Monthly Archives: August 2010
Confederate Flag to fly over Martin Luther King’s assassination site. No problem, right?
“Martin Luther King was assassinated in what was the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. Let us say, because we can, that a modern member of the Knight’s Party – previously known as the Ku Klux Klan – bought that land and painstakingly … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Culture & Race Issues, Ethics, History, Human Rights, Religion
Tagged as 9/11 Mosque, Ground Zero, Islam, Jihad
Looking for Sam Green or Carl Clark
Dear Barbados Free Press readers, Please help me locate Sam Green and Carl Clark. My USA Company, Opelika Manufacturing, had a garment factory near the airport in the late 70′s. Sam Green was our plant manager and Carl Clark was … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados Tourism
Barbados Customs Officers, security cameras and Red Caps. What’s the connection?
“According to today’s Nation – Customs Officers at GAIA are to protest the installation of security cameras in the arrival hall. Well, what do you know? Every Barbadian knows of the collusion between the red caps and the ‘officers’ – … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Corruption, Crime & Law, Ethics, Police
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Customs Problems, Security camera issues
Time for Affirmative Action legislation in child custody matters
UPDATED: October 10, 2011 It has been four months since I’ve been allowed to see my son. I am supposed to see him every other weekend if I am not away working but there is always some excuse. He’s sick. … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Culture & Race Issues, Human Rights
Tagged as Absent fathers, Barbados, Child custody, Divorce
September 11, 2010: Huge protest at Ground Zero against 9/11 Victory Mosque
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend a massive protest this September 11th at Ground Zero. The issue is the proposed construction of an 11 story mega-mosque within steps of the hole in the ground that used to … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Culture & Race Issues, History, Human Rights, Religion
Tagged as 9/11, Ground Zero Mosque, Islamic terror
Question for LIME Barbados
Can LIME explain why it’s advertisement for its AllTalk Plus offer does not explain to customers that there’s more in the mortar than the pestle? Check last Sunday Sun’s page 2 and you will see the advertisement telling you that … Continue reading →
Exclusive Breaking: UK Travel Agent now selling St. Lucia holidays “10 to 1″ over Barbados!
In a stunning reversal of the way things were only six months ago, travel agent Sandra McLeavy of Holiday Experts says she is now selling St. Lucia holidays over Barbados ten to one in favour of St. Lucia! Ms. McLeavy … Continue reading →
Without Freedom of Information most government activity is a state secret
“There is no surer mechanism for guaranteeing transparency than a Freedom of Information Act and the various regulations that make it work. It is long overdue in Anguilla. Here, it is nearly impossible to obtain any information on the programmes … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Corruption, Freedom Of Information, Political Corruption, Politics, Politics & Corruption
Tagged as Barbados, Freedom Of Information
Barbados tourist arrivals up 2.9% – Visitors to St. Lucia up 11.9%
What is the true story about our Tourism statistics? The Barbados government and the Nation newspaper are joyfully reporting that Barbados visitor arrivals are up 2.9%. That’s wonderful, but then we hear from Adrian Loveridge that St. Lucia long-stay visitors … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Tourism, Travel, Traveling and Tourism
Promises and Lies… Who can tell the difference anymore?
Hey… see the nice lady giving David Thompson a hug? She believed his promises in the DLP’s “Pathways to Progress” 2007 election manifesto. Nice lady, but a sucker like the rest of us.
Filed under Barbados, Corruption, Ethics, Freedom Of Information, Political Corruption, Politics, Politics & Corruption
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Corrupt Politics, Barbados Politics, Politics
Acting Prime Minister Stuart must speak about those NHC contracts!
My Fellow Barbadians, You will recall that David Thompson said in the full glare of national television that DLP candidates had signed on to ‘A Code of Conduct’. Later at their first-year meeting at Holder’s Hill, St. James – Mr. … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Corruption, Ethics, Freedom Of Information, Political Corruption, Politics
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Politics, Barbados scandal, Politics
Still not liking the taste of your “new” Pine Hill Dairy milk? Here’s why…
The following article was submitted to BFP in June by Dr. Robert D. Lucas, but for some reason ended up in the “spam” folder where we just now discovered it. Our apologies to Dr. Lucas. We promise to be more … Continue reading →
Filed under Agriculture, Barbados, Consumer Issues
Tagged as Agriculture, Barbados, Consumer Issues, Milk
Message in a bottle floats from Barbados to Louisiana
Remembrance Day Stories Mother’s tribute to her fallen soldier-son In September of 2009, Private James Prosser was killed in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb. When Christmas came around last year his mother, Sarah Adams, decided that she just couldn’t face … Continue reading →
9 kilos of Barbados cocaine seized at Toronto airport, woman arrested
Million dollar drug shipment concealed in 3,000 fabric-covered buttons from Barbados Canadian Border authorities arrested a woman coming into Canada on July 17, 2010 but just now released the information. We can’t find the name of the woman being held … Continue reading →
Joe’s River bridge reopens after expensive rebuild – still lacks pedestrian walkway
After a year or so of major rebuilding the Joe’s River bridge reopened last week. All that money and time spent and now we learn that pedestrians still have to share the bridge with large trucks, buses and fast cars. … Continue reading →
What’s the latest on the problems with the Barbados condominium laws?
Dear Barbados Free Press, I found your website and your story “Only A Fool Would Buy A Condo In Barbados – Canadian In 17th Year Of Barbados Condo Hell“ through Google when I was searching for a Barbados condominium. Your story … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Offshore Investments, Real Estate
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados condominium, Barbados condominium law
Mr. Prime Minister: Where is my Income Tax Refund?
DLP says Barbados economy is in fine shape, just needs some paint A few days into July last month the DLP held a Media Conference at Illaro Court where it told the country that the economy was “stable.” Within days … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Business & Banking, Economy, Politics
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Economy, Politics
One medical transcription success story in Barbados!
After publishing our recent story on the failed medical transcription business we received an email alerting us to the fact that one of the American supervisors at the company had a personal success story while in Barbados. Kathy Rockel came … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Culture & Race Issues, Immigration, Race, Religion
Tagged as Barbados, Inter-racial marriage, Mixed Marriage
