigate later)
WiA Tanzania. Made up. If WA could stand for Namibia, then WiA could stand for Tanzania
@Hants,
“The man is a idiot with nuff time on his hands” was me referring to myself.
BTW: You have rubbished my exhaustive and conclusive research.
Is that the guy who was elected to represent the Diaspora?
Glad that one person knew of him.
May have to put you on the review committee or research team.
@ TheOGazerts,
You can use some of your time to google ” yoki sturrup ” or check You Tube.
TheOGazertsAugust 28, 2022 9:45 AM
My apologies.
It appears that I missed the report that “Abrahams” promised to us.
Needless to say, I will search for it and report back to you when I locate it.
I am somewhat disappointed that the blogmaster did not see it fit to publish the report or notify us of its delivery.
Searching, will get back to you when I find it.
So there was a report back in April which the Minister endorsed confirming that there was no evidence of wrongdoing at the State run facility for girls.
Fast forward to today and a new report is forthcoming
which according to BT
“Several members of staff who are employed by the GIS lack the academic qualifications and the expertise required to cater to the educational, vocational, physical, psychiatric, and psychological environment of troubled youth. The management, past and present, failed to put the appropriate mechanisms in place to ensure that the staff received the proper training to effectively implement the reform measures,” Williams said
And this
’The chairman said proper disciplinary protocols were also needed at the GIS, and it was recommended that corporal punishment be abolished at the institution”
What does corporal punishment of teen-age girls involve? Who administers this corporal punishment?
In yesterday’s evening news on CBC I heard the Minister say that new legislation is coming before the House before the end of the year, he didn’t say anything about his previous statements backing his handpicked Board or blaming the Press for “blowing things out of proportion”
https://bit.ly/3y05mSX
@Sargeant
This affair is an embarrassment how it is being handled.
@David
Pls check your spam
Retrieved Sargeant.
This affair is an embarrassment how it is being handled.
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David…
Check your archives and review Bushie’s admonition about this minister’s management acumen.
Source: Nation
@Bush Tea
In this case you are correct.
Source: Nation
Just a taste of what is to come
From BT
“Several members of staff who are employed by the GIS lack the academic qualifications and the expertise required to cater to the educational, vocational, physical, psychiatric, and psychological environment of troubled youth.”
From me
This is expected.
Academic qualifications and expertise are not required when positions are filled by cronyism, nepotism or political patronage.
Reductio ad absurdum
“What does corporal punishment of teen-age girls involve? Who administers this corporal punishment?”
We already have 20 applicants for this part of the job. Experience in BDSM though preferred is not required.
The whole system is sick.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ciu1twWMhqT/
You cannot continue to use systems that were developed for harsher and more cruel times. The so
We transitioned from slavery to a free society, but some institutions are lagging behind. … the result – a litany of ills
The warfare among staff
breakdown in discipline
House Mistress at Barrow’s impotent to effectively manage the institution
educational needs of the residents were not being met
Concerns on qualification of staff,
staff did not have the education and expertise required to meet the “educational, vocational, physical and psychological requirement of troubled youth”.
Wrong, wrong, wrong …
” From our interviews we discovered that these persons were there for a very long time, some more than 20 years, and in those days we did not have people with the kinds of qualifications that we have now. So you had people with two O’levels and that sort of thing employed in positions.”
This problem will not be solved by hiring folks with more O’levels. What is perplexing and distressing at the same time, is that people with 20 years or more on the job did not develop compassion for the young ‘residents.
I am fearful that making changes without eradicating the ingrained ‘treatment of a slave’ will be nothing more than a name change.
Last/Last
David…
Check your archives and review Bushie’s admonition about this minister’s management acumen.
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With this report, the minister has moved into Grade C territory. It was long overdue but there is enough here to convince me that it was a genuine effort.
Learning on the job and coming up to speed
Sacking? What sacking? Remember 61-0, the Minister is doing an outstanding job.
https://bit.ly/3Brq5j6
It might appear this ‘deck hand’ is headed ‘below’ to join a former Minister of the same Portfolio. Or seeing the writing, will form the Cold Centre, and use his International Management Consulting skills to advise the taxpayers.
I find it necessary to add a paragraph.
Switching parties is not always an evil and (when it is) it could also be a necessary evil.
If you were a politician and you became more enlightened or more in-tune with the suffering of your fellow citizens, then it would be difficult to ignore this new knowledge. Action is required; and such an action may include a switch of a party.
Acknowledging and correcting what is wrong should be a part of the growth of all of us.
Ronnie O will not go along
When he knows the path is wrong.
Ronnie O
The way to go
Minister Wilfred Abrahams could resign but that would be an admission of incompetence.
He should wait until PMMIA fires him.
One of the problems confronting Barbados is that we uphold the status quo, even when it is obvious that change is needed. We lack the courage to make the change.
We have detailed rules and processes to follow, but at the end of the day we often fail to adhere to them. ‘Implementation deficit’ is the term we use to describe our lack of adherence. Perhaps, we are seeing a lack of courage to make the changes.
Ronnie O ‘the man with the courage to embrace changes’.
PM to address UNGA 77 on Thursday
https://www.nationnews.com/2022/09/21/pm-address-unga-77-thursday/
Let us not throw out the baby with the bath water.
Let us not cut off our noses to spite our faces.
Abrahams was failing badly, but this report shows that he is learning on the job.
To get a new man may mean a start all over again. Keep Abrahams
Related
https://barbadostoday.bb/2022/09/21/protecting-people-matters/
From BT
“I am not saying it is right, it is what it is, but I am just telling you to offer that as a response, it is not to fully understand the dynamics of the situation. And my responsibility as the minister responsible for people remains to protect all people. Is it going to be a popular position? Probably not, but it is mine,”
👍 Humphrey has it right 👍
Was surprised that he had the courage to take such a strong stance
What an unlikely find
A BLP politician with a spine.
(Again. I am not a B)
I’ll be honest with you. I have serious issues with some lines of our national anthem as they bear no relation to our actual history
“Our brave forefathers sowed the seed”
**** I want someone to tell me who were these brave forefathers. This statement seem to ignore the fact that our country was divided into two groups, slabves and their masters. Which group is considered as our forefathers>
“That binds our hearts from coast to coast”
*** This is a small point, but one would think that we were a large country. Coast to coast is a stone throw. Thinking above our size.
“These fields and hills beyond recall
Are now our very own”
*** Is this true? Are they really beyond recall? Thinking above our size.
Did the pattern of land ownership change? Did they become our own?
The Lord has been the people’s guide
For past three hundred years.
*** Is this true? Was he with us during the dark period of slavery?
It is a sound good, feel good anthem, but it departs from our actual history.
From BT
“he judicial officer also ruled on claims that the girls were subjected to cruel and inhumane treatment as a result of mandatory vaginal examinations, taunting and psychological abuse by staff which included their intimate details being used against them; solitary confinement and deprivation of meals; physical and sexual abuse; inadequate medical and psychological care and inadequate educational instruction.
The court ruled in favour of the State that there were no mandatory vaginal examinations of the girls while in care at the institution based on the evidence presented and the information could have been possibly deduced had the attorney for the claimant cross-examined the witnesses.”
Two points:
(1) On this GIS matter, I am glad the judge had enough backbone to come off of the fence and award the young ladies compensation for breaches of their constitutional rights. They are still persons of decency in high places.
(2) I do not know why, but I believe these young ladies were stopped (arrested) sequestered and searched by staff seeking sexual sensations and this should stop.
Congratulations to the brave women of Barbados who fought for the rights of young and poor girls throughout the land.
It will be interesting to see if the government challenges the ruling.
@ David
LOL
Given the decision of the Court as referenced by TheO….
What odds are you willing to take on the following…
1 – Abrahams will resign as a matter of principle – having so misled everyone
2 – Nothing will change, except that now when silly young girls ‘wander’ the police will wash their hands of the ‘affair’ and it now becomes fair game for the recruitment of ‘talent’ by those without scruples.
3 – Abrahams will be promoted to ‘Senior Minister’ and placed in the PM office along with DooGood.
4 – All of the above
@Bush Tea
There is great hope in the land this matter is at the tipping point.