UPDATED: June 28, 2013
With all the current talk about injecting $450 million into the ruins of our sugar industry and splurging on a “retro-fit” (whatever that REALLY means) for the St. Joseph sugar factory, we’re going to revisit this earlier article for a day.
Also worthwhile is a piece by our old friend Colin Beadon, who says forget about sugar – Barbados should grow food.
Time to kill the beast that will not die
by “Mr. Thompson”
“Politicians would have you believe that the sugar cane industry is a major employer and having it collapse would have significant social and economic impacts on the country. I would suggest the opposite, subsidizing its survival will result in social and economic hardships for the country.”
Recently both national newspapers have published political articles about the Barbados sugar industry and what has to be done for its survival.
Questions…
- Why should the Barbados sugar industry survive ? Continue reading