Monthly Archives: August 2009

Barbados Government On Integrity Legislation: “Not until we’ve pigged out at the public trough for a few more years”

We Told You So… At the last moment in the 2007 election campaign, David Thompson and the DLP were dragged kicking and screaming into announcing they would introduce Integrity Legislation and Freedom of Information laws within 100 days of taking … Continue reading

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Barbados Government Continues Cover-up In Archcot Building Collapse Deaths – Five Killed and No Inquest!

Updated August 26, 2010 – 3rd anniversary of five preventable deaths This article was first published on August 8, 2009. Every once in a while we bring important articles to the top of the blog again because, unlike the Barbados … Continue reading

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Nation Newspaper CLICO Advertisement – “Why do I save? 3 Reasons!”

My 3 CLICO Reasons for saving… 1/ I used to have savings, but then I invested with a CLICO investment fund and now I have nothing. 2/ CLICO gave millions to Barbadian and Caribbean political parties so they could act … Continue reading

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Will Jay Leno’s return kill Conan O’Brien’s The Tonight Show? Leno’s guests: Rihanna, Jay-Z, Kanye West

Marcus and Shona confess: “We haven’t watched The Tonight Show since the second night Conan O’Brien took over.” Ok, there are probably many folks who love O’Brien and good for them, but Marcus and I haven’t fired up the satellite … Continue reading

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Panama’s Tourism Arrivals Doubled In Five Years, Solomon Islands Up 8% Over Last Year – What About Barbados?

A few days ago our resident hotel owner, tourism guru and recently-fired Barbados Tourism Authority member Adrian Loveridge said “I hope we have a plan“ and pointed out that visitor arrivals from the USA to Barbados have been flat for … Continue reading

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Barbados Internet Providers Slowing Reader Access To Barbados Free Press

For several months Barbados Free Press has been receiving complaints from Bajan visitors about extremely slow access and slow loading of the Barbados Free Press blog. The complaints are being received only from BFP readers located in the country of … Continue reading

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Why Hasn’t Barbados Seen Any Growth In Visitors From The USA?

I hope ‘we’ have a plan. In less than two months we will see the arrival of two new air services. Factually the return of one from Philadelphia (US Airways) and a brand new addition, JetBlue from New York! There … Continue reading

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Barbados High Court Justice, Supermodel Jodie Kidd’s Father Both Caught Breaking Law – Corporate Records Funny Business Surfaces During Land Fraud Trial

UPDATE: May 9, 2010 We saw on Google alerts that “Polo champion Jack Kidd’s fiancee Callie Moore has announced she is pregnant – just months after the couple cancelled their planned summer wedding.” Congratulations to Jack and Callie! The Kidds … Continue reading

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Sean M. Field Lands Major KFC Commercial

Born in Barbados and recently transplanted to Hollywood – actor Sean Michael Field has landed himself a major spot in a major commercial for KFC. As The GRILL Sergeant, Field is front and center in KFC’s campaign to transform the … Continue reading

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Lesson for Barbados – Mexican Hotel Builds Groyne To Steal Beach Sand: Government Sends In Navy, Police, Environmental Enforcement Agents!

Unlike Barbados, the Government of Mexico is obviously serious about protecting fragile coastline and beaches from corporations and developers that think they can do whatever they want to enhance their own beachfront at the expense of the environment and others … Continue reading

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New Barbados Senator Is Proof Of Ongoing CLICO DLP Incest

Does CLICO still own the David Thompson government? One thing you have to admire about Prime Minister David Thompson – he never forgets his friends. Thompson has not forgotten all those long years when CLICO and CEO Leroy Parris supported … Continue reading

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