Bar Association wants new Bail Act sent to Joint Select Committee

The Barbados Bar Association is calling for the new Bail Act, 2024, which was debated and passed in the House of Assembly on Tuesday and The Senate today, to be sent before the Joint Select Committee of Parliament.

During a media conference Wednesday at the Bar’s headquarters at the “Beverly Walrond Building”, Perry Gap, Roebuck Street, The City, president Kay Williams said there was a need for consultation on the measure.

“We may have a further position, but we haven’t had...