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HAMILTON LASHLEY, who was Minister of Social Transformation in the previous Barbados Labour Party (BLP) Government, has landed a top job with the present Democratic Labour Party (DLP) administration.

Read full article in the Nation Newspaper
Mr. Hamilton Lashley - St. Michael South East
Mr. Hamilton Lashley – St. Michael South East MP
Updated – Audio Clip, Hami Resigns

Member of Parliament Hamilton Lashley is scheduled to appear on the Sunday Brasstacks Show on VOB92.9 FM today. Click on the following link VOB92.9 FM link and follow the discussion.

BREAKING NEWS: Hammie an Independent

Published on: 9/11/08.

Populist politician Hamilton Lashley has declared his independence.

The St. Michael South East parliamentary representative announced on Thursday that he will be sitting as an independent when Parliament reconvenes on October 7.

Speaking at a press conference at the Parkinson Community Centre located in the heart of his constituency, the popular grass roots politician broke ranks with the Opposition Barbados Labour Party. His departure reduces the party’s numbers in the House to just nine seats. In explaining his decision to leave, Lashley said:

“I have searched my heart and soul for reasons why I should remain a part of the parliamentary group of the BLP. I certainly observed in the dying stages of that administration a shift from the policies and emphasis that I promoted in the interest of the less fortunate and downtrodden, which in my view became less important to those persons of influence.”

Lashley’s declaration ended months of speculation which reached a fever pitch in the last 24 hours with rumours of his imminent departure spreading throughout the island. As recently as August 23, Lashley indirectly addressed the rumours, saying that he was “a B- a Bajan.”

“I solely fight for the rights of poor people and the underprivileged and it is that that guides me,” he said then in an interview with the NATION.

He said then that the time for partisan politics in Barbados had past and during his announcement Thursday, he dedicated much of his time to that position.

“There is not another time in this country’s history that Barbadians need to rally more as one and as a people. There are too many challenges and the world is now a global village. If we continue to play partisan politics in this country, we will continue to be a declining nation.”

His support of the governing Democratic Labour Party in the Budget debates in July stirred talk that he would re-join the DLP which he left in November 1998, after initially winning on their ticket in the 1994 elections. However, at the very end of his presentation yesterday, he made his position clear, stating:

“There are people in this country who think that because you are poor, you can be bought but I am not for sale and my beliefs are not for sale. The perception is that I will be going over to the DLP and it may surprise some people but when Parliament reconvenes in October, I will still be on the opposite side but this time as an independent member of Parliament supporting any social policy or measure that is beneficent to the poor people of Barbados.”

Courtesy of www.nationnews.com

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164 responses to “Update:Hamilton Lashley Resigns From The Barbados Labour Party: Will Sit As An Independent In Parliament”

  1. Facts Avatar
    Facts

    If for one moment we believe Mr. Lashley could win the seat as an independent, we are deceiving ourselves and him.
    He narrowly won it in the last election.

    “On hindsight, “Hammy” was never a blue blood BLP member. His association there was a matter of convenience. In fact, when he was a member of the B”s he never criticised the DLP(Unlike the other inclusionees)

    The best thing for him to do would be to: 1. Resign his seat. Or,
    2. Rejoin the DLP
    He will have to take one of the above options.

    BLP –
    This party is in turmoil. They are saddled with an unpopular leader.
    Even though the BLP are masters of veiling their problems, history shows us that unproductive/unpopular leaders in this party are given little time.
    As stated before, I don’t give Ms. Mottley beyond one term as Opposition Leader.

  2. Facts Avatar
    Facts

    Just remembered. Mr. Arthur, as Opposition Leader (Part 2) didn’t last a week.

  3. J Avatar
    J

    The scout said “Hammie has been used by many persons. Those can afford to pay their bills would take them to Hammie who would get them paid… Undine was working steady but not as benevolent as him.”

    I say: Benevolent means good. It is NOT good to pay bills for people who can afford to pay them themselves. If Hammie was indeed doing this with the tax payers money or with his own, then he was NOT being good to the people in the Pine, nor to the taxpayers all over Barbados nor to himself. If indeed he did this he was creating an unhealthy dependence. In my books that is NOT good/benevolent.

  4. J Avatar
    J

    That said even though I am neither B nor D. I agree with the PM as quoted on the front page of today’s Sunday Sun. When it comes to employment Bajans first. But BAJANS MUST GIVE A FAIR DAY’S WORK AND EMPLOYERS MUST PAY A FAIR DAY’S PAY. Government, the private sector, the workers and the unions must work together to weed out bad attitides from WORKERS and from EMPLOYERS.

  5. Kid Coconut Avatar
    Kid Coconut

    Bajan’s first but not at CBC!

  6. David Avatar
    David

    According to VOB moderators Mr. Lashley has been unable to join the call-in program. No discernible excuse has been given so far.

  7. ROK Avatar
    ROK

    @ J

    This question of payment of utility bills is a long standing social problem. To say that Hammie pay utility bills for those who can afford it, really, is being very petty.

    Let us take a scenario of a mother with children who is working. Simply because a person is working does not mean they can foot all their domestic bills all the time. Ever heard of the “working poor”?

    Well there are people who are working who sometimes need a small shot in the arm. For example, mothers/women who work for less than a certain amount, get a $500 payment through the Treasury annually.

    This policy is in recognition of the working poor. So is this wrong? Government was doing it.

    So for persons finding themselves in such a position, they would usually ask for a one off payment of some bill, to prevent their utilities from being cut.

    The Welfare Department pays bills for people who are also working. This is after an assessment of the person and their household. This kind of relief has been going on for years.

    Those people who can afford to pay their utility bills don’t go to him to pay a utility bill, their sights are set much higher. Most of them want to buy land and can’t get any, or have some problem at work, or need a letter written on their behalf to transact personal business.

    These people come because the system is such that even though they have the wherewithal, the bureaucracy gets in their way.

    Not all poor people come to get utilities paid. Many come becayse they too are trying to help themselves. A piece of land for agriculture or business or even housing. Some people may have accumulated all the materials for construction and rather than let the wood rot, he would send them tho UDC or even the Poverty Alleviation Bureau.

    So this thing about paying for people who can afford, I can only say that I have not yet seen it. These are not rich people and when you have security guards working for next to nothing; people working in stores for minimum pay; a woman who working a tray and barely picking pennies??

    I have never seen any BMWs pull up asking to get a bill paid. I have not seen any of those people who live in the heights and terraces come to get handouts; Even those who hold themselves up above the rest in the community don’t come with that. It would be embarrassing for them.

    So we talking about poor people that need. Don’t think that Hammie alone pulls his pocket either. I have personally done a lot of that as well as everybody around Hammie; every last man. So are we all foolish?

    That is why we started programmes such as the Meals-on-Wheels which is more than ten years old. That is also why Hammie started the Welfare to work programme to help those who became unemployable to help themselves.

    To help people who were not working he started the debushing programme. The bottom line is that people are really not in for the handouts, ’cause they know that a handout is now-for-now.

    The basic principle that we established early is that people do not want handouts and that we try to look at systems that allows people to help themselves.

    Even with the Meals-on-Wheels programme, you had to go first and find out if the people would accept the food or foodstuffs and not all said yes.

    We had to actually market the programme, and it started especially to help the elderly, shut-ins and the disabled who were getting home help from the NAB during the week but not on weekends.

    So this perception of handouts is either pure speculation or propaganda. You have to be there and I am sure if you were there, you would see the situation and make a donation too. This is people we are talking about, that are suffering.

  8. J Avatar
    J

    Ok ROK I was just quoting the scout.

    I have nothing against helping people who find themselves in a bind and need a temporary hands-up. I have nothing agianst helping the elderly, disabled etc. who may require long term help. I agree with you that most people would prefer work so that they can help themselves. I know that many people work for low wages. I know that family emergencies and tragedies happen and that at those time paents and families will need help. I am not hard hearted. I’d like to see every last child in Barbados attached to a father. If the government has to pay for DNA testing so be it. If the father isn’t dead, or sick, or imprisoned I’d like them all to supporting their children as most men and women already do

  9. ROK Avatar
    ROK

    @ J

    I would suggest that you join forces with MESA as they are trying to deal with that right now. We got to start with the legislation and I am sure that Mr. Boyce could do with all the assistance he can get right now.

    Needless to say, this is one of the problems that we have been struggling with (including Hammie) over the years.

    As a matter of fact, Joey Harper would tell you that I was a thorn in the side of the Child Care Board for years over the way they were handling children, until they started to deal more humanely with these situations. Went to the court on a few occasions too in order to help parents deal with the CCB.

    There was a Department under the AG called Victim Support and there was a lady there who used to draw our attention to a lot of these cases and seek our intervention; in some cases to try to find alternative housing for parents who were being threatened with the removal of their children from their homes by the CCB if they did not get better housing. We talking about poor people who can barely buy a mint.

    I believe that a discussion on children and the relationship of parents is for another thread. It is an entire issue in itself because we would have to reflect on the social services and how they approach the problems. Bottom line is that there was no coordination of the social services and even though Hammie did a lot as Minister to bring the Departments together, the kind of service delivery required by them is still not there.

  10. David Avatar
    David

    The notes which we have been receiving suggest that Hammie Lashley as a Minister was terrible handling the budget of the Ministry of Social Transformation. At this stage we are not sure if he was relieved of his Ministry because of this or his medical condition.

    Whatever the reason we should make the point that the former Prime Minister created a ministry which he felt only Lashley could manage, or are we being sucked into the politics of inclusion too?

  11. BAFBFP Avatar
    BAFBFP

    I tired of this discussion. I can’ even get a word in edgewise…

  12. ROK Avatar
    ROK

    @ David

    I am not sure how much more I can deal with this subject because of the wild accusations. It is becoming a kind of strain and I am not accustomed to being on the defence like this. If Hammie had a Phd and thiefing we would not know about it.

    Let me say that the minister does not handle the budget. That is handled by the Permanent Secretary in any Ministry and the PS is the chief accounting officer. If he/she says no, it is no and if he/she says yes, you can be sure that it fits into some policy or law or programme which was approved by Cabinet or Parliament, which he/she is bound to follow.

    In a lot of cases where Hammie tried to get his PS to mobilize funds, are those cases of funds which usually simply sit in the Ministry and not get spent. Hammie would make sure that the PS spend the money on the projects and programmes. He would come up with programmes, or ask somebody to come up with some.

    Issues really came at the point of the estimates as to what would be approved or not. In some instances his own PS was cutting budgets.

    I lived later on to hear a PS of Social Transformation say publicly, that anytime he was again in charge of the Child Care Board budget or could make input, he would make sure they get every cent they asked for.

    This thing about the Minister mis-handling funds is not correct. Not only that, there was this mis-conception that the UDC was under the Ministry of Social Transformation, because that was a charade. The constituencies of all the Ministers and government parliamentarians were well taken care of between the UDC and the RDC in pecking order.

    You wonder why Hammie did not have any control over UDC? Or wonder why OT was so much in control. Hammie used to have to beg for what he wanted. He swallowed his pride and still sent people to UDC. Let the contractors, painters, and other workmen tell you how they were treated when they were sent by Hammie??

    Another mis-conception was the Poverty Alleviation Fund. I heard David Ellis mekking sport at the Fund but let me say that the Chairman of that Fund was the Director of Finance and Planning. I don’t have to tell you how a finance officer moves. He has to be transparent. Hammie had no kind of say in the allocation of those funds.

    That fund also used to pay bills for people and it is the DF&P and his committee that would decide. The committee had on it, heads of departments like the Welfare department, etc.

    These people would grill anybody that came before them, because all applicants were interviewed by the Committee and were required to submit all relevant information beforehand.

    The Committee would then go through the information and get supplemental information where necessary, and only when they were fully armed, would they call in the applicant.

    In response to David Ellis, I am fairly sure that Hammie has nothing to answer to as Minister of Social Transformation as far as UDC and the Poverty Alleviation Fund is concerned. The DF&P was also the Chair of the Social Development Fund.

    That is as much as I know, but we have to understand that I really was not very close to that end of the situation. I was merely an advocate for those who I took to UDC for the then Minister, either seeking help or work, so I know the stress first hand. Sometimes you ask yourself if Hammie was really the Minister here.

    There is only one thing I want to say here is that Governance is the key. Government tends to withhold too much information which ought to be public.

    That is why BANGO has been on a campaign to see at least one NGO on each board and committee of Government and has been encouraging Government Departments to embrace and partner with NGOs working in their specific areas.

    My experience is that one NGO on a board, considerably curtails the corruption and in many cases brings fresh perspectives to national issues and challenges that traditionally trouble these statutory corporations and committees.

  13. BAFBFP Avatar
    BAFBFP

    Gees ROK,
    Man this is why I read the blogs…

  14. BAFBFP Avatar
    BAFBFP

    Any way I used to like Chris Sinkler. Now he looks like a true true baboon, another Euro-puppet. His broadcast this evening is one time when I feel the messenger should get shoot.

  15. ROK Avatar
    ROK

    @ BAFBFP

    Chris Sinkler spent at least the last five years up and down the Caribbean, all across Africa and in the EU preaching against the signing of the EPAs.

    I heard him say that a lot of the concerns were dealt with. However, the text of the agreement has rally not changed between December and now but suddenly his position changed.

    Now I have no problem with that insofar as he could claim not to have full knowledge prior to now, but to come on the TV and say that it is the best deal for the past thirty years is a bit too much.

    The other problem I have is that the organisation which he headed over that time is still against the EPA and as a matter of fact coordinated the main NGO event in Barbados.

    My concern here is that he said that he read the EPA in full and have come to a different light. Why then did he not share this light with his former NGO?

    I recently saw Renwick Rose from WINFA which had joined forces with CPDC to pull off all kinds of demonstrations, not only in St. Vincent but also St. Lucia (the St. Lucians got an APB out for him), Barbados, Brussels, etc. When I asked him about his comrade at arms, he could not say a word.

    Hope you see the point about information disclosure though.

  16. The scout Avatar
    The scout

    J
    How is poor classified? They were people, young ladies, who would have treir bills paid by Hammie but yet have money to go to fetes and buy their bling. I am saying lots of them have their piorities wrong. We have created a mendecant society and that’s not nice for this country

  17. David Avatar
    David

    @The Scout

    What you have written is a sweeping generalization. While it is true that some people Lashley helped may not have been worthy even his stauncest critic agrees that Lashley’s willingness to help was taken advantage of by some. Even our Welfare Department has been known to help people who don’t need it.

    We need to remove party politics from our discussions when it doesn’t apply. Lashley is not a politician but he has decided to use politics in his quest to help poor people. If we had a few more like Lashley poor people would be better represented.

  18. BAFBFP Avatar
    BAFBFP

    George Payne and Dale Marshall do not like Mia Mottley… So what about her number ine campaigner Gregory Nicholls, dey ain’ all from the same camp? Let me tell ya George Payne and Associates should be made to declare their assets before and after the last admin.

  19. BAFBFP Avatar
    BAFBFP

    … the organisation which he headed over that time is still against the EPA and as a matter of fact coordinated the main NGO event in Barbados.

    ROK, in whose interest is Chris Sinkler serving now? Certainly not mine, I am neither a Doctor nor Lawyer and I am damned sure that Rupe and Rihanna would be rich with or without an EPA.

  20. The scout Avatar
    The scout

    David
    I’m not saying that there are not poor people really needing help but the situation is getting out of hand and too many who don’t need the assistance is actually getting at the expense of others who really need, all depends on where you live and who is your representative. Once Hammie is not in the governing party, he is useless to most of those who shout for him. The BLP has created this mendecant spirit and it was blown out of propotion by Hammie, to the point where even the party was getting very worried.At one stage Hammie was going against the instructions of cabinet but the then P.M was lenient with him. He would not get that leniency from David Thompson or Mia Mottley. It would be better for him to resign now that he is still on top, if he remains he can become very unpopular.

  21. Avatar
    Anonymous

    mendicancy did not start with the BLP
    come on man
    be objective

  22. Me Avatar
    Me

    Let me tell ya George Payne and Associates should be made to declare their assets before and after the last admin.
    ””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””’
    If that happens someone going to jail.

  23. Q Avatar
    Q

    J // September 14, 2008 at 10:27 am

    J wrote :

    That said even though I am neither B nor D. I agree with the PM as quoted on the front page of today’s Sunday Sun. When it comes to employment Bajans first. But BAJANS MUST GIVE A FAIR DAY’S WORK AND EMPLOYERS MUST PAY A FAIR DAY’S PAY. Government, the private sector, the workers and the unions must work together to weed out bad attitides from WORKERS and from EMPLOYERS.
    ——————————-
    I actually agree with –J —
    I cant believe it but I do agree
    I am not afraid to say it.
    I am neither B nor D—so in addition to agreeing, we seem to have that in common

    I try to be objective and I do not like stupid partisan political statements

  24. The scout Avatar
    The scout

    Anonymous
    You’re right, it didn’t start with the BLP. what I do mean is that with the creation of NAB, RDC,UDC and others the escalation strated and has developed to almost a out-of-hand situation.

  25. The scout Avatar
    The scout

    Q&J
    I’m glad that I have two persons who are bold enough,like me, to state that we are neither B, D, or P. I was dragged over the colds and called all kinds of names for giving my non-partisan opinion.

  26. Avatar
    Anonymous

    @ The Scout

    Agencies like NAB, RDC and UDC are really part of a bigger picture.

    They’re all linked to the UN Millennium Development Goals of which poverty alleviation is the core value. So in essence, these are just facilitating and implementation units of the MDGs.

    And in Hammie’s defense, poverty alleviation is very close to his heart. He really believes in this and is not good at the ‘game’ of party politics.

    Let’s wish him well.

  27. The scout Avatar
    The scout

    Anonymous
    Don’t mis-understand me,I’m not saying Hammie is a bad guy. In contrast, I think he is so humble and willing to assist that a lot of greedy people have been taking advantage of his goodness.to them all he’s good for is to take care of their wants, once he is not in a position to do that they would drop him like a hot potato. They are vultures

  28. J Avatar
    J

    Q wrote “I actually agree with –J —
    I cant believe it but I do agree ”

    J says “I am neither male nor female.”

    I see thee blogs as a forum for IDEAS.

    Good ideas have no gender.

  29. ROK Avatar
    ROK

    BAFBFP

    Can’t deal with Chris Sinckler. I have no idea how time has impacted on him. As a youngster, he was very virbrant and a good debater too. I first met him in Sandie’s classes in British Government and Politics at the BCC.

    We had a good time back then; we started a debating society which then staged a mock Parliament under the watchful eye of Sandie.

    Indeed it captured the imagination of the college students and along with people like Peter Wickham, Kerry Simmons, Douglas Fredricks and a good few other familiar names, the college came alive.

    Student politics was very vibrant back then. Chris, Kerry and Douglas especially, used to hold political meetings in the lunch hall, which was quite large, during lunch time.

    @ Scout,

    I think we have to put this thing in perspective because what you are calling mendicancy is not necessarily so.

    Let me stray away from any defense of Hammie. That is not my purpose. I want to deal strictly with the sociology and psyche of people in general so that we could bring some perspective to what appears to be mendicancy.

    Now we say that the basic needs of mankind are food, clothing and shelter. However, I am sure you would agree that once we get over these basics and into civilisation, we start looking at things like standard of living and quality of life; the spectrum of needs expand.

    We proudly speak of the quality of life and standard of living of Barbadians and I would imagine that when we say this, we mean the majority of Barbadians (if not every man jack) and not just a select few.

    In terms of the development of the person, we would agree that entertainment is one of the psychological needs.

    A poor person who buys an outfit for the purpose of partying, with the probability that buying the outfit will prevent them from fulfilling other needs does so because if they fulfill the other needs the entertainment will suffer.

    So, because a person is poor, should they shut themselves up in a house? Can you imagine the mental energy it takes for a poor person to constantly have their expenses and the fact that they can’t meet their commitments on their minds; at all times?

    That is what you are saying they should do if you say they have their priorities mis-placed. I am sure you don’t want to see the population of Jenkins increase because if it does, you foot the bill as a taxpayer.

    So the point is we are going to support them one way or another. It could be jail or children in a children’s home or both but for each casualty there is a cost.

    Now tell me, which is the greatest expense? To let them have their fling every once in a while at $200 – $300 or support them in an institution for that, or more, per day?

    If these people hold fast and get their priorities right. A lot of people will suffer; businesses, variety will also suffer; and what else will suffer? C&W and Digicel? What about the technology such as internet?

    The end result would be that we could not boast of a Barbados of a high standard of living. These people create economic activity. They support businesses that would not otherwise get any support because all the higher-ups and better-offs would be going somewhere else.

    You open a corner shop and I bet you that your first client will be some poor person that spot you and just come to spend a dollar. See if you have anything they want.

    Finally I want to point out that a lot of these people are working, but for slave wages. So the mendicancy as you call it is a question that they are making a contribution to society but not getting as much as you. In a lot of cases working harder than a lot pushing a pen for one-tenth of the wages.

    So I always see this problem as those more fortunate trying to cry down those less fortunate because the less fortunatey don’t have the money to keep up with the cost of living and high inflation. Most of them working for the same money three years ago as today; and tell me where the cost of living went in the last three years?

    So to deny them part of your fortunate booty is being selfish and as I said, if you were in the heart of the scenarios, you would fork out some money too.

    There are those who turn a blind eye because they don’t want to give and then heap abuse on these people simply as an excuse not to give. They fill their heads with myths about the mendicancy.

    So I am not blaming anybody here. I am saying that we as people need a bit more understand so that we speak with an informed tongue rather than just repeat wild accusations, without taking the time to examine.

    If you want it any clearer I will write a dissertation for you. Wait, you remember the Major with the shillings?

  30. Avatar
    Anonymous

    @ ROK

    You dont see dat de halls of government now populated with de likes o Sinckler who went school at de Garrison; dat political short-me-crotch yardfowl, Hartley Henry dat went to St. George Secondary; de Princess Margaret pitbull, David Estwick and Ronald Jones dat went to de standpipe.

    This is great and it goes to show that in Barbados ya could learn any where are at age. But they’re doing so much over-compensating to prove the point that it’s sickening to de stomach.
    I aint even sure if Hartley Henry passed O’level or CXC Maths. Dah’s wha we come to!
    They need to stop posturing and over compensating for their inferiority complexes.

  31. Adrian Hinds Avatar
    Adrian Hinds

    Anonymous // September 18, 2008 at 9:46 am

    @ ROK

    You dont see dat de halls of government now populated with de likes o Sinckler who went school at de Garrison; dat political short-me-crotch yardfowl, Hartley Henry dat went to St. George Secondary; de Princess Margaret pitbull, David Estwick and Ronald Jones dat went to de standpipe.

    This is great and it goes to show that in Barbados ya could learn any where are at age. But they’re doing so much over-compensating to prove the point that it’s sickening to de stomach.
    I aint even sure if Hartley Henry passed O’level or CXC Maths. Dah’s wha we come to!
    They need to stop posturing and over compensating for their inferiority complexes.
    ===========================

    ha ha ha ha just today i was in a discussion about the turn around in Barbados, where so many older school Alums are high profile drunks, high profile thieves, high profile alternative lifestyle practitioners, high profile public trough yard fowls etc. wuh somebody gots tuh step up tuh de plate and be productive, and give Barbados a fighting chance in this dangerous world. 🙂

  32. John Avatar
    John

    Rok

    Hammie wait too late.

    His game is now obvious.

    He should have reseigned his seat and come again as an independent not resign from a party and play he is independent.

    A real pity though. He had a window of opportunity unlike any other I have seen in Bajan politics to make a real difference.

  33. ROK Avatar
    ROK

    @ John

    You seem to have a vested interest in insuring that Hammie don’t come back, even as an Independent. I think you know a lot more than you care to reveal.

    @ Adrian Hinds

    Who or what calibre of persons would you want to see “step up to the plate”? Would really like to hear your views here.

  34. Avatar
    Anonymous

    They already stepped up to de plate. Wunna dont see de shite Hartley Henry does come on here an write wid dah bad English.
    Dah’s wha duh teach he at St. George Secondary?

  35. John Avatar
    John

    ROK

    I don’t like to see an opportunity like this go a begging and a person portray himself as something he is not.

    Hammie La is not Independent.

    He just doesn’t belong on paper to either the Dees or the Bees.

    My opinion of Hammie La, for what its worth, took a nosedive.

    I hope whenever of if ever a by election is called that a real Independent will run ….. and win.

  36. Checkmate-123 Avatar
    Checkmate-123

    Damn it! The same thing I said. Hammie is going to get licks on top of licks. The stupid thing is he cannot fire his advisers nor does he seem to have the knack for cooling his own conscience. Resign my dear friend. You are not a bad man, but by your own admission a poor politician who got it wrong somewhere when you did not understand that opportunity needs a vehicle. That’s all for now. My conscience tells me that I should get out of this political pit before it consumes me.

  37. Avatar
    Anonymous

    test

  38. Facts Avatar
    Facts

    What say ye now?

    Hammy seems to have the last laugh.

    That’s politics!

  39. ROK Avatar
    ROK

    Deafening silence

  40. John Avatar
    John

    Independent my great toe!!

  41. Tell me Why Avatar
    Tell me Why

    Hammy seems to have the last laugh.
    ……………………………………………………..
    What an opportunistic grasshopper this politician turned out to be.

  42. David Avatar
    David

    @ROK

    Maybe the reason Lashley’s job appointment by government has not created too much of a debate is the fact that he is not regarded as a politician i.e.he is a man who just want to help poor people.

  43. Redds Avatar
    Redds

    So what is Undine’s response?

  44. Someone said the 'BLP Stalwart' Avatar
    Someone said the ‘BLP Stalwart’

    Hammie is no different from all the people David Thompson has been slamming. OOOppps! I am sorry, Hammie is an opportunist and that sets him apart even if understandably so. He ought to be conscious with whom he breaks bread. I am only reminding him of what he told me. Come on Ras, there has to be a moment when you would not condescend and use helping people as the justification. It becomes another form of bigotry and I am convinced you have played right into the hands of David and the Dems. You are an independent political operative of the Dems, you sit in Parliament and work for the Dems. In my mind, you have to be the least trusted ‘Honourable Member’ in the Chamber. I do not expect the Dems will say it to you, I do not expect lackeys or hand-to-mouth people will say it to you, the Bees will not say it to you. I have said it because we both represent struggle, but you have put yourself on the precipice of a slippery slope to political damnation — even against the background of being a man for the poor. I wish you success in your endeavours.

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    JC

    Someone said the ‘BLP Stalwart’ // October 3, 2008 at 5:12 am

    I AGREE WITH MOST OF YOUR COMMENTS (Surprisingly) Nevertheless I think that Hammie La is a FRAUD! Of the highest degree! Just my humble opinion!

    Anyoneread the comment when he said that it was the first time he had been wined and dined at Ilaro Court!

    Things that make you go hmmmmm! LOL! Resign hammie just resign!

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    Adrian Hinds

    ROK // September 18, 2008 at 6:33 pm

    @ John

    You seem to have a vested interest in insuring that Hammie don’t come back, even as an Independent. I think you know a lot more than you care to reveal.

    @ Adrian Hinds

    Who or what calibre of persons would you want to see “step up to the plate”? Would really like to hear your views here.
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    Anyone who appreciates the power of the people, who will truly be reminded at all times who sent them to parliament and why? and such people can be found in abundance amongst persons who counts a newer secondary school as their Alma Mater.

    …..look i am sticking to my contention that a lot of well known older secondary school alum, are high profile drunkards (just check facebook, justbajan.com, bajantube.com,kadooment.com), High profile thieves, (several lawyers before the law courts,past and present) High profile yard-fowls etc. A lot of these persons that walk around with their the high-school prominently aloft for all to see have little else to offer.

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    David

    Why is it that politicians like Lashley are not respected for the type of person he is, a man who loves helping poor people. He was that way before politics and he will probably be that way until he dies. If it means that he feels that he can only significantly help poor people from within the bosom of government we can life with that because it is not a perfect world.

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    Adrian Hinds

    David // October 3, 2008 at 10:33 am

    Why is it that politicians like Lashley are not respected for the type of person he is, a man who loves helping poor people.
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    Because Hammie lah holds true to the core tenents of socialism, which shows up most socialist democrats whose adherents to the ideology is shallow at best, because it is percieved to be the best approach to winning power in a democracy. Fake is their action to win power in the name of the people only to exercise it and concentrate it for their own purpose and that of their friends.
    ….wait did i just describe Owen Arthur and the BLP? sorry it wasn’t by designed. 😀 Hammie Lah as long as he is in parliament will be a reminder of the power of the people. Kudos to the DLP and Thompson for realizing this and embracing him for in so doing to my mind they have embrace the very people that he represents.

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    JC

    Adrian you know I respect your opinions; however something smells strange! He has to convince me he is sincere! right now I dont see that sincerity! If in time to come he proves to me his worth of salt I will apologise bur for right now I see a parasite!

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    Redds

    So wait next election where does Undine stand? Is Hammiela going to step aside and let Undine run as so many on this board predicted or is there going to be a 3-way race for that constituency? Is Undine satisfied with the post she has now or does she has higher aspirations?

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