Bridgetown.
Prime Minister of Barbados Freundel Stuart has expressed concerns over a disturbing trend which he thinks could lead to the decay of the Barbadian society.
Speaking at opening ceremony of the inagural national consultation on the society in Barbados which began yesterday at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Stuart said he is worried that more Barbadians now want to take more from the island rather than contribute to its development.
"The number of takers is getting larger and I am concerned about that, you cannot lower your standards to get the plaudits of the crowd. We have to challenge Barbadians to rise to higher standards',Stuart said.
"Mediocrity should not be an option, the means by which we live should never outdistance the ends for which we live", Stuart warned.
Approximately 200 persons drawn from government departments, civil society and the church are participating in the consultations, which has as its theme "The Changing Barbadian Society:Shaping a Brighter Tomorrow'
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