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Education Minister Urges Barbadians To Come On Board As Partners

Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia Bradshaw, and Minister of Health and Wellness, Col. Jeffrey Bostic, were among those who attended the launch of the Oliver and Janet St. John, Christian and Hyacinth Agbadamashie Foundation Charity. Photo credit: C. Pitt/BGIS.

Education Minister Urges Barbadians To Come On Board As Partners

BARBADOS August 20, 2019 — Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia Bradshaw, urged Barbadians to partner with that Ministry to expand training opportunities in non-traditional areas.

She promised that the Ministry will soon be providing comprehensive information on the various entities, to which people can contribute, including those related to technical and vocational training.

Minister Bradshaw was speaking at the launch of the Oliver and Janet St. John Christian and Hyacinth Agbadamashie Foundation Charity, an initiative she welcomed, since it embodied the principle embraced by the government in its “Give Back Policy”, recently approved by Cabinet.

The Foundation Charity will provide scholarships and grants to eligible Barbadians to pursue further studies, as well as fund research in the areas of health and education.

The Education Minister urged future recipients of these awards to ensure that they, too, give back to Barbados.

“While the government prioritizes investment in the education of its citizens, there is a consequential civic responsibility of each person to country. This civic responsibility requires that those, who have derived benefits provided by the State, have a responsibility to assist others and pull them along,” she explained.

She told the trustees of the Foundation Charity: “By your stellar example, you help to continue a dynamic which will have a multiplier effect,” adding that she was satisfied that the charity’s objectives, once achieved, would make a substantial contribution to Barbados’ development.

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