Domestic violence concern

Minister of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment and Community Development Steve Blackett is concerned about domestic violence in Barbados.
He says Government is trying to deal with the “scourge”. He was speaking at a reception marking the second anniversary of the Services Alliance for Violent Encounters Foundation (SAVE)  at the British High Commissioner Paul Brummell’s official residence last night,
Blackett said a holistic approach was needed to eradicate the root of the problem “which is often fed by poverty, dependency, lack of education or capacity and the absence of empowerment.”
“The government of Barbados is only too well aware of the major obstacle to national development posed by the cumulative effects of domestic violence on households, communities and the country at large”, Blackett said, as he outlined his Ministry’s plans for a household intervention programme intended to reduce inter-generational poverty.