Established October 1895 Nelson statue to find new home Page 2 Saturday July 25, 2020 $1 VAT Inclusive STAYBy Marsha Gittens INDOORS! EXCEPT for essential workers and the criti- cal care workers, Barbadians are being told to stay off the roads island-wide today (Saturday) dur- ing the passage of Tropical Storm Gonzalo. Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley stated this while also urging persons to stay out of the seas and for small craft to come into safe harbour.She spoke to the country on Friday while at Murphy’s Pasture in The City. There, with other government minis- ters and ministry officials, she assessed drainage and flooding issues in the area. At the time of her re- marks, Barbados had been downgraded from a Hurricane Watch to Tropical Storm Warning. “My advice to all Barbadians is that we must stay vigilant and that we must be prepared. Effectively, those who should be on the road to- morrow, unless the Tropical Storm Warning is lifted, should only be the essential workers and the critical care workers in the Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley and Attorney General, Dale Marshall reviewing official documents with Senior Technical Officer, country and to that extent Jason Bowen, Senior Technical Officer, Charles Yearwood and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Water SAFE on Page 2 Resources, Mark Cummins while at Murphy Pasture in the City. Future of farming: Push for Aquaponics BARBADOS can boast of by Kristina Adams, viding nutrients for the tive and productive form “In aquaponics you have project excites me and having its own received funding and plants, while the bacteria of agriculture,” she ex- the opportunity to have everything about this proj- Aquaponics training to develop the and plants help to clean pressed, also revealing multiple sources of income ect is transformative and Demonstration Farm at demonstration farm. the water for the fish. that the farm currently – your vegetables and fish. it puts power back into the Adams Aquafarm in The funding also sup- During the official produces tilapia, specialty You can grow more in hands of ordinary people.” Hopewell, St. Thomas. ports the training of 30 launch yesterday, Adams lettuce, sweet peppers, smaller spaces, so in a con- Minister of Agriculture This has been made pos- entrepreneurs who are said that the funding has tomatoes and a wide stituency like St. Michael and Food Security, Indar sible through the collabo- interested in developing allowed her to showcase a range of herbs. South where I don’t have a Weir said that he was im- rative efforts of the an aquaponics small or farming system that is Minister of Maritime lot of space, my people pressed, and recalled that Ministry of Maritime medium sized business in 100% suited to Barbados Affairs and the Blue could have the opportu- when he launched the Affairs and the Blue Barbados, as well as the while utilizing local sup- Economy, Kirk Humphrey nity to make multiple Farmers’ Empowerment Economy and The Food training of ten school- plies and advanced tech- said that the project pro- sources of income in a and Enfranchisement and Agriculture teachers. Aquaponics is nology to grow local prod- vides great benefits to the small space. And I under- Drive (FEED) that he Organization of the the integration of land ucts. country as it supports new stand that the products made it clear that many United Nations (FAO). based fish farming (aqua- “It is a great opportunity and innovative farming grow faster and they are of the young farmers com- As part of the FAO’s culture) and soil-less plant for farmers and young opportunities for small- organic and uses less en- ing into agriculture would Blue Revolution Project, production (hydroponics) people who wish to move scale and medium-sized ergy,” he pointed out. have an opportunity to get Adams Aquafarm, owned with the fish waste pro- forward with an innova- businesses. “Everything about this FARMING on Page 3 2 • Saturday July 25, 2020 The Barbados Advocate Nelson Mail service statue to find resumes to some destinations new home THE air mail service has postage to international resumed to Grenada, St. destinations other than NELSON is to be moved! cated. Vincent and the Canada at this time. Minister with responsi- The Cabinet has also Grenadines, Antigua, However, updates will bility for Culture, John agreed that there should Jamaica and Canada. be given for additional King, made this an- be further public consulta- However, persons countries accordingly. nouncement yesterday,ex- tions with respect to the should expect delays until Incoming international plaining that the Cabinet identification of a location normal transportation ca- mail as well as mail lo- had agreed to the reloca- for the statue, taking into pacity becomes available. cally will continue to be tion of the statue of Vice account existing recom- The Postmaster delivered upon receipt. Admiral Lord Horatio mendations. It is intended General has further ad- Any inconvenience Nelson from National that the removal and de- vised that there will be no caused is regretted. Heroes’ Square in termination of a new loca- acceptance of mail for (BPS/BGIS) Bridgetown. tion for the statue would He further clarified that take place during the this decision was made in Season of Emancipation, light of the fact that sub- which ends on August 23. stantial consultations In this regard, submis- were carried out about sions are invited from the PM looking two decades ago by the public on possible sites for National Heroes Square the relocation of the mon- and Development ument, which should be Committee as well as the emailed to MCCS@barba- towards 2023 Committee of National dos.gov.bb. Reconciliation, which both The closing date for sub- recommended that the missions is Wednesday, statue should be relo- August 5. (PHG/BGIS) Minister with responsibility for Culture, John King. with reshuffle POLITICAL Scientist feeling that this was too Peter Wickham believes large. I explained that at the addition of two new that time, the situation ministers to the Cabinet the Prime Minister found indicates Prime Minister herself in winning all Mia Amor Mottley’s in- seats where you need to tent to deal with critical ensure a level of stability emerging issues. with the government. So On Wednesday,Mottley you would include those announced the reshuf- first of whom you were fling of her Cabinet, re- afraid, secondly, you moving four ministers would include also those and one parliamentary who possess the special secretary and reallocating skills that you need and several portfolios. In addi- then thirdly, you would in- tion, she promoted the clude those who were un- chairpersons of two statu- employed and needed a tory organisations, job. Basically,this led to a Senator Lisa Cummins situation where we had and Ian Gooding-Edghill one of the largest to take up the post of Cabinets in our political Minister of Tourism and history. International Transport “I made the point that and Minister of the size of the Cabinet Transport, Works and had nothing to do with Water Resources respec- the arguments put for- tively. ward that Barbados ne- Saying these two indi- cessitated a Cabinet of viduals had done well in that size. It had a lot more handling the Bridgetown to do with the politics of Port and the Transport the situation. We are now Board, Wickham stated two years later and the Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley in conversation with Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public the reshuffle showed that strategy has changed con- Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams, Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources, Ian Gooding-Edghill, the Prime Minister was sistent with the times and Attorney General, Dale Marshall, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Water “looking forward to 2023 with the fact that after Resources, Mark Cummins and Minister in the Ministry of Water Resources, Charles Griffith while in and has identified that two years, the PM has The City there is a certain weak- had a chance to observe nesses in terms of the people in terms of agility problems she has to ad- and in terms of fit, now dress”. with the COVID experi- Speaking on Down to ence she has new impera- Do not let down your guard Brass Tacks, the pollster tives that were not pre- SAFE from Page 1 let up their guard but to happen, we at least have putting anybody’s life at highlighted the need for senting themselves back continue to be prepared had a trial run, but if as risk, putting anybody’s change as time pro- in 2018. One of these is therefore, we expect every- for the Tropical Storm we anticipate, we are limbs at risk, putting any- gressed. the dire condition our body to stay in and stay though it has been down- going to get bad weather, body’s property at risk if “When the government economy is in now, so sav- safe. I am appealing to graded. at least we are going to we properly prepare.If was established in the ing money is a larger con- Barbadians to do it.” “We are all saying to you minimise the extent of you know around you ac- first place, there were cern than it would have The Prime Minister also to please continue to pre- that bad weather causing custom flooding, go and questions about the size been before,”Wickham ex- urged individuals not to pare. If the worst does not dislocation to families, get some sandbags.” of the Cabinet and the plained. (JMB) The Barbados Advocate Saturday July 25, 2020 • 3 Students, teachers adapted well during Trinity Term TEACHERS and stu- of another school term, teachers remained stead- when faced with chal- dents of the St.