A draft policy to address Barbados’ declining population rate would see authorities providing child subsidies for low-income single parents along with affordable fertility assessments and treatments, and facilitating foreigners taking up residence here.The just-released draft Barbados Population Policy warns that failure to take steps to counteract what is one of the lowest population growth rates in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) would have detrimental economic and social consequences.Noting the steady decline in birth and death rates since independence, an executive summary of the policy stated: “An ageing population, without any intervention, will result in consequential decreases in the workforce, increases in the care responsibility of a minority for the majority of the population; declines in government revenues as the tax-base contracts and a likely decline in economic, social and cultural dynamism.”Against that backdrop, the document outlines three policy goals: to pro
New figures from Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) have shown that the number of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Positive (BVDP) cattle alive in Northern Ireland is at its lowest level seen during the lifetime of the BVD Eradication programme.
Please note: Emailed applications and resumes will not be accepted, apply online only. The Air Quality Program (AQP) is looking to fill a Climate Change: Cap-and-Invest Outreach and Education Specialist (COEES4) (In-Training) position.