Monthly Archives: May 2010
Florida Today picks up two Barbados Free Press offshore investment articles
Florida news service interested in BFP’s Clico, Barbados investor residency articles That’s kind of special! With our permission (as if we would refuse. ) the Melbourne, Florida-based publication re-printed and linked online to two of our articles about offshore investments … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Offshore Investments
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados investments, CLICO, CLICO Bailout, Offshore Investments
Horizon Helicopters for an unforgettable Barbados adventure!
Nothing compares with an air-tour of Barbados You haven’t experienced the beauty of Barbados until you have seen our island from the air. By “from the air” I don’t mean the last 5 minutes as your jet lands at Grantley … Continue reading →
Filed under Aviation, Barbados, Barbados Tourism
Tagged as Aviation, Barbados, Helicopters, Horizon Helicopters Barbados
CLICO stupid question #1 “Where were the politicians and business leaders when this was happening?”
Peter N. Boos asks “Where were the politicians and business leaders when this (Clico mess) was happening?” That’s easy to answer in the case of now Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson… Barbados Prime Minister Thompson was lawyer for CLICO when … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Consumer Issues, Corruption
Tagged as Barbados, CL Financial, CLICO, CLICO Bailout, CLICO Barbados, CLICO Fraud, Offshore Investments
Memories of CLICO: John Mauldin, Michael E. Lewitt and The Death of Capital
Profligate – definitions 1 & 2: 1 : completely given up to dissipation and licentiousness 2 : wildly extravagant Most of us ordinary folks never seem to have the time, education and family guidance to become interested early enough in … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Consumer Issues, Corruption
Tagged as Barbados, CL Financial, CLICO, CLICO Bailout, CLICO Barbados, CLICO Fraud, Offshore Investments
Bad News: Barbados Government taxes No Plastic Bag Day into submission then Environment Ministry ignores this vital project!
The Good By all accounts, last weekend’s first annual No Plastic Bag Day in Barbados was successful in raising public awareness that there is an alternative to the millions of plastic bags Bajans throw away every year. Thousands of Bajans … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Environment, Politics, Tourism, Travel, Traveling and Tourism, Wildlife
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Environment, Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development, Environment, National Geographic, No Plastic Bag Day, Sustainable development, Sustainable Tourism
Good News: Barbados Government provides some funds to Future Centre Trust’s ‘Green Business Barbados’
Green Business Barbados created by Future Centre Trust The Green Business Barbados programme created by the Future Centre Trust has now been officially supported and sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment, Water Resources and Drainage through the Community Environmental … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Energy, Environment, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Environment, Environment, Future Centre Trust
Singing or crime more profitable? Barbados criminal Cecil Harvey makes US$145,000 for one month. Rihanna makes US$44,707 for one hour appearance.
We must be doing something wrong at our home where we struggle to keep the children clean, dressed and well fed. There was another day last month where we again had to decide between delaying the car payment for a … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Crime & Law, Immigration, Music, Rihanna
Tagged as Barbados, Crime, Crime Pays, Rihanna
Barbados Hotel Occupancy down 27% during our peak month!
“A staggering fall of 27%, despite increased airlift out of Canada and the US!” Is the traditional Barbadian Hotel a dying breed? I was tempted to pose this question after studying a recent accommodation occupancy report produced by the Barbados … Continue reading →
“The hills come alive when you don’t use plastic bags”
Had to laugh and cheer! Barbados’ #1 unofficial Park Ranger Julian Glyne William Hunte sings Julie Andrews (without the dress) to promote No Plastic Bag Day. Hey… Environment Minister Denis Lowe never showed and never sent a stand-in – but … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Environment, Ethics
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Environment, Environment, No Plastic Bag Day
Cocky Barbados Free Press posting from Kabul, Afghanistan today!
Hello Barbados! It’s a long story and Cliverton will probably want to kill me but this is a first for Barbados Free Press so I’m going to announce it. Through the magic of the internet both our May 8, 2010 … Continue reading →
One Caribbean Radio 97.9 HD2 – Great listening for West Indians around the world!
AN OLD FRIEND recently told us that they were doing a little behind the scenes work for One Caribbean Radio 97.9 HD2 out of Brooklyn, New York and suggested we give a listen via the internet. All we can say … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Caribbean Media, Music, News Media
Tagged as Barbados, Caribbean internet radio, One Caribbean Radio
Call for investigation into horse death at Barbados Turf Club
Horse’s death “A disgrace to the racing industry” The Barbados Turf Club’s refusal to allow a racehorse to be saddled in the stall across from saddling enclosure, a practice regularly done by trainers when horses are acting up, resulted in … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Crime & Law, Sports
Tagged as Animal Rights, Barbados, Barbados Turf Club, Horse Racing
Major Environmental Engineering study slams Barbados Government over imminent death of last Mangrove wetland. Government destroying RAMSAR natural heritage site.
“The investment in the Sanctuary was supposed to be part of a sustainable environmental initiative, dependent on government leadership. As the largest private environmental stakeholder in Barbados, we continue to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars annually to maintain the … Continue reading →
New Cayman standards provide predictability for business investors. Will Barbados ever do the same?
Frustration grows with Barbados’ lack of standards for business investor residency Our friends over at Business Barbados.com are big on attracting foreign investors and wealthy retirees to Barbados because they recognize how important this type of activity is to our … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Business & Banking, Immigration, Offshore Investments
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Business Investors, Cayman Islands, Offshore Investment
Chastened Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak preps to beat Barbados Flyin’ Fish Segway polo team
Silicon Valley Aftershocks want more punishment. Flyin’ Fish plan to Bring It! OK folks, here’s de plan… Steve Wozniak “Woz” and his team were grilled for lunch last time they met Barbados Flyin’ Fish in the 2009 Segway Polo final … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Celebrities, Sports
Tagged as Barbados, Segway, Segway Polo, Steve Wozniak, World Segway Polo Championships
Hamilton Lashley provides a lesson in Barbados political ethics: “BLP or DLP doesn’t matter, just show me the money!”
Hamilton Lashley reminds us again that “everyting is de same old, same old ’bout hey!” News Item: Hamilton Lashley again switches loyalty to whatever party is in power. About “The politics of inclusion”, our readers said… Back in September of … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Ethics, Political Corruption, Politics, Politics & Corruption
A little birdie told us…
… that Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson was “recently” chatting at an event with a couple of dozen people standing nearby when he was asked if he had seen the below BFP cartoon (First published in January 2010 and last … Continue reading →
Rastafari is not the wanted man!
Is there Rastafari profiling in Barbados? The Royal Barbados Police Force has its work to accomplish. However, according to the democratic rule of law, when the actions of the State violate the constitutional rights of citizens, redress is due regardless … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Crime & Law, Culture & Race Issues, Human Rights, Religion
Tagged as Barbados, Human Rights, Rastafari, Religion, Religious Freedom
