Monthly Archives: October 2010
Scientology looking for converts in Barbados
Strange Scientology beliefs: Galactic confederacy and humans possessed by the ghosts of aliens There are a series of “motivational” commercials now being played before the standard ads and trailers at Olympus Cinemas. These commercials have high production quality but are … Continue reading →
Breaking News: Barbados Prime Minister Thompson is alive!
And the Barbados news media criticizes the blogs? Oh please! Cha!!!! ‘No truth’ to talk of PM’s death 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010 – Prime Minister David Thompson, up to late this evening, remains hospitalised in the United States, … Continue reading →
Letter from a wayward nephew…
Dear Uncle (name snipped by BFP) Here are the photos of my first son God willing (name withheld by BFP) born (date withheld by BFP). (major portion of this email snipped by BFP) Before Aunt (Name) gets to you, you … Continue reading →
Battling the Barbados news media: Part One
“If you keep silent, can’t touch you!” by poeticjazztice (Junior Campbell) I wrote the following news story in 2005 but could not find a local media house willing to publish it. I eventually “sold” it to a Barbadian journalist who was … Continue reading →
Financial Inspector Carl Hiralal too cosy with bankers he’s supposed to supervise
(click photo for large) Shareholders, policy holders and citizens pay the price for trusting Hiralal Sometimes things ARE as they appear. An August 24, 2009 photo “Banking on Republic” in Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday shows the happy Trinidad & Tobago … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Business & Banking, Consumer Issues, Corruption, Ethics, Offshore Investments
Tagged as Bank Failure, CL Financial Bailout, CLICO Investment Bank, Corruption
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Adrian Loveridge’s Tourism Matters: Ignore online tourism reviews at our peril.
TripAdvisor – the power of your neighbour’s opinion When I read in the largest circulation travel trade publication recently, a direct quote attributed to one of our most prominent hoteliers, my first response was to cringe. He stated ‘TripAdvisor is … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Tourism, TripAdvisor, TripAdvisor controversy
Barbados wedding in the rain
Love finds a way… Thanks to The Bajan Reporter for directing us to a wonderful story and photos at Planet Barbados. Does photographer Leslie St. John know his way around a camera? Ha! Do fish fly? Nice couple. Hope they … Continue reading →
Children, poor people to fill empty seats at Commonwealth Games
Barbados vs England Net Ball – 58 spectators including players’ families A quick thought before bed about the Delhi Commonwealth Games. In a country of a billion people, 58 spectators showed up to watch Barbados and England play net ball. … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Consumer Issues, Corruption, Disaster, Economy, Health, Sports
Tagged as Barbados, Commonwealth Games, Political Corruption, Politics, Sports
Barbados digging out, drying out as flood waters drain
Mud, water, more mud! When we talk about this in a few months, many of us won’t remember the water so much as all the mud. There’s nothing to put you in a mood like shoveling mud from inside your … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Disaster, Environment
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Flooding, Barbados Weather
Barbados Tourism Authority Facebook not updated for 3 months
click to enlarge Tourism Minister’s “social media” programme needs some attention Our Minister of Tourism, Richard L. Sealy, was quoted on CBC TV8 News a couple of days ago stating that the Barbados Tourism Authority and his Ministry of Tourism … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Blogging, Technology
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Tourism Authority, Facebook Follies, Social Media, Social Media Experts, Social Media Scams
My Rustic Bajan Garden soothes the soul – and the floodwaters
There is no flooding in the garden – and there is a reason for that. We’ve been remiss in not mentioning a popular Bajan blog that is seen on more and more computers at work these days. When folks need … Continue reading →
Filed under Agriculture, Barbados, Disaster, Environment, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Environment, Barbados Flooding, Environment
News Item: Turks and Caicos Integrity Commission collects asset declarations from senior judges
As the newly appointed head of the Turks and Caicos Integrity Commission, SIR David Anthony Cathcart Simmons recently ordered that members of the advisory council and consultative forum must now declare their income, assets and liabilities along with all other … Continue reading →
Filed under Corruption, Crime & Law, Ethics, Freedom Of Information
Tagged as Asset declaration, Barbados, Integrity Legislation, Turks and Caicos
Ground Zero Mosque design: falling Stars of David are not symbolic of Jewish defeat. Honest.
Let’s see if I have this correctly… No symbolism in the location of a mega-mosque on the site of a building damaged in the 9/11 attacks. No symbolism in the design showing falling Jewish Stars of David. No symbolism in … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Religion
Tagged as 9/11 Mosque, Ground Zero Mosque, Islam, Islamists, Sharia Law
Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister: CLICO a scheme like Ponzi, a house of cards.
Statement by Trinidad & Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar “Do you remember the pyramid? Now we are hearing about Ponzi schemes and so on. This here was the CL scheme, and what it was really is to take people’s money … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Business & Banking, Consumer Issues, Corruption, Economy, Ethics, Offshore Investments, Politics
Tagged as CL Financial Bailout, CLICO Bailout
CL Financial Collapse: What were the regulators doing?
“Given that two-thirds of their liabilities are non-insurance, how could it be legitimate to consider CLICO an insurance company?” CL Financial bailout – Closing the circle by Afra Raymond Amidst the raging debate on the rights of the disappointed depositors … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Business & Banking, Consumer Issues, Corruption, Economy, Ethics, Offshore Investments
Tagged as CL Financial Bailout, CLICO Bailout
Please visit our friends at… The Future Centre Trust
Click on the banner to visit one of our country’s hardest working environmental action groups.
Filed under Barbados, Energy, Environment
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Environment, Environment, Future Centre Trust
Wind Turbines at Lamberts, Barbados – How close is too close?
A look at Barbados Light & Power’s proposal – Part 3 First, our apologies to those who sent us articles and materials 3 years ago… Back in 2007 when BL&P’s proposed wind turbine installation at Lamberts was a relatively new … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Energy, Environment, Health
Tagged as Alternative energy, Barbados Energy, Barbados Environment, Energy, Environment, wind power
