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Inmate testimony awaited before GIS enquiry concludes

At least one more witness is to be interviewed before the full departmental enquiry into operations at the Government Industrial School (GIS) is completed.Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams said that while the panel appointed to conduct the probe should have completed the enquiry a few weeks ago, the absconding of several females from the Barrows St Lucy location delayed the process.“As everybody knows, two of the young ladies had absconded. They were not available to participate in the enquiry. They were not available to put their case. As everybody knows, their supposed experiences were very high-profiled and sparked a lot of public comment and were dominant in the public domain.“We could not possibly conclude the enquiry without having given those young ladies a chance to put their evidence and to have that evidence tested, investigated and form part of the findings of the enquiry. Had the panel even sought to terminate this enquiry without having spoken to those two youn

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Upgraded facilities to house GIS wards to be ready by September

Construction work to retrofit the Government Industrial School (GIS) at Dodds, St Philip to make provision for the transfer of females from Barrows, St Lucy will be completed by September 9. The work will include the fitting of security cameras at the facility.During a tour of the $1.4 million renovation project on Tuesday, Minister of Home Affairs and Information Wilfred Abrahams said he was pleased with the progress of the project.He reiterated that once the girls are moved from Barrows to the retrofitted facility which they will share with the boys, they are expected to benefit from better accommodations and have access to programmes that are more suited to their needs.“This is a fantastic facility. Out here feels different to St Lucy. The buildings look different, the resources we will put in place are different; the opportunities we will present are different.“We want to have a fresh start on the 9th of September; fresh start, fresh curriculum, fresh outlook, fresh programmes,

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Drafters in short supply - Barbados Today

The child justice legislation developed two years ago has been delayed because of a shortage of drafters, Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams has reported.“We have a shortage of drafters. I know that the Prime Minister [Mia Amor Mottley] and the Attorney General [Dale Marshall] are looking and they are trying to recruit legislative drafters. They are one of the most specialized areas in law.“Anybody can’t just pick up and go and draft a law, it is very specialised. We have contracted and we have been leaning very heavily on former Justice of Appeal Mr Sherman Moore and that department has honestly been out to the baller,” Abrahams told members of the media on Wednesday during a tour of the Renovation Project at Dodd’s St Philip

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WIA sets deadline for Home Affairs Minister

WIA sets deadline for Home Affairs Minister
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WIA wants minister to report on how GIS wards are doing

WIA wants minister to report on how GIS wards are doing
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