PM Mottley loses ‘dear friend’ Ezra Alleyne | Loop Barbados

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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is “truly touched” to hear that her friend and Barbados Labour Party (BLP) colleague Ezra Alleyne has passed away.

In a release issued last night, the Party leader said, “Ezra displayed an unmatched commitment to research and understanding of the letter and spirit of the law, and was never one to argue any matter, in or outside of the courtroom, or Parliament, without a comprehensive understanding of prior arguments or decisions on the subject.

“It was against this background that he distinguished himself as the go-to person on parliamentary democracy issues — anything to do with the Westminster system of government. Not only was this reflected in his weekly column in the Nation newspaper, but anyone who worked around the Parliament of Barbados since the 1970s would have known of his passion, commitment, and knowledge in this area.”

Speaking to Alleyne’s devotion to politics and the BLP, PM Mottley said, it never faltered.

“Until the very end, he remained a strong supporter of fairness within our parliamentary system, undiluted by his commitment to the Barbados Labour Party as a member, a former Member of Parliament and Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly.”

And as a lawyer, she added, “But Ezra’s love for matters of politics never dulled his passion to defend his clients, whether in the criminal or civil court. Particularly in the area of defamation, he distinguished himself working on behalf of members of the media.”

However, because she knew him too as a friend, the PM urged, he’s more than his careers. “… let me make it clear that Ezra was much more than a politician and lawyer. He was a man possessed of a kind and gentle heart and a spirit of fairness and human understanding the shone through in his every interaction. He was never brash or loud, and was not one to insult or tear down, even when he was defending an opposing position.

“So congenial, respectful and nurturing was his approach, that many of today’s lawyers, once his students at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies, continue to regard him as the consummate teacher.

“Ezra will be missed in so many spheres of our public life.”

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