Monthly Archives: May 2010
After 10 years and 9 months of inaction Barbados Tourism Authority pays for a Portuguese language website… but we don’t own it!
We paid for it, but Barbados doesn’t own the website Domain name! The Barbados Tourism Authority finally launched a Portuguese-language website to attract visitors from Brazil. This is in conjunction with the start of airline flights by GOL (Varig) direct … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Politics
Tagged as Barbados, Brazil, business stupidity
Mexico’s drug gangs into politics. Is campaign financing any different where you live?
The phrase “Heads will roll” has taken a new meaning when vacationing in Mexico! Tourist city Cancun, Mexico is in need of a new mayor after the current politician was arrested on suspicion of protecting two drug gangs. Gregorio Sanchez … Continue reading →
Food Slavery in Barbados: Price of one sweet potato – Four U.S. Dollars!
Is TriMart the slave master… or does the trail lead much deeper? 8oz squash – BDS$4.21 16oz sweet potato – BDS$7.87 A few weeks ago BFP’s editor Marcus wrote in an article “There was another day last month where we … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Consumer Issues, Politics, Slavery
Tagged as Barbados, Food prices
Barbados Government announces Environment Month activities – Comic books, t-shirts, walks, but no Environmental Legislation yet
Environment Minister Lowe curiously absent from announced schedule The Government of Barbados is holding several activities to observe Environment Month in June. The full press release can be found at the Barbados Government Information Service website Here’s the Reader’s Digest … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Environment, Nature, Politics, Wildlife
Tagged as Barbados, Environment, World Environment Day
Jamaican drug gangs, failed sugar economies and cheap worldwide tourism: Globalization has not been kind to the Caribbean
UPDATED: August 31, 2011 Our current article about the Barbados Tourism Authority Deputy Director, Austin Husbands, telling folks to keep quiet about bad beaches and environmental problems reminded one of our readers of this past post. Thanks to reader “J” … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Corruption, Crime & Law, History, Jamaica, Political Corruption, Politics, Politics & Corruption, Slavery, Sugar
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Tourism, European Union Sugar Subsidy, Sugar Industry
Land expropriation in Barbados – A history of non-payment when government takes your land!
This month’s land expropriation victim is Mr. Rawle Mason The Barbados government has a long history of expropriating privately-owned land and then not paying the owners. Here, we call it “compulsory acquisition” but most of the world knows the process … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Corruption, Crime & Law, Ethics, Offshore Investments, Political Corruption, Politics, Politics & Corruption
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados land fraud, Corruption, Political Corruption
Nation News removes “Barbados Free Press” from citizen’s letter
Dear Barbados Free Press, For your information the Nation News removed all reference to “Barbados Free Press” when they published a letter from Jason Stephens. I thought that you and your readers would be interested in that piece of information. … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Environment, Freedom Of The Press, Politics, Wildlife
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Environment, Freedom Of The Press
Barbados Environment Ministers have been making the same speech for 15 years. Here it is…
“…strengthen enforcement measures and encourage national laws and regulations regarding chemical management.” … Barbados Environment Minister Denis Lowe on February 5, 2009 speaking at the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) Workshop, Bridgetown Barbados (link here). A year and … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Environment, Nature, Politics, Wildlife
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Environment, Barbados Environment Minister
Another thieving Barbados estate lawyer
Having read your articles on crooked lawyers in Barbados and having gotten no satisfaction from the probate attorney for my wife’s God-Mother I thought of writing you and The Nation. What makes this outright thievery a bit different (probably not … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Corruption, Crime & Law, Ethics, Offshore Investments
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Bar Association, Barbados Crooked Lawyers, Barbados lawyers
Barbados roadsign shows support for Jamaica’s Dudus Coke!
Painted sign on wood: “Dudus We love U!” This sign was seen today (Monday May 24 Bank Holiday) on the left-hand side of Collymore Rock Road going towards Wildey from Bridgetown. Although badly painted, it was built as a stand … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Corruption, Crime & Law, Jamaica, Police
Tagged as Barbados Gangs, Corrupt Politics, Dudus Coke, Gangs and Politics, Jamaican gangs, Political Corruption, Politics
Respected community leader: Some Barbados politicians might be taking payoffs from drug gangs
When Drug Money, Gangs and Politics mix – Worries in Barbados The Chairman of the Barbados Youth Development Council made a surprising remark last Friday and said in public what many folks have whispered to each other privately. Roger Husbands … Continue reading →
Will Barbados Environment Minister Denis Lowe attend World Environment Day Parish Walk – Saturday, June 5, 2010?
Why does our Environment Minister shun citizen-organised Environmental events? With his friendly demeanor and large frame Barbados Environment Minister Denis Lowe is easy to spot when he appears in public, but other than his press interviews and carefully-staged talks at … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Consumer Issues, Corruption, Disaster, Environment, Ethics, Offshore Investments, Oil, Political Corruption, Politics, Politics & Corruption
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Environment, Campaign Financing, Shell Oil, Shell Oil Pollution, Shell Oil Spill, Shell Pipeline Leak, World Environment Day
Bajan in Hollywood Sean Michael Field lands another major commercial – AAMCO Auto Repair
Talent, hard work paying off for a nice guy in a tough business Another big company has turned to Hollywood-based Sean Michael Field to bring their image to America. AAMCO, one of the largest auto repair networks in the USA … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Celebrities
Tagged as AAMCO, Actor Sean Michael Field, Barbados, Celebrity, Hollywood, Movies, Sean Michael Field
Do we need armed officers at each Barbados school? Shot fired during school canteen robbery
Violent criminals know the Barbados Police Force is understrength by 100+ officers When two thugs burst into the Parkinson School canteen just after lunch on Friday and fired a shot to terrorize the staff, they knew that they could probably … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Crime & Law, Police
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Crime, Barbados Tourism, Crime, Policing, School violence, Tourism, Tourist Safety
Election Trinidad and Tobago – How will a Peoples’ Partnership Government handle the CL Financial fiasco?
CL Financial bailout & The Peoples’ Partnership The CL Financial bailout has been a major public concern since it was announced on 30th January 2009 and I have been critical of the steps taken by the current administration to deal … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Politics
Tagged as CL Financial, CL Financial Bailout, CLICO, Kamla Persad Bissessar, Politics, Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago Election
Friends, fun and fresh air at the Blackman’s Gully Trail Walk in Barbados
On the scene photos brought to you through the magic of Kammie Holder’s BlackBerry! In the photo above I see British High Commissioner Paul Brummell (red shirt, white fedora) and author/professor Sean Carrington (big guy with mustache in foreground, wearing … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Environment, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged as Barbados, Environment, Future Centre Trust
Nights out in Barbados: Braddie’s Bar and Mount Gay Showcase
Do you ever get into that rut where you do nothing but work, sleep and look after the home and the little ones? Happens all the time around here when we forget to put aside some time for WE the … Continue reading →
The broken sluice gate the Barbados Government refuses to repair – killing our Ramsar wetlands
This broken sluice gate is the weapon being used to destroy our last mangrove wetlands The government-owned and controlled sluice gate should regulate the flow of water in and out of the Graeme Hall mangrove wetlands. When operating properly, it … Continue reading →
