Monthly Archives: June 2010
World Environment Day in Barbados – media event vs. reality
Show-business government – entertain the masses, but don’t talk about results World Environment Day on Saturday, June 5, 2010 produced a frenzy of statements by our government Ministers and about a dozen newspaper articles faithfully regurgitating the government press releases. … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Environment, Nature, Politics, Wildlife
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Environment, Environment, World Environment Day
Price of a potato in Barbados: $4.63 PLUS 6 cents for the plastic bag!
Plastic bags being sold to customers by weight: at the same price as the produce I went to buy a potato from TriMart Supermarket, yes the same with the potato last week. Ingrunt me decided to ask the cashier to … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Consumer Issues, Environment
Tagged as Barbados, Consumer Issues, Plastic bags
Richard Worrell passes in Brooklyn. School children loved him.
Children, staff and parents at Brooklyn’s Public School 29 mourn the loss of their cook and their friend Bajan living-in-America Richard Worrell died on May 26th in his home in Brooklyn, New York. No cause of death has yet been … Continue reading →
Kammie Holder asks the Barbados Government: “What happened to the promised two-thirds vote needed for land use changes?”
What happen to the two third vote needed for change of land usage? This left left a bitter taste in my mouth for the Minister of Agriculture who behaves like the Deputy Minister of Housing. Mr Benn, you totally disrespected … Continue reading →
Filed under Agriculture, Barbados, Environment, Politics
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados compulsory acquisition, Barbados Land, Barbados land expropriation, Politics
Natalee Holloway suspect Joran van der Sloot wanted for Peru murder
UPDATED: Joran van der Sloot arrested in Chile – Also charged with extorting money from Natalee Holloway’s mother. We won’t follow this story on a “breaking” basis so Google “Joran van der Sloot” and you’ll get the latest. “And now … Continue reading →
Filed under Celebrities, Crime & Law
Tagged as Aruba, Crime, Joran Van der Sloot, Murder, Natalee Holloway, Peru
Dubai’s Khaleej Times: The difference between “mature” Barbados and Jamaica’s “stalled democracy” is the link between gangs and Jamaican politicians.
Another warning that Barbados must get vigilant about Political Financing Coming from a similar colonial-slavery background as most of its Caribbean neighbours, Barbados has managed to achieve much greater economic prosperity, peace and political stability. Why is that? An article … Continue reading →
Speaker of the House Michael Carrington calls for Barbados breathalyser law
Every year more people are killed in road accidents in Barbados than are murdered, yet successive BLP and DLP governments refuse to implement breathalyser equipment and modern laws to protect people from drunk drivers. The first job of government is … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Crime & Law, Disaster, Health, Police
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Road Safety, Breathalyser, Breathalyzer, Drunk Driving, road safety
South Africa’s Ladysmith Black Mambazo Returning To Brooklyn Center For The Performing Arts
Tickets available for March 19, 2011 Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s recent release, Songs From A Zulu Farm (February 2011), is the group’s most personal work to date. “These are songs from the earliest time in our lives,” says Shabalala. “These are … Continue reading →
Filed under Africa, Barbados, Music
Tagged as African music, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Music
Bollywood comes to Bridgetown – Akshay Kumar enjoyed Twenty20 Cricket and Barbados. Indian papers still following Barbados Free Press
Indian action movie icon Akshay Kumar took his friends to Barbados on a chartered bizjet I confess that I’d never heard of Akshay Kumar when a Google-alert for “barbados” landed in our inbox and said the Bollywood star had left … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Celebrities, Cricket
Tagged as Akshay Kumar, Barbados, Bollywood, Cricket, India
