1.   All this decision means was in the public services there much greater use of a compulsory redundancy that reduces job security and results in much lower redundancy payments.

2.   The decision means the criminal trial of former Banesto President Mario Conde and his senior management staff could begin as soon as next month.

3.   This decision means -- although you can never be sure after this wacky season -- that Brown is probably the starter for the season and the future.

4.   The decision means Barbados forfeits its position in the youth championship with Jamaica and Guyana in Grenada, which ended in a three-way tie.

5.   The decision means Weir will lose his committee post and be barred from party meetings at the Assembly.

6.   The decision means even notorious criminals like Paul Bernardo and Clifford Olson could be eligible to vote in the next general election.

7.   Those decisions mean the long-term future of the sea is being sacrificed for the immediate, she said.