Monthly Archives: January 2011
Barbados Chief Prosecutor: Woman “provoked” her killer by refusing sex, therefore not murder.
Attention Women’s Rights Advocates around the world. Barbados women had better not withhold sex if they know what’s good for them No, this outrage didn’t happen in Saudi Arabia or Pakistan. It happened in the Caribbean island nation of Barbados … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Corruption, Crime & Law, Culture & Race Issues, Human Rights
Tagged as Barbados, Crime, Human Rights, Human Rights Abuses, Women's Rights
Spark of the Day! Join a prayer circle in Japan
Some seek truth one way, some in another… We received this photo of a Japanese prayer circle from an anonymous reader and it makes me think about how little I know about how others seek God, or if you prefer, … Continue reading →
Filed under Religion, Spark of the Day!
Tagged as Japan, Japanese Prayer Circle, Photography, Religion, Spark of the Day
FirstCaribbean International Bank fees up. Service? Well that’s something else…
The Increase in Bank fees. Is this reflective of the Customer experience? by Alison Weekes, Fifs, MSc, Int.Dip.Comp Banking & Compliance Professional UK I note with interest the various comments in relation to the announcement of the increase in bank … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Business & Banking, Consumer Issues
Tagged as Bank fees, Barbados, Consumer Issues, FirstCaribbean International Bank
Buble bulges in Barbados
2007 & 2011! Oh Michael! How could you let yourself go like this? Shona and Auntie Moses just read the Daily Mail and are horrified at the photos of Michael Buble walking on the beach. Or, we should say that’s … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Celebrities
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Celebrities, Celebrities, Famous and Fat, Fat Celebrities, Lifestyle, Michael Buble, Weight Loss
How PricewaterhouseCoopers grossly misled investors in CMMB – Caribbean Money Market Brokers
“The presentation of these financials (by PricewaterhouseCoopers) may be technically permissible but they are grossly misleading… These accounts suggest, to the untrained financial eye, that the company is profitable and it is not.” Excerpt from a reader’s analysis of PwC … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Business & Banking, Consumer Issues, Corruption, Crime & Law, Ethics, Offshore Investments
Tagged as Barbados, Caribbean Investment Fraud, CL Financial Scandal, CLICO, CMMB, CMMB - Caribbean Money Market Brokers, CMMB Fraud, PricewaterhouseCoopers, PricewaterhouseCoopers deception
Sparman – Ishmael Affair: Queen Elizabeth Hospital cancels suspension, lawsuits fly
The Nation is reporting that Senior Consultant Cardiologist Dr. Richard Ishmael is fully back on the job after his suspension was lifted by the QEH Board. Doctor Ishmael (photo above) filed a lawsuit against the hospital and perhaps others, although … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Consumer Issues, Corruption, Ethics, Health, Politics
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Health Care, Health, Sparman Clinic
Barbados Labour Party website shows Mia Mottley and her supporters again
Leadership battle to resume after election? Last November, the 72nd annual BLP Conference ended with walkouts and tears as Mottley supporters and other vexed members removed their support from the party over the return of Owen Arthur as ‘leader’. From … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Politics
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Labour Party, Barbados Politics, Mia Mottley, Owen Arthur, Politics
Caribbean Money Market Brokers Limited (CMMB) failed – but you could say it was planned
CL Financial Scandal gets more sordid The slogan of CL Financial’s CMMB was “Intelligent Investing” but the reality is shown by their return on assets for the five years before their collapse: 2005 – 1.22% 2006 – 0.97% 2007 – … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Business & Banking, Consumer Issues, Corruption, Crime & Law, Offshore Investments
Tagged as Barbados, CL Financial, CL Financial Fraud, CLICO, CLICO Fraud, CMMB, Offshore Investing
Rawdon Adams on the Barbados Light & Power fire sale.
Rawdi Adams says we haven’t had a real debate yet Rawdon ‘Rawdi’ Adams is the grandson of nation-builder Grantley Adams (With Rawdi in the above photo… look at the eyes! the chin, the nose, the smile!) and the son of … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Consumer Issues, Economy, Energy, Politics
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Energy Policy, Barbados Politics, Energy, Politics
Barbados Police Commissioner reveals truth: There is no new plan.
Dottin earlier said he didn’t want to reveal too much. Now we know why. “Steps are being taken to ensure that the legislative framework is there to facilitate…” In the wake of two separate shooting murders last weekend, The Nation … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Crime & Law, Police
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Crime, Barbados Police, Barbados Tourist Safety, Crime, Tourist Safety
Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary re-opens for one day only
UPDATED: January 30, 2011 Whew! What a great day at the Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary. Lots of folks, lots of kids and lots of fun. The place was beautiful and you could tell the staff worked hard to get it … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Environment, Wildlife
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Tourist Attractions, Environment, Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary, Nature
BLP Candidate Hudson Griffith “Decent man in need of a new suit”
Dear Barbados Free Press, Have you seen the front page of the Barbados Advocate today (January 6, 2010)? The St. John by-election BLP candidate Hudson Griffith is on the front with his wife and daughter. Hudson is a decent man … Continue reading →
Royal Barbados Police Force a house divided
Journalists’ leadership questions dog Commissioner Dottin at RBPF press conference “…so emboldened, the deputy sought to make a complaint against the top cop – no one is sure if this is related to the connected matter or if there are … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Corruption, Crime & Law, Police
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Crime, Barbados Police, Barbados Tourist Safety, Barbados Tourist Violence, Crime, Policing
Mullins Bay blog asks “Where is the money we borrowed from the IDB?”
$75 Million borrowed for West Coast Sewage Project – Now we have no money, no sewage project. “Several years ago Government secured $75M from the same IDB for a West Coast Sewage Project, an urgent necessity if we are going … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Corruption, Environment
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Beaches, Politics
Australian woman makes mistake. Orders bacon at KFC Halal-friendly outlet.
Can’t we all just get along? Manager tries to calm down worker, “Come on. Okay? She didn’t know that. That’s alright.” Then to the customer “We don’t serve bacon…” Then. it. really. hits. the. fan.
Filed under Religion
Tagged as Immigration, Islam, Kentucky Fried Chicken, KFC, Religion
Health Minister Inniss: BLP lacks the “Moral Authority” to comment on St. John Polyclinic
BLP abandoned St. John Polyclinic for 14 years. Minister of Health Donville Inniss makes a good point in today’s Barbados Advocate. BLP candidate Hudson Griffith is accusing the DLP of neglect because the current government hasn’t finished the St. John … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Ethics, Health, Politics
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Health Care, Barbados Politics, Health care, Politics
Spark of the Day! Can this homeless man with the Golden Voice work again?
Ted Williams from Brooklyn: The Man with the Golden Voice Sometimes you have to see the bottom before you can start your climb back. Will Ted Williams be able to rescue himself? He seems grounded in his reality and so … Continue reading →
Autonomous11: Bajan farm workers in Canada given runaround by Barbados government
Harsh treatment in Canada and Barbados “It’s repulsive to see that after all these years the Barbadian hard-working Canadian Farm workers, who work laboriously in Canada year after year under the harshest of conditions, still continue to be treated with … Continue reading →
