Monthly Archives: October 2009
Marcus: Where are you?
Out of GIN! Out of RUM! Down to drinking tequila. Woe! Woe! Woe! Where are you? Thank 2 vacationinbarbados.com We gone get high high high 2nite!
Filed under Barbados
Investor files international complaint – says Barbados government violated agreement with Canada, failed to protect Canadian investment in Barbados
“Barbados has consistently refused to enforce its domestic environmental laws and to abide by its international obligations…” Barbados news media silent as Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary owner alleges Government harmed wetlands & eco-tourist facility The government and the news media … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Environment, Nature, Offshore Investments, Wildlife
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados investment complaint, Barbados investments, Environment, Environmental Crime
Tourists documenting our destroyed beaches, placing photos on the Internet
Environment Minister maintains silence on the destruction near Mullins Bay The government of Barbados authorized groynes to be built into the ocean near the old Kings Beach Hotel. Only a few years later the entire area is suffering as the … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Environment, Tourism
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados disappearing beaches, Barbados Environment
VECO cover-up continues in Barbados – CEO Bill Allen gets 3 years prison for bribing Alaska politicians
Alaska Senator’s Son was paid US$243,250 in “consulting fees” The corrupt former head of VECO Corporation – the same company that built the Oil Terminal and the new Dodds Prison in Barbados – has been put in jail for 3 … Continue reading →
Freedom of Information Request #2009-1: To Barbados Transport Board
With much fanfare during the 2007 election campaign, then Opposition Leader David Thompson promised that a DLP government would introduce Freedom of Information legislation (FOI) within 100 days of taking office. FOI was part of a promised ITAL (Integrity, Transparency … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Freedom Of Information, Politics
Tagged as Barbados, Freedom Of Information, Politics
Owen Arthur clearly indicates he’d take the BLP leadership again
We at Barbados Free Press spent our lunch listening once again to a recording of yesterday’s interview with former Prime Minister Owen Arthur. One thing is clear: Owen Arthur will return to lead the Barbados Labour Party for the next … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Politics
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Politics, Mia Mottley, Owen Arthur
Owen Arthur as skillful an assassin as we’ve ever seen
(Alternate cartoon caption: “The party has spoken!“) BLP Elder Statesman publicly assassinates current party leader We listened to the Voice of Barbados re-broadcast tonight and within five minutes we realised that Mia Mottley is now walking dead. Former Prime Minister … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Politics
Tagged as Barbados, Mia Mottley Assassination, Political Assassination, Politics
Tennis! Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniaki to battle it out in Barbados
Tennis pon de rock – November 28, 29, Barbados With US$27 million in career prize money won, Serena Williams is the #1 player by winnings in history – and she’s coming to Barbados. Shona is all excited and it looks … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Sports
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Tennis, Caroline Wozniaki, Serena Williams, Serena Williams - Caroline Wozniaki match
BLP political elites stage manage Mia Mottley’s “Leadership Contest”
The newspapers are all afire that Mia Mottley has “demanded” a review of her leadership to quash rumours of a divide in the Barbados Labour Party. (CBC News, Nation news, Barbados Advocate) Rumours? Much more than “rumours”… Golly. I guess … Continue reading →
Full Court Press by DLP at Barbados Free Press
“Dear Barbados Free Press, Is it just me or are you being very tolerant of Hartley Henry/Wishing in Vain/Love/A Mottley Group being multiple posts that all read the same? Yours truly, A friend.” Dear “A Friend” Thanks for your email … Continue reading →
Barbados Immigration: Is PM Thompson taking advice from Winston Churchill?
Churchill opposed Immigration of “coloureds” from Barbados An online article by the racist British National Party has us thinking about some of the comments we’ve heard about immigration from DLP government supporters and Prime Minister Thompson himself. BFP long ago … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Culture & Race Issues, Immigration, Politics
Tagged as Barbados, British National Party, Race & Culture, Racism
Shirlee Smith shares a Barbados family history: Searching through garbage for food in 1940′s Toronto Canada
Family History includes Barbados & Inter-marriage between escaped slaves and Canada’s Native peoples By any standard, we are an adventurous people. That may be a surprising statement to some who have never been off this rock (and there are many) … Continue reading →
Jamaica’s Canadian tourism up 28 percent over last year!
Caricom Unity? Forget about it… it’s every country for itself in a fight for survival on the Tourism Battleground. Jamaican Tourism Minister personally met with 300 Canadian travel agents in Canada’s Western Provinces Despite the global economic crisis, Jamaican Tourism … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Tourism, Travel, Traveling and Tourism
Tagged as Barbados, Caribbean Tourism, Jamaica
Bahamas Politicians lie about Freedom of Information legislation too
“Barbados Free Press blog reminded me of all the times I’ve read about the commitment of our political class to to do something similar. Oh they write about it in their respective manifesto’s and talk it up on the campaign … Continue reading →
Poll: Mia Mottley Opposition “Leader” in name only? You decide…
Mia Mottley: almost two years without a leadership mandate from BLP Membership It’s almost two years now since Mia Mottley was declared last man standing at the post-election punch-up that saw her declared “Leader” of the BLP. Many party members … Continue reading →
Barbados PM admits citizenship applications “not dealt with for over 12 years”
Prime Minister David Thompson admitted yesterday what anyone who has applied for Barbados citizenship in the past decade already knows: there really aren’t any clear rules and the system is a mess. What Thompson didn’t say is how some people … Continue reading →
Filed under Government, Immigration
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Immigration, Immigration
New Hospital the only proper decision for Barbados – but as a nation and as citizens, do we have what it takes to make it happen?
Minister of Health Donville Inniss announced Tuesday morning that our government has committed the country to building a new hospital. We pray that our current government and the succeeding government(s) receive the wisdom and strength to continue with vital project. … Continue reading →
Environment Minister Lowe’s speech a farce as he deliberately ignores the largest and best green space near Bridgetown
Hey friends, just found a short little reminder to myself about something I read in the Nation a few days ago so I’ll write a few lines before it slips away and I forget again… Environment Minister Denis Lowe was … Continue reading →
