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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) In a case that could be of interest to other regional jurisdictions, a Barbados High Court judge has ruled that the prohibition of public officers engaging in active p.
By Fernella Wedderburn and Emmanuel Joseph
A High Court judge has struck down a regulation that prohibited all public servants from actively participating in politics, ruling it unconstitutional.
Justice Westmin James said on Tuesday that General Order 3.18.1 is also “inconsistent” with the rights to freedom of expression and association which are enshrined in the Constitution of Barbados.
“The regulation is overly broad,
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