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There was no need to create a new piece of legislation to offer farmers better protection against praedial larceny, says chief executive officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) James Paul.Reacting to the Parliamentary debate on the Protection of Agricultural Products Bill, 2022, which took place in the House of Assembly on Tuesday, Paul said the new bill was not necessary and the lengthy time it was taking for the legislation to be passed kept the farming community in a state of limbo.“I don’t see the need for a makeover. Every Government keeps on talking about a new bill, when really in truth and in fact all you need to do is make amendments to the existing legislation to bolster what is there. But every time you have to go back there, it puts people on pause, waiting, which doesn’t make sense,” he said. ....
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Indar Weir today promised that new legislation governing praedial larceny will provide better protection for farmers on the island.Leading off debate in Parliament this morning on the Protection of Agricultural Products Bill, 2022, Weir announced that one of the major changes would see penalties for persons found guilty of praedial larceny being significantly tougher, with a maximum fine of $100 000 or five years in prison.He said the previous maximum fine of $5 000 was simply not enough to deter criminals.“All of the farmers were adamant, all of the stakeholders were adamant; the BAS [Barbados Agricultural Society], all of the farming organisations were adamant that the penalties were not stiff enough and that people were only getting a slap on the wrist,” Weir explained.“Therefore, the recommendation was for the fine once convicted to go to $100 000 or five years in prison. These should serve as a deterrent to people who engage in praed ....
Police from the Trelawny division have arrested and charged 39-year-old Omar Brown, a poultry farmer and mason of Bickersteth district, St James, with breaches of the Praedial Larceny Prevention Act and failure to produce an agricultural receipt following an incident on Tuesday, December 15. Reports are that about 8 pm, law enforcers signalled the driver of a white Toyota Corolla motorcar to stop on the Jones Town main road in Trelawny. A search of the vehicle revealed six bags of oranges on board. Brown who was the only occupant of the vehicle failed to produce a receipt for the oranges upon request, and was subsequently arrested and charged with breaches of the Praedial Larceny Prevention Act. ....
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