Friday, June 5, 2026

Deadline missed

Date:

Share post:

Government’s plans to get the ball rolling on whether the country will be going the route of mandatory vaccinations appear to have missed the deadline for the submission of one key document, which is supposed to inform a series of sectoral and national consultations from next week.

A number of people representing various members of the Social Partnership confirmed yesterday that the promised legal opinion on the controversial subject, which was to be prepared and submitted by August 6, had not been delivered.

According to one source who spoke to the Saturday Sun on the condition of anonymity, with tensions continuously rising each day that  passes without clarity on the issue, the harder it is going to be to achieve consensus eventually.

“We checked our emails right up until the end of business today [yesterday] and nothing came in. I made some calls to few other members of the Social Partnership and they did not receive anything either. I am a bit disappointed that we did not get that opinion today because that document is going to inform our talks going forward if we have any chance of achieving success,” the source said. (CLM)

Subscribe now to our eNATION edition for the full story.

For the latest stories and breaking news updates download the Nationnews apps for iOS and Android.

Related articles

Police seek person of interest in serious criminal matter

The Barbados Police Service is seeking the assistance of the public in identifying and locating a person of...

School gets World Cup vibe

There was football fever at Elliott Belgrave Primary School last week as students joined in celebrations for World...

Govt rolling out new services

As Barbados moves towards its 60th anniversary of Independence, Government is rolling out a suite of financial and...

Charities push to improve literacy with ‘Little Libraries’

The Prince Godwill D. Fomusoh Foundation (PGDFF), in partnership with Massy Foundation, is continuing its push for literacy...