In a groundbreaking move, the Barbados Prison Service (BPS) unveiled its ‘Q in the Community’ program on Thursday at the Dodds Prison Retail Outlet in St Philip. This event marked the first of its kind as part of a month-long series of activities aimed at fostering community engagement. Superintendent of Prisons, DeCarlo Payne, revealed that the initiative had been in the pipeline since October of the previous year. ‘We initially approached CBC with the idea of hosting Q here, but they informed us that their schedule was fully booked until 2025. What you’re witnessing today is the realization of that vision, now coming to fruition in 2025,’ Payne elaborated. The program underscores BPS’s commitment to innovative community outreach and rehabilitation efforts.