Owen Arthur: Myrie incident must not tarnish ties

Owen Arthur

(Barbados Nation) Opposition Leader Owen Arthur is warning that the Shanique Myrie incident must not be allowed to tarnish relations between Barbados and Jamaica.

Arthur believes Bridge-town has more to lose than Kingston, given its heavier dependence on regional exports, and further cautioned the Freundel Stuart administration that it cannot afford to have the matter “spiral out of control”.

In an exclusive SUNDAY SUN interview, the former Prime Minister of Barbados stopped just short of criticizing Government’s handling of the incident last month in which the Jamaican woman claimed she was cavity-searched at