The Caribbean Mentorship Institute (CMI) is disturbed by the increasing number of child fatalities due to vehicular accidents and is advocating that all children of school age to be provided comprehensive training on pedestrian safety.[…] Road crashes are the leading cause of death among young people ages 1529 (as pedestrians and occupants), and the second leading cause of death worldwide among young people ages 514.
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Yes an article that was fully analysis and scrutined by UNICEF for its many flaws and failures not at all surprised that the BLP attempt at tackling social issues have render all hopeless to where we are.
Try reading with clarity
@ ac
I hope you’ll be honest to admit that after 7 years at the helm of government, your above comments can also be attributed to the DLP.
This DLP administration has been an abysmal failure in their attempt to tackle social issues. Transport Board, Welfare, NIS pensions, unemployment, maternity and sickness benefit claims, child care, the services rendered by the Urban and Rural Development Commissions have realized significant failures under this administration, thereby adversely affecting those individuals they are expect to serve.
I’m sure you’re hanging your head in shame that circumstances required the death of four children and the maltreatment of three children (the eldest girl being raped by her “mother’s man,” who also encouraged those children to “water” his marijuana plants), before the Minister of SOCIAL CARE, Constituency Empowerment & Community Development, Steve Blackett, reacted.
The above scenarios are by far worse than any inadequacies of policies you are attempting to suggest the UNICEF allegedly highlighted in that 2007 report.
Additionally, do you think this administration would receive a glowing report from UNICEF, especially after taking into consideration the amount of incidences of child abuse under your party’s watch during the past 7 years?
@ ac
The days of blaming the “worst recession in a 100 years” and the BLP for your party’s failures have come to an end, and it’s time for the DLP to hold themselves accountable and accept responsibility for these failures. You have held the reins of government for the past seven years.
You also have a habit of blaming our current situation in any given area on the policies of the former BLP administration. However, in doing so, apparently you do not realize that you are actually emphasizing the inadequacies of the DLP.
During the 14 year tenure of the BLP, the DLP, as opposition, were privy to all policies and if they opposed them, they should have made the appropriate changes when they came to office in 2008.
The DLP had 14 years in opposition to compile the adequate information and formulate alternative policies, and 7 years to enact those policies…….. a total of TWENTY-ONE (21) YEARS.
These policies could have enacted with the speed similar to what Stuart adopted to repeal the Public Accounts Committee Act. THERE IS NO EXCUSE.
But then again, Stuart, in keeping with the DLP’s apparent opposition to ACCOUNTABILITY and TRANSPARENCY, felt it was much more important to prevent the DLP from being scrutinized that he proceeded with haste to repeal the PAC Act, while the former Beautify Barbados employees are still awaiting their severance.
I know you can’t help responding, so I’m advising you to please be guided by the “Ten Commandments of Logic” before attempting to respond.
@David September 15, 2015 at 7:12 AM “BU is hopeful the 10 commandments will resonate with everyone.”
Sorry to be both daft and disobedient David, but who is the Prime Minister’s girlfriend? Does he have one? (or has he been celibate these many decades) and if he has a girlfriend and if we know who she was would that information shed any light on matters?
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