Overseas Barbadians keen to return and work in genetics
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March 14, 2021
There is keen interest from some Barbadians living overseas to return to their homeland and assist the country with genomic testing and genetics to detect the presence of new COVID-19 variants and also research into cancer and other diseases.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Chair of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on COVID-19, Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott, made this disclosure during a live press conference Saturday evening.
The Minister told viewers that discussions had already started and a Barbadian working in genetics in Canada and other Barbadians have expressed a desire to return and work in the area.