Peter Earle's WorkPlace Conflicts Blog

  By Peter MacD Earle BSc. LLM | Employment Law Consultant | June 2025 From BWA to WASA: The Rise and Fall of Keithroy Halliday St. Kitts-born Keithroy Halliday was appointed General Manager of the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) on February 15, 2017, bringing a strong track record in strategic leadership and regional public sector reform. Over the next seven years, he would become a defining figure in the BWA’s modernization efforts—managing national emergencies such as the South Coast sewage crisis and spearheading an island-wide mains replacement initiative. By 2020, Halliday had risen to Acting Chief Executive Officer, a role he held during a period of deep organizational restructuring. His resignation in August 2024 marked the end of a significant chapter in the BWA’s evolution—and the beginning of a controversial new role abroad as CEO of Trinidad and Tobago’s Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA), from which he would be abruptly dismissed less than a year later amid sweeping po...

  Written by: Peter MacD Earle BSc, LLM Employment Law, Demontfort Law School In the high-stakes world of construction and contracts, one misstep can spark more than just workplace tension—it can ignite a full-blown legal battle. This is exactly what unfolded in C.O. Williams Construction v. Frederick Kenmore Dash, a case that evolved from a workplace misunderstanding into a precedent-setting decision in Barbadian employment law. At the heart of the case? A pile of discarded copper wire, a long-serving employee, and a series of managerial blunders that ultimately cost one of Barbados’ most well-known construction firms over $22,000 in damages. ________________________________________ The Allegations: Copper Theft at Grantley Adams International Airport Frederick Kenmore Dash was no newcomer to C.O. Williams Construction. As a tractor operator with 14 years of service, he was part of a team working on the demolition of Terminal 2 at the Grantley Adams International Airport. During t...