Monthly Archives: September 2011
Oistins Friday night: No Jamaican chicken allowed in the lavatory!
The tourists must wonder! It’s all in good fun at Oistins on a Friday night and even the public washroom sign is in on it. It’s all about Jamaican chicken, right? Somebody once told me that jerk chicken is about … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Oistins Fish Fry
Barbados needs a Registered Crime Offenders Program
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Deportees Dear BFP How many of THESE guys are Bajans, to be returned home to Bim, to be allowed to go free out of GAIA to kill more people in St. George and elsewhere? Barbados … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Crime & Law
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Crime, Crime, ICE Deportees
Bizzy Williams: Forget the law if illegal development makes money.
“The Law? Piss on it… Successful developers should buy their way out after breaking the law” Vaucluse Raceway was built without permission. The developers thumbed their noses at the law and did what they wanted to do. And, because we … Continue reading →
Four Seasons Barbados wants your pension money
UPDATED: October 11, 2011 “Dear BFP, Would you please comment on Finance Minister Sinckler’s insistence that NIS invest millions of our dollars in the Four Seasons project. Is this another CLICO in the making?” (from BFP reader “E”) BFP says: … Continue reading →
Saudi Court orders woman lashed: for driving
Saudi Muslim males experts at keeping women in their place It’s not enough that Saudi men cut off their daughters’ genitals so they cannot enjoy sex. It’s not enough that women are forced to wear bags over their heads to … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Human Rights, Religion, Slavery
Tagged as Barbados, Human Rights, Muslim Sharia Law, Saudi Arabia, Women's Rights
SAFETY WARNING: Mullins Bay fouled by dirty water, chemicals from JADA construction site.
Blue sky, Caribbean sea… and the filth near shore Turtles in trouble – swimming in JADA’s swill Royal Westmoreland Beach Club patrons also exposed Our friends at Mullins Bay blog are sending out a safety alert after tying to take … Continue reading →
Ricky Skerritt: Cruise ships leaving Caribbean for more profit. Tourists say that’s not the entire story.
UK Air Passenger Duty hitting Barbados hard The chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation just told TTG Travel Trade Gazette that the Caribbean is starting to feel the effects of cruise ships moving to European and Asian waters. Ricky Skerritt … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Barbados Tourism, Tourism, Travel, Traveling and Tourism
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Cruise, Barbados Tourism, Caribbean Cruise
Junior Campbell: Sir Hilary Beckles harming cricket
I’m not sure that I agree with Junior Campbell all the way, but he’s made me stop and think… “I’m going to go out on a limb here, and suggest that Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Principle of the University of … Continue reading →
Where does SIR David Simmons get his moral authority?
Our friend John Glasgow over at TCI Post writes about the Chairman of the Turks and Caicos Integrity Commission, former Barbados Chief Justice SIR David Simmons … “I love the people of Barbados, they are probably the most hospitable people in … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Corruption, Ethics, Political Corruption, Politics & Corruption
Tagged as Corruption, Sir David Simmons, Turks and Caicos Integrity Commission
Saudi women get to vote – in 4 years, with husband’s permission
Still legal to beat your wife. Women not allowed to drive Girls are not valued highly in Islam; the Koran says that the birth of a daughter makes a father’s “face darken and he is filled with gloom” (sura 43:15)…from … Continue reading →
Prime Minister Owen Arthur “invested” YOUR money in Nigeria. A predictable result.
Millions stolen with not one solar water heater made by RLL The short story: In 2006, your BLP Owen Arthur government “invested” $2.4 million dollars into a Nigerian solar water heater project. The Nigerian factory was never finished, not one … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Corruption, Energy, Freedom Of Information, Nigeria
Tagged as Barbados, Nigeria, Nigerian investment disasters
Sloe gin on a lonely Friday night
Joe Bonamassa helps me make it through a sticky-wet and miserable Friday night. Don’t worry for me, my friends. I know the sun will shine tomorrow even if she doesn’t take my calls anymore. Clive
Colman Commission secret meeting about Afra Raymond
“Natural Justice is not negotiable.” From: Afra Raymond To: judith gonzalez, Colman Commission Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 9:02 AM Subject: To the Colman Commission To – Judith Gonzalez, Secretary to the Colman Commission Dear Ms. Gonzalez, I was perturbed … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Corruption, Crime & Law
Tagged as CL Financial Fraud, CLICO Fraud, Colman Commission
Green Antilles – Excellent Caribbean environmental website
We’ve added Green Antillies blog to our sidebar links and we hope you enjoy the news, stories and links as much as we do. Our friend Thérèse Yarde takes a little bit of Caribbean environmental news, mixes in some alternative … Continue reading →
Filed under Agriculture, Barbados, Energy, Environment, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged as Caribbean Environment, Energy, Environment, Green Antillies
Duprey, Parris, Thompson and some other people need to go to jail
CL Financial, CLICO – one huge unsustainable Ponzi Scheme “Lawrence Duprey was paid $90 million a year from the deposits of policyholders in collapsed insurance company CLICO, attorney Neal Bisnath said yesterday.” “CLICO invested US$445 million of policyholders’ money in … Continue reading →
Saudi Arabia threatens news media over Ethical Oil Commercial
Saudi Arabia threatens “Don’t talk about women’s rights in Saudi Arabia” Until the day arrives when our cars and factories are all powered by the sun, wind or clean nuclear fusion, we’re going to be buying oil. Lots of oil. … Continue reading →
Filed under Consumer Issues, Culture & Race Issues, Energy, Environment, Ethics, Human Rights, Religion
Tagged as Ethical Oil, Ethical Oil Commercial, Women's Rights, Women's Rights under Islam
Rigged Democracy, Borrow-and-Spend record – proves BLP not fit to be a government
“Bonasera… Bonasera… What have I ever done to make you treat me so disrespectfully? Had you come to me in friendship, then this scum that ruined your daughter would be suffering this very day. And that by chance if an … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Political Corruption, Politics, Politics & Corruption
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Politics
Barbados Labour Party fires back at Mottley – Peter Wickham says BLP making a big mistake
Prime Minister & Government MPs grinning like Cheshire cats “So we are back to a situation where now across Barbados we understand that there is not a level of harmony at the top because there is clearly not a meeting … Continue reading →
Filed under Barbados, Politics
Tagged as Barbados, Barbados Labour Party, Barbados Politics, Mia Mottley
