Monthly Archives: January 2009
Bajan Fisherman Safe – But What Really Happened With The Barbados Coast Guard?
“Hi Clive. I thought you might be interested in this article. That is not the whole story. I hope the person who went in search of the fisherman will come forward with what really went down. Barbados fisherman adrift, coast … Continue reading →
Filed under Aviation, Barbados
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Rescue, Coast Guard, Disaster
Hiking In Barbados – Boston Globe Dubs Adrian Loveridge “Successor to Colin Hudson as the articulator of Barbadian Byways”
Who would have guessed that a 21-by-14-mile island could seem so large and varied? The meandering quality of the roads contributes to a perennial sense of discovery – and to the frequent experience of getting lost. “Every road in Barbados … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Environment, Nature, Real Estate, Tourism, Travel, Traveling and Tourism, Wildlife
Tagged as Barbados, Eco tourism, Ecotourism, Environment, Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary, Nature Walks, Tourism, Travel
China’s Solution To Children Killed and Injured By Melamine-Tainted Milk: Arrest Parents Who Talk Too Much
Communist Despots Declare “Settlement” – Arrest Victims’ Parents To Prevent Press Conference Chinese police detained the father of a child who became ill from tainted milk apparently to prevent him and other parents from holding a news conference to complain … Continue reading →
Filed under China, Consumer Issues, Corruption, Crime & Law, Ethics, Freedom Of Information, Freedom Of The Press, Health, Slavery
Tagged as Barbados, China, Chinese Slavery, Communism, Consumer Activism, Health, Laogai Slave Camps, Melamine Deaths, Melamine Milk, Politics, Slave Camps, Slavery, Tainted Food
Barbados Connection To Famed Tuskegee Airmen
In 2007 I had the high honour of meeting briefly with retired Lt. Colonel Lee Archer at an airshow in the United States. Lee Archer is one of the original Tuskegee Airmen – the first black US combat pilots who … Continue reading →
Filed under Aviation, Barbados, History, Human Rights, Military, Race
Tagged as Aviation, B17, Barbados, Boeing B17, Flying Fortress, History, P51 Mustang, Racial Issues, Tuskegee Airmen
Large Dangerous Snake Alert In Barbados: “DO NOT allow your children to venture into the gullies…”
“I urge the Mt. Hillaby residents to exercise caution in remote areas, and DO NOT allow your children to venture into the gullies that surround you without an adult – and certainly not at night.” 16 Foot Burmese Python Foolishly … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Disaster, Environment, Ethics, Freedom Of The Press, Health, Nature, Science, Tourism, Travel, Traveling and Tourism, Wildlife
Tagged as Anaconda, Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Boa, Constrictor Snakes, Deadly Snakes, Large Snakes, Snake Attack, Snakes
Barbados Government Kills Ethanol Proposal – Bizzy Williams Should Read BFP To Find Out Why He Was Turned Down
Chairman of Williams Industries, Ralph “Bizzy” Williams, says he is “disappointed” that permission was not granted to build an ethanol plant. He told the Midweek Nation in a telephone interview on Monday that he did not know why the project … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Energy, Environment, Political Corruption, Politics, Politics & Corruption, Sugar
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Energy, Environment, Ethanol, Sugar Industry
Adrian Loveridge’s Traitor and Criminal Ancestors Sold As Slaves In Barbados?
8 July 1685. The following convicted before Chief Justice Jefferies at the Court of Oyer and Terminer for Dorset, Somerset and Devon for waging war against the King and sentenced to be transported to the Americas [sentence enrolled on 4 … Continue reading →
