BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The primary opposition Democratic Labour Get together (DLP), says Prime Minister Mia Mottley, in her cupboard reshuffle on Saturday, has didn’t “handle the actual drawback of an incompetent, bloated and costly Cupboard that continues to burden taxpayers.”
“Many Bajans are in disbelief that the Prime Minister has elevated the Cupboard once more with this reshuffle whereas they fear about easy methods to feed their youngsters at this time and get them prepared for college on Monday. That is one other pointless train of musical chairs that reveals her utter disregard and disrespect for taxpayers’ cash,” DLP Chief Dr. Ronnie Yearwood mentioned in a press release.
Prime Minister Mottley, whose ruling Barbados Labour Get together (BLP) controls all 30 seats within the Parliament, mentioned that the reshuffle is a consequential matter that may have an effect on all Barbadians.
“These modifications require the complete assist of all to make sure that we make these modifications for the good thing about this nation. Certainly, it’s unlikely that my authorities or the subsequent authorities will profit from these modifications, however the authorities will profit seven years from now and onwards,” Mottley mentioned.
Efficient Monday, Marsha Caddle will exchange Davidson Ishmael because the Minister of Trade, Innovation, Science, and Know-how. Ishmael will take up the publish of Minister of State within the Ministry of Well being and Wellness after Dr Sonia Browne’s current resignation.
Browne will chair the coordination of the federal government’s wellness applications and take up a place on the again benches of Parliament. On the identical time, former diplomat Chad Blackman will now be a Minister within the Ministry of Financial Affairs and Funding.
The brand new Minister of State within the Ministry of Schooling is Sandra Husbands.
Prime Minister Mottley additionally introduced including the Barbados Water Authority to the Local weather Resilience and Sustainability portfolio to align its governance and administration procedures with the overarching local weather resilience plan.
The City and Rural Improvement Fee and its successive our bodies will now grow to be the duty of Senior Minister William Duguid, who’s accountable for the planning of capital initiatives. The Constructing Requirements Authority will revert to the Ministry of Public Works to get rid of confusion.
Mottley additionally has diplomatic modifications with broadcaster Vic Fernandes, changing Noel Lynch because the Ambassador to america. On the identical time, Lynch will coordinate the 2024 T20 World Cup, of which Barbados will host the ultimate.
Broadcaster Dr. Sharon Marshall is now the brand new Ambassador to Cuba. On the identical time, former Governor of the Central Financial institution, Clewiston Haynes, has been assigned the function of Ambassador of the Republic of Eire.
In his assertion, the DLP chief questioned the re-alignment of the portfolios, together with the “silent and absent Minister of Well being, Jerome Walcott, who nonetheless appears to be very energetic in Overseas Affairs, regardless of not being the Minister?
“His absence comes when the QEH is in full disarray, and Barbados is now on a journey advisory for a dengue outbreak through the peak of our vacationer season.”
He mentioned the transfer to place Husbands within the Ministry of Schooling is “ a questionable try to assist a clumsy Minister,’ noting that “each month the Ministry of Schooling and the Minister is concerned in controversy.
“Barbadians are uninterested in paying for incompetence, and we should name the judgment of the Prime Minister into query. The unhealthy playing cards that the Prime Minister has drawn with these incapable Ministers account for the impulsive choices of this Cupboard reshuffle,” Yearwood mentioned.
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