Police have made a breakthrough in two murders and three people are expected to be charged soon. Two men have been held in connection with the death of sex worker Caroline Baird, 44, whose body was found on July 22 in Bush Hill, St Michael. She was found lying in a pool of blood around 11:15 p.m. in an area at the rear of the Grand Stand at the Garrison …
Decriminalising prostitution may not end attacks on sex workers. However, founder and president of Adult Industry Association Charles “Charlie Spice” Lewis says a change in the law could be a deterrent, as well as produce several positive health and financial benefits for the country. That is why he set out to get as many signatures as possible on the Decriminalising Sex Work In Barbados petition. “Whether you are in another …
Barbadians who want sex work decriminalized here now have a chance to have their say on whether it becomes a reality.Adult entertainment advocate Charles Charlie Spice Lewis, has started an online petition urging the Mia Mottley-led administration to decriminalize sex work in Barbados and all activities related to the industry with a view to protecting those involved in the trade, minimizing crimes against them and stemming the spread of sexually-transmitted infections.“Everyone residing in Barbados or who comes to Barbados, I am inviting to sign, including expats who live here. If everyone who goes to strip clubs in Barbados and is a subscriber to some type of service or activity with the sex trade here in Barbados, if they were all to sign, I think we would look at about 100 000 people signing.“But again, there is a lot of hypocrisy in Barbados and there is a lot of fear so many people probably will not sign because they are worried about repercussions from their jobs and from th
Barbadian academic and prominent social scientist in Canada, Professor Myrna Lashley, wants her birthplace to legalise prostitution, saying sex workers “need to be protected just like everyone else”. Lashley, associate psychology professor of McGill University in Montreal, made the call in the wake of the killing of 44-year-old Caroline Baird, a sex worker who was fatally shot a week ago on Bush Hill, St Michael, near the Garrison Savannah’s Grand …
Sex workers in Barbados are fearful of being attacked and abused while plying their trade and are not convinced that law enforcement officials are doing enough to protect them from criminal elements on the streets.That’s according to President of the Global Adult Industry Association Charles Charlie Spice Lewis who said police should be encouraged to ramp up patrols in areas where sex workers are known to operate.The comments came in the wake of 44-year-old Guyanese sex worker Caroline Baird being killed last Friday night.“This has been very frustrating for me over the years because it’s already hard to get the authorities to give us an audience. But it’s very disheartening when my own people find it difficult to come together. But I think police should be encouraged to do more patrols in the areas where sex workers operate,” Lewis said.