Minister of Health, National Insurance, and Social Security Donville Inniss of Barbados
Minister Michael Lashley did it last week with the IADB housing programme, negotiated before the elections by the BLP and Minister Inniss has jumped on the same self-serving bandwagon this week.
Inniss has completed assignments in The Far East, Europe and North America for both public and private sector entities.
Minister Inniss had earlier outlined the relationship between mental health problems and some chronic illnesses, as well as the attendant costs of treating those afflicted.
Inniss said this had proven costly.
With that in mind, Minister Inniss said that the time was ripe for change in emergency medicine, given the increasing demand for care, nursing shortages, the rising cost of liability insurance as well as the demand for safe, inexpensive, convenient and speedy patient care.
As such, Inniss said that there is now a need for innovative leaders who can deal with the complex issues that face emergency medicine.
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Donville Inniss says this gift from the Italian government is one of the areas of co-operation between Barbados and that country.
Health Minister, Donville Inniss says that as the numbers increase, Barbados' capacity to handle emergencies and other mass casualty events is growing as well.
While the figures for 2008 are still being compiled, Health Minister Donville Inniss says over 48 thousand people were seen in the Accident and Emergency department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in 2007.
Minister Inniss says the capacity of Barbados and some regional countries to handle mass casualty events was enhanced by training required for the staging of Cricket World Cup 2007.
Minister Inniss says given the stressful environment under which people in the specialised area of emergency medicine are required to work; the right type of training could ensure they become excellent leaders.
Minister Inniss says that at the end of the three day conference, he expects that the participants would establish a collaborative approach to improve emergency services and overall delivery in health care, in addition to developing protocols that will allow for more efficient use of limited resources.
Donville Inniss is a graduate of Harrisons College, the Community College and the University of the West Indies.
Despite dissension in some quarters, the signing of the CARIFORUM - European Community Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) will go ahead as planned next Wednesday, October 15, at the Sherbourne Conference Centre.
Inniss expressed concern over the small numbers of persons involved in volunteerism.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business Donville Inniss said the lack of answers to this question was engaging the Central Bank of Barbados, the Ministry of Finance and other Government agencies to produce accurate numbers.
Addressing the opening session of the Third Meeting of the Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG), Junior Foreign Affairs Minister Donville Inniss said Barbados strongly backed Port of Spain's efforts to ensure that the focus of the summit is on effective implementation and results, with the goal of achieving tangible and sustainable benefits for the people of the Western Hemisphere.
As one of 22 first time candidates to contest a seat in the upcoming elections, Inniss says he is bringing knowledge to the table.
Inniss joined the party in 1985 and served in various capacities, including constituency branch secretary/chairman, president of the Young Democrats and treasurer of the party.