Monthly Archives: March 2011
Freedom of Information, Integrity Legislation “Died with David Thompson. It was his promise…”
“Integrity Legislation? Freedom of Information? All that died with David Thompson. It was his promise and his agenda. The economy must be the priority…” … said at a DLP gathering as reported by NeverMind Kurt DLP Strategy: Everything must stand … Continue reading →
Spark of the Day! About that missing sock…
My sock fell off. What do I do now? Of course all the girls at work did nothing else yesterday after this hit the network!
Whither the promised Integrity Legislation?
Or should that be “Wither the promised Integrity Legislation” ? … from a reader who didn’t let us know if we could use their name The Democratic Labour Party in its 2008 Manifesto promised to “immediately introduce Integrity Legislation requiring … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Corruption, Crime & Law, Ethics, Political Corruption, Politics, Politics & Corruption
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Corruption, Political Corruption
Tri Mart will not sell cigarettes to plumbers, carpenters…
… Or to Miners Someone please tell me that this is a PhotoShop creation! It must be, right? Here in Barbados we brags that we gots de highest litter I see rates in de Carib? Rights you is? Right? Maybe … Continue reading →
Canadian University team wants your thoughts on Medical Tourism
Simon Fraser University research team coming to Barbados Dear Barbados Free Press, I am part of a research team from Simon Fraser University, near Vancouver, Canada, that is researching medical tourism – that is, international travel with the intention of … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Health
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Medical Tourism, Barbados Tourism, Health, Medical Tourism
Race a significant aspect of property ownership in Barbados
Their fields, their hills? by Manjack Dear Editors, Thank you for reminding me of the article you carried October/2010 with regard to the theft of Graeme Hall and the Scotland District National Parks. I may very well have missed it … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Culture & Race Issues, History, Human Rights, Real Estate, Slavery
Tagged as Barbados, Land ownership, Race
Libya and the addiction of “The World’s Policeman”
The Military Industrial Complex says, “Pssst… Hey… Want some good stuff?” Upon reading today’s news about the continued war in Libya (and yes, Marcus, it is a war) my thoughts again turn to the questions: “What is the compelling national … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, History, Human Rights, Military, Politics
Tagged as Libya, Military-Industrial Complex, War
Air Passenger Duty killing profits and revenue in the UK as well as the Caribbean
“People are traveling to the continent to get flights… so the Exchequer is losing revenue too” StudioCaribe’s excellent news item on the UK’s Air Passenger Duty makes an important point: the APD is bad for the UK too, and there … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism
Tagged as Air Passenger Duty, Barbados, Barbados Tourism, StudioCaribe
CameronEV completes electric vehicle tests in Barbados
by David Cameron After 18 months the testing of e-bykes (electric bicycles) in Barbados is complete and the results analyzed. The following summary of analysis has taken into account current regulations determined from the Barbados Ministry of Transport. The 500Watt … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Energy, Environment, Technology
Tagged as Barbados, Electric Bicycles, Electric Vehicles
Bull whips and bulldozers: Race card played in Bermuda Tucker’s Point development debate
Bermudian Senator LaVerne Furbert accused of “dancing to white man’s tune” “(Furbert is) a marionette, a black puppet dancing to a white man’s tune.” …Larry Burchall in the Bermuda Sun “(Mr Burchall’s comments are) extremely offensive. I’m not a person … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Bermuda, Culture & Race Issues, Economy, Environment, Race
Tagged as Barbados, Bermuda, Environment, Politics and Race, Racial politics
Environmental essay contest winner Dudley Ellis: “Many people fail to see the bridge between the environment and the economy.”
“Barbados… you decide” Dudley Ellis of Harrison College took 1st Place honours and won a cool $1,250 in the Age 14-18 category of the 2011 national Canada-Barbados Environmental Essay Contest. Hey, I’d be smiling too! Here is Dudley’s winning essay… … Continue reading →
CL Financial disaster: Did Trinidad and Tobago Finance Minister Karen Nunez-Tesheira get her money out?
Afra Raymond digs deeper… “The 325 (CL Financial) shareholders are listed alphabetically, as at 7th September 2008, with details of their occupations and addresses also supplied. Of course, that list shows, at #289, the then Minister of Finance – Karen … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Business & Banking, Consumer Issues, Corruption, Crime & Law
Tagged as CL Financial, CL Financial Bailout, CLICO, CLICO Bailout, Consumer Issues, Corruption
Looking for the family of Joseph Augustus Duncan: Born Barbados 1866
Hi folks, Once in a while we receive requests to help locate long lost branches of family trees and unknown relatives. There are lots of genealogy forums out there, but sometimes it helps to put the names to a wider … Continue reading →
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Family History, Barbados Genealogy, Family History, History
Christian God, Muslim Allah… same deity?
Bajan Reporter publishes image of Jesus giving the finger. Will Bajan Reporter now publish images of Muhammed and Buddha doing the same? Our old friend Ian Bourne at Bajan Reporter is a bit upset with Barbados Free Press. Ian believes … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Religion
Tagged as Barbados, Buddha Cartoons, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Islam, Jesus Cartoons, Mohammed Cartoons, Religion, Religious Violence
Jamaican women welcome in Barbados if they submit to a finger up their vagina?
UPDATED: March 27, 2011 10:14 pm Barbados Government: “Shanique Myrie is lying. There was no body cavity search” After three days of investigations, however, McClean told reporters:“There is absolutely no truth to a story carried in a Jamaican newspaper on … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, CARICOM, Crime & Law, Culture & Race Issues, Immigration
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Immigration, Barbados Strip Search, Barbados Tourism
Dr. Gerald Bull assassinated 21 years ago: Was it the Israelis? Americans?
UPDATED: March 24, 2011 Thanks to an old friend, we ask Who was Jonathan Moyle and why was he murdered a few days after Gerald Bull? (photo of Jonathan Moyle above) On the evening of March 22, 1990, Dr. Gerald … Continue reading →
Filed under Aviation, Barbados, History, Military
Tagged as Gerald Bull, Gerald Bull Murder, H.A.R.P. Barbados, High Altitude Research Project, History, Johathan Moyle murder, Murder
How much is Barbados paying GOL Airlines to fly to the island?
Tourism Minister Sealy does a little dance The headline in The Nation states “Sealy clears air on Gol lure“. The “So and so clears the air…” headline is a big favourite of government and the news media because it says … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Freedom Of Information, Politics
Tagged as Barbados Freedom of Information, Barbados Tourism, Freedom Of Information
Public uproar causes Bermuda to rethink development at the cost of the environment
“Will the Government continue to purport that it is ‘in the public interest’ to sacrifice the environment, or will they look for viable alternative solutions? All of Bermuda needs to be engaged in this discussion over whether we seek short … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Economy, Environment
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Bermuda, Bermuda Tourism, Environment
