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To Make a Mistake Three Times is Moronic

Submitted by Old Onions (back in time to vote) Firstly, greetings and salutations to all my good people of the Underground. Just passing through…an decide to fire one cross d
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The Jeff Cumberbatch Column – The Parliamentary Interregnum

Interregnum: a lapse or pause in a continuous series; a period during which the normal functions of government or control are suspended –Merriam-Webster dictionary For the most part, Barbadians appear to have
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The Jeff Cumberbatch Column – Whose Call is it, Anyway?

One aspect of current popular discussion in Barbados focuses on the moral and political legitimacy of the Prime Minister’s stated intention to have his administration go down to the figurative
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Waiting for the Bell to be Rung

Every where one turns in Barbados the discussion is about when will the prime minister ring the bell. Is is unethical for the prime minister to have extended the traditional
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Barbados a Country in Abeyance

It is generally accepted in the few months leading into a general election, the lack of significant decision-making of the incumbent government becomes an accepted characteristic. So much so there
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Stuart Going Where His Predecessors Failed to Tread

Tomorrow will be the last sitting of parliament before it is dissolved. Under the Constitution of Barbados the Prime Minister can- and it appears he will- extend his government into
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Barbados Elections | Insights and Analysis

Submitted by Caribbeansignal.com Barbadians will be going to the polls in 2018 with one media outlet suggesting that elections will be called in May. Curious about past election results –
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Time to Vote Third Parties NOT BLP and DLP

Submitted by William Skinner As we prepare for another General Election, it is imperative that we call a spade a spade. Unless there is some unknown, mysterious progressive visionary leader
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The Jeff Cumberbatch Column – The Franchise is NOT a Commodity

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy – Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 5 While money can’t buy happiness, it certainly lets
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The Grenville Phillips Column – Choosing the Right Boyfriend

As we approach the inevitable General Election, voters have a most important decision to make. Who will they select to manage their affairs for the next 5 years? During this
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Letter Sent to CARICOM Secretary General Irwin La Rocque re Justice for the Windrush Generation

Posted on April 23, 2018 by David 3 comments

Dear Secretary General La Rocque, Please find attached hereto a letter written on behalf of the Clement Payne Movement of Barbados, the Caribbean Chapter of the International Network in Defense of Humanity, and the Barbados-based Pan-African Coalition of Organizations (PACO) in relation the Campaign for Justice for the Windrush Generation. The letter is addressed directly to you, but we would

To Make a Mistake Three Times is Moronic

Posted on April 23, 2018 by David 7 comments

Submitted by Old Onions (back in time to vote) Firstly, greetings and salutations to all my good people of the Underground. Just passing through…an decide to fire one cross d bow…here goes. When people don’t make use of their history, they are bound to repeat mistakes. Recall the Battle of Waterloo, think for one moment how Napoleon would fall for

The Adrian Loveridge Column – Opportunities for Small Business to Grow EXIST!

Posted on April 23, 2018 by David 9 comments

Despite all the challenges, impediments and red tape currently associated with the growth of small businesses and start-ups, I still see a world of possibilities out there for those persons really determined to be their own boss, especially in the tourism sector. A recent case in point was a small farm offering free range eggs with complimentary delivery on what

Just Like Freundel Stuart, Arthur Holder is WRONG–Don’t Take the Money!

Posted on April 22, 2018 by David 19 comments

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. – Matthew, Chapter 6, Verse 13) WHETHER THE ADVICE to “take the money” comes from the Democratic Labour Party’s Freundel Stuart or from the Barbados Labour Party’s Arthur Holder it is WRONG — ethically, morally, politically and legally WRONG ! It would seem that the BLP’s Arthur Holder just

The Jeff Cumberbatch Column – The Parliamentary Interregnum

Posted on April 22, 2018 by David 32 comments

Interregnum: a lapse or pause in a continuous series; a period during which the normal functions of government or control are suspended –Merriam-Webster dictionary For the most part, Barbadians appear to have accepted the constitutional interpretation advanced by the Honourable Prime Minister and others that his office possesses the exclusive jurisdiction to determine the date of the next general election, notwithstanding that

The Caswell Franklyn Column – Barbados Supreme Court Complex – A Death Trap – Enter at Your Own Peril

Posted on April 22, 2018 by David 71 comments

The relatively new Supreme Court Complex has now officially joined the growing list of government offices that are alleged to be making the occupants sick. Since its closure some commentators have mistakenly bandied about the term, “sick building syndrome” as the reason for the shutdown. That syndrome is said to exists when the occupants of a building experience health challenges

BAR and BLP Politics

Posted on April 21, 2018 by David 30 comments

“Can you please make public these two articles in the interest of all Barbadians” – Mark Jones The Barbados Bar Association has been recently getting itself involved in a number of matters that have caused us to question whether it has now become an official arm of the BLP! It is significant that the past president Wilfred Abrahams whose election

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