Daily Archives: December 2, 2010

BREAKING NEWS: Barbados mentioned in 261 WikiLeaks US Embassy cables

UPDATED: December 3, 2010 12:33pm The WikiLeaks website is under attack and is rotating between different servers around the world. We’ll put the current link to the Embassy Cables at the bottom of the article, but if our readers find … Continue reading

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Filed under Barbados, Freedom Of Information, Freedom Of The Press, History, Human Rights, Military

With unemployment so high, is Barbados importing Chinese workers?

Hi BFP, Just wondered if anyone can explain the presence of these Chinese who seem to be workers … here in Barbados? Were they brought in for some project? (With unemployment so high it makes me wonder.) I took these … Continue reading

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Filed under Barbados, Business & Banking, China, Immigration

BLP divorcees remember the happy days of new love!

How could love go so bad? It all started when her father introduced the young maiden to his business colleague, the CEO of “BLP Solutions Inc.”  It wasn’t love at first sight, but soon the couple began to appreciate each … Continue reading

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Filed under Barbados, Politics

CL Financial bailout: “Amazing scenes were witnessed”

“A glaring example of the kind of wanton wrongdoing at the heart of this mess…  Clico Investment Bank fails to file its Corporation Tax returns for three years, yet keep their banking licence and arrange for the taxpayer to bail … Continue reading

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Filed under Barbados, Business & Banking, Consumer Issues, Crime & Law, Economy, Offshore Investments