Government could be facing a class action lawsuit over the worrying state of finances at the National Insurance Scheme (NIS).Charles Lewis, popularly known as Charlie Spice, has taken on the role of spokesperson for a group of disgruntled Barbadians, and he told Barbados TODAY they had already consulted an attorney-at-law in an effort to determine if there were grounds to sue the Government.Lewis said so far 17 persons had come forward and expressed an interest in taking legal action.While constitutional lawyer Lalu Hanuman told Barbados Today there was nothing stopping the group from taking legal action, he said whether they would be successful or not was left to be seen.“There is nothing stopping them from filing a Constitutional motion, a declaration or even a judicial review application, but it depends on the grounds that he comes up with.
