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On June 17th 2008, IAkobi Maloney, a young man with a remarkable character lost his life after coming in contact with the Royal Barbados Police Force. The police alleged that IAkobi without provocation jumped off a cliff to his death at Land Lock, an area north of the small island. The family of IAkobi was given several versions of what actually took place on the cliff. You decide!!!

by Maria Bradshaw

THERE MUST BE a full and lawful recognition of the Rastafarian faith if there is to be mutual respect between them and the police.

And this recognition must first come from Government, said secretary of the Justice Committee, Ras KudosSage I.

He was responding to coroner Faith Marshall-Harris’ observation that there was a high level of mistrust between Rastafarians and the police and her call for the Royal Barbados Police Force to examine its relationship with members of the Rastafarian community.

“The first tangible way would be to have the state make some official recognition of Rastafari as a legitimate religious body as is being done in the United States, Jamaica, Italy and other countries.

“That is where everything originates because the ones with the authority tend to neglect the rights of Rastafari and how we worship and practise,” KudosSage argued. (more…)