MAYOR Hamilton Green and his Councillors had concluded that because the Minister of Local Government did not have authority to appoint Carol Sooba as Town Clerk, she should not continue as de facto Town Clerk. This position is, however, contrary to the ruling of acting Chief Justice Mr. Ian Chang, SC.
And picketers, showing their dissatisfaction with a recent decision by the Chief Justice, who held that the Mayor and his Councillors had no authority to send the de facto town clerk on leave, as they attempted to do, staged a picketing exercise outside the Chief Justice’s Office in Charlotte Street yesterday morning.
Approximately 20 persons carried placards bearing slogans which accused the Chief Justice of doing the wrong thing. Some of the slogans read: “Is Mr. Chang the Service Commission?” “What a shame, Mr. Chang”, “We need justice”, “The Court is guided by Chapter 28:01”, “Help, Help, the Judiciary is under siege”, “Administer Justice, not Politics,” “You are to concern yourself with the ethics of the profession.”
Mayor Green was among those who were seen speaking to the press outside the court Friday.