Francis Depeiza is the
young, committed and able candidate for St. Michael
North, with a vision for the development of Barbados
into a more just and inclusive society. He believes that
we must meet the challenge of expanding our economy into a
globally competitive market space by the development of
creative technologies through investment in the intellect of
our people, our primary resource. Barbados' competitive
advantage in research and development, given the educational
platform laid by successive DLP administrations, will depend
upon the development of cogent policies to equip our people
with the tools to create and master new technologies. That
focus combined with creating the environment to foster an
entrepreneurial spirit is the stepping stone to personal
empowerment and national competitiveness that will work to
offset the ravages of unemployment and unemployability that
have become the biggest problems facing Barbados in recent
times.
Conversations with the constituents of Saint
Michael North have convinced him that the immediate problems
they face are:
- Limited access to decent and affordable
housing
- Unemployment and underemployment
- The unjustly high cost of living
Francis' vision for a more just and
appropriately managed tax regime, coupled with his commitment
to developing viable and productive sectors of the economy
will both work to address these concerns.
Francis is a graduate of Harrison College,
Howard University and the University of Miami. He is
both a Chemical Engineer and an Attorney-at-Law. He
currently works to provide the legal protections necessary to
facilitate exploiting the cutting edge of patentable
technologies, industrial design and other technological
innovations.
His vision for the development of Barbados is
rooted in the DLP philosophy of investing in people and
equipping them to solve their own problems. Francis is
convinced that the answer lies in stepping up the education
revolution started during the 1960's. His desire is to
be empowered by the residents in St. Michael North to
formulate and implement policies that would create for
Barbados and its representative communities more opportunities
to acquire new skills and experiment with the new
technologies.
Francis is married to Kerry Hall and they
together look forward to being an important part of a new DLP
Government that will usher in a more enterprising and dynamic
Barbados. |
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