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Established October 1895 See inside Monday February 17, 2020 $1 VAT Inclusive High cost concern MINISTER of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy,Kirk Humphrey says he is concerned about the high cost of some of the eco-friendly food-grade products available on the local market. He made the comments after touring COT Holdings at Newton Industrial Estate, Christ Church, stating that it is imperative that a way is found to reduce the cost of the inputs so that the products can be sold more competitively. “Some of the costs that you see on some of these items are not in sync with what they have had to pay, so that what you see reflected as the final price has no bearing to the ban that we have put on single use plastics. I have said before and I am saying it now, we have persons in Barbados, the corporate companies [who] have a responsibility to engage in practices that are in sync with Barbadian values,” he said. He continued, “There is an ethical kind of behaviour that should bind all of us.” Haynesville Youth Group Dancers and Dancin’ Africa performing at the Holetown Monument. Minister Humphrey said in the process of some of his ministry’s investigations, when the cost of the containers and the selling price were compared,“it was insane”, hinting that the latter was extremely high. With that in mind, he said they have BIGGER, BETTER also heard that there are some persons who are Holetown Festival attempting to sell the banned single use plastics quietly, despite the fact off to grand start that it is illegal to do so. THIS year’s Holetown Gospel Artist Israel J. “Now that for me is a no, Festival is set to be Allen, among others. no. Now I am giving even bigger and better. Minister of Tourism and another warning, which is Yesterday evening’s International Transport, now the last and I think opening ceremony at the Kerrie Symmonds that I have already Holetown Monument in assured the large instructed that we send St. James featured a gathering which included letters reminding people stirring display of culture, the 2020 Holetown what the law says, but this a taste of things to come Festival Ambassador is the final warning.I over the next seven days. Damien “Hypa Sounds” think it has gotten to the Locals and visitors alike Etienne, and Queen of the point where you are very, were entertained by Festival Sheryl Forde that very, very aware of what Haynesville Youth Group Government will try to do the legislation says, you Dancers; Dancin Africa; everything in its power to also understand the the 2019 Calypso reinvigorate the festival, damage that you are Monarch, Classic; Spirit of and make it the best it can the Nation Parish Talent possibly be. CONCERN on Page 4 winner Ariel Brathwaite, FESTIVAL on Page 3 Spirit of the Nation Parish Talent winner, Ariel Brathwaite. 2 • Monday February 17, 2020 The Barbados Advocate The Barbados Advocate Monday February 17, 2020 • 3 The Beating of the Retreat by the Barbados Defence Force Band in Zouave Uniform. ‘Recognise the symbolism of our national festivals’ FESTIVAL from Front do so by having a year and equally we will do so unique Holetown brand. Page designated as the ‘Year of with Crop Over,” The 2020 Festival In fact, he disclosed that National Festivals’. So, Symmonds said. Schedule includes the plans go beyond that wherever you go in The Holetown Festival Alfred Pragnell Memorial Holetown, “The the Caribbean people are was started in 1977 by Mr. Talk; Bus Tour of Historic Government of Barbados doing a similar type of Alfred Pragnell, Mr. Keith Holetown; Celebrity is committed to doing that thing, recognising the Simmons and Trents Mixologist Competition; for all of the national culture, craft, cuisine, and Northern Youth Group to Grand Floodlit Tattoo;The festivals that this country more importantly celebrate the 350th Michael Parravicino has.” recognising all those small Anniversary of the first Memorial 5K Road Walk; “Indeed I have gone to business people. English settlement of The Sagicor/HIV AIDS the Council of Tourism “There has already been Barbados. Commission 5K Road Ministers meetings across an approach taken re- The Festival which is Run, the annual Street the region and urged that envisioning what is performed on the site of Fair and Courtesy Garage we as a region recognise happening in Oistins, and the first Settlement has Ltd, Street Parade the symbolism of our we are in the process of grown over the years and featuring vintage and national festivals and to doing so with Holetown has developed into the classic cars. Member of Tourism and International Transport, the Hon. Kerrie Symmonds. Canadian Prime Minister cancels trip to Barbados THE much-anticipated Government of the visit by Prime Minister of Caribbean Community Canada Justin Trudeau to (CARICOM) which will Barbados today has been take place from tomorrow cancelled. Tuesday February 18 to News broke of the Wednesday February 19 cancellation yesterday at the Lloyd Erskine reportedly amid criticism Sandiford Centre. over his government’s It would have been his handling of a series of anti- first visit to Barbados as pipeline protests that have Prime Minister. disrupted rail service in Foreign Affairs Minister parts of Canada. Francois-Philippe Prime MInister Champagne will represent Trudeau was expected to Canada in Trudeau’s be the Special guest at the place, clearing the way for Locals and Visitors alike gathered at the Holetown Monument for the opening ceremony of the 2020 31st Intersessional the prime minister to Holetown Festival. Conference of Heads of handle the protests. 4• Monday February 17, 2020 The Barbados Advocate No further extension on single-use plastic bags ban CONCERN from his attention to the about to implement the that consumers will Front Page pending April 1, 2020 ban, the resin was not have ban to be imposed available on the interna- to adapt to the doing, but you are now on petro-based single- tional market, it was just change. making a deliberate at- use plastic bags, he gone, because the world “I know Chickmont has tempt to do so for profi- said there will be no had suddenly determined put out a chicken and teering purposes. That is further extension on that this is the way it is going, meat in a bag that not going to work for us,” date. and it didn’t even is vacuum sealed, where he maintained. “We extended that have the capacity to they use absolutely no The Minister’s com- for three months only respond at the time,” he styrofoam at all, and the ments came as he said because the manufactur- said. more I can see persons that overall the ban on ers had asked me to do Asked about the making this adjustment, plastics is moving well, so, to give them the continued use of then eventually I will be with support from the opportunity to make Styrofoam trays for the able to pull styrofoam public in general, but he those plastic bags from poultry industry,the min- [trays] off that list admitted that there are that resin and we have ister said in time those of things to be still some kinks to work done so. The point was trays will also be banned. allowed too,” he said. out. Meanwhile, turning that at the time we were To that end, he said (JRT) Entrepreneur and co-owner of Pizza Bums, Rodney Prescod. Positive outcome ENTREPRENEUR that he wanted people Rodney Prescod has to see the Barbadian an incredible story to connection to his food. tell about his recovery from a path of poor Unique food creations health to one of recov- coming in his book ery. Prescod is better known He is currently the co- as the Principal of owner of the food busi- Windsor High School but ness, Pizza Bums which he is preparing to launch specialises in stone-baked his book, “Break Free” at pizza. Yesterday, The the end of the year. He Barbados Advocate will illustrate unique food spoke to Prescod who creations including how revealed that he is people can use quinoa to currently working on make sushi which is usu- launching a healthy food ally made with sticky product brand and he rice. Prescod noted that intends to publish a book his journey into the food on nutritious recipes. industry was inspired by Prescod said that in his family and his father 2016, he was faced with who was a baker. high blood pressure, uncontrolled diabetes, Healthy sweets high cholesterol and vita- In addition to nutritious min deficiencies. After recipes, Prescod also this diagnosis, he decided revealed that he working to make significant on ways to make toffee changes to his diet, from sweet potatoes and lifestyle and nutritional use monk fruit to sweeten intake and his efforts paid diabetic jams. Prescod off when he returned to wants to dismiss the idea the doctor. The physician that people do not have congratulated on his the time to prepare their improved medical results own healthy meals and and encouraged him to noted that it only takes a write a book. few minutes to make their own food. Creating his recipes He also suggested that To reach this stage, people be selective about Prescod said he had the foods that go on their created a number of his plate. The businessman own recipes. He has highlighted that through learned to create his own reading and research, he flour and ice-cream from found that there are a lot whole foods.The business, of unusual ingredients Pizza Bums is in its sec- in basic items like ond year and Prescod ex- cheese and milk.

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