Former Chief Justice Sir David Simmons has ripped Barbados’ anti-corruption legislation, describing it as “seriously deficient”.
The man who set up and chaired the successful Integrity Commission of the Turks and Caicos Islands also says if Barbados’ Prevention of Corruption Act 2012, which is yet to be proclaimed, were implemented “one would be able to drive a cart and ten donkeys through it”.
Speaking during a panel discussion mounted by Integrity Group Barbados Wednesday night, Sir David lamented the delay in proclaiming the five-year-old measure. However, he pointed out several areas where he considered the act inadequate and said it had not gone far enough to address issues of integrity and corruption.
Sir David shared the stage at the St Gabriel’s School Auditorium with Ken Gordon, former head of the Integrity Commission of Trinidad and Tobago, and they gave comprehensive reports on the performance of the Integrity Commission in the respective countries. (GC)
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