Monthly Archives: April 2009
Taxes Killing Barbados Intra-Regional Travel
One Way Barbados to St. Lucia = BDS$93.73 in taxes, plus US$16.75 Fuel & Insurance Surcharge Book a month in advance and the taxes on a ONE-WAY ticket with LIAT to St. Lucia from Barbados amount to BDS$93.73 alone, and … Continue reading →
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BREAKING: Swine Flu Pandemic Imminent – World Health Organisation Declares Level 5 of 6
Airline Flights Scaled Back, Some US Schools Closed, Europe Into Lockdown We just finished watching WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan on CNN satellite and I wish we had recorded what she said. No doubt you can go to CNN.com or … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Health
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Health, Pandemic, Swine Flu, Tourism, WHO, World Health Organization
Barbados Police Receive Training From China – Chinese Law Enforcement Handbook Instructs How To Beat People Without Leaving Marks (Were I’Akobi’s Cops China Trained?)
Slippery Slopes Get Very Slippery Indeed Officers of the Royal Barbados Police Force already receive training from China’s police both in Barbados and during exchanges in China. As Barbados Free Press has pointed out on numerous occasions, we don’t believe … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Corruption, Crime & Law, Culture & Race Issues, Ethics, Human Rights, Police, Political Corruption, Politics, Politics & Corruption
Tagged as Barbados Police, China, China Human Rights, China Police, Human Rights, Police Brutality, Police Corruption, Royal Barbados Police Force
Barbados Chief Justice Testifies Under Oath: He Destroyed Business Records Evidence After Lawsuit Launched!!!
A Sad Day For The Dignity Of The Office Of The Chief Justice Of Barbados Barbados Chief Justice Sir David Simmons recently gave testimony for a Canadian court in the Kingsland land fraud case. The court transcript has been posted … Continue reading →
Swine Flu Scare Decimates International Travel – Barbados Suffers With Other Prime Destinations
“Dear Barbados Free Press, It has been nothing but cancellations all day at the Hilton…” Government Implements Watch At Grantley Adams Airport – Not Much Else To Be Done No man and no nation can control the wind, tides and … Continue reading →
Time For The Semi-Annual “Barbados Queen Elizabeth Hospital Needs A Cafeteria” Story
“For nearly 15 years now, getting a cafeteria or canteen has been an urgent matter for the island’s main health facility and has been ventilated by doctors, nurses and the board, but even now no one can say when the … Continue reading →
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Pakistan On Verge Of Collapse – Taliban Heading For Islamabad and Nuclear Weapons
When Insurgency Becomes Civil War If history has taught us one thing, it is that when defeat is inevitable the rush to join the victors often goes exponential before anybody realizes what is happening. We saw it in Vietnam, Cuba, … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Religion
Tagged as Barbados, Moslem nuclear weapon, Nuclear weapons, Pakistan, Taliban nuclear weapons
When Did The Director of Barbados Coastal Zone Management Unit Find Religion… Or Was It Just For Earth Day?
Dr. Leo Brewster: “Inattention… irresponsibility” Threatens Wetlands, Recreational Areas, Reefs, Fisheries… Here at Barbados Free Press, we really don’t know how to take the words of Dr. Leo Brewster, director of the Coastal Zone Management Unit for Barbados, as quoted … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Corruption, Environment, Ethics, Political Corruption, Politics, Politics & Corruption, Wildlife
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Environment, Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary
Prime Ministers David Thompson and Stephen Harper Working With President Obama
Filed under Barbados, Politics
Tagged as Barbados, Blackberry, Canada, Leadership, President Obama, Prime Minister, Prime MInister David Thompson, USA
I’Akobi Maloney Inquest Verdict On Friday, April 24, 2009 – Coroner’s Court, Bridgetown Barbados
“If the Barbados government and police think that calls for an inquiry into the death of I’Akobi Tacuma Maloney will just fade away, they are very mistaken…” From the August 28, 2008 Barbados Free Press article Harvard Law School’s Global … Continue reading →
Mass Death of 21 Venezuelan Polo Horses – U.S. Open Polo Tournament in Wellington Florida
The world’s polo communities are talking about nothing else today after 21 horses from the Venezuelan Lechuza Caracas polo team died on the field and in the barn at the US Open Polo Tournament in Wellington, Florida. Several agencies are … Continue reading →
Gunman Holds Hostages On Canadian Airliner In Jamaica
UPDATED, Monday 8:06am: CBC.ca report: Incident Is Over – Hijacker in Custody, Canadian Crew Released: Jamaican Police Our original story… Airliner Crew Held Hostage – Shot Fired – Most Passengers Released A gunman stormed a Canadian CanJet airliner on the … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Airliner Hijacking, Barbados, Canada, CanJet, CanJet Hostages, Jamaica
Thousands Of New Visitors To Our Natalee Holloway Stories – Movie and Joran Van der Sloot Thailand Sex Trafficking Video Drive Interest In Natalee’s Disappearance
Renewed Interest Sparked By “The Natalee Holloway Story” Movie A new made for television movie about the disappearance of Natalie Holloway was broadcast on Sunday night. The result — a “perfect storm” on the Internet as renewed interest in the … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Aruba, Barbados, Holloway Murder, Holloway Murder Solved, Joran Van der Sloot, Natalee Holloway
Indigenous Peoples Cry For Justice As Caribbean Nations Conveniently Submit To USA’s Will
“This ‘Human Prosperity’ theme of the OAS Heads of State Summit to follow us immediately in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago CANNOT be implemented for the benefit of the non-indigenous citizens of the OAS states at the expense of … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, CARICOM, Culture & Race Issues, History, Human Rights
Tagged as Barbados, Caribbean Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Peoples
Ugly Fat Woman With Magic Voice Captures Britain’s And The World’s Hearts – The Susan Boyle Story
47 Years Old & Never Been Kissed Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few days, you’ve probably heard of Susan Boyle: the woman who appeared on Britain’s Got Talent and brought the judges and audience to … Continue reading →
Why Is Cremation So Expensive In Barbados?
Could It Be That Bajans Are Living Too Long? A recent CNN article states that many Americans are choosing cremation over burial due to the considerable cost savings. One of our readers directed us to the article and stated, “Too … Continue reading →
President & Mrs. Obama Release Income Tax Returns – Will Barbados Politicians Do The Same?
UPDATED: April 17, 2010 ONE YEAR SINCE we published this article about President Obama and his lovely wife releasing their tax returns for public scrutiny. That’s another year passed without the integrity, transparency and accountability laws that David Thompson and … Continue reading →
