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2021 crop may near 100,000 tonnes
Article by January 8, 2021
Despite an unfavourable business climate in Barbados due largely to restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is much hope for an improved sugar harvest.
Both public and private sector stakeholders are upbeat about production for the 2021 crop, which they expect will start in mid-February.
Chairman of the Barbados Sugar Industry Limited (BSIL) Mark Sealy said this country is forecasting a 15 per cent increase in sugarcane output.
“Last year we did about 91,000 tonnes of cane, so it will be 15 per cent on top of that. Fifteen per cent is about another 14,000 tonnes of cane and that would put us at 105,000 tonnes. If the weather is good, then I think we would get a little bit more than that,” Sealy told
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Some commercial activity resumed at the Barbados Port Inc. on Wednesday and all staff will be tested after one employee returned a positive COVD-19 result the previous day.
Earlier, some staff were off the job, saying there was no clear indication of what was to be done.
In a media release, management said primary contacts of the affected individual would be tested first, followed by those employees with underlying conditions. Arrangements were also being made for testing to commence today through tomorrow.
These were among the solutions coming out of a meeting to address worker concerns held with Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey; Barbados Port Inc. (BPI) management executives; general secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union, Toni Moore; senior medical officer, Dr Anton Best; and medical officer of health – Ports of Entry, Dr Manohar Singh.
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Fearless, unapologetic, and prepared to offend in the name of righteousness.
That’s the nature of the man Caswell Franklyn, the Opposition Senator, trade union leader and all-round disruptor to the status quo in Barbados during the year 2020.
He has been in the fight for workers’ rights for decades, operating at ground zero as an industrial relations specialist with the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) in the 1990s and early 2000s. In fact, his no-nonsense approach often found him at loggerheads with the leadership of the NUPW.
A skilled negotiator and debater, Franklyn is known for taking a stand and is willing to defend it, even if it means it will result in personal loss or disadvantage.
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One of the men involved in the industrial accident at the Arawak Cement Plant in Checker Hall, St Lucy, died on Monday.
In a brief statement last night, the company confirmed that one of the injured employees passed away, but did not identify him. Police could not be reached for comment.
However, many on social media expressed condolences, naming the man who is said to have passed away.
Earlier, police said in a media release that Brian Moore and Vincent Ellis were injured around 3:08 a.m. on Sunday. They were attempting to fix a blockage during the cement mixing process, when they were burnt by an extremely hot mixture.