Monthly Archives: August 2011
CL Financial & CLICO Fraud – Colman Commission lawyers edge further towards a cover-up
“The CL Financial Agents, many of whom masqueraded as ‘Investment Advisors’, appealed to people to close-off their other accounts and sell other investments so as to put as many eggs into that one basket as possible. “ The Colman Commission … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados
Elizabeth Drive, Pine Gardens Crime Alert: Is Erdiston College doing their part?
Barbados Police working hard. Police Inspector Griffith came to the call while off-duty. With the dramatic and recent increase in crime many folks around the island are banding together and doing what they can to look out for each other … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Crime & Law, Police
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Crime, Royal Barbados Police Force
A tribute to assassinated Environmentalists
“She’s Alive” is a must-watch video In Barbados we’ve seen for ourselves what happens when corrupt politicians and their developer friends want to turn public lands into private profits: they just do it. If laws stand in their way, they … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Environment, Human Rights
Tagged as Assassinated Environmental Activists, Barbados, Barbados Environment, Environment, Human Rights, Murder for hire
Barbados Tourism Authority’s Austin Husbands: Keep quiet about bad beaches, environmental damage.
“We cannot continue with the Barbados Tourism Authority’s current philosophy of advertising instead of ensuring product quality. We have to change the road we’re on, or there will be nothing left for our children.” …BFP staffer Nevermind Kurt “Maybe BTA … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Tourism, Travel, Traveling and Tourism
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Barbados Tourism Authority
How can our new Chief Justice succeed without proper funding?
Politicians would rather spend money on frivolities than foundational infrastructure by BFP reader RRRicky (with Marcus) Our newly-appointed Chief Justice, Marston Gibson, gave an interview in the Antigua Observer where he laid out his plans to implement the new civil … Continue reading →
Do you remember these British High Commissioners to Barbados?
We probably identified the wrong UK Diplomat “David Roberts” in our recent post Former UK Diplomat “Barbados badly needs plumbers but is turning out third rate lawyers by the dozen…” Thanks to the efforts of BFP reader Elizabeth, we can … Continue reading →
Tagged as Barbados, British High Commissioners to Barbados, History
WE TOLD YOU SO: Anti-Corruption legislation buried in dark hole
During the 2007 election campaign, the Democratic Labour Party promised to introduce Integrity Legislation and a Freedom of Information Act within 100 days of taking office. They put that in writing in Pathways to Progress, in press handouts and in … Continue reading →
You can’t make a meal out of Barbados sugar. What fools we are.
Our old friend Colin Beadon posted the following lament about our agricultural failures in our Open Discussion section early Saturday morning. Colin’s post came just as we were reading comments from the US Ambassador to Barbados that our government’s support … Continue reading →
Filed under Agriculture, Barbados, Sugar
Tagged as Agriculture, Barbados, Barbados Agriculture, Barbados Economy, Barbados Sugar
Is Police Commissioner Dottin thinking about a curfew?
Curfew? Yes? No? Maybe? At a recent function our friend Ian Bourne of Bajan Reporter provided Commissioner of Police Darwin Dottin with an opportunity to say something positive about Barbados in light of the recent events and curfew in Trinidad … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Crime & Law, Police
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Crime, Barbados Police
US Ambassador to Barbados, 2006: Owen Arthur’s sugar decision “defies logic and sours prudent budget”
“Instead of pouring more money into sugar, the Government of Barbados would be better served letting the industry die a peaceful death, as St. Kitts did in 2005.” “This massive investment in the sugar industry defies logic and sours an … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Politics, Sugar
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Sugar Industry, Barbados Wikileaks, New WikiLeaks, WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks: Massive release of Barbados US Embassy documents
Cornucopia of Secrets now online at… WikiLeaks: Embassy Bridgetown Come on, folks… Let’s dig in together and see what we can find! Note – Saturday morning I’m off to work soon and when Marcus gets up (he worked nights on … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Politics
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Wikileaks, New WikiLeaks, WikiLeaks
DLP and BLP: A brutal betrayal of trust, consumed by desire for power
“It is also scandalous for the DLP to have engaged in oil futures by stealth in the first place, because that action not only violates its Manifesto, but above all – is a cold and brutal betrayal of the trust … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Economy, Ethics, Freedom Of Information, Politics
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Economy, Barbados Politics, Barbados scandal
Barbados Member of Parliament: Rich whites not welcome
Barbados government should not deal with “Rich white boys” contributed by “Former Barbados Tourist Mr. Kilkenny” “Mister Speaker, I am appalled. I am really appalled that a government in two thousand and eleven would be dealing with a group of … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Culture & Race Issues, Race
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Racism, Race, Race and Culture
Former UK Diplomat “Barbados badly needs plumbers but is turning out third rate lawyers by the dozen…”
UPDATED: August 29, 2011 Is/was there more than one “David Roberts” UK Diplomat? Apparently so! We removed a link in our story to a certain David Roberts, previously with the UK Foreign Office, as we received the following email: “Please … Continue reading →
Maachelle Farley teaches much more than piano
“The best thing we’ve done…” I had to smile when I saw the email advertisement for Piano is Life sent around by our friends at Carib E-Trader (caribetrader.net). “Build your child’s discipline and learning skills through piano tuition…” How true … Continue reading →
Question for Taan Abed and DLP Executive: Any truth behind this cartoon?
Why did the DLP Executive Council overturn members’ choice of Taan Abed? A little over a month ago at the DLP Christ Church West constituency’s candidate nomination meeting, Taan Abed won an overwhelming victory (86 to 5!) over lawyer Verla … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Culture & Race Issues, Politics, Race
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Politics, Race and Culture, Race in Politics
India vs. Barbados: Workers pay the price for cheap labour
YES WE CAN! be competitive with India: but do we want to be? To West Side Davie and everyone at Barbados Free Press, After reading West Side Davie’s letter about manufacturing in India and why Barbados cannot be competitive, I … Continue reading →
Filed under Economy
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Economy, Barbados Manufacturing, India, India Manufacturing, Royal Enfield Motorcycles
Thomas Cook advertises 2 pounds a night holidays in Turkey
How tough is the tourism market right now? This tough… “As nearly 2 million British delayed their vacation due to the economic crisis, leading British tourism agencies, including Thomas Cook, created new holiday packages that cost less than 2 pounds … Continue reading →
