Monthly Archives: September 2010
Bajans on stolen list of secret Swiss bank accounts? The HSBC Private Bank scandal.
UPDATED: February 28, 2011 – Tremendous interest in this article by Bajans Swiss Regulator “symbolically” reprimands HSBC over data theft. Barbados Government continues to ignore HSBC Private Bank Money Laundering & Tax Haven Scandal We are again seeing tremendous interest … Continue reading →
Tourism Matters – Non-stop Dallas to Barbados
Think beyond Dallas… to Arkansas and Wichita Falls The new non-stop direct service from Dallas to Barbados, slated to start on the 16th December this year offers tremendous growth potential for our tourism industry. Not only will it tempt the … Continue reading →
New York Times’ Frugal Traveler loves Barbados – because of Bajans
“Bajans treat foreigners with incredible kindness” “You’ve got one heck of an island.” Seth Kugel writes Frugal Traveler for the New York Times and he’s more likely to be found sleeping in a low-end guest house than at, for instance, … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Tourism, Travel
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Vacation, Frugal Traveler in Barbados
Please visit our friend… author Walter Phillips
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Secret CL Financial bailout of 325 very special shareholders
“If the CL Financial group is insolvent, then how are we paying for all this? Yes, that is the big question.” “For the record, no one from the previous government or the Central Bank, for that matter, has ever even … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Business & Banking, Consumer Issues, Corruption, Crime & Law, Economy, Offshore Investments
Tagged as CL Financial, CL Financial Bailout, CLICO, CLICO Bailout
Kidnapper of Great Train Robber Ronald Biggs returning to Barbados
Bajan extradition order against Freddie Prime lifted after 29 years. The last time Freddie Prime visited Barbados was in January of 2009. His vacation lasted until he reached the Immigration desk where officers arrested the 80 year old grandfather and … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Crime & Law, History, Immigration
Tagged as Barbados, Freddie Prime, Great Train Robbery, Ronald Biggs, Ronald Biggs kidnapping
Mia says “Hard Times a’ comin’.” Cliverton says she looks sultry…
1:23am Grape Hall, Barbados. sul·try/ˈsəltrē/Adjective 1. (of the air or weather) Hot and humid. 2. (of a person, esp. a woman) Attractive in a way that suggests a passionate nature Ok. Had afew or more. Listening to AC/DC over the … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Politics
Tagged as Barbados, Mia Mottley, Politics, Sexy Politicians, Sultry women
Please visit our friends at… Peach and Quiet Hotel
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Suggestion for the Barbados Tourism Authority: Give “Britain’s unluckiest bride” a free honeymoon!
UPDATE: Bajans pitching in! Peach and Quiet Hotel offers up to 14 days of accommodation to the Wilsons, including some meals! What a wonderful contribution by Mr. & Mrs. Loveridge. Who’s next to help out? Does Sir Richard Branson read … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Human Interest, Unluckiest bride
Barbados Bar Association blames public for choosing crooked lawyers “at random”
President Leslie Haynes cautions public to avoid lawyers with “cash flow problems”, and to ignore recommendations of friends. Barbados Bar Association website recommends lawyers who have been caught stealing from clients! The President of the Barbados Bar Association vented at … Continue reading →
The Muslim vision of the future for all Barbadian women
We were happy to see the girls and women of the Alfalah Muslim School out on the weekend helping to clean up Long Beach. Their veils, dress and close supervision are not the norm in Barbados – but will be … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Human Rights, Religion
Tagged as Barbados, Human Rights, Islam, Religion, Veil, Women's Rights
Dilma Rousseff about to be elected as Brazil’s first female President. Meanwhile, in Barbados…
If the polls and pundits are correct … a former Marxist urban guerrilla who was arrested and tortured by the military government in 1970 is about to be elected as the first female President of the South American powerhouse known … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Culture & Race Issues, Politics
Tagged as Barbados, Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, Politics
Barbados pimp starts Caribbean Gay social media website – sets gay cause back 50 years.
The Nation Newspaper buys into Human Rights discussions hosted by a pimp. by Cliverton Let’s make one thing clear before we start: no matter our differing views on many topics, each of the staff at Barbados Free Press loathes Charles … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Culture & Race Issues, Human Rights
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Gays
Nation Newspaper censors Kammie Holder’s latest column. Read it here.
Here is (my latest Friday Nation column) Swimming Upstream which was not published 24 September 2010. We now know clearly why some politicians behave the way they do and why some persons feel they are more equal than others in … Continue reading →
Cameron Electric Vehicles aiming to help Barbados go green!
Another Cameron electric-bicycle tour coming to Barbados in October Barbados and being environmentally green submitted by: Cameron EV Electric Vehicles It was grand to see the media treatment regarding Arbor Day. A Nation News newspaper article on Sep 23, 2010 … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Energy, Environment, Technology
Tagged as Barbados, Electric Bicycles, Electric Vehicles
CL Financial ‘sweetheart bailout agreement’ – Lawrence Duprey comfortable as investors search for the missing 76.8 BILLION dollars
“In my view, the most odious aspect of the entire bailout is that the wealthiest individual in the Caribbean was able to negotiate the largest-ever loan from our Treasury at zero interest on the basis of a letter.” “For those … Continue reading →
New York Times’ Frugal Traveler Tweets Barbados Free Press article to 77,000 followers!
Whoa Lord! I did not know the power of the internet until now. A couple of days ago the New York Times – Icon with a capital “I”, news institution – featured a Barbados Free Press article via Twitter. Within … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Blogging, Freedom Of The Press
Tagged as Barbados
Tourism Matters: Where is Barbados’ Tourism Master Plan? Where is our YouTube campaign?
Closed hotels, lost opportunities and a failure to embrace You-Tube. (It’s free! It works! Why aren’t we running to use it?) When a senior executive of a major American based travel oriented advertising agency recently told me that more people … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Tourism, Travel, Traveling and Tourism
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Hotels, Barbados Tourism Business
