Some observers believe Dr Esther Byer-Suckoo, Minister of Family, Youth, Sports and Environment, may have too much on her plate and could well see her responsibilities reduced…
… from the Nation article New-Look Cabinet Coming
Can Anyone Name One Real Achievement In Eleven Months?
Oh yes, Minister Byer-Suckoo obviously has too much on her plate because other than a series of public speaking engagements she has accomplished nothing in eleven months. Nothing.
Let’s consider the Environment Ministry position, shall we?
New legislation to set handling and disposal standards for toxic chemicals like those that resulted in the closing of Louis Lynch school?
Nothing
Petroleum pipeline standards that would require companies to measure transmission losses on a daily basis to detect pipeline leaks – to prevent another pipeline leak from going undetected for months as happened with Shell?
Nothing.
Targeting of the Top 10 polluters on Barbados to document, educate, notify and then charge?
Nothing.
New Environmental Legislation of any kind?
Nothing.
Major educational and enforcement efforts introduced to stop the island-wide littering that is destroying our value as a tourist destination?
Nothing.
Let’s Not Forget That David Thompson Didn’t Think The Environment Was Important Enough To Have A Dedicated Minister
The only real Environmental “accomplishment” of the DLP Barbados Government in the last 11 months has been HARMFUL to the environment. The DLP government passed a development plan that would allow commercial and residential construction on the Graeme Hall wetlands buffer zone.
That is the sum total of what your Barbados Government has accomplished in the last 11 months in respect of the environment!