Haldene Dottin was born
and bred in the hamlet of Hopewell, St. Thomas. He remembers St. Thomas as
one of the neglected parishes left behind in the unequal
patchwork of development that has taken place in Barbados
after thirty-six (36) unbroken years of BLP
representation. Consultations with his constituents have
convinced him that Barbados needs to address the following
seven problems if it is to make that great leap forward to
developed country status:
- Improvement in the network of roads
throughout the island
- Appropriate business training together
with relevant employment opportunities for our youth;
particularly those involved in the block culture
- Affordable land and housing for all;
especially young families
- Decent and sustainable employment for our
people with strategic emphasis on the unemployed
- Encouragement of a strong culture of
savings and investment among our people
- Rethinking our agricultural policy with
the aim of improving our export sectors
- Improvement in our health sector
It is for these reasons that Haldene Dottin
wants to become the Parliamentary Representative for St.
Thomas.
Starting with the Holy Innocents Church Choir
and Church Lads Brigade, Haldene learned from an early age to
give service to his community. He is of the view that
the greatest satisfaction one can get in life is to render
assistance to the underprivileged and less fortunate members
of society. Hence, he has been a member of the Lions
Club of Barbados since 1994.
Haldene Dottin is bringing to politics all
the education and training he received to become a
Banker. He understands the value and power of money and
is conscious of the need for prudent financial management from
the humble household to the corporate conglomerate. In a
cash economy like Barbados, every citizen needs a legitimate
source of income. He is convinced that we can do better
in Barbados to eradicate the remaining pockets of poverty and
he intends doing something about it in the corridors of
political power.
Haldene and his wife Gloria have two sons and
two daughters. They want to bequeath to their children's
generation a better Barbados than the one they inherited. |
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