The BCC group with staff at CARICAD. (photos by Alec Begg) By BCC student Kimberley Cummins E xecutive Director of the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD) Devon Rowe believes that the stability of the economy should not be used as an excuse for companies not to put more financial backing behind tertiary institutions. In fact, he contended that now, more than ever, was an opportune time to support this country’s future leaders. Speaking during a recent presentation to the Barbados Community College’s (BCC) media lab at his office at the corner of Weymouth and Roebuck Street, St. Michael, Rowe emphasised CARICAD’s seriousness about collaborating with the BCC. “We think that this type of collaboration fits well with our focus on youth and innovation and we look forward to continued work and we also look forward to your own bits of ideation and creation, and innovation that you can bring to us so we can become more effective than we already are...The future of Barbados rests with our youth and any focus that we can put on our youth and their development can only redound to the benefit of the Barbados society and economy,” he iterated. To show appreciation for the students’ efforts at news reporting and photography, CARICAD’s Executive Director Devon Rowe made a donation to the media lab at the college, which was accepted by tutor Mrs. Petra Emmanuel on the behalf of the BCC. 7
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