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 →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Government, Corruption, Crime & Law, Ethics, Freedom Of Information, Offshore Investments, Political Corruption, Politics, Politics & Corruption
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados DLP Lies, Barbados Government Corruption, Barbados Piggies At The Trough, Barbados Political Corruption, Corruption, Freedom Of Information, Freedom of Information Lies, Political Corruption, Politics, Prime Minister Thompson's Integrity Lies
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 →
Filed under Barbados, Building Collapse, Disaster, Political Corruption, Politics, Politics & Corruption
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Family Killed - Cover-up, Barbados Political Corruption, Building Collapse Kills Five, Cover-up Corruption, No Inquest for Barbados Family of Five, No Inquest For Family of Five
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 →
Filed under Barbados, Business & Banking, Consumer Issues, Corruption, Crime & Law, Ethics, Offshore Investments, Political Corruption, Politics, Politics & Corruption
Tagged as Barbados, CL Financial Fraud, CL Financial Scandal, CLICO Bailout, CLICO Barbados, CLICO Fraud, Crooked Barbados Politicians
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 →
Filed under Barbados, Celebrities, Rihanna
Tagged as Celebrity, Conan O'Brien Sinking Ratings, Jay Leno Show, Jay Leno's New Show, Rihanna, Rihanna on Jay Leno
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 →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Panama, Tourism, Travel, Traveling and Tourism
Tagged as Adrian Loveridge Fired!, Barbados, Barbados Tourism
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 →
Filed under Barbados, Consumer Issues, Corruption, Ethics, Freedom Of Information, Freedom Of The Press, Human Rights, Political Corruption, Politics, Politics & Corruption
Tagged as Barbados Free Press Attacked, Freedom of speech in Barbados, Internet censorship in Barbados, Internet Neutrality Threatened
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 →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Tourism, Travel, Traveling and Tourism
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Jet Blue, Barbados Tourism, Jet Blue Barbados Bargains
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 →
Filed under Barbados, Business & Banking, Corruption, Crime & Law, Ethics, Freedom Of Information, Offshore Investments, Political Corruption, Politics, Politics & Corruption
Tagged as A sucker born every minute, Barbados, Barbados Corrupt Politics, Barbados Judge Elneth Kentish, Breaking the law in Barbados, Callie Moore, Jack Kidd, Judicial Corruption, Offshore Corporations Dangers, Offshore Financial Investments, Offshore Investment Dangers, Super Model Jodie Kidd
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 →
Filed under Barbados, Celebrities
Tagged as Kentucky, Kentucky F'd Chicken, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Sean M. Field
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 →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Corruption, Environment, Nature, Offshore Investments, Political Corruption, Politics, Politics & Corruption, Tourism, Traveling and Tourism, Wildlife
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Beaches, Barbados Coastal Erosion, Barbados Coastal Management, Barbados Environmental Disaster, Bribes and Payoffs for Barbados officials, Environmental Disaster in Barbados, Mullins Bay Disaster
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 →
