Guest Column: Water, food and Guyana

by KEN HEWITT

IN RECENT TIMES, water, food and Guyana have separately occupied the attention of the media but they seem to occupy my mind simultaneously and as inextricably linked.

Barbadians are a supposedly intelligent people. They are aware of the importance of water and know that Barbados is a water scarce country. But you will never guess this by merely observing how we use and misuse water.

Some 15 years ago, John Connell, obviously frustrated by the absurd attitude and behaviour of Barbadians towards the use of water, published... continue reading

July 12th, 2009