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Sir Barry Blades, Arise!

We continue to read about the rape of the West Coast and see it with our own eyes those of us on island. Our knighted SIR COW, some will argue, has been one of the perpetrators of the West Coast Rape Scene given his involvement in the Port St. Charles and other developments on the…

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west-coast-barbadosWe continue to read about the rape of the West Coast and see it with our own eyes those of us on island. Our knighted SIR COW, some will argue, has been one of the perpetrators of the West Coast Rape Scene given his involvement in the Port St. Charles and other developments on the West Coast. Despite it all Sir COW has been able to achieve nobility by being conferred Barbados highest honour.

While Sir COW et al are getting all the recognition, the little known Barry Blades is nothing more than a fading name to a few Barbadian households. It is our understanding that Barry Blades is the owner of vast tracts of land which Barbadians refer to as the East Coast. From all reports it seems that Barry Blades has remained committed to blocking significant development on that side of the island by his refusal to sell. Based on what we know Barry Blades is a White and rich Barbadian who could have easily succumb to the common philosophy of fetching the highest economic value for his property.

If the East Coast lands were to be sold we would witness the same rape scene currently unfolding on the West Coast. Regrettably Barry Blades has never received a knighthood or any significant national award that we are aware. At a time when our coastline is disappearing shouldn’t we have expected Barry Blades to have been invited to the front of the class to be given recognition for his commitment to protecting the environment from concrete vegetation?

We would have to ask Paul Altman Realtor extraordinaire how much the East Coast property owned by Barry Blades would realize on the open market. We hazard a guess that it would be millions of dollars. As a businessman and the owner of the land he would be within his right to sell. The thought of development occurring on the East coast is enough to send shivers down the spine!

There is another thing which this White Barbadian should be given recognition. When he retired some years ago he searched out worthy Barbadians to buy his businesses and stayed with the companies when sold for a period of time to provide comfort in the period of transition. Truly a great Barbadian who is worthy of national recognition. He could have sold-out like Halloute of Chefette Restaurant and and many others but so far he has remain committed to Barbados and not his bank account, a true patriot.

Arise Sir Barry!

33 responses to “Sir Barry Blades, Arise!”

  1. Sundowner Avatar
    Sundowner

    We need more people like him, a few ethics would go a long way. What part of the East Coast does he own?
    I hear land near Consett, Whitehavern (?) I think, has been sold to the owners of The Crane for ‘terraced villas and a seafood restaurant’ anyone confirm that?

  2. xenophobe chick Avatar
    xenophobe chick

    I hear Mr. Blades name here for the first time. Good to hear there are such people. Some time ago you showed a ‘West Coast Rape Scene’ of the ugly pile of pillars and concrete slightly north and opposite the Coach House. Friends visiting Barbados tell me it saddens them to see a once so beautiful island destroy itself and use that horrible building as the reason.

  3. Krzysztof Skubiszewski Avatar
    Krzysztof Skubiszewski

    This is proof Barbados desperately needs her blogs. Have you once heard the expression “West Coast Rape” on TV or radio or seen it written constructively in our traditional newspapers? The reason isn’t hard to imagine. We should all be asking, “Why not?”

  4. The People's Democratic Congress Avatar
    The People’s Democratic Congress

    Sir Charles Williams is reported in yesterday’s Nation Newspaper (Tuesday, April 8, 2008) as calling for the shutting down of the Arawak Cement Plant, and consequently for the government of Barbados’s taking over of the land and the building of an ultra-modern cruise terminal in that part of the north of Barbados. Added to that, Sir Charles is reported to be saying also that a new Cement Plant should be rebuilt on the eight acres recovered near the Deep Water.

    While we will not be primarily condemning these particular ideas of the man, we shall surely be utterly condemning the man for much of the rationalization behind the conceptualization of these ideas. Therefore, Sir Charles must be told in the strongest possible terms that building a marina to replace a cement plant WILL NOT, WILL NEVER EVER revitalize Speightstown. Furthemore, building three more marinas in the north (besides the one at Port St. Charles) WILL NOT, WILL NEVER EVER revitalize the north, and even beyond. Sir Charles MUST STOP with his infantile and reckless fantasies, and certainly MUST STOP SEEKING to impose them on so many Barbadians via the mainstream media. Remember that this is the same man who outlandishly said some time ago that a toll system should be introduced for Barbados?

    Certainly, what the creation of such marinas in the north WILL substantially do is to fundamentally assist in making a certain elite few in Barbados – like the said Sir Charles, his brother Bizzy Williams – more powerful and richer, while at the same time profoundly helping to further marginalize and pauperize the masses and middle classes of people’s and their respective regions in the north and beyond (God help Agriculture and social cutural organization in the north), and profoundly helping to lead to the greater exploitation, inferiorization and miserablization of the lives of the masses and middle classes of people’s and their interests in Barbados. Also, what such will drastically help do it is to make us in Barbados more stupidly dependent on Tourism and tourism-related activity for our own further survival and development, and which will happen very much at the expense of other kinds of sectors in Barbados (manufacturing, agriculture ) that need vital re/investment, re/capitalization and entirely new enterprise and development cultures.

    Finally, we will keep stating it that voters in Barbados NEED TO STOP electing DLP and BLP Governments in Barbados that too often suck up to people like Sir Charles and his corporate interests. Instead, the masses and middle classes of people of Barbados must seriously think about electing a future people’s progressive nationalist Government – a very strong PDC Government – that shall surely painstakingly be committed to implementing regimes that will substantially help make NOT ONLY Speightstown and many other places and people’s in the north, BUT ALSO the entire Barbados and its people’s become substantially more modernized and developed through, et al, the Abolition of TAXATION; the Abolition of Interest Rates; The Abolition of Motor Vehicle Insurance; the Abolition of Exhange Rates Parities with the Barbados Dollar; the making of Institutional Loans for productive purposes non-repayable; the making of Imports of Goods and Services Zero-“priced” at all points of entry; and the Making Exports paid for in local currency/”prices” once destined for the external markets. So long!!

    PDC

  5. NO MORE MARINAS EVER Avatar
    NO MORE MARINAS EVER

    Port St. Charles is the greatest West Coast Rape of all. It has completely destroyed the quality of life of the ordinary people living to the north of it. It has cut-off their beach access to Speightstown and caused havoc with the beaches in the vicinity. Sand now leaves its natural location, builds-up in the PSC marina entrance blocking the yachts and luxury cruisers and has to be pumped out. This is not only a gaping scar on the Barbados landscape it is an ecological disaster.

    THERE CAN BE NO MORE MARINAS. TO THE NORTH OR SOUTH OF PORT ST. CHARLES!

  6. Avatar
    Anonymous

    All that glitters is not gold, he once bought Joes River plantation purely to subdivide the lands of the plantation to provide him with his choice of land spots after which he sold off the plantation lands.
    I wonder why he ended up so lonely in his business world after his own son fled these shores to get away from his father, and to seek independence of mind and soul and thought ?????

  7. freewilly Avatar
    freewilly

    Why don’t we just sell the whole of Barbados to the Williams brothers,let them relocate all bajans to their choice of destination along with compensatory monies for all the ills they have done to average bajans(can’t find a piece of land reasonable because of these clowns) and let the golf and polo fields be expanded beyond their wildest dreams,don’t forget the toll roads Charlesey.
    It is pathetic to see my beautiful island up for ransom by these land grabbing thugs,but Sir Charles gets what Sir Charles wants.

  8. The people must be first not politricks Avatar
    The people must be first not politricks

    THIS MADNESS NEEDS TO STOP…THERE IS NO INVESTMENT RICH ENOUGH TO DESTROY THE BEAUTY OF OUR HOMELAND.

  9. Yardbroom Avatar
    Yardbroom

    Until Barbadian politicians have the moral character, not to be seduced by dollars we will be at the mercy of those who seek to control our destiny for their own motives – selfish or otherwise.

    No Laws yet introduced, or to be introduced by Statue will alter that fact, only “character” will.

  10. David Avatar
    David

    This comment is to anonymous. The thrust of this blog is to feature how a Barbadian by his action staved off ugly development on the ‘East Coast’ please don’t muddy the argument.

  11. Biscuit Avatar
    Biscuit

    It seem to me you have a problem with pigmentology and envious of successful persons on this Island .Come on grow up !!

    Who is in charge of the Town and Country Planning they should be laying down the law of the land.. If we were UK authority they would be saying to some of these developers , building on the opening to the sea like near the old Coach House they would had got a better deal out the developers motor access and parking to the beach may be toilet and a ranger station .Then in the week the cruise ship cabs could bring the tourist to the beach and swim with turtles we should be ask more from the developers minimum sidewalks drainage access to the beach on the larger developments .
    Here one for you Mullins Terrace The developer of Little Battaley they gave the old site office ,installed it and put services to building to the local community and assisted them with the development of community gardens That’s a good developer .

    Krzysztof!!!
    You need a economy ticket to Cuba and declare you lap top on arrival!!

    By the way who built the peoples hotel of the north and then sold it off to the fat catz for a song .
    Speightown is the market town of the north for the people and it cater for the people not tourist which is a pity since the by pass the business has decline in the town .
    What we need is to close the Treasury Building over looking Carlisle Bay sell the prime site to the highest bidder and relocate it to Speightown On the land opposite just past Port St Charles
    The PMs penthouse office would have the view of Marina basin . This would put Speightown back on the map .

    Barry Blades he is a true hero to the East Coast

    The National Park Land of the Scotland district from St Andrew to St John’s/Philips border Town and Country Planning should be positive on no planning permission on new developments.

  12. Krzysztof Skubiszewski Avatar
    Krzysztof Skubiszewski

    Biscuit – Use your spellchecker.

  13. xenophobe chick Avatar
    xenophobe chick

    Way to go Biscuit – “Who is in charge of the Town and Country Planning they should be laying down the law of the land.”

  14. NO MORE MARINAS EVER Avatar
    NO MORE MARINAS EVER

    What Barbados doesn’t seem to know? Sea walls built to protect private property are now banned in most countries. Reason? They f***k-up the natural progression of sandy beaches. The sea brings sand in. And takes it out. And brings it in again. Been happening for zillions of years. Now, if you build your wall to protect your investment (and keep locals away) the sea can’t bring the sand back in so it takes it and dumps it somewhere else. And you lose your beaches. Sound familiar?

    So remember, Barbados. The sturdier your sea walls the smaller your beaches. The choice is yours.

  15. Jen Avatar
    Jen

    All that glitters is not gold….
    Yes, Anonymous, but:
    “If it looks like shit, smells like shit, and feels like shit, you don’t have to actually eat it to know it’s shit.” – Seth Eisenberg
    … Guess what you are…

    That whole bit about his own son fleeing is so full of total and absolute crap that I can only presume that it came to your mind while on a particularly bad acid trip into some illogical upside-down world along with PDC, who seems to feel that it is Barbadians God-given right to have whatever they want free of cost…..
    Hate to break it to you cookie, life doesn’t work that way… Gas, grass or …. well you know how it goes.

  16. Me Avatar
    Me

    To Anonymous:
    I suggest you get your facts straight, and stop trying to mislead the readers with inaccurate stories.

    Yes he did own Joes River plantation for a number of years.

    Yes, ONE of his sons does live overseas, but the decision to do so was not based on the reasons you have given.

  17. a blades from the east coast Avatar
    a blades from the east coast

    Kudos also to the people of Bathsheba who stood up against developement that would have spoilt natural and historic charm of their community.

  18. The scout Avatar
    The scout

    I’ve known Sir Barry Blades for many years and he has always been a humble man with great patriotic pride. I salute you Sir for keeping that part of the rock for bajans to enjoy. I hope your offspring are thinking the same way

  19. Avatar
    Anonymous

    Lovely thought but he would need to be a British citizen to be awarded a knighthood.

  20. Sundowner Avatar
    Sundowner

    a blades from the east coast.
    That was hard work on the Bathsheba project, but word has it a certain Trini businessman who owns a piece of land by the slab in Bathsheba is planning ‘cottages’ there, I hope that doesn’t happen and block another ‘window to the sea’.

  21. Eastern Son Avatar
    Eastern Son

    I wonder which planet Anonymous comes from – Sir Leroy Trotman is a British citizen? Sir Alan Fields? Sir Charles Williams? Sir Henry Forde? Sir Garfield Sobers married an English lady, but I am sure he is Bajan. Annonymous, get your facts straight.

  22. Wallflower Avatar
    Wallflower

    Character, integrity, decency, kindness and all the other virtues that is exuded by outstanding people like Barry Blades are rare in this day and age.

    Barry Blades is a humble and kind human being who is very private, lives a simple life and troubles no one and has accomplished for himself and Barbados what others only dream of doing.

    BarryBlades has never in his lifetime ever asked of others what he would not do himself and his success came because of personal sacrifice and hard, honest work. He deserves everything he has accomplished.

    Barry it is indeed an honor and privilege to have known you most of my life and all I have to say is that Barbados and the world need more like you.

    I have to say that you have shown remarkable discipline in your private and business life and showed the island of Barbados the respect it deserved for the opportunities it gave you.

    As the article says you are a True Barbadian Patriot and native son, that all peoples in Barbados including the Government has much to thank you for.

    God Bless you in your retirement!

  23. David Avatar
    David

    Looks like the Nation has some concerns about development on the coastline. Better late than never we suppose!

    Sun setting on ocean views
    Published on: 4/13/08.

    by Ricky Jordan
    Nation newspaper

    While most conversations about “windows to the sea” conjure thoughts of the island’s West and South Coasts, concerns are being raised about Barbados’ east and south-east coastlines as well.

    Residents of St Philip, for example, don’t call their ocean views “windows” – since they don’t fully front the highways as is the case in St Peter, St James, St Michael and Christ Church – but their concerns are no less genuine or strident.

    Long Bay resident Adrian Franklin said a breathtaking view of Shark Hole Beach was possible from the main road years ago, while beach access was merely a grassy path away.

    “Now, there’s a lot
    of development which started there about 15 years ago. I find it is sad, because as a boy we could cross the main road, walk across the pasture and go on
    the beach, but there’s a fence now blocking that area. There
    is access, yes, but a very narrow walkway,” he told the
    SUNDAY SUN.

    The situation is similar with an even more recent housing development starting between Bottom Bay and the lovely Harry Smith Beach in St Philip.

    Resident David Marshall said the panoramic view there not only soothed the eyes, but that the area was an ideal spot for fishing and general relaxation.

    “A guard wall is already located at the back of the bayhouse there, which has hindered some access, and now that the development is in progress – roads started being cut from last year – it will stop people totally from getting
    to the sea rock to fish and will also shut out the ‘window’,” Marshall said.

    “It’s a beautiful stretch and it would be a sad thing to see it go. Government should look at these things in a serious way and see what can be done
    to prevent them,” he added.

    St Philip residents
    also mentioned a proposed
    multi-million-dollar five-star resort boasting 800 properties and scheduled to start soon at Merricks. The hotel’s properties, ranging in price from £200 000 (about $768 000) to £3.5 million ($13.4 million), have been sold mainly to foreign interests since 2006, and this will affect access to the magnificent Peat Bay.

    Some residents said they had only learnt of the hotel online and by reading newspapers,
    but MP and Minister of Housing Michael Lashley, who was off the island when the SUNDAY SUN tried to contact him, expressed concern last year about residents’ access
    to the beach.

    Nature lover and businessman Andy Armstrong, who resides on the West Coast, recalled that in the 1970s
    one politician claimed
    a virtual “shut-out” of the
    West Coast would be unlikely, but history had told an entirely different tale.

    “It’s too late to do anything on the West Coast, but let’s not wait until it’s too late
    for the rest of Barbados,” said Armstrong, noting that the last administration had specified
    St Philip and St Lucy for major future development.

    “We need to be more proactive . . . . Unless we try to protect areas like Harry Smith Beach, Bottom Bay and Peat Bay, it will be harder to protect them in five to ten years.”

    Like “windows to the sea” activist Canon Andrew Hatch, Armstrong, who co-owns Armstrong Agencies, asked “why can’t Government decide to buy a strip of land along the coast and just leave it for the people of Barbados?”

    The south-east coastline issue has not escaped the notice of the Coastal Zone Management Unit, whose director Leo Brewster noted his concern about
    beach access.

    “We have concerns for the
    St Philip coastline because a lot of pocket beaches there could be isolated if this (building) trend continues. Sam Lord’s Castle and Crane have access, but beaches like Harry Smith and Palmetto Bay only have one direct access, which are the stairways cut into the rock. But in essence, all around the clifftop is private land, and once that lot is sold, the stairway access is lost to residents,”
    he said.

    Brewster said the Unit was working closely with the Ministry of Housing to identify islandwide beach access points and coastal areas for possible purchase by Government.

    While the Barbados National Trust is known for preserving local houses and buildings, its mandate extends to windows to the sea and other heritage spots.

    Looking decrepit

    President Keith Laurie also told the SUNDAY SUN that Government should not only maintain the present
    “windows” but acquire some coastal property.

    “There are some properties looking decrepit along the coasts, which costs a lot
    of money of course, but Government should step in and turn them into mini parks and get the communities to maintain them. And it wouldn’t only be Government paying for the land, but there’s help available
    from the United Nations Development Project and so on,” Laurie stated.

    As for proposed development of the East Coast area – Barbados’ most natural coastline vista – Laurie took comfort in the fact that no more building would be allowed
    on the seaward side
    of the Ermie Bourne Highway.

    “The Trust has about four acres on that highway,
    but even if permission was given, we would never build there,” he said.

    He said, however, he had observed a plywood barricade recently erected on the seaward side, and was calling on the authorities to explain its presence.

    “As far as I know, the Town Planning Department had said there was to be no more building on that side. But I’m seeing some kind of paling there,” he added.

    Efforts to get that information from the Town Planning Department were in vain.

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  25. makiala iyoka ashanti Avatar
    makiala iyoka ashanti

    With much pain and desperation to do something about it, I read of the plight of the descendants of slaves who most likely were of the same clan who labored and slaved without pay to built Maxwell Plantation fortune that has been sold to foreigners namely Chinese, with the results of the slaves descendants being ordered off the land by the court. The article printed in this Friday 5th June Nation News went on to state that a two floored house half half way done would be demolished and all the bajan lady labor wasted with no mention of compensation or alternative provision.
    Also other locals would no longer have backyards and the young carer of the 88 year old land owner cut off from her. WHERE IS THE HUMAN RIGHTS? It is a burning shame that just a few years after Owen Arthur while in England for the Slavery Bicentenary made a bold statement to the British Government to ‘Give back something to the slaves children’ that right in our faces in Barbados a ex slave plantation has sold land passed down from a generation of slaves to the present generation.
    I am appealing to political activists like the people of the People Democratic Congress, The People Empowerment Party and Human Rights Lawyers and Pan Africanist as well as the Barbados Justice Committee to support these victims of recolonization by researching and offering them advice to appeal against the court order to buy time for proper legal research and seek out if they can be further representation. I see the defendant is quite young and may be unaware of other legal defenses he may be able to depend on, for example, what about prescribed rights to the land where as one can claim these rights after living on land and not being charged rent for a given time, or what about the Government Tenantry Act whereby the government was to subscribe to the reduced cost of plantation land that slaves descendants lived on for generations. New political parties like the two new ones that contested the last general election,( since it seem that both sides of government have taken turns in selling us out to the Chinese and all ) I am calling on you to offer your support to these victims, who, most of the time have to surrender without the right legal advice not aware of their rights and suffocated by excess legal fees.
    This is cause to start a national campaign demanding that the plantation owners who own 95% of Barbados arable land that is drenched with our blood sweat and tears, our forefathers bones and developed by our free labor should be given to us a repration for slavery.
    The generation who inherited Maxwell and other plantations benefiting from the above should have some conscience in matters like this and remember that neither the land or labor honestly belongs to them and should not be greedy and heartless to sell what was handed down to generations from slaves. Obviously the old man is dead and in those days there were not always formal documents exchanged when land was purchased, and this may be what they may be taking advantage of without equity. There may be other avenues in law that can be explored. I appeal to Pan Africanist to look into these and offer assistance to these poor people. I appeal to the government to stop selling us out to foreigners.
    This same trick has been worked on some people in Porey Spring St Thomas where they lived on land passed down for generations not paying rent, the government was supposes to assist these people in buying the land at a reduced rate as tenantry land. Because the people do not know the law or their rights one man claiming to be a descendant of the the long time owner Mr Moore came and convinced the people they should pay him rent ( thus possibly losing their PRESCRIBED RIGHTS to own the land as long term tenant not paying rent) I believe they are points in law where this can be overturned if the people were misled by this man. However he offer to sell them the land if the want to buy yet as I have a house on the same land when I asked him to show me his title deed , it was not forth coming for a few years I dont know if he found it yet. Althought government seem to have started the process in assisting the people on DR Moore land to own their lot this man was still able to come and sweet talk them into paying him rent. Our governments and civil servants don’t seem to be acting in the best interest of the descendants of the slaves although the members of parliament too are descendants of the slaves like us. It seems they are quick to put on price on our heads or allow a price to be put on our merely survival.
    Meanwhile the plantation owners after pocketing the rewards of slavery,now can reap the final grand reward of selling the land and we the slaves descendants GET NOTHING . And worst of all walk away silent or begging on our knees. FURTHER IT IS A BURNING SHAME WHEN WHAT LITTLE WE TRY TO GET FOR OURSELVES THROUGH FURTHER WORKING OUR BACKSIDES OFF IS DESTROYED WITHOUT REGARD FOR OUR WELFARE AND OUR GOVERNMENT MINISTERS WHO WE LINE UP IN THE HOT SUN TO ELECT SIT silent. This tells me it is time for the people of Barbados to defeat the governments misrepresentation and rally together behind such causes and local leaders motivate the people to stand up as one against such disrespect and disregard. People sitting in the CPAA office as Pan Africanist as well as political activist and social activist I beg you seek out if they can be further representation for these victims of land grabbing oppression. If so appeal against the court decision, drag it to the high court to the CCJ or the Hauge, whatever it taked to demand respect for our part of building Barbados with our BLOOD SWEAT BONES AND TEARS. Organize a fund raising program, to cover legal cost to support any further representation that can be made.
    Babylon system is surely a vampire sucking the blood of the suffering people. It seems that in Africa and the Caribbean the Chinese are the African people latest milker, sucking dry what the Europeans have left, and not without the help of the traitors of our race who willing to sell us out on demand.
    PEOPLE OF BARBADOS UNITE AND RESIST THEM. THE POWER IS WITH THE UNITY OF THE PEOPLE AGAINST OPPRESSION.

  26. G Man Avatar
    G Man

    The Arawak Cement factory is an ecological disaster on Barbados. We should close it down. No more marinas should be allowed on the west coast. There should not allow any building to be constructed within100 yards of any beach to preserve access. All beach land should be declared national park land. Any Real property bought in Barbados must have at least 51% Barbadian ownership. We are strangers in our own land.

  27. Arthur Kruger Avatar
    Arthur Kruger

    I PERSONALY KNOW MR BARRY BLADES FOR OVER 35 YEARS. I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT HIS PROPERTIES NOR BANK ACCOUNTS, BUT KNOW THAT I CONSIDER HIM AS MY MOST TRUTHFULL AND TRUSTFULL CUSTOMENR FOR SO MANY YEARS.
    HE REALLY LOVES BARBADOS AND HAS GIVEN HIS WHOLE FIFE TO HONOR AND DEVELOP THE COUNTRY, AND CERTAINLY HAS BEEN TRYING TO PROTECT THIS LAND WITH ALL HIS HEART,

  28. BARBADOS TRIPADVISOR.COM Avatar
    BARBADOS TRIPADVISOR.COM

    Reblogged this on Barbados Tripadvisor.

  29. BARBADOS TRIPADVISOR.COM Avatar
    BARBADOS TRIPADVISOR.COM

    who the hell is Barry blades? and how did he acquire all this land?
    is he a descendent of the rich slave masters?

  30. TheEasternSide Avatar
    TheEasternSide

    @BARBADOS, no he is not a descendant of a ‘rich slave master’. He is a man who started with nothing and worked extremely hard to buy his own land.

  31. David Avatar
    David

    In Barbados we tend to throw out the bay with the bath water. If the man did good he should be recognized, the colour of his skin should have nothing to do with it.

  32. Jen Avatar
    Jen

    Sir COW is also a man who started with nothing and worked extremely hard to buy his own land. He also employs hundreds of Bajans in his projects. With regard to the East coast, it is my understanding that it is a National Park and cannot be developed even if Barry wanted to.

  33. 2 cents Avatar
    2 cents

    So why then has Mr Blades sold one of the largest beach front properties on the east coast to the highest bidder.

    The House known as Sandy Creast in cattlewash owned by the Alleyne family, bought by Mr. Blades, now sold to a wealthy foreigner who no doubt has plans for development.

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