NCC GM thanks volunteers

General Manager of the National Conservation Commission (NCC), Keith Neblett, has expressed thanks to the groups and companies that answered the call to assist with the national clean-up efforts of the sargassum seaweed.

Commending the six social and service clubs, three corporate entities and two non-governmental organisations, among others, for their support, Neblett said it was important that such assistance be sustained, especially as the island continued to be affected by the seaweed.

He made these comments on Monday during the Arbor Day celebrations at the NCC to launch the Tissue Culture Lab.

Neblett said there had been an influx of the seaweed all over the island, but it was manageable. He also commended hotels, individuals and company owners for doing their part in the clean-up process.

Meanwhile, Neblett also noted that farmers in St Andrew and the Barbados Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (BADMC) had responded to requests for a location for the seaweed.

“There is no question as to where we can put the seaweed – a lot of the farmers [with] a lot of open land in St. Andrew, [and the] BADMC have offered areas in St. Andrew where we can store it, and we will hope that we can make something out of it,” Neblett indicated. (PR/SAT)