A NUMBER of lawmen are being compensated by Government after being injured on the job over the years.
This was disclosed by Minister of Transport and Works Michael Lashley last evening as Parliament debated the provision of funds for improved accommodation for members of the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF).
“The fact is that a number of police officers, some have now settled claims against the Crown and some are about to settle claims against the Crown for compensation for personal injuries they suffered on the job at police stations. Many fell out of chairs,” the St Philip North representative said.
Lashley was responding to criticisms from Barbados Labour Party spokesman, St Joseph MP Dale Marshall, that the current administration was not doing enough for the police or to fight crime.
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