Professor Devonish News Today

What are the triggers for the rise in gun crime? Is there an end in sight? The 38 senseless murders in 2022 were closely monitored by Professor of Management and Organisational Behaviour at the University of the West Indies Dwayne Devonish. He’s concerned that perpetrators are more ruthless, and he fears it’s far from over.  In the second instalment of Barbados

The coordinators of a revised 2019 National Workplace Wellness Policy (NWWP) for Barbados are in the process of embarking on an island-wide sensitization programme designed to equip employers on the most effective ways of implementing the plan.This has been disclosed by Professor Dwayne Devonish, who jointly authored the policy with attorney at law, Maya L. Kellman.“The next step for the coordinators is to engage in a series of public awareness-building programmes.  These are to assist employ...

A formal relationship between the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs should be established to ensure the effective delivery of health services to Barbados’ elderly population.That recommendation has been made by the lead consultant on the National Policy on Ageing for Barbados 2023-2028, Professor Dwayne Devonish who has recommended the establishment of “an inter-ministerial governance framework in the form of Integrated Elderly Care Comm...

An independent body should be set up to manage and distribute pensions to elderly people who are at risk of being cheated out of their money, particularly in the absence of trustworthy caregivers.That recommendation has been made in the draft National Policy on Ageing for Barbados 2022-2023 which suggested that agency would work closely with the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) to put stringent measures in place to ensure the finances of senior citizens are not abused or mismanaged.Lead consultan...