Magistrate Tiyani Behanzin has said he is being victimized by some members of the legal fraternity by their refusal to have him called to the Bar.
Behanzin said he meets the qualifications to be called to the Bar but because of several reasons, has not been. He told the Between Me and You programme on Q95 FM last Saturday that on the basis of performance he should be called to the Bar.
“I have gained a sizable amount of experience, which is consequentially more substantial than most of the lawyers here and in the region. I don’t think that makes me any-more attractive a candidate per say but I think that I have contribute, I have worked and been available longer than most who have held the job,” he said.
Behanzin said the victimization that he faces is ridiculous. “They may have all kinds of reasons for not calling me but I don’t care what their excuses are because it is pathetic. It’s a matter for those who have decided to victimize me. It’s ridiculous to say that I am lay magistrate because it means that you are unqualified in a sense that you have no qualifications in the profession,” he said.
According to Behanzin, if he is not called to the bar soon he will take the matter to the higher authorities. “I will do like everybody else have done – go to Trinidad and deal with the matter there. I could sue the government because of that but I don’t think I should waste my time,” he said.
Behanzin said further that “those with any conscience should clearly see that it’s an injustice… I think it’s important that there is an appeal process…”
According to the government’s website, “Behanzin, formerly Robert Douglas, is a son of Dominica’s fifth Prime Minister, the late Hon. Roosevelt Douglas and Ruffin Nicholas from St. Joseph. He graduated in 1991 from the University of Concordia, formerly the Sir George Williams University in Canada with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, the same university that his father, Hon. Rosie Douglas was involved in the computer centre incident in 1969.”
The site also said Behanzin is a graduate of the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom with a Master’s Degree in International Law. He was called to the Bar in England and Wales in 2006.
mr.douglas from what i’ve been reading and from following your cases all i could say is, as much as you wants to contribute to your country, dominica is no place for you right now! this is not the government of hon. roosevelt douglas! it’s a different time now, a time where honesty, the law or the constitution dont stand for any thing a time where certain people are above the same law that you mr. behanzin are trying to protect, our constitution should be our foundation to the rule of law, if we are going to have a democrcy, but as we see in dominica that so call democracy is quickly slipping away, you could be sued this days for saying ah! if you are not with them you are against them, so my brother if you cannot join the rest the crooks, or hide behind the bible, or let them push you around like they are doing to your cousin, you will only frustrate your self just as much as these politicians and their contributers and lobbyist are frustrating you, so what ever you do stay on the side of the law as you are doing and remember regimes dont last forever.
MR BEHANZIN,
WHY DO YOU THINK THAT THEY NAMED THIS ISLAND DOMINICA? BECAUSE HALF OF THE ISLAND POPULATION ARE DUMB. I MEAN STUPID, ILLITERATE, DEAD FROM THE NECK UP, IGNORANT, NO BRAIN, NO COMMON SENSE, SELFISH, AND HAS A VERY STRONG MANNER OF VICTIMIZING PEOPLE AS WE ARE NOW SEEING FROM THE MANY COMMENTS MADE ABOVE. SIR, YOU HAPPEN TO BE , OR SHOULD I SAY THE ONLY UNTOUCHABLE PERSON IN DOMINICA’S LEGAL PROFESSIONAL THAT THEY CANNOT TOUCH AND THIS IS THE MAIN REASON WHY YOU ARE BEING VICTIMIZED BY SO MANY. SO I SAY TO YOU, STAND TALL AS YOU ARE AND KEEP DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR DOMINICA. FOR YOU ARE THE PRIDE OF YOUR FATHER’S FUTURE.
Anonymous wen they catch u i want it to b tiyani that is there to deal with you
we in DA ..never like what we cannot manipulate..sir u will make continue knock..justice will prevail
Your problem is you talk too much – not in a bad way, but this is Dominica. If you talk, especially if you talk the truth you will get victimized! Do like me, pack up and leave. You have a much brighter future somewhere else, where you will get much more successful, and do better than all those who are holding you back. The second problem is Dominica will hold you back because of the past. I’ve seen it happen to friends. They do one thing five years ago, given a bad appraisal for it. They change, work well for the next five years, but will never get a good upraisal. It’s not about my opinion, its reality. The ever so good mananger i had (sarcastic), held meetings for staff, unfortunately, no one could talk in those meetings, else they would be victimized.
The best that could happen to Behanzin is for him to be required to go back to law school and LEARN THE LAW FINALLY!
Who ever you are, this is a perfect example of keeping one of your own down, and another reason why DA is becoming a growing nation of crime. You sending Behanzin back to law school is an insult this guy spend over seven years in law school, unlike the so called Paralegals in DA who are calling themselves lawyers, solicitor, attorney and so on, to graduate from any universities in Canada be it medical school police foundation law school, paralegal school, social worker or what ever one one to pursue after graduating from high school or college, it takes over four years graduate. get your license to practice and to be a member of body representing the field of study.
Some of you people posting comments asking Dominica studying outside of the island to return to DA to utilize their skills and experience, Behanzin choose to do so, he choose to come to DA to help fight all the lawlessness, high level of crime in DA, where DA is becoming a lawless island, with all sought of murderers walking the streets, DA safe Heaven for criminals, foreigners committing crime in DA and escaping prison, young men chopping off wrist and out on bail and many more, this is the reason why he left Canada and move to DA, Roots, do your research and find out lawyers salary in Canada, USA, and Britain, Behanzin moving to DA , working for peanuts, whereas in Canada his salary and fee per client is big box, this guy choose to come to DA to make a change, and some of you DA people do not like change and he is practicing law according the the books, unlike the Paralegals in DA,who are calling themselves lawyers and do not believe in justice it’s all about the money for some of them.
Where else in the world would you see someone moving from any country and within months of arriving in another country practicing medicine, only in DA where you have all sought of fake doctors working with fake diplomas some having their families producing fake medication and shipping to DA, only in DA, i know that in some countries any internationally trained in other to work in their field of studies, for example Physicians or Doctor as you call them in DA, have to contact the body representing their profession, do send their transcripts and diploma/degree for evaluation through the Medical Council of Canada , they meet all the medical requirements, first do the Evaluating Exam, then, Q1, Q2, CARMS, TOEFL and so on then do their residency and so on before getting the license to practice medicine, which is a very long process, this is why in Canada people who left their countries and are highly educated they are bus drivers Cab drivers, Pizza delivery person, cashiers and so on, also i know of people who left DA, with high profile jobs, such as police, teachers and nurses, moved to the CANADA and the USA and working in factories doing general labor, the very same jobs that when is DA would look people doing these jobs as uneducated this is what they are doing,reason is that they cannot work in these profession , first they need to have an assessment of there education documents to see if it is comparable to a college or university degree, if not they need to go back to school to upgrade, for which one need money to do so and this will take years, another thing, where in the world will you see people walking , paroling streets after six months calling themselves police, only in DA, to become a pole office one have to be a full-time student attending Police Foundation for four long years, only in DA, whenever a police is walking the streets of DA even before you see them from a far distance all you can hear is the sound of their boots, i am wondering which from country these boots and being purchase, for sure not in Canada nor the USA, hell no, so to you Roots before you open your diarrhea mouth saying that Behanzin need to go back to law school and learn law,you idiot need to access The Law Society of Upper Canada and the USA
Thank You
NONSENSE
MR Behanzin is not qualified to practice law in ANY jurisdiction (see link below).
http://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/complaintsandhearings/disciplinaryfindings/detail.php?id=806&&page=4
This is the only reason why he is in Dominica.
Please note that it was his cousin (Ian Douglas) Minister of Legal Affairs who appointed him to a role everybody knows he is NOT qualified for – and it shows!
Mr. Tiyani Behanzin Douglas is the son of the late, former Prime Minister Rosie Douglas. As a supremo, Rosie was above board, dedicated, devoted – a human being whose heart overflowed with the milk of human kindness. He did so much for so many, as he had an undying love for his country and his people.
We have the firm belief that Tiyani is following in his footsteps. He is in fact la crème de la crème of his vocation. As an academic from the university of London , I had enlisted the services of Mr. Tiyani Behanzin. His eloquence, his grasp of legal facts, his knowledge of legal procedures were spectacular. He won the case with great ease against all the sharks involved. Those were the upper middle class lawyers, with the stiff upper lip, at the top of their vocation, qualified from the very best universities of the UK. I feel anyone who is desperately trying to cast an aspersion on Tiyani has no legal basis.
Haroon M Jadhakhan
Hyde Park
Speakers,…
All I see in this one is Politics, Politics and more Politics, I sincerely hope that this young man does not get entrapped in this cleverly crafted snare set by Investigative Journalist
It has always been the excuse to cry Victimisation when we dont get what we want
MY COUNTRY REALLY BACKWARD, ….I DON’T THINKL I WANT TO RETURN TO WORK WHEN MY BONES WEAK I WILL RETURN
mr douglas you are a very educated man. b proud of your self. dont get tangled in this political net. if you do, then u r just like all of them. do what u have to do and do it with the intelligence u have gained. this political business in d/ca is a complete mess. every body is messed up. every thing is messed up. the place itself looks like a driveway with only black top. politics, ignorance and bliss have made this place so stagnant not even the wind wants to blow. so use your inteligence as it supposed to be used and dont get caught up in this net. take this advice
There are so many reasons why i can never vote for tthat so call labour party,so long i backslide from that,run all you show papa skritte time will tell on you as history has shown.rosie taught me to be a true labour right in time of our struggle..
Well sa Possie have most tony general per capita in DA. was the last doug, now the late parson son and they doe want rosie son to be call to bar as lawyer when he have more brain the the tony general them. boy behanzin wen you open them tony general doe like that so doe expect much. they plan to slay your legal career becausin you is a bold lawyer and is only use they use your father to get what they wanted and now they make a monkey bust for him but people start get vex so they throw it somewhere in baron by the indian river and making a cross over like a mix of rosie and somebuddy else for the buss, so doe think they will give you what you deserve…lawyer status.
******* HOW TO MESS UP YOUR CHANCE TO BE CALLED TO THE BAR**************
Ok, I know this magistrate is an educated fella BUT why is he surprise that so far he is not being called to the bar. First of all, he has been a very outspoken magistrate. Something that’s not expected of magistrates in Dominica;
He went on attacking the government of corruption,accusing the police of drug trafficking and seemingly using the magistrate office as though he was leader of the opposition!
Now… do not misunderstand me!! Some of the accusation could very well have been true……….. But please don’t expect anyone in political and legal circles to be warming up to you. After all DA is a small place. Everyone of any status and significance in DA knows each other.
My suggestion…….. If being called to the bar was so important to you THEN……you should have lunch your attacks and accusations AFTER you had been called to the bar!!!!!
As a person of legal wisdom and analysis YOU Tiyani Behanzi has represented yourself BADLY!!!
very well..and the winner is???????
Why do people comment on things they know nothing about, let the legal minds deal with the laws they went to school for, if there was grounds for him to sue he would. Socrates said, ” I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing”
Well well well,
The USA and the rest of the world has its eyes on Dominica and sanctions are in the making from the UN perspective.
Dominica the day of reckoning is here.
What are they up to now? They have already grabbed land and water as collateral. I think that it is time to stand and fight.
They can’t keep a good man down. Shame on DLP!! Once you prove that you are able to use your education, and are able to think for yourself, the leadership of this government sees you as a threat, and wish to crush you.
Victimization is rampant in this little state. They are driving all the trained and educated people away from building Dominica. Lord help us!!
tiyani talking about he is being victimized but what about all those poor people children that he has been victimizing in de court system.you don’t know that it will fall back on you. this man believes he is in some kind of muslim country where they stone people to death or something. take them harsh senteces you giving poor people children somewhere iran or saudi arabia or something.you don’t know what goes around comes around. just earlier this year i think they caught this guy in giraudel with about 13 pounds of marijuana.i’m not saying that he shouldn’t be charged or do jail time or something but i mean ten years.that is what he should call ridiculous and pathetic.i’ve seen guys caught with 50 pounds of marijuana and never did that much jail time.guys commiting murder and only getting 5 years.i mean is this man insane or something.stop harrasing poor people children boy tiyani you not in a muslim country. somebody will good for you one of these good days.you lucky somebody grandmother don’t spoil you yet, but your day will come.stop victimizing poor people children and best you take your a…. back to abu dabbi somewhere.
Anonymous stop being so damn stupid and hypocrite, why you think we have all those repeated offenders, and some of them even escalating or I would rather say GRADUATING to higher levels of crimes? That is because thEy are not being severely punished. All they get is a 2- 3 yrs or some are let off (which is equivalent to a pat-on-the-back) which also indicates TO THEM that what they have done is no big deal. Well!! the result is the high level of crime rate in Dominica. Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying that sometimes he may have been too harsh, but you have to; as the saying goes; kill them before they grow – not the people, but the crime. Do not let it get to such a level that we cannot control. These perpertrators needs to be taught a serious lesson, so they will think twice before committing those crimes, and leave Dominicans to live in peace and enjoy our beautiful country without having to look front, back, left and right before leaving your house.
My dear friend am praying for you, When your father came from canada. he was call all kind of name, My people learn to love does who there with you, Not when they die, Stand with them .,Mr Behanzin is a man with a big heart like his father, Get to know him for your self, I belive he is a valuable asset to the people of dominica. HIS father Rosie was well know , this is a man who can get a job any were .With his qualifications and his father good name. He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, and he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself, Do not correct a scoffer. less he hate you GIVE INSTRUCTION TO A WISE MAN AMD HE WII BE WISER.
Well well more calypso in my land remember Dominica is a great place is just the people that are educated and ignorant at the same time.As feddoes say pull string pull it pull it pull string
Dominican Mr Benhanzin is the son of the late great Rosie Douglas.. Who work hard , spend all his money to get the DLP in office. Now you have a very good life style. My DLP friend PLEASE PLEASE do not . treach Rosie douglas son in that way. I know this young man people Mr Behanzin is know UWP SUPPORTS, Now having said all that , one can not be a lawyer, becouse he is Rosie son, This is a man who has all his qualifications. Now people let me give you some names of LAYERS Who did not have to TRINADA. Mr L PETER. DAVID BRUNEY. Mrs C CARRETTE GEORGE. DON CHRISTOPHER, GLEN EMANUEL, BENARD WILTSHIRE, AND MUCH MORE . DLP WHY THE VICTIMIZEATION, All this name are people who went to university and came back to dominica to work. MAM STOP TRYING TO BRING DOWN THE DAM MAN. LEVI PETER YOU ARE A PORTSMOUTH MAN . YOU WERE PUT THERE FOR SUCH A TINE LIKE NOW , ROSIE HELP ALL OF ALL YOU , MAN CALL THE DAM MAN TO DE BAR , STOP PLAYING GAMES .
The following is Section of the Legal profession Act 2010. That should help with this dicussion. ( sorry its not formatted, but you could read.)
20. (1) After the commencement of this Act a person may
apply to the High Court to be admitted to practise law in
Dominica if the person –
(a) is certified by the Council to be a person fit to be
enrolled to practise law in Dominica;
(b) has attained the age of twenty-one years;
(c) is a citizen of Dominica or of a country listed
in the First Schedule;
(d) has obtained a Legal Education Certificate issued
by the Council of Legal Education;
(e) is of good character;
(f) is not or has not been disbarred or struck off the
roll of attorneys-at-law however described of
any court of a country listed in the First Schedule
or of, England, Scotland or Northern Ireland;
(g) has not done any act or thing which would render
him liable to be disbarred or struck off the roll
referred to in paragraph (f);
(h) has paid to the Registrar the prescribed fee.
Hope this helps!!!
That’s true.
Why dont’ Tyani go back to England to be called to the bar if dominica is refusing him. The pounds is much more greater than the EC$. So why fight.
That has already happened … read the bottom of the article … indeed that is the most important part … He has been already called to the bar in England & Wales (the country that made our laws) so …. what is the stumbling block in DA
Why should we have a muslim magistrate in the first place? Is this man gonna force some sort of Sharia law on us?
Now, why does he want to be a lawyer in Dominica…shouldn’t he be doing this in Saudi Arabia or Iraq or Iran.
Al Queda wants protection too…..lol
[THE THIRD SIDE ]You sound very uneducated and ignorant, this man is a born Dominican, his religion has nothing to do with this, its like saying all catholics lawyers should go to rome and protect the pope, can you now see what are you saying, the man is qualified so why is he not able to do this and that is the question here. Robert you have the right like any other lawyer to persue this dont let them keep a good man down, sue if you have too.
you are quite a Donkey, it would seem
u labourites have to shoot yourselves in the foot. u better doh let papa skerrit know who you are cuz you know de boy establish relations between dominica and them countries.. they will do you like brisbane only you don’t sound inteligent so i take it you don’t even own a tent..maybe they can just string you up for trism.
@ The Third Side!!!!! First I must say I have no Legal education as to who and when a man should be called to the bar. Stop acting the fool you have the man calling you donkey. Start showing that you have at least an ounce of common sense.
THIRD SIDE, My only answer to you
He is a damn ‘DOMINICAN’ and have every and equal right just like you and me!!!! Put that in your pipe and smoke it and choke on it dumbass. Give me one good reason why you think he LESS than you and I. If you can’t then shut your trap-hole.
Mister looking like a leftist in that pic.
hahahaha, That is because from your angle he is leaning towards the left side. doom-doom
boy i feel for u any thing to do with rosie skirret get it out next to go is reggie walters ambrose ian he is fulling the party with freedomites that will kiss his … that not a labour party any more its skirret party i cannot understand what is going on in my lovely da every thing is up side down am getting scared of what to come
I would like think that most people who make comments here are educated and have some common sense and it would appear to be the case. But judging from what some of you very people write I think I am wrong. There is a provision to have persons called to the bar without having to go through the law school and this privilege has been bestowed on a number of persons, the current AG included. So what is backdoor about the man wanting to be granted the same if it was promised to him as part of his contract? I think it would be better if some of you kept you foolish comments to yourselves rather than trying to sound intelligent but making fools of yourselves.
Did you say promise…how can they promise someone to be a lawyer.
They promised Earl and now he is doing construction in winter
Where is earl williams?
That is another long story my son. Keep your radio, television and EARS tuned.
De man has a degree in political science so can u’ll see he is playing politics. he is positioning his self to run against DLP. He is first playing the sympathy card and then it will get clearer as time goes on. Just look at the program he chose to make these statements, a purely political program. He learnt from his father and he trying to do DLP what rossie did to UWP. Can’t u’ll see it? lol.
The truth is he knows what he needs to do to be called to the bar.
If this is his angle, bravo.
I rest my case because the subjects speaks volumes and truth is never debated.
AND HERE I AM THINKING OF RETURNING TO DOMINICA WHEN I HAVE ATTAINED MY CERTIFICATION AS A CERTIFIED CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT TO CONTRIBUTE! WELL WELL WELL! IT IS A TREND. SPOKE TO THIS YOUNG MAN WHO WORKED AT A COMPANY BACK HOME WHO HAPPENED TO BE MORE QUALIFIED THAN HIS BOSS. BOSS BEGAN FRUSTRATING HIM. HE APPLIED IN THE REGION AND GOT A JOB OUT OF DA WITH A FIRM WHO HEADS THE COMPANY HE WORKED FOR. GUESS WHAT? THE VERY BOSS WHO HAD BEEN FRUSTRATING HIM NOW HAS TO ANSWER TO HIM…..LOL LOL!
THEN YOU ALL WANT TO TELL PEOPLE ABOUT BRAIN DRAIN AND COME BACK FOR THE LOVE OF COUNTRY?
BEHANZIN NEEDS TO LEAVE DA AND GO BACK TO ENGLAD OR SOME OTHER COUNTRY. FORGET DOMINICA. ONE DAY, THE WILL COME BEGGING FOR YOU LIKE THEY DID YOU FOLLOW!
Don’t come back!!!!!!!
We will not miss you. We will get someone from foreign who will love us as we are!!!!
No man is an Island.
what he has to try is try to go back england to practise law! he more arrogant n malcase dan those fella he trying to kill with punishment! i will leave him for Strong! ur fool! he soo smart he more like a damass!
I totally agree with you I mysel is thinking it over because I was planning on going home.
Apparently he has not met some standard which he needs to.
I being totally clueless as to what it is, I must ask those learned folks to please let us know what the qualifications are and what he has not met yet.
Educate us who do not know better.
Mr. Behanzin, I await the details before casting judgement.
you are right he has not met the lick my behind standard… hes too independent a thinker for them and they know they can’t pull his strings like they can with some others
to see that tyani is rosie son, the same rosie that put all of them in power, is because of rosie all of them there, and now see what they doing his son, anyway is he we want in possie, he is a better rep than Ian, he will see possie through
so what you are saying just because he is rossie son the DLP should bend over backwards for him. then if they did they would be corrupt. hmmm strange people out there
we dont want any more douglases,even if they change their last names or have people staying in their house!! no more doglastes!!
There may be Victimization in all due truth but ask any Any Lawyer who studied outside of the Caribbean and they will tell you that they HAD to go to Law School for 2years in either Trinidad or Jamaica before they could be call to the bar in ANY Caribbean Country.There maybe were a few exceptions to this rule but the majority had to do so. Most of you who are commenting here are ill informed so therefore you are looking at it from his perspective only and not paying attention to the requirement of the entire system. He knows the procedure and he is not above it.
actually, seeing he has already been called to the bar in the UK all he needs is 6 mths in Trinidad, not 2 yrs. 2 yrs is for someone who has never been called to the bar in any jurisdiction.
well thanks for the correction, i think that would make it even easier for him to just go ahead,do the 6months like anyone else. Wouldn’t that be much easier to do like everybody else or is he above that?
Can you tell us if Mr Peters went through this 6 months in trinidad you are talking about and if his is already called to the bar by the UK why he has to do this again can you enlighten us please, just trying to understand this better
no..u are wrong! if u were called to the bar in uk or states one only has 2 do a six months’ conversion course in trini or jamaica and get called to the bar thereafter
There may be Victimization is all due truth but ask any Any Lawyer who studied outside of the Caribbean and they will tell you that they HAD to go to Law School for 2years in either Trinidad or Jamaica before they could be call to the bar in ANY Caribbean Country.There maybe were a few exceptions to this rule but the majority had to do so. Most of you who are commenting here are ill informed so therefore you are looking at it from his perspective only and not paying attention to the requirement of the entire system. He knows the procedure and he is not above it.
Strange but true, are we really serious? If Mr. Behanzin wishes to be called to the bar, why not go the Sir Hugh Woodings Law School in Trinidad as every other lawyer in Dominica. Are we still in the Constitutional and Democratic Right business in Dominica.
If it’s Mr. Behanzin Human, Democratic and Constitutional Right to be called to the Bar in Dominica, then are you all telling the wider community that the other lawyers who have gone to the Sir Hugh Woodings Law School in Trinidad and other similiar institutions in the region before they were called to the Bar, were they done an injustice? Were their Human, Democartic and Constitutional Rights violated? Or for that matter they only have Human, Constitutional and Democratic Wrongs/left and no Rights?
I urged every blogger to this article to consider whether we should have a special law for Mr. Behanzin and another for the other lawyers. Should the lawyers who spent several months (2years) and paid thousands of dollars did that in vain?
It would be far more unstitutional to have a law in place just for one man. No exception can be made in favour of Mr. Behanzin, he must follow the law if he is so true, just and fearless as he wishes to make us believe.
He should seek no preferential treatment, there is no blogger or Just Between You and Me Program that can change that. Please Mr. Behanzin just do what is required to be called to the Bar, and one more thing, maybe, just maybe, you could take the opportunity to asked the Host of Between You and Me to go to Law School along with you, instread of masquerading as a Kangaroo Lawyer.
My good friends Messrs. Pestaina, DPP. Richards, Rivierre (Magistrate) and Richards and Laetang, who were all senior police officers, went to law school, they didn’t claim I have extended law enforcement experience and lay prosecutors status… they all towed the line and went to law school….these guys must be pretty upset and horrified to know someone wishes to go through the Back Door as it were to be called to the Bar, while they struggled to attained that status.
No longer can we have people masquerading as best magistrate, great magistarte, most honest and fearless magistrate, and at the same time does not want to go to Sir Hugh Woodings Law School in Trinidad to achieve their goal. Are you serious guy, really serious or it is just a joke to feel the pause of DNO readers? Are you really kidding me?
Don’t be silly Mr. Behanzin, you’ve taken Dominicans for a ride for far too long. Just stop it.
you brite bulb , the man is asking for the same treatment as your current attorney general ,when you sit on the bench there is exemption the AG got it after 3 months
Get your facts straight before u start commenting. The AG was called to the bar, Don Christopher, another magistrate, Blomquist Williams and a bunch of other. 3 Lawyers from the legal aid. He was promised to be called as a term of his contract. Ignorance should not be worn as a badge of honour. I don’t get the point of your nonsense.
MY FREN YOU SEEM TO SPEAK LIKE A LEGAL CLOWNCEL I KNOW…..DE “DONKEY-FANS FELLA….WHY ALLU LABOUR PEAPLE CAN BE CALLED TO THE BAR FROM LEGAL AID AND BECAUSE MR BEHANZIN SPEAKE OUT AGAINST ALLU COW DROPPING HE BEING VICTIMIZED??
BUT EVERY ROPE HAS ITS END MY BROTHERS….ABSOLUTE POWER WILL RUN OUT ONE DAY….THERE WILL BE KNOW PLACE FOR YOU OVER EXPOSED SELF TO HIDE.
THANK YOU
What are the requierments to be called to the bar? if he is called to the bar in Britain, what is the difference here.
weren’t we call coverned by the queen, and the majority of the legislation and policies that we follow are still based by britain or the UN? isn’t the OECS governed by one rule as it relates to acceptance to the bar?
please assist by informing us as to the requirements needed.
i refuse to think that we are being bias! is he to radical? is he to down to earth? some lawyers think after them is God!
THIS YOUNG MAN IS SMART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE MAN IS A DRAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST MINDS IN DOMINICA TODAY
mr is a jack A@@. CHECK his record in the court and u conclude
true! and u can also check his record in england where he was disciplined so many times for misconduct! tell him try and go back to england and practice law! want to come here n play as if like ppl doe know?!
so all nonsense is here it have to be den..stupps
give proof of what you say
thats my boy. I just love Tiyanni. He is a brilliant man and he stands for justice. u remember u-follow. we do not like justice in Dominica. Crime will never stop.
He should seek the Bar in Mecca. Praise be to Allah!!!
If it was my personal decision i would have called the gentle man to the bar.
BUT my problem he is claiming to be victimized but has not stated the requirements an individual needs to be called to the bar. If the rules say you need to meet certain criteria to be called to the bar then i think if u are just you should meet these requirements like everybody else. You being qualified to be called to the bar in another country do not mean you should be called to the bar in Dominica if u hasn’t meat the requirements. I like the work the guy does but to say he is being victimized does not seem fair.
So tell me Annonymous, what requirements is he remaining to fulfil?? Just asking.
after all, magwsa…..hmm,hmmm,hmm………is that how they penalizing the fith prime minister’s son, is that how they show love!! people the man is qualified and has experience!! be patriotic, use local.
Is this magistrate trying to conjure up public sentiment to be called to the Bar? I thought the law states what the requirements are to be called to the Bar. Just follow the requirements sir.
So how can he be a magistrate yet he does not meet the requirements to be called to the Bar? Enlighten me
You seem to know the requirements why not tell us? Why comment on things you have no knowledge off. That makes you look like a fool
THIS YOUNG MAN IS SMART… REAL SMART…I MEAN TIYANI IS ALWAYS A BRILLIANT BOY. I REMEMBER ROSSIE DOUGLAS HAVEING HIM ON MARPIN IN THE 90s ,, SHOWING HOW HIS SON CAN SPEAK DIFFERENT LANGUAGES ,, ONLY A YOUNG BOY AT THE TIME..
NO OFFENSE, WE ALL KNOW THAT THE DOUGLAS FAMILY IS A BOUNCH OF BRAIN BOXES…
IN RECENT TIMES, STUDENTS COME FROM TRINIDAD ,FROM UWI AND THEY ARE CALLED TO THE BAR WITH NO EXPERIENCE…..
TIYANI HAS STUDIED IN ENGLAND WITH A MASTERS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW…. BACHELORS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE…….. HE HAS BEEN CALLED TO THE BAR IN ENGLAND….. AND HE CANNOT PRACTISE LAW IN DOMINICA????????
GIVE ME A DAMM BREAK
WHY DONT WE ALL JUST REMAIN WHERE WE WENT TO STUDY???????????? LETS JUST FORGET ABOUT GOING BACK TO DOMINICA
LETS TAKE OUR QUALIFICATIONS ELSEWHERE,,,,,,,,,,,, WHAT WHOULD HAPPEN TO OUR DOMINICAN SOCIETY IF WE ALL REMAIN WHERE WE STUDIED??????
WHENEVER YOU HAVE ACHIEVE ACADEMICALLY IN DOMINICA,,, ITS A PROBLEM…….
DOMINICAN DONT LIKE SMART ,, BRILLIANT INDIVIDUALS
I will have to agree with you FAA, sad but true…
thats why the country so corrupt…don’t worry tiyani..u will get there..sooner rather than later…you are the best thing out ther.e.none can touch u
Mr. Behanzin something happened in ur past …. hope u didn’t forget that … maybe thats why the legal system have u so under crutinity
So? Look which lawyer was infront the Court on Monday? Stupes
You see that is problem I have with talk show host like Lennox Linton,He just trying to put some one in a bad light.
He never ask the gentle man what is the differences with the two. Yet he went as always to say that the whole system in DA is bad.
Gentle people please try at all times to do your own research,you will always come up with a more independent answer.
Lennox has an axe to grin and he will do it at any course.
Lay Magistrates do not need to have any formal legal qualifications.
The term ‘call to the bar’ is a legal one and it refer to the license that entitle a lawyer to argue in court.
The term is being used in various forms but the meanings they convey are almost the same. You can use the term about a lawyer and can say that he is called to the bar, which says that he received a license to argue.
SO GUY HE NEEDS TO HEAD TO TRININDAD TO LAW SCHOOL SO A LAWYER IN DA CAN SPONOR HIM AT THE BAR CALLING.
He must no try to circumvent the system. He is dead wrong on this one.
Shame, shame, shame on the powers that be. Why oh why are we so damn ignorant and vindictive? If he had founf Bubbles not guilty he would have had the AG job but because he stood for justice and reason the force of evil are aligning against him.
Pitiful if you ask me………….Hang tough Mr. Benhazin for justice shall be served. U will be called to the bar sooner rather than later. Hail Mary Full Of Grace………
I am curious about the process of being called to the bar in Dominica. Most other places you just do the qualification exams, or the work requirements, then you get accepted into the legal society as a qualified legal member.
What’s the big deal with Dominica anyways? The man was called to the Bar in England and Wales in 2006 so he definitely is a lawyer whose credentials can be certified for the Dominica/ Caribbean system.
Our system is modelled on the British so I am sure that the call to the bar process here cannot be that difficult for him.
But then again, this is Dominica…they perhaps do not have a very legitimate process, since he is claiming that he is being prevented from being called.
Everything in Dominica seems to function in reverse, since they just saw it fit to form a governing body for the legal profession, when this should be a must for all professions, where these professionals can be disciplined, complained about etc…
All of this setback has to do with human fear. For examples some of the Jewish Leaders were afraid to accept the Power and Authority which they perceived in Jesus. Their fear was that Jesus would gain popularity from the people, which was already obvious to them. Their only alternative was to plan to get rid of Him by killing Him. But they were still stupid; Jesus was destined to die on the cross. Their authority could have done nothing to Him, against the plan of Almighty God.
The same is for Mr Tiyani Behanzin. Authority is afraid of the wisdom and power that they perceive in him. I only had to read one news article with the expressions of this man, to perceive his wisdom and authority both politically and socially, much more for men who have been around him for years.
What they are afraid of is that Mr. Behanzin can become the most famous Lawyer, not only in Dominica, but in the Caribbean as well. Those who do not want that to happen will do everything in the power to stop if from happening. But that is foolishness as well.
What God has planned to do through this young man, it will be done. No one can stop him. Mr. Behanzin simply has to work at his plans in harmony with God, with that truth in mind.
This man certainly deserves to be called to the bar, he is a lawyer who stands for truth. So I see no reason for him not being called to the bar.
Magwe sa , Magwe sa. Things are going haywaya in DA
Tiyani seems to be one of the truest magistrates that we know in Dominica! I say, recall Tiyani to the Bar. We really need it! too much leniency in this country.
Tiyani has my support. – anybody in fact, who seeks justice and truth.
Never mind that this kind of support does not come from ‘family’ and ‘friends’.
Yes ahyah. Man go to law school in Trinidad or wherever and do your two years practice like everyone else you hear?
There are rules, you have not abided by them, then the entire system is unjust?
Your experience should cause you to be called? Hmmm. Yes I.
We have serious issues in Dominica, but if you are wrong brother, you wrong.
You just want to come and play big boss and you are unable to practice as a lawyer because of this. Isn’t this why you are a ‘LAY’ magistrate?
Go back to school and complete the necessary studies. Simple.
With a double masters degree with man is more qualified than his colleages and even the attorny general. Google it and u will see for yourself. The attorney general got a waiver, fellow magistrate and other lawyers got waiver so why can’t he? WHY CAN HE BE CALLED TO THE BAR AFTER HE WAS PROMISED TO BE CALLED? CLEAR CASE OF VICTIMIZATION. DON’T MAKE HATRED AND JEALOUSY LEAD U AWAY FROM THE TRUTH.
With a double masters degree in law, the man is more qualified than his colleages and even the attorney general. Google it and u will see for yourself. The attorney general got a waiver, fellow magistrate and other lawyers got waiver so why can’t he? WHY CAN HE BE CALLED TO THE BAR AFTER HE WAS PROMISED TO BE CALLED? CLEAR CASE OF VICTIMIZATION. DON’T MAKE HATRED AND JEALOUSY LEAD U AWAY FROM THE TRUTH.
FYI, after studying in the UK, you only need 6 months (not two years) at UWI to practice in the Caribbean. And you don’t need any experience. Case in point, how long has our Kalinago lawyer practiced?
This man is right and we should stop this victimizing if our country is to move forward with all the qualified men and women that are there to help build the nation. What is it that we are trying to create? Those real educated individuals who are being pressured so as to be frustrated out of the way of wrong doings. If these things do not lesson, Dominica will suffer even more hence our children and those after them will have nothing here.
I love the work that Mr. Behanzin is doing. In fact, we need many more like him here.
Peace.
Tell those haters to give the man a chance. All kind of “lawyers” who come straight from university with no experience are being called to the Bar. How comes a magistrate is being discriminated against? Is it because he is rustling some feathers at the top?
What’s for you is for you Behanzin.
that is because he is not singing their song
And what they are scared off, is if he put all those criminals behind bars, how are they going to make their money, they need those repeated offenders out their committing those crimes so they can represent them. No criminals, no cases, no money it’s as simple as that. These laywers we have here are not interested in the country, their first priority is making their money, and to do so, they need to keep those criminals on the streets on a regular bases. Why do you think we have so many lawyers? Everybody want to study law these days, because that’s where the money is.
mr behanzin u should be our attorney general but that’ll never happen under such gov’t,,,,,,the legal fraternity n the judicial system is corrupt n there strings are being pulled by the big boyz,,,,,when the police and judicial (courts/judges etc) are being controlled by gov’t and there political agents or sentinels then what u have is a communist/socialist state in disguise of democratic processes,,,,,the say mr tiyani’s judgements are wrong n not lawful yet still crime is on the rise,,,,,it is alleged the chief magistrate who attacked the integrity of mr behanzin,,,was the same individual who asked for the arrest of mr isidore,,,,n come monday morning it was this same individual who had to go against her own due process which was right by constitution,,,,,,,now how democratic is that,,,,,or should i say how communist is that,,,,,,,skerro think he’s stalin but we giving him wikid licks
And you would think these heads are there to upkeep the law.Mr.Behanzin is the Lion of Judah.Kyah touch the man.Finally Dominica get somebody positive to make a difference and those in authority are playing HOOP-SAYWAY with him?