Monthly Archives: September 2009
Everyone Has The Same Idea: Chinese Tourism Will Save Us!
With so many countries looking for Chinese tourists, what can Barbados do to stand out? What does Barbados have in common with Bermuda, Italy, the U.K., Guam, Georgia, New York City, the Emirates, Kenya, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Australia, Canada, Viet … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, China, Tourism, Travel, Traveling and Tourism
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Tourism, China, Chinese Tourists, Tourism
United States Vows to increase prosecution of Human Trafficking in it’s offshore territories
United States accuses Barbados of “Minimal efforts” in fighting Human Trafficking UPDATED May 16, 2010 Barbados Free Press has written a follow-up article to this story. See What happened with the Caribbean Child Sex Trafficking Ring mentioned online by BANGO … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Corruption, Crime & Law, Ethics, Human Rights, Jamaica, Police, Slavery
Tagged as BANGO, Barbados, Barbados Association of Non-Governmental Organisations, Barbados child prostitution, Caribbean child prostitution, Human Rights, Scandal, Slavery, Trafficking in children, Trafficking in Persons, Trafficking in sex workers
A reader comments on Dialysis at Barbados Queen Elizabeth Hospital
The following comment was left by BFP reader “decent boy” on our recent article Has it come to this in Barbados? Dialysis patients turned away due to shortage of needles, gloves, standard supplies. “Decent boy” seems to have an insider’s perspective … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Consumer Issues, Health
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Dialysis, Barbados Health Care, Dialysis, Dialysis Crisis, Health, Health care
Terry Schwarzfeld Tourist Murder: Preliminary Hearing Begins against accused Curtis Joel Foster
Widower of Murder Victim Schwarzfeld complains he is kept in the dark about trial The Canadian news outlets are reporting that the preliminary hearing in the Terry Schwarzfeld tourist murder started today in Bridgetown, Barbados. Bajan Curtis Joel Foster is … Continue reading →
Bizzy Williams asks BFP readers: “Should Barbados pursue wind generation of electricity… and if so, where?”
UPDATED: September 21, 2010 A year ago Bizzy Williams asked a question here at Barbados Free Press. As we reconsider what Bizzy said at the time, we at BFP ask “What has really been done by anyone in Barbados during … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Energy, Environment
Tagged as Alternative energy, Barbados, Bizzy Williams, Energy, Environment, green energy, offshore wind power, wind power
Different day, Same old promise…
Yawn…. Back on August 23rd at the DLP annual piggyfest, Prime Minister Thompson once again promised he was going to hold people accountable for “certain financial irregularities” at the Barbados Tourism Authority. You know how it is folks, every few … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Corruption, Crime & Law, Ethics, Police, Political Corruption, Politics, Politics & Corruption
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Corruption, Political Corruption, Politics
Barbados Advocate ‘Yellow Journalism’ Editorial Ignores the Truth: Hartley Henry carried out his threat at Barbados Underground
WARNING: MATURE CONTENT – Discussion of alleged intimate acts Tell your neighbours, Tell your friends about the Lie in The Barbados Advocate It is really very simple, folks. Let’s review what happened step by step… 1/ August 23, 2009 – … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados News & Media, Corruption, Crime & Law, Ethics, Freedom Of The Press, News Media, Police, Political Corruption, Politics, Politics & Corruption
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Political Corruption, Barbados Yellow Journalism, Freedom Of The Press, Hartley Henry, Politics, Yellow Journalism
Who’s my true ancestor?
Who’s My True Ancestor? When I was young they told me How my paternal great granddad was an ecky-becky (poor Whity) On my mother’s side I had an Indian great grand She married a half breed Chinese man My name … Continue reading →
Filed under Africa, Barbados, Culture & Race Issues, History, Race
Tagged as Barbados, Poetry, Race, Race and Culture
Leroy Parris and CLICO – The NEW Pirates of the Caribbean and the rape of Sam Lord’s Castle
An American Tourist Considers Sam Lord’s Castle I decided to post these pictures anyway: first, to show what future renovators are up against; second, to show CLICO’s attitude toward the property. If I may speculate upon Bajan politics, on analogy … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, History, Political Corruption, Politics, Politics & Corruption
Tagged as Barbados, CLICO, CLICO Bailout, CLICO Barbados, Destroying Heritage, Leroy Parris, Sam Lords Castle
Questionnaire: Tourism impacts in Barbados
Hi BFP, I would like to ask for your/the BFP reader’s help. I’m still short of responses for my questionnaire on resident perceptions of tourism impacts in Barbados. I’ve converted the questionnaire into an online format and it is available here: Questionnaire: … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Tourism, Travel, Traveling and Tourism
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Tourism impacts in Barbados
Science Traces Barbados Slaves to Different Regions Of Africa
‘We knew from historical records that the plantation was worked by African slaves,’ says archaeologist Dr Hannes Schroeder who led the research while working for his PhD at the University of Oxford. ‘But now we have a method that enables … Continue reading →
Filed under Africa, Barbados, History, Slavery
Tagged as Barbados History, History, Slavery Origins
