Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has defended the decision to remove Neil Rowe as deputy speaker of the Parliament, saying it will allow him to deal with a matter he faces before the High Court.
Last September, Magistrate Deidre McKenna ordered that Mr Rowe stand trial before the High Court on the charge that he had sexual intercourse with a woman in September 2022 without her consent or was reckless as to whether she consented.
The ruling Barbados Labour Party, which controls all 30 seats in Parliament, voted yesterday to remove Mr Rowe from his post after Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of Government Business, Santia Bradshaw, moved the motion to rescind his appointment.
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