There is nothing wrong with the number of individuals who graduate from the University of the West Indies (UWI) each year. However, there is a need for more businesses to be created to utilise their skills and talent. That is the view of deputy principal, Professor Winston Moore who said the Cave Hill Campus could have a greater impact on new businesses. “The problem isn’t the number of graduates; the …
Senator Dr Chelston Brathwaite has suggested that Barbados needs a school for agriculture to provide the necessary expertise to meet the level of agricultural development Barbados is proposing. He lamented the fact that emphasis appeared not to be placed on such training, noting The University of the West Indies had only produced one Barbadian graduate in agriculture per year between 2015 and 2020, while islands such as Jamaica, Trinidad and …
Independent Senator Dr Chelston Brathwaite believes it is “a myth” that Barbados is a water scarce country. He told the Upper Chamber as much on Wednesday during debate on a resolution which would allow Government to compulsory acquire a parcel of land at Balls Plantation in Christ Church to construct a water storage tank by the Barbados Water Authority. “It is a myth, in my view a myth, in circulation …
An independent Senator has recommended the establishment of a crop and livestock insurance programme to help farmers as they face the threats of praedial larceny and climate change.Speaking during debate in the Upper House on the Protection of Agricultural Products Bill, 2022, which seeks to put an end to praedial larceny, Senator Dr Chelston Brathwaite stressed that this type of theft was not an agricultural problem but a societal problem.He insisted that the legislation was needed but suggested more could be done for farmers.“I . . . hope that the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security will investigate the possibility of providing a crop and livestock insurance programme to protect farmers against praedial larceny and other risks, especially the risks associated with climate change,” said Dr Brathwaite, a former Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).