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It was suicide CORONER RULES PRISONER TOOK HIS OWN LIFE IN POLICE STATION Colin MacDonald Greene who was found hanging in a holding cell at the Holetown Police Station in 2021, committed suicide. That was the ruling of Coroner Graveney Bannister who said on Tuesday that there was no evidence that police or anyone else had a hand in the 43-year-old’s death. “Having reviewed all the evidence in this matter, including the evidence of the forensic pathologist, my verdict is that the death of Colin Greene is one of suicide. “I also find in all the circumstances, having reviewed the evidence, that there is no other reasonable explanation [or] possible explanation as the forensic pathologist said. All the other explanations are totally ruled out and that is the test for sufficiency when we are dealing with matters of this kind . . . ,”Bannister said as he extended condolences to the family of the deceased. Greene, formerly of Chalky Mount, St Andrew, was found dead around midnight on November 13, 2021. The Coroner pointed to the evidence of Dr Shubhakar Kara Paul who conducted the post-mortem. “He was the forensic expert. He attributed death to asphyxia as a result of hanging,” he said, adding that the pathologist “ruled out any external cause of death such as blunt or sharp force trauma”. “He ruled .. . that Colin Greene was not manually strangled . . . . The forensic pathologist is saying that there was no external or manual strangling of Greene by anybody.” Superintendent of Police Stephen Herbert investigated the circumstances leading up to Greene’s death. He read the fivepage report of his findings to the court. According to the senior officer, Greene came voluntarily into police custody at Holetown Police Station on November 2, 2021, as he was wanted in connection with an alleged stabbing. He was arrested and a COVID test was conducted which returned a positive result. Greene was taken to an isolation facility and later released into police custody at the Hastings- Worthing Police Station on November 12. Read the rest below 👇🏾 https://www.instagram.com/p/CpzzXEUgqxxbHD5RtWoLfeZ3lMbeioxSkP-Htg0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Bajan Newscap 11/27/2017

Good Morning #realdreamchasers. Here is your daily news cap for Monday 27th November, 2017. There is a lot to read and digest so take your time. Remember you can read full articles via Barbados Today (BT), or by purchasing Daily Nation Newspaper (SS).

PARTY TO WRITE OFF DEBT TO GOVERNMENT – A Solutions Barbados administration will forgive all debts owed to Government by Barbadians – and introduce a ten per cent flat tax across the board to replace the many taxes now in place. Candidate for Christ Church East Central, Scott Weatherhead, announced this during the launch of its candidates to contest the next general elections. It took place in Independence Square, The City, on Saturday night. “So if you owe the Government of Barbados money in land tax, solid waste tax, road tax, VAT, corporation tax, personal income tax or any money whatsoever, we will write off your debt completely, and you will no longer owe the Government one red cent on the day we are elected to office in this country. That is a guarantee so everybody will have a clean slate to start off this new tax system with, but we will expect everybody to be tax compliant from then on,” Weatherhead promised. He said they would also eliminate VAT, the current corporation tax and personal income tax, as well as the controversial National Social Responsibility Levy. “We will replace all of these existing taxes you currently pay today with a simple, easy tax to calculate, and easy to audit ten per cent flat tax on gross income with no deductions. This new ten per cent flat tax will be applied to all citizens and all local businesses equally,” he said, adding that by reducing the cost of living in Barbados, there would be more money available to all to spend. “There will be no such thing as VAT in this country under a Solutions Barbados government. That means that the cost of living in Barbados will go down by 17.5 per cent immediately. We are going to completely remove the ten per cent National Social Responsibility Levy. This means that the cost of living will go down by a further ten per cent immediately. We are going to remove the two per cent foreign exchange commission. “We will remove the 25 per cent corporation tax on profits. That will reduce the incentive for local businesses to hide their profits through offshore entities in places like St Lucia, St Vincent and the Cayman Islands which currently places strain on the foreign reserves. We will remove the 35 per cent personal income tax. That means that your PAYE deductions will be reduced and you will get an immediate net wage increase on your next pay slip. We will remove the excise tax on fuel. That means that gas prices at the pump will go down right away, and electricity bills will go down even further,” he declared. Weatherhead said the ten per cent flat tax was not something they had invented. “It is a modern, tried and tested tax system which has worked extremely successfully in at least 37 countries around the world, including some right here in the Caribbean and 11 states of the USA. Our current tax system is antiquated and outdated, and it must be replaced with a modern and efficient tax system that addresses all of the issues plaguing tax efficiency in this country . . . . It captures everybody while our existing tax structure does not.” He told the gathering his party’s economic solution also did not include going to the International Monetary Fund to borrow more money. (DN)

NUPW’S CALL TO SSA WORKERS – The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) is not ruling out industrial action as it prepares to call an emergency meeting for Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) workers. Yesterday, president Akanni McDowall said the union was asking all SSA workers to attend a meeting at NUPW headquarters in Dalkeith Hill on Tuesday at 6:30 a.m.  High on the agenda is the matter relating to the dismissal of an SSA supervisor, lack of appointments, and the non-signing of a collective agreement between the parties.  “Coming out of this meeting we are going to take guidance from our members. So they would have to tell us what they would want to do, or what would be the way forward for them coming out of this meeting,” McDowall said.  “To my mind that can include anything; and when I say anything, I mean it can include industrial action as well,” the NUPW president added. McDowall said the union recently held meetings with SSA management in which they made it clear they wanted the former supervisor reinstated as they felt he was wrongfully dismissed.  Additionally, he disclosed that there were also workers who had been employed by the SSA for more than eight years, but were yet to be appointed.  He said the collective agreement on terms and conditions of employment was supposed to have been signed off in late August or early September, but nothing had happened. McDowall said he wanted the matter concluded urgently. (BT)

OH NO - As Minster of Education Ronald Jones sounds an emphatic ‘no’ to metal detectors in schools, a Bridgetown magistrate is calling for stiffer penalties for offences committed on school compounds. The comments come in the wake of a cutlass attack on two Ellerslie Secondary students at the school’s canteen last Wednesday, which left two boys chopped, one seriously, and a 15- and a 16-year-old remanded – the 15-year-old to the Government Industrial School and the other to HMP Dodds. “No,” declared Jones on Saturday, when he was asked if in light of that incident, the time had come for metal detectors to be installed in schools. He refused to answer any further questions but noted he would be visiting Ellerslie School this morning to officially launch the school’s Sixth Form. But Magistrate Graveney Bannister, who dealt with the charges against the two Ellerslie boys in the Bridgetown Traffic Court on Saturday, said increased penalties needed to be legislated for those who carried weapons onto school premises. (DN)

NOW TARGETS YOUNG WOMEN – The National Organisation of Women (NOW) is taking its activism into the island’s schools. And a key event in the 16 Days of Activism currently being observed by NOW and its affiliates, will be visits to the Springer Memorial Secondary School to expose the girls to their programmes and interact with them. Speaking at the launch of the 16 days at Sky Mall on Saturday night, newly installed public relations officer (PRO), Marsha Hinds-Layne, said it was an attempt to nip in the bud an “interesting trend” which had seen perpetrators of violence against women preying on younger ones. “In order not to make our girls easy and vulnerable targets, we’ve taken our message into the schools so that we can empower them,” she said. The fledgling group I Am A Girl, which was started by Alian Olliverre, was one of four organisations installed under the NOW umbrella during Saturday’s ceremony, and the PRO said the effectiveness of NOW would be better seen with the young target group because of the new partnerships. Another one of the activities for the 16 days is NOW In The Community. The aim there is to take the message “beyond the converted”. Other programmes include Sexual Harassment In The Workplace, and partnership with Banks Holdings and Stansfeld Scott to address the issue of date rape. (DN)

DON��T DELAY - As one egg and poultry producer announces a hike in the cost of his eggs, industry officials say farmers should ask for help when they have problems on their farms. On November 16, Star Chick Farms announced to supermarkets that the cost of its eggs would increase. Thirty eggs would now retail to supermarkets for 60 cents each. As a result, said one supermarket owner who received the correspondence, the cost of a dozen eggs from the St Lucy farm would now cost $9. The correspondence, a copy of which was obtained by the DAILY NATION, said suppliers were currently experiencing a shortage in eggs. “This situation has caused us to import eggs to meet the market demand. Regretfully, the duty on the importation of eggs was costly and we have no choice but to pass on some of the cost to customers,” the correspondence said. (DN)

ELECTRIC DRIVE – There is still a long road ahead before the average Barbadian can comfortably afford electric vehicles because of prohibitive costs. But founder and managing director of Mega Power Ltd, Joanna Edghill, said companies were choosing the electric option, with the majority of sales from businesses which swapped their fuel-powered fleets for electric vehicles since the company’s launch four years ago. She said electric vehicles could start at $90 000 and go up to $105 000. There were six taxes attached at the moment: the two per cent foreign exchange tax on imported goods, excise duty, import tax, National Social Responsibility Levy, value added tax (VAT) and road tax. The project will see eight Government departments having access to three cars and five vans, powered by solar photovoltaic systems. It falls under the Division’s Public Sector Smart Energy Programme, which has a budget of almost $50 million split between the European Commission and the Inter-American Development Bank. The objective is to promote low-carbon transportation technologies within the public service. Despite the costs, Edghill said the project was a step in the right direction. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with responsibility for Energy and Telecommunications, Senator Darcy Boyce, said that in addition to the eight vehicles, there were plans for two electric buses to run on a few routes. The pilot would also be used to help Government reduce its fuel bill and compile information to develop future energy policies. The units to benefit include the Division of Energy and Telecommunications, Ministry of Housing and Lands, Transport and Works, Environment and Drainage, Ministry of Education, Office of the Attorney General (Financial Intelligence Unit), Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and the Barbados Defence Force. (DN)

POLICE COMMISSIONER DEFENDS OFFICERS – Commissioner of Police, Tyrone Griffith, has spoken out in defence of police officers not producing files for court cases. Stating that while there was no excuse for files not being produced, the Commissioner made it clear that there was, however, an explanation. “If you recognise that our workload is increasing substantially, our demands have been greater, and yet we have significant shortages, then it means the same people are called upon to do the work over and over. “And so, there will be times when there will be shortcomings by members of the Force by not producing files,” Griffith contended. He made these statements as he addressed the Annual General Meeting of the Barbados Police Association in the Prince Cave Hall at the District “A” Police Station on Friday. Griffith said despite the conditions under which lawmen worked and the shortages, he, however, got the impression that there was a movement to make the Royal Barbados Police Force “the scapegoat for the slow operation of the judicial system”. “There is a lot of blame to be apportioned everywhere. I am sure that there are many very serious matters before the court where there are files many years old that are not being addressed, and yet when there is an assault case that is dismissed that is highlighted.  I think that we need to be fair if we are to address the whole issue of delays in the court system,” the Commissioner maintained. He added that it appeared as if the Force was often looked upon as the “salvation for everything”, and expected to address the issues facing the country. But, Griffith stressed, the issues in the country were much bigger than the Royal Barbados Police Force.  “I am sure that we are doing our best, but we need to have other people take responsibility for some of the blame that is there to be apportioned,” he stated. However, he noted that while the region is plagued with an increase in violent crimes spurred by the drug culture and the illicit firearms trade, Barbados had been able to hold its own and manage its crime well. “There is no Caribbean country at this particular juncture that has a lower murder rate than Barbados per 100 000… We have had our spikes, but we have been able to manage our murders effectively with the support of the rank and file, and so I would want to give them kudos for the contribution that they have made. I also want to implore you to continue on that path,” Griffith urged. Crediting the island’s success in the crime fight to the work of police officers, the Commissioner reminded the public that crime is not “a police thing; crime is the business of all Barbadians”. (BT)

ST MICHAEL MAN HELD WITH COCAINE, ECSTASY PILLS AND MARIJUANA – Members of the Major Crimes Unit have arrested and charged 46-year-old Tedroy Henderson Glenfield Gittens of Military Road, Bush Hall, St Michael in connection with a number of drug-related offences. On Saturday, November 25, the lawmen executed a search warrant at the residence occupied by Gittens and found 111 grams of cocaine valued at $ 5, 569; 113 grams of cannabis valued at $566; and 87 ecstasy pills valued $ 1,740. Gittens is expected to appear in the District ‘A’ Magistrates, Court on Monday, November 27. (BT)

BEST BRUSHES ASIDE MEAKINS – Just add the Barbados Independence Invitational Games squash title to the growing list which 15-year-old prodigy Meagan Best has been compiling over the past two years. Playing with great confidence and admirable skill, Best warmed up for the upcoming Canadian and US Opens by scoring her fourth successive win over the inaugural queen Karen Meakins 11-3, 11-6, 11-5 at the Barbados Squash Club yesterday. Best, who is the Barbados and Caribbean number one player, ensured that she maintained the status quo over the number two Meakins who had ruled women squash in Barbados for more than a decade. (DN)

WINDIES LADS POISED FOR VICTORY – West Indies were in an excellent position to push for a win on today’s final day after their bowlers earned them a healthy first innings lead on the second day of their three-day match against New Zealand “A” yesterday. Off-spinner Roston Chase (2-7) and left-arm seamer Raymon Reifer (2-27) both finished with two wickets apiece, while the pace attack put in a solid shift, as New Zealand “A” were turned over for 237 in their first innings at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval. Todd Astle, batting at number eight, stroked an aggressive top score of 68 while Tim Bruce gathered 46, Beil Broom, 27, and captain Tom Latham, 24. In their second turn at the crease, West Indies were 53 for two – an overall lead of 267 runs – with opener Kraigg Brathwaite unbeaten on 33. Following the visitors’ declaration at their overnight 451 for nine, Test batsman Jeet Raval perished cheaply in the fourth over of the morning – edging seamer Kemar Roach to captain Jason Holder at third slip for one to leave the hosts on seven for one Captain Tom Latham also failed to secure time at the crease ahead of the opening Test, falling for 24 off 55 deliveries after pulling seamer Holder to Shimron Hetmyer at square leg. Veteran first class batsman Neil Broom chipped in with 27 off 46 balls in a 34-run fourth wicket stand with Bruce, but was one of three quick wickets to fall for 25 runs as the hosts slipped to 114 for six. Astle and Bruce came to their side’s rescue, however, putting on 64 for the seventh wicket to prop up the innings. The right-handed Astle stroked ten fours and a six in an 81-ball knock, while Bruce faced 71 balls and counted seven fours. When Bruce fell to speedster Shannon Gabriel, Astle added a further 46 for the eighth wicket with Logan van Beek (21) before Chase wiped out the tail quickly. (CMC) (DN)

STATUE IN HONOR OF WES HALL – A statue costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, bearing the likeness of cricket legend and former Government minister Reverend Sir Wesley Winfield Hall, will soon grace the landscape of the island.  The contribution Sir Wes made to Barbados through his cricketing and political careers were identified as the factors behind the initiative by Chris DeCaires, committee member of the Sir Wes Hall 80th Committee spearheading the effort. DeCaires told the DAILY NATION, following a church service at Abundant Life Assembly yesterday, that Sir Wes had “done a heck of a lot, so we wanted to do something that will be there for a long time, so the idea is to build a statute”. He said the committee was finalising discussions with an artist and would then decide the size of the statue and its location. “We are not just relying on Government; we started collecting money through fundraising activity and we have raised over $100 000. But a statute is going to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars so we have got a lot of work still to do.” Sir Wes, an ordained minister, was recently in London as part of the World Travel Market to promote Barbados and got an opportunity to visit Accrington where he first played cricket in England. “In England and around the world, he is still seen as a big icon, which is good for us. Obviously it helps us with our promotion of Barbados,” DeCaires said, adding they were hoping the project would be completed by August next year. Sir Wes, who also attended the church service, said he was humbled by the accolades bestowed on him in Barbados and throughout the Caribbean. The former West Indies fast bowler expressed gratitude to his friends and cricketing fans all over the world, but also his team-mates whom he called “partners in pace”, namely Charlie Griffith and Roy Gilchrist. Acting Governor General Sir Philip Greaves, and cricketing legends Sir Everton Weekes, Cammie Smith, Rawle Brancker, Charlie Griffith and Desmond Haynes were among those at the service. (DN)

FOGGING SCHEDULE – The Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health will continue its work next week to eradicate the Aedes Aegypti mosquito. On Monday, November 27, areas to be sprayed in St Peter and St Lucy are Golden Mile, Station Hill, Douglas Development, Church Hill Road, Tom Bend Road, Checker Hall, Checker Hall Tenantry, Fustic Village, Sutherland, Shermans, Half Moon Fort, Clinketts Gardens and environs. On Tuesday, November 28, the team will be in Christ Church and St James to fog Maxwell Plains, Maxwell Hill Development, Maxwell Hill with Avenues, Cane Vale, Valley Ridge, Fitts Village, Risk Road, Vaughn’s Road, Berbice 1 & 2, Piggott Road, Jordan’s Road, Johnson Road, Prospect Road and surrounding areas. On Wednesday, November 29, they will be in St Michael, fogging the Bridgetown Port and environs. On Friday, December 1, St Philip will be targeted, specifically Rices Gardens, Cave Land, Diamond Valley, Crane Development, Crane Lodge, Collington Drive, Work Hall, Jessamy Lane, Union Development, Apple Drive, Tangerine Street, Pine Avenue, Union Hall, Union Park and neighbouring districts. Householders are reminded to open their doors and windows to allow the spray to enter. The fogging exercise runs from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. each day.  (BT)

LESLEY’S JOURNEY ENDS - The Miss Universe journey ended last night for local queen Lesley Chapman-Andrews. Just after 9 p.m., host Steve Harvey announced the Top 16 live from Axis at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, with Chapman-Andrews not making the cut. However, the 26-year-old walked away with her head held high, as moments before the live telecast, she said she did her best and thanked Barbadians for their support. “The love you have shown me has been amazing. To all who came along for the journey I say thank you,” she said on the official Miss Universe Barbados Facebook page. Up to press time, Miss Jamaica was among the top 5. (DN)

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This is what Graveney Bannister allegedly did - Lears Business Park - Barbados

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Colin MacDonald Greene (deceased) - Barbara Cooke Alleyne - Is consideration absent for non locals - Barbados.

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St Lucy, Barbados. St Clement’s Anglican Church members want Graveney Bannister (part-time priest) gone.

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The Warren Mottley Inquest, Barbados. Sahle Griffith was reckless, unprofessional and stands in survival mode!

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Dale Andrew White’s criminal convictions increased to 65 on Monday after he admitted to three drug offences. However, the 48-year-old resident of Bonnetts, Brittons Hill, St Michael described the offences on his rap sheet as “little petty things”, telling Magistrate Graveney Bannister that he had never been charged with major offences like murder or rape. White made the comments as he addressed the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to having possession, possession with intent to supply, and trafficking of 17 grammes or $85 worth of marijuana on February 11. “I didn’t know that was so much herb. It was a bag that I find on the ground,” said White who told the court that his plan was to give some of the cannabis to a friend and sell the remainder, but police held him before he could execute his plan. The illegal substance was found in the waistband of his underwear during a search conducted while he was in police custody in connection with another matter. “They didn’t search me properly, they just put me in the cell and I had it in my waist here,” White said as he pointed to his pants. “I was honest and he still charge me, I didn’t believe that he would do that to me . . . .I gave the law the weed.” He sought to assure Magistrate Bannister that it was the last time that he would be before the court for such an offence. “I won’t be in the court again for herb; this is the last time. Sir, I good, I does work and thing, do garden work, handy jobs,” White said. The court pointed out that he had been before most of the magistrates in the District ‘A’ jurisdiction. “All I had is herb. I didn’t doing any crime, I didn’t doing nothing foolish to make myself look shame . . . . I was behaving myself, that’s the honest truth. I didn’t mean to be in front you,” White insisted. When informed that he had 62 convictions, White responded: “But they have men that have more than that, Sir. All my convictions is bear pettiness Sir, not a killing, or murder or rape. All I had is herb. I didn’t know I had so much herb . . . . I know I got nuff convictions but none ain’t for rape, none ain’t for crime, for robbery. All them [are] petty little things.” 👇🏾 https://www.instagram.com/p/CopGpQZAVATc_p0fmscQ5LFFDQJbULO35SNYdQ0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Magistrates use office, lobby as courtrooms unavailable The District ‘A’ Magistrates and Traffic Courts were forced to conduct business in unusual locations on Thursday as there were apparently no available courtrooms. The two lower courts, one of which is presided over by Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes, have been operating from the Supreme Court complex on Whitepark Road, St Michael since April 2021, after being relocated due to renovations at their usual location at Coleridge Street, The City. The courts convene from 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. daily at the Supreme Court complex once a courtroom is available. However, on Thursday, Chief Magistrates Weekes was forced to conduct matters from his chambers located at the corner of the bottom floor of the complex. Accused persons and others seeking to do business with the court, including attorneys, were congregated in the lobby as court staff called their names to get adjournment dates even as the magistrate dealt with a new charge sheet from the District ‘C’ Magistrates’ Court. Chief Magistrate Weekes and police prosecutors were observed going to cells to deal with accused persons on remand. Weekes appeared to have dealt with over two dozen matters in that manner. Also conducting business in an unusual location was the District ‘A’ Traffic Court over which Coroner Magistrate Graveney Bannister presided on this occasion. It operated from the lobby of the Supreme Court, near the entrance of that facility, providing adjourned dates. Barbados TODAY understands that the District ‘A’ Courts are expected to fully move by the middle of this month into the renovated facility named the Henry Forde and David Simmons Legal and Judicial Complex, at Coleridge Street, St Michael. Source: Barbados Today https://www.instagram.com/p/CofA0FMAXSg_aFw7x8l8q9VUrva5kE4mHAD9Qw0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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COURT MAGISTRATE who wishes he was white.  Why is GRAVENEY BANNISTER so hardcore when it comes to sending black Bajans to prison?  Why does he hate black people so?  Naked Departure

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Twenty-year-old Kaheem Amaru Layne, was remanded to Dodds on Saturday on a charge of murder. Layne of Building #1, Apartment #304, Valarie High Rise, Brittons Hill, St Michael is accused of taking the life of Corey Harvey on October 1. Harvey, 31, of Gittens Road, Government Hill, St Michael was reportedly stabbed several times during an altercation that occurred in St. Lawrence Gap, Christ Church. Layne appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court on Saturday before Magistrate Graveney Bannister. He was remanded until November 18. Source: BARBADOS Today https://www.instagram.com/p/CkG--7cJDE0NNEmoFQgUdtgxOi2w1qHMxXJTjg0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Twenty-year-old Kaheem Amaru Layne, was remanded to Dodds on Saturday on a charge of murder. Layne of Building #1, Apartment #304, Valarie High Rise, Brittons Hill, St Michael is accused of taking the life of Corey Harvey on October 1. Harvey, 31, of Gittens Road, Government Hill, St Michael was reportedly stabbed several times during an altercation that occurred in St. Lawrence Gap, Christ Church. Layne appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court on Saturday before Magistrate Graveney Bannister. He was remanded until November 18. Source: BARBADOS Today https://www.instagram.com/p/CkG9cRrp0eJDK5hq5VaIjU-Sd5vl1nXRZAHPw00/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Attorney for the family of deceased Dwayne Frederick Husbands who was shot by police in 2016 says he is not surprised by the Coroner’s ruling. Husbands, a 38-year-old mental patient, from Trents Tenantry, St Lucy was killed on August 17, 2016 following a “violent” attack on officers who had gone to transport him to the Psychiatric Hospital. On Thursday Magistrate Graveney Bannister, who is the presiding Coroner, ruled that Constable Derek Boyce who fired the shot that led to Husbands’ death was defending himself and his colleague - then Station Sergeant Ricardo Phillips.Husbands was reportedly hurling missiles including rocks, broken glass and threatening to kill the officers. In his ruling the Magistrate also recommended that officers be trained in the use of taser devices. “In my view the actions of the officers were reasonable. Hence the recommendation for officers [to get] training in the use of a taser, that they will have an additional piece of equipment apart from a baton or firearm. They will have a taser as another defensive [method] of nonlethal form,” the coroner suggested. Errol Niles, who was the legal representative for Husbands’ family, speaking to reporters following the ruling said: “I am not entirely surprised he just made certain recommendations. He will transmit that decision to the registrar who will then forward it to the DPP (Director of Public Prosecutions). I hope the DPP would take some cognizance of the fact that the officer was not authorised to have or use the firearm and that is where I think there [should be] a charge . . . [at] least for something, manslaughter perhaps. May not get a conviction, but he was not allowed according to the evidence of the police to use or to carry firearms . . .” Read the rest below 👇🏾 https://www.instagram.com/p/CgmI4LaAZkHgX-oLYlJ6KEnymYOA5gfBhr7BuY0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The police officer involved in the shooting that claimed the life of mentally ill Dwayne Husbands almost six years was “not qualified” to carry or use firearms at that time. That was the evidence coming out of the Coroner’s Inquest led by Magistrate Graveney Bannister into the death of 38-year-old Husbands who was shot by Police Constable Derek Boyce on August 17, 2016. In his testimony, Acting Inspector of Police Richard Greenidge who was attached to the Training Division of the police force at the time of the incident told the court on Wednesday that based on the records, Constable Boyce’s “most recent exposure to firearms training” when the report was compiled was on April 26, 2012. “. . . PC Boyce is not qualified to carry or use firearms . . . . That was based on the last occasion that PC Boyce attended the firearms training . . . . He subsequently had training but did not qualify,” Greenidge testified. Constable Boyce, who also gave evidence before the court on Wednesday, also admitted during cross-examination by the lawyer for the deceased’s family, Errol Niles: “I was not qualified at that period of time, Sir.” During his testimony, the police officer recounted what took place on the day that Husbands, who suffered from a psychotic illness, died. Boyce, who was attached to the Crab Hill Police Station, gave evidence that he and another police officer dressed in uniform went on duty in a police vehicle to Husbands’ mother’s residence at Trents Tenantry, St Lucy, on August 17, 2016, after receiving information from a mental health officer. They were to transport the man to the Psychiatric Hospital and had a referral form directing them to do so. “I was the designated driver. I was in possession of a Glock pistol and 15 rounds of ammunition and one extendable baton,” testified Boyce who added that the other officer had a pair of handcuffs. He disclosed, under cross-examination by Niles, that the 9 mm pistol had been issued to him by a police sergeant. Constable Boyce said when he arrived at the house around 10 a.m., he parked the vehicle about eight feet from the verandah and the two officers got out and walked towards the house. Read below 👇🏾 https://www.instagram.com/p/CgjJzsLOIW-2rKAsHK5M2tvgsqQ8aYLzxOyRTQ0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The police officer involved in the shooting that claimed the life of mentally ill Dwayne Husbands almost six years was “not qualified” to carry or use firearms at that time. That was the evidence coming out of the Coroner’s Inquest led by Magistrate Graveney Bannister into the death of 38-year-old Husbands who was shot by Police Constable Derek Boyce on August 17, 2016. In his testimony, Acting Inspector of Police Richard Greenidge who was attached to the Training Division of the police force at the time of the incident told the court on Wednesday that based on the records, Constable Boyce’s “most recent exposure to firearms training” when the report was compiled was on April 26, 2012. “. . . PC Boyce is not qualified to carry or use firearms . . . . That was based on the last occasion that PC Boyce attended the firearms training . . . . He subsequently had training but did not qualify,” Greenidge testified. Constable Boyce, who also gave evidence before the court on Wednesday, also admitted during cross-examination by the lawyer for the deceased’s family, Errol Niles: “I was not qualified at that period of time, Sir.” During his testimony, the police officer recounted what took place on the day that Husbands, who suffered from a psychotic illness, died. Boyce, who was attached to the Crab Hill Police Station, gave evidence that he and another police officer dressed in uniform went on duty in a police vehicle to Husbands’ mother’s residence at Trents Tenantry, St Lucy, on August 17, 2016, after receiving information from a mental health officer. They were to transport the man to the Psychiatric Hospital and had a referral form directing them to do so. “I was the designated driver. I was in possession of a Glock pistol and 15 rounds of ammunition and one extendable baton,” testified Boyce who added that the other officer had a pair of handcuffs. He disclosed, under cross-examination by Niles, that the 9 mm pistol had been issued to him by a police sergeant. Constable Boyce said when he arrived at the house around 10 a.m., he parked the vehicle about eight feet from the verandah and the two officers got out and walked towards the house. Read below 👇🏾 https://www.instagram.com/p/CgjILx4utmeOV0w0UxvtIWnhDRvLifjqXZU-ps0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Calypsonian Aziza Clarke was granted $20, 000 bail with two sureties when she appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court today. Back in March, Clarke, of Unit 4 Bonnetts, Brittons Hill, St Michael, was arrested and formally charged in connection with a number of offences, which occurred on March 21 in Graeme Hall, Christ Church. She was charged with assaulting a police officer in the execution of his duty; resisting arrest; and committing criminal damage.Clarke was also charged with several traffic offences including failing to stop at the sound of the police siren; failing to register motor vehicle MC92; and using a vehicle without having a policy of insurance. At today’s hearing, Magistrate Graveney Bannister ordered Clarke to surrender her travel documents and report to the Hastings Police Station every Saturday . She was also placed on a daily 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew. She will next appear in the District ‘B’ Oistins Magistrates Court on May 3. Article Source: Barbados Today https://www.instagram.com/p/BwvQuFWAVN8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1c3r0klpw4618