Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn has rubbished as “wicked and nasty” a circulating WhatsApp voice note denouncing the Fair Credit Reporting Bill tabled in Parliament this week.The message claims the legislation is intended to create “a social credit system” which will prohibit unvaccinated citizens from accessing a range of services.In a strong statement released Thursday the minister maintained: “There is absolutely no truth at all that the legislation will bring about an inability to pay utility bills, water bills, light bills or anything in relation to vaccines. I categorically say to Barbadians that any assertion that this is so, is completely untrue.“I believe it is a wicked and a nasty attempt to deliberately mislead Barbadians, at a time when persons are going through the worst impact of this pandemic. There is nothing in the legislation seeking to deny anybody anything in this country. It is about making it easier for persons to do business.”
