If you live in the football world, as most of Barbados does, then you’ll have heard about the accusations against Caribbean football chiefs being offered bribes to vote in a certain manner for world FIFA (the world body that governs football) topics.

FIFA have found some people guilty of taking bribes with some warned about their future conduct. Some officials have not been charged because they resigned before the investigations were concluded.

Barbados had two officials being investigated and both have been totally exonerated from all changes; they didn’t take the bribes offered. They may have been offered $40,000 at the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) delegates meeting last May, but they refused the offer.

Dave Hinds is the general secretary of the Barbados Football Association. Mark ‘Bob’ Forde is a long serving FIFA referee. Both were under serious pressure to prove their innocence, but in the end, they prevailed. They have both declared their innocence all the way through.

Good to see that some justice works well in the world. Mind you, it’s sad to see that some took bribes and some ran away before they could be found guilty. Barbados officials can carry on their work with their heads held high.