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Attorney General Of Barbados
The Attorney-General of Barbados is the primary legal advisor to the Government of Barbados. Legal basis According to Article 72 of the Constitution of Barbados, the Attorney-General holds ministerial rank in the government. He may, in the case of certain offences, give general or special directions to the Director of Public Prosecutions, which the latter must follow. List of attorneys-general *Robert Hooper c.1693 *Edward Chilton, 1698 to 1705 *Thomas Hodges, FRS ?1706 to ?1721 *Jonathan Blenman, 1726 to *Blenman 1728 to *Timothy Blenman, 1741 to *Henry Beckles, 1770 to 1772 *Robert Burnett *Anthony Chester *Robert Burnett Jones *John Beckles, 1807 to 1823 *Matthew Coulthurst, to 1824 *Samuel Hinds, 1824 to 1826 *Henry Edward Sharpe, 1826 to 1828 *John Paynter Musson, 1828 to 1831 *Henry Edward Sharpe, 1831 to c. 1838 *post of Attorney-General of Barbados vacant, c. 1838 to 1841 *Henry Edward Sharpe, 1841 to 1846 *John Sealy, 1846 to >1869 *Francis Fleming, 1878 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Barbados
The Government of Barbados (GoB), is a unitary parliamentary republic, where the President of Barbados represents as the head of state and the Prime Minister of Barbados represents as the head of government. Structure The country has a bicameral legislature and a political party system, based on universal adult suffrage and fair elections. The Senate has 21 members, appointed by the President, 12 on the advice of the Prime Minister, two on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition, and seven at the President's sole discretion. The House of Assembly has 30 members, all elected. Both houses debate all legislation. However, the House of Assembly may override Senate's rejection of money bills and other bills except bills amending the Constitution. Officers of each house (President and Deputy President of the Senate; Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and Chairman of Committees of the Assembly) are elected from the members of the respective houses. In keeping with the Westminster system o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mia Mottley
Mia Amor Mottley, (born 1 October 1965) is a Barbadian politician and attorney who has served as the eighth prime minister of Barbados since 2018 and as Leader of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) since 2008. Mottley is the first woman to hold either position. She is also Barbados' first prime minister under its republican system, following constitutional changes she introduced that abolished the country's constitutional monarchy. Mottley has been the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Saint Michael North East since 1994. From 1994 to 2008, she held a succession of ministerial portfolios including the post of Attorney-General of Barbados becoming the first woman to be appointed as such. She is also a member of the Inter-American Dialogue. Mottley was twice the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Assembly of Barbados first from 2008 to 2010 then from 2013 to 2018. In 2018, the Mottley-led BLP won a historic landslide victory in the 24 May general election, sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attorneys-General Of Barbados
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have executive responsibility for law enforcement, prosecutions or even responsibility for legal affairs generally. In practice, the extent to which the attorney general personally provides legal advice to the government varies between jurisdictions, and even between individual office-holders within the same jurisdiction, often depending on the level and nature of the office-holder's prior legal experience. Where the attorney general has ministerial responsibility for legal affairs in general (as is the case, for example, with the United States Attorney General or the Attorney-General for Australia, and the respective attorneys general of the states in each country), the ministerial portfolio is largely equivalent to that of a Minister of Justice i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politics Of Barbados
The politics of Barbados function within a framework of a parliamentary republic with strong democratic traditions; constitutional safeguards for nationals of Barbados include: freedom of speech, press, worship, movement, and association. Executive power is vested in the President of Barbados, and is exercised by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, who together, form the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of the Parliament. The political system is dominated by two main parties, the Barbados Labour Party and the Democratic Labour Party. The judiciary of Barbados is independent of the executive and the legislature. Jurisprudence is based on English common law. Many of the country's legislative practices derive from the unwritten conventions of, and precedents set by, the United Kingdom's Westminster Parliament; however, Barbados has evolved variations. Summary of governmental organization ; Name: Barbad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice Ministry
A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a very few countries) or a secretary of justice. In some countries, the head of the department may be called the attorney general, for example in the United States. Monaco is an example of a country that does not have a ministry of justice, but rather a Directorate of Judicial Services (head: Secretary of Justice) that oversees the administration of justice. Vatican City, a country under the sovereignty of the Holy See, also does not possess a ministry of justice. Instead, the Governorate of Vatican City State (head: President of the Governorate of Vatican City State), the legislative body of the Vatican, includes a legal office. Depending on the country, specific duties may relate to organizing the justice system, overseeing the public pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriel Brathwaite
Adriel Dermont Brathwaite, SC (born 1962) is a Barbadian politician and lawyer, who formally held the positions of Attorney-General, Minister of Home Affairs, and Member of Parliament for Saint Philip South. Career Brathwaite is an attorney-at-law of over thirty years of practice. He worked in the British Virgin Islands for ten years before returning to Barbados. He was elected to Parliament as MP for Saint Philip South in the 2008 election. He was named Attorney-General and Minister of Home Affairs in July 2010, to replace Freundel Stuart who had been elevated to acting Prime Minister and served until 2018. He is presently the principal of Horizon Chambers which he founded in 2005 and is managing director of Horizon Corporate Management Inc., a licensed corporate service provider registered in Barbados. Brathwaite has been involved in the financial management for international business clients for the last thirty years. Brathwaite grew up in Marchfield, Saint Philip Parish. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freundel Stuart
Freundel Jerome Stuart, OR, PC, SC (born 27 April 1951) is a Barbadian politician who served as seventh Prime Minister of Barbados and the leader of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) from 23 October 2010 to 21 February 2013; and from 21 February 2013 to 25 May 2018. He succeeded David Thompson, who had died in office on 23 October 2010 from pancreatic cancer. Biography Personal life and education Stuart was born in Saint Philip, Barbados. He is the father of one daughter. Stuart was elected as 1st vice-president of the Democratic Labour Party (Barbados), DLP and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in 1995. He served in that position until 2004. Stuart was also appointed in 1995 as shadow deputy prime minister, shadow attorney general and shadow interior minister to serve in the Shadow Cabinet of David Thompson. He held those three positions until 20 January 2008. In 2004, Stuart was elected as the leader and president of the DLP in a leadership election. Stuart narrowl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Marshall (politician)
Dale Dermot Marshall SC (born 25 November 1963) is the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs in Barbados. He was educated at St. Stephens Boys School, St. George Boys School, Combermere School, the University of the West Indies and the Hugh Wooding Law School. Marshall is the holder of an LL.B. with Honours and a Certificate in Legal Education. He is a member of the Barbados Bar Association and the Computer Law Association. Appointed to the Senate of Barbados in 1999, he has given public service between 1994 and 1997 as Chairman of the Board of the National Housing Corporation, Chairman of the Urban Development Commission 1997-1999 and Chairman of the Barbados Tourism Authority 1999–2000. Marshall joined the Barbados Labour Party in 1996. On 20 February 2006 Marshall was sworn in by Sir Clifford Husbands at Government house to the post of Attorney-General, a post which he held until the 20 December 2007 when Prime Minister Owen Arthur dissolved Parliament and call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice King (lawyer)
Sir Maurice Athelstan King, KA, QC (1 January 1936 – 21 September 2021) was a Barbadian lawyer. Career In the late 1970s, King served as Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations, as well as a legal counsel for the Democratic Labour Party. He served as Attorney-General of Barbados from 1986 to 1989. He then went on to head the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business from 1989 to 1993. Personal life King did his secondary education at Harrison College. He graduated from University of Manchester in 1960 and was called to the bar that year. He was knighted in 2009. He has a brother, Edmund King, also a lawyer. He died on 21 September 2021, at the age of 85. Knight of Saint Andrew - 2009 The University of Manchester 1957 – 1960 Degree Name: LLB Field Of Study: Law Further reading * https://www.nationnews.com/2021/09/22/former-ag-sir-maurice-king-dies/ * https://www.nationnews.com/2021/09/23/acting-pm-pays-tribute-sir-mauri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constitution Of Barbados
The Constitution of Barbados is the supreme law under which Barbados is governed. The Constitution provides a legal establishment of the Government of Barbados, as well as legal rights and responsibilities of the public and various other government officers. The Constitution which came into force in 1966 was amended in 1974, 1978, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2002, 2003, and 2021. The 1966 document succeeds several other documents concerning administration of Barbados. One of them, the Barbados Charter, is discussed in the present Constitution's Preamble. Prior statutes were created for the administration of Barbados as a colony. As a former English and later British colony, the Constitution is similar to those of other former Commonwealth realms, yet distinctly different in the spirit of the Statute of Westminster. History Early history In 1625 the English landed at Barbados and carved the term 'For King James of E. and this island' on a tree, then some personal items were left behind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Simmons (judge)
Sir David Anthony Cathcart Simmons, Knight or Dame of St Andrew, KA, Order of Barbados, BCH, Senior Counsel, SC, LLM (born April 28, 1940) is a distinguished Caribbean jurist and politician: a former Chief Justice of Barbados, he also served as Attorney General. Early life and education David Simmons was born in Saint Philip, Barbados, the oldest child of Sybil a nurse and Kenneth, a teacher. He has 3 brothers, Robin, Peter (deceased), Philip (deceased) and 1 sister Janette. His godparents were Sir Hugh Springer and Dr Hugh Gordon Cummins. He was educated at the Wesley Hall Boys' School, St Philip's Boys' School, and The Lodge School and then attended university in London, studying at the London School of Economics 1960–1965, graduating as Master of Laws (LL.M.) and being called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn. While in London, Simmons also reported as a journalist on the 1966 Barbados Independence Conference. Legal career Simmons returned to Barbados and joined the chambers of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Randall Tull
Sir Louis Randall Tull KA SC MP (born 27 January 1938) is a Barbados criminal attorney-at-Law and former BLP Member of Parliament. Career Louis Randall Tull was born in Lears, Saint Michael, Barbados on 27 January 1938. Having specialized in criminal law, Tull worked successfully at the Bar in Barbados during 1968. His first political appointment was as Minister of Education and Culture in 1976. In 1971 he became a Senator in the Barbados Senate and in 1976 an elected Member of Parliament in the House Assembly Barbados, Bridgetown between 1976 and 1981. In 1975 as Minister of Education and Culture, Tull attended and gave a speech at the opening ceremony where Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Philip unveiled the plaque for Barbados Community College’s $2.8 million expansion of its laboratories, auditoriums, gymnasium, library and student center in Bridgetown (1970-1975). Tull has been a popular and distinguished Minister of Education and Culture and a dedicated represe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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