UNFORTUNATE.
That is how president of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS), James Paul, has described statements made by Minister of Industry and Commerce Donville Inniss, who recently said that his ministry was not going to stop issuing import licences for chicken wings and other poultry products.
“Let me make it clear to the BAS and all of them. Under my watch, there will be no banning of the importation of chicken wings and poultry products. Barbadians must have an option,” Inniss told a meeting of his St James South branch meeting on Sunday.
“They need to sit among themselves and determine what they can do to reduce the cost; they need to look at their feed prices; they need to look at a more cooperative spirit in the production of their products and such like. But I am not accepting any recommendation for the banning of items into Barbados; I’m not supporting that.” (YB)
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