Wilfred Abrahams

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Wilfred Arthur Abrahams is a Barbadian politician, lawyer and current government minister in Barbados. He is the current Minister of Home Affairs and Information in Barbados. [1]

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Early life and education

Wilfred Abrahams was born in Christ Church East. He attended the St Giles Boys School. After his primary education he studied at the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill where he studied Law and obtained his BSc in Law. He also enrolled to the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago.

Career

After this education, Abrahams started his career as an attorney handling Civil Litigation and Commercial law at his firm. He served as the president of Barbadian Bar Association where he was the youngest elected president. He sits on the Board of Trustees of the Caribbean Court of Justice Trust Fund. In the 2013 general elections of Barbados, he was elected senator representing Christ Church East as a member of the Barbados Labour Party. In 2018, he was re-elected senator after defeating Denis Lowe. [2]

He was subsequently appointed Minister of Energy and Water Resources in the Mia Mottley Administration. [3] In January 2022, he was reassigned a Ministerial portfolio as the Minister of Home Affairs and Information. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Prison officers upset about required COVID-19 testing amid outbreak". Barbados Today. 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  2. ↑ "We've heard your cries, says Abrahams". www.nationnews.com. 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  3. ↑ "Unit 1 back in action". www.nationnews.com. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  4. ↑ "36 new citizens sworn in". www.nationnews.com. 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  5. ↑ "Age anomalies need fixing, says Abrahams". Barbados Today. 2022-02-10. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
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