COP set to retire soon
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The hunt will soon be on for a new Commissioner of Police.
That’s because the island’s top cop, Tyrone Griffith is set to retire after a career spanning more than 35 years in the Royal Barbados Police Force.
Reports reaching
Barbados TODAY are that the 66-year-old Griffith could be riding off into the sunset at the end of this month.
While Attorney General Dale Marshall confirmed that Griffith was nearing the age of retirement, he could not give a specific date when he would step down.
Marshall said until Griffith gives official notice of his intention to resign no replacement will be named.
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Employers warned
Article by February 12, 2021
Local businesses are being cautioned against using strong-arm tactics to ensure that employees and/or prospective employees accept COVID-19 vaccines, as it could well be against the law.
Describing the subject as “extremely complex” Executive Director of the Barbados Employers’ Confederation (BEC) Sheena Mayers-Granville could offer no firm position on whether one’s vaccination status could legally be used as a prerequisite for a job.
President of the Barbados Private Sector Association Edward Clarke, however, warned that while workers should not be forced, refusal to be vaccinated could result in more social and economic stagnation for the foreseeable future.