PM clears air on incident involving Deacons Road cookshop owner
Article by April 6, 2021
Prime Minister Mia Mottley maintains she did nothing wrong in the face of criticism related to her handling of a phone call from cook shop owner Ross Ashton during a luncheon at Deacons Road, St Michael on Good Friday.
A report on social media claimed the PM asked police officers who attempted to shut down the event to stand down.
But speaking to reporters this morning, PM Mottley made it clear this was not the case.
Read the full story in tonight’s Epaper.
Response to Social Media Post of Good Friday incident
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The Government of Barbados issued a press release today responding to a social media post about an incident which occurred in Deacons, St Michael on Good Friday.
It said contrary to the post, Prime Minister Mia Mottley did not call any member of the Royal Barbados Police Force to intervene in the incident.
The release follows in full below:
Within recent hours, a social media post regarding an incident at Deacon’s Road on Good Friday has been gaining significant traction, even though the salacious details at its core are untrue.
According to the post, on Good Friday, police ordered the closure of a “cookshop” that is operated by Ross Ashton on Deacons Road, but that Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley intervened by calling Deputy Commissioner of Police Oral Williams, who then instructed the officers to leave the operators of the establishment alone.
There are reports reaching Nation News of shooting near Deacons Road, St Michael today. More details as they come to hand. (KG)
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Police officers at the scene of a shooting incident at Deacons Road, St Michael, March 5, 2021. (Picture by Sandy Pitt.) Social Share
Police officers are investigating a shooting incident at Deacons Road, St Michael earlier today.
Police public relations officer Acting Inspector Rodney Inniss confirmed that there was a shooting but said details would be shared later in a media statement.
Meanwhile, some people who were in the area at the time reported hearing about ten shots being fired. Reports are that three men were standing by a car when the shooting started along Deacons Road.
(KG)
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