The news broke last week that Allan Kinch has put Savvy on the Bay lands on the market. Immediately what sprang to mind was “who the horse likes, he licks; and who he doesn’t, he kicks.” The blogmaster has been able to review the relevant conveyances, information previously posted on BU blogs.
Any time one decides to battle with an intransigent government expect to encounter frustration; financial and emotional stress. In this case one headed by the ‘colossus’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley. Then there is the consideration of a court system ‘groaning from the burden’ of its weight – many suggest by design by decision makers in government who are officers of the court mind you but vested in the outcomes of a slow case management system. The blogmaster is overwhelmed by a feeling of embarrassment after scribing the foregoing sentence.
A member of the BU household flippantly inquired if Mark Maloney was in Allan Kinch’ shoes would the Savvy on the Bay saga have had a different outcome? By the way, is it true government acquired some Bushy Park lands to hand over to Mark Maloney? The same occurred, whether we agree or not, with Mrs. Ram Mirchandani regarding the ongoing Liquidation Centre compulsory acquisition by government matter.
Several blogs have been posted about Savvy on the Bay matter in this space calling out Prime Minister Mottley for not following through on a PUBLIC promise to close the matter. Instead it has been allowed to ‘dragout’ with the inevitable occurring, Allan Kinch and his support group have had to pull sticks.
Without taking sides it is obvious a deal was entered between Kinch and government which the Mottley government decided to backout from for whatever reason. Borrowing Prime Minister Mottleys words, there is not everything she can share with the public and this is exactly what has occurred in the case of ‘Barbados Government vs Savvy on the Bay‘.
The following is a quote which sums up how business is done or not done in Barbados fairly accurately.
When you have a court system that takes 5, 10, 15, 20+ years to hear civil cases, cases that drag on and on with no end. Where constitutional rights of persons are not just broken but decimated where those who should be the first to uphold the law are breaking it. Where through no fault of their own persons are forced to sit and go through mental and emotional abuse as they watch the court system bankrupt them to the benefit of who??? people are not only financially victimized but mentally and emotionally. Many who are forced to endure this get ill will multiple diseases, auto immune conditions and become mentally ill because of the abuse they are forced to endure from a system that is supposed to bring help but brings horror.
Then there are those who take their disagreements into their own hands. Even a murder can commit a murder and get a trail and serve time and get back out of prison and get a government license to be a vendor faster than some of the civil cases in Barbados are completed.
The courts of this country have FAILED and continue to FAIL.
“For this process to work, an increase in judges alone is insufficient. Without an increase in probation officers, the bottleneck has shifted to the sentencing process,” he explained, pointing out that the waiting time for a pre-sentencing report has risen from eight to 12 weeks…….. so it takes 12 weeks for a report for someone found guilty to be sentenced …..how long does it take for a verdict in civil cases? How long does it take to get a court date? An appeals court date?
Another case of bully ball winning the day.
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