Practitioners in the administration of justice in Barbados have agreed to stop “blaming each other” and “pointing fingers” as a first step toward improving the system.
They have also concluded that there should be a registration system for repeat sexual offenders, electronic monitoring of people on bail and probation, and that each judge should have at least one judicial assistant. Also, to expedite civil matters, courts should sit in the morning and afternoon.
This was disclosed yesterday by president of the Barbados Bar Association, Barry Gale, QC, as he reported on a recent three-hour meeting with Chief Justice Sir Marston Gibson and Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite at which problems and possible solutions were identified to improve the functioning of the law courts.
Gale said the consensus was that the meeting was overdue and significant, as well as refreshingly constructive.
