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Under successive government the issue of how the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has been manipulated has always been an issue. The Bajan public has had to tolerate the constant prattle by both parties concerning whether one was being fair to the other as far as airtime goes. Of all the state enterprises the CBC is thought by BU to be one where cronyism, yardfowlism and unprofessionalism is efficiently practised. This is not to say we don’t have some dedicated employees at the CBC.

It is generally known that under the last administration and especially under the watchful eye of a particular minister, a number of individuals were given refuge at the CBC. Under the current government the Chairman is known to be the Godfather of the Prime Minister’s children and the Deputy General Manager a former Waterford schoolmate. There is also the recent appointment of DLP card carrying member Reudon Eversley as Head of News which eventually led to the resignation of long standing CBC employee Dean St. Hill.

The sad reality is both political parties can accept blame for politicizing the CBC. While they have been screwing the CBC through the years the taxpayers of Barbados have been called upon to bankroll the operation. Yes Barbadian taxpayers have been silent and accepted the crap.   Come to think of it, we would have thought in light of the recent accusation by the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) the CBC would make a good project for the Barbados Association of Journalists.

Yesterday Leader of the Opposition Mia Mottley was reported in the media lamenting the lack of airtime given to the opposition party on the CBC. She indicated the BLP had offered to pay to get airtime on the lone government owned TV station. Conversely those on the government side have had ready access to the CBC through the TV show The People’s Business hosted by the omnipresent Peter Wickham among other programs.

Where do we go from here regarding the way forward for the CBC?

Prime Minister David Thompson has publicly commented that the market value of the CBC does not make it attractive to buyers. His government arrived to office promising change and transparency in government.  The continued politicizing at the CBC by blanking-out the opposition access to airtime brings into question the sincerity of his promise of change and transparency in government.

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54 responses to “Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation Continues To Shutout The Opposition Party”

  1. mash up & buy back Avatar
    mash up & buy back

    This is such a bias piece of crap.

    The Blp wants to pay to put the same type of political Ads on CBC that they have on VOB every Friday afternoon.

    This I think might even be a breach of the laws.

    The actions of the BLP with CBC during their 3 terms should be highlighted to show what is really political abuse of power at that institution.

    Anyone who they felt had even a nodding acquaintance with the DLP party were given a hard time until they left or were pushed in the background like rosemary alleyne.

    And please don’t try to taint the professionalism of reudon eversley because he is one of the last if not the last true professional journalist left.

    Judge him on his work and on his merit not because he comes from a family with strong ties to the DLP.

  2. David Avatar
    David

    mash up

    BU call it as we see it, period.

    The crap at CBC has been ongoing for years and anyone who seeks to deny it living in lala land. Both parties have been guilty of it.

    The leader of the opposition has been calling for equal opportunity to get her parties information on the airwaves. This has nothing to do with paid ads if we understand correctly. Our mention of Reudon Eversley has to do with the fact he is a DLP member and was the communications manager in the last election campaign for the DLP.

    Like we said previously, the honeymoon period is over and we will start to hold the DLP’s feet to the fire. That is what honest and fair Barbadians should be doing. It is the only way we will get our politicians to understand the people are tired of the wool being pulled over our eyes.

  3. Wishing In Vain Avatar
    Wishing In Vain

    I see and know the opposition to get fairer treatment under this operation than the last.

    Last night was a case in point when they choose to omly feature Liz Thompson tirade that she removed herself from dealing with the matter of the awarding of the contract to remove the Asbestos roofs, the Manager in writing stated Creative Building her husbands company should not get this contract but still in a letter and this is the sad part the good Senator unlike the bad Senator Liz Thompson had and waved the document around that CLEARLY STATED THAT THE MINISTER HAS INSTRUCTED ME TO WRITE YOU TO INSTRUCT YOU THAT THE THIS CONTRACT MUST BE AWARDED TO CREATIVE BUILDERS, the CBC ought to have reported that there was hard evidence that Liz Thompson is a compulsive, disgusting liar of large proportions and is not fit to hold any public post in this island.

    So on this basis alone I would suggest to the opposition not to fuss too much long gone are the days that clips were taken off site to be edited before the news each night.

  4. keeping it real Avatar
    keeping it real

    Barbadians are hearing about all the doom and gloom from the opposition ,they have the Nation news paper under they control already ,they have to remember they are in opposition and they need to accept that also

  5. keeping it real Avatar
    keeping it real

    Mia and Owen hugging in the BLP control paper look like two jokers

  6. Wishing In Vain Avatar
    Wishing In Vain

    On another note I see a list of approved travel agents listed in today’s Advocate Newspaper and as hard as I searched it I could not find Mr Indar Weir’s Travel agency listed at the top. middle or bottom of this list of approved and legally setup and operating travel agents in Barbados.

    Does this mean then that if he is not listed in this list of Government approved travel agents he can be deemed to be opearting ILLEGALLY IN BARBADOS ??

    Only asking the obvious !!!

    Also is it legal for a member of the Opposition to carry out a legal office and charge and collect VAT but is NOT VAT REGISTERED ???

    Only asking the obvious !!!

    Both of these conditions do exist and need to be rectified.

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

    If the Barbados Labour Party ( BLP) has really been given very little airtime at the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation – as this lead thread suggests – it more than truly deserves it.

    Such a position is solely based on our own recollections of their own antecedents of doing similar to the PDC, the PEP and political independents.

    So, why is the BLP complaining? So, where was the golden rule when they ruled CBC?

    Furthermore, for all the wrong and evil things that the BLP would have done to the broad masses and middle classes, and to, and in, the name and image of government of this country during the 14 yrs it would have last held the reins of governmental office – and for which the worst Prime Minister Barbados has ever had, Mr. Owen Arthur, pretends to have accepted blame – indeed, (it) should have meant that instead of BU making a case for this old fetid foul BLP being given fair access to the CBC’s broadcast media and greater opportunities to have more of its political business and events covered in the CBC news, this same BU ought to have been in the forefront of making sure that this said ossie moore BLP is VOTED OUT of the House of Assembly of the Parliament of this country by the broad mass of voters in this country, for having done so much wrong and evil in this country.

    Also, the real person, or persons, behind this wonderful BU blog ought to have been providing serious greater “leadership” in making sure that the same is also done to this wretched DLP, which – since Mr. Barrow’s death – whenever it has been at the helm of government of this country has been known to do a lot of foolishness and madness as well. And such an admonition of ours really comes straight from the heart and soul of our party!!

    For, this is NOT the place for using the modern mass media to, et al, help manipulate esp. weak political minds in Barbados into falsely misbelieving that there are ONLY two parties that must have decent news current affairs coverage at the CBC!!

    Instead, this is really the time for as many right thinking patriotic people as possible to greater use the blogs, other relevant media, and many other legitimate legal constitutional means of expressions and associations to inform and convince many Barbadian citizens cum voters of the great need for THE CBC TO BE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO ALMOST EVERY ONE IN THIS COUNTRY – FOR, IT IS THE PEOPLE OF BARBADOS THAT ARE THE SOLE OWNERS OF THE CBC – NOT ANY DAMN POLITICAL PARTY – AND THEREFORE IT IS THEY WHO MUST HAVE UNFETTERED – THOUGH MANAGED – ACCESS TO THE CBC – TOTALLY MINUS ANY PARTY MANIPULATION/INTER-PARTY SQUABBLING.

    And, too, this is the right time for these said patriots to inform many other Barbadian citizens cum voters of the great and inescapable need for sweeping ideological political material financial change to come to Barbados, and to ask for open critical support to be given to those political change agents in Barbados whose intention is is to make a real political difference in this country or whose record has been that themselves are already making that political difference in this country.

    But, on here as in some other relevant media it seems as if the tail is wagging the dog, rather than the other way around – with increasing deluges of mindless BLP/DLP pap and crap flooding out this place and in the other relevant media places.

    It seems too that on here the adage small minds discuss things average minds discuss people and great minds discuss ideas solutions, rings true in so many regards, in spite of the overall fair efforts of yourself, David, and some others to really inform and educate one another and to promote the healthy cross fertilization of ideas.

    Shall we in the PDC croak so soon: Whither the blogs!! But, has it for many people also been, from in the mid to late 90s up until now: whither the radio call in programs too?

    But, back to the above lead thread and its very great and brilliant significance!! The PDC surely sees a stink rat running and rolling about in there, and, David, your slip is terribly horribly showing (again)!!!

    Where is the balance and fairness too in this thread in so far as it would NOT have made a case for the PDC, the PEP, independents, etc – political actors it ought have been making – at least morally – a real case for quality political airtime in this lead thread?

    And, it is NOT ONLY at the CBC – radio and television now – that – in the case of the PDC and independents – we, and as far as we know, they – these independents – are NEVER EVER being asked by those people to be covered or are NEVER EVER being invited ourselves, and as far as we know again, these independents – themselves, to take part in at least a few of the politically based programs in which the DLP/BLP have reps even – and in the case of the PEP – that we – who form the PDC – having been realizing that there is NO proper political coverage for them at all, and realizing too that PEP representatives are hardly if ever at all on CBC political based programs, BUT ALSO it is at some other major traditional news media houses where this similar mistreatment and disrespect is meted out to us, the PEP and independents. Well, in the PDC’s case we have repudiated the NATION NEWSPAPERS, which somehow has managed to give the PEP a column in one of its newspapers.

    But, that BU – the leading Barbados based-internet blog – could be so biassed in favour of a party that when it was at the helm of government of Barbados ransacked and looted the Treasury of this country and were so grossly corrupt and filled with so many venalities, beggars the very pertinent question: what defining role has BU been really playing that is so very POLITICALLY different from that which many in the traditional media in Barbados play in pandering to countenancing this DLP/BLP foolishness? and beggars another pertinent question: what efforts have BU been making to help reconstitute the political language of this Barbadian society, away from what has already been colonially defined and accepted by the DLP/BLP, and beggars the final question: what legacy would BU at the end of the day wish to leave for us – present participants, and future ones as well – to see, in terms of what role it would have played in making sure that our Barbadian political culture is properly changed in many regards and for the better.

    And, finally, it is not enough for BU to say that both parties can accept the blame for politicizing the CBC, and then be at the same time be absorbed in making a false case for the BLP having greater airtime based on what are two usual DLP/BLP political shibboleths transparency and accountability. Come on, BU!! Stand up and be counted!!!

    Down with the damned DLP and the Blasted BLP!!

    PDC

  8. David Avatar
    David

    Some of us need to appreciate if we continue to say and do the same things repeatedly the outcomes will be the same.

    There is a saying people get what they deserve.

  9. Inkwell Avatar
    Inkwell

    David,

    I am writing the following on your behalf. You can put me in my place if you wish.

    “Last night was a case in point when they choose to omly feature Liz Thompson tirade that she removed herself from dealing with the matter of the awarding of the contract to remove the Asbestos roofs, the Manager in writing stated Creative Building her husbands company should not get this contract but still in a letter and this is the sad part the good Senator unlike the bad Senator Liz Thompson had and waved the document around that CLEARLY STATED THAT THE MINISTER HAS INSTRUCTED ME TO WRITE YOU TO INSTRUCT YOU THAT THE THIS CONTRACT MUST BE AWARDED TO CREATIVE BUILDERS”

    I don’t know if anyone else has difficulty in understanding the above, but it have me cafuffle. I highlight below the parts that are confusing me and would be happy if the author (or anyone else) would offer some clarification:

    Last night was a case in point when they choose to omly feature Liz Thompson tirade that she removed herself from dealing with the matter of the awarding of the contract to remove the Asbestos roofs, the Manager (Who, and of what?) in writing stated Creative Building her husbands company should not get this contract but still in a letter (from who to whom?) and this is the sad part the good Senator (who) unlike the bad Senator Liz Thompson had and waved the document around that CLEARLY STATED THAT THE MINISTER HAS INSTRUCTED ME (who?) TO WRITE YOU (whom?) TO INSTRUCT YOU THAT THE THIS CONTRACT MUST BE AWARDED TO CREATIVE BUILDERS.

    Are we to believe that the Government has the above stated damning evidence in their hands and have allowed Liz Thompson to get away with deceiving the Barbados public with a blatant lie on the floor of the Senate? Clearly such a lie would be grounds for the most extreme sanction in the President’s power.

    Are we to believe that Liz Thompson forgot that she wrote such a letter (in ink, on paper) and that it could be produced to disprove her statement and absolutely discredit her before all Barbados, or is she simply psychotic?

    Or are we to believe that the author of that claim is being mischievous, to put it mildly?

    The proof, one way or the other is there, in black and white (or not). We demand it.

  10. Adrian Hinds Avatar
    Adrian Hinds

    Bust Tea said we should take Haitians into our healthcare system no matter what. Something about his interpretation of a Bible passage.

    You want the Governing party to be nice to the opposition whose sole purpose is to make the said Governing party look bad, and who when the roles were reverse did the same exact thing.

    Why don’t you feed, house and cloth every homeless person you come upon? set the example that you would wish others to follow.

    Why is the fella with those swollen legs not seen any change for the better in his plight a year or two later after it was highlighted in the papers?

    Hammie Lah like he is correct. Wunnuh want others to do what wunnuh seemingly have no interest in doing.

  11. David Avatar
    David

    Can’t remember who commented but the example of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was given as an example of a government agency which is run properly and has garnered the requisite respect.

    Are we saying the CBC is condemned to be run and or used by governments for the sake of political expediency?

  12. Carson C. Cadogan Avatar
    Carson C. Cadogan

    The CBC has been more than fair to the Barbados Labour Party in it’s coverage. Which is more than can be said for the Barbados Labour Party when they formed the Government.

    If the CBC was biased against the Barbados Labour Party then they would have fired Tony Thompson a long time ago. He is one of the Democratic Labour Party’s biggest critics in Barbados and, to the best of my knowledge, he is still employed there.

  13. DOLPHIN MOUT Avatar
    DOLPHIN MOUT

    “Down with the damned DLP and the Blasted BLP!!”

  14. Atman Avatar
    Atman

    David said:

    BU call it as we see it, period.

    The crap at CBC has been ongoing for years and anyone who seeks to deny it living in lala land. Both parties have been guilty of it.

    The leader of the opposition has been calling for equal opportunity to get her parties information on the airwaves. This has nothing to do with paid ads if we understand correctly. Our mention of Reudon Eversley has to do with the fact he is a DLP member and was the communications manager in the last election campaign for the DLP.

    Like we said previously, the honeymoon period is over and we will start to hold the DLP’s feet to the fire. That is what honest and fair Barbadians should be doing. It is the only way we will get our politicians to understand the people are tired of the wool being pulled over our eyes.
    ================================================================

    Well said David. A few months back I argued that a TV license should be granted to Starcom Network, so that the people of this country could have an alternative local TV station to enjoy. I still hold the same view today.

    A second TV station that is not state owned may provide some balance in the political arena, but more importantly, give our people another option for viewing pleasure. I think our people deserve it, especially the really poor who cannot afford Multichoice, Direct TV, or their own satellite box and dish.

  15. Carson C. Cadogan Avatar
    Carson C. Cadogan

    Atman

    “A few months back I argued that a TV license should be granted to Starcom Network,”

    That would be a disaster. Starcom is an offshoot of the Nation group, the Nation group is an offshoot of the origanal Nation newspaper, the original Nation newspaper was created by wealthy Barbados Labour Party supporters in the early 1970’s.

    Now tell me again how fair it would be to the Democratic Labour Party or the democratic process in Barbados.

  16. Atman Avatar
    Atman

    @Carson

    That would be a disaster. Starcom is an offshoot of the Nation group, the Nation group is an offshoot of the origanal Nation newspaper, the original Nation newspaper was created by wealthy Barbados Labour Party supporters in the early 1970’s.

    Now tell me again how fair it would be to the Democratic Labour Party or the democratic process in Barbados.
    ================================================================

    My position is this. I am a regular listener to VOB which is a Starcom radio station, and I have never gotten the impression that VOB is bias in any way to one party or the other. Yes there may be links between the Starcom and the Nation newspaper which was created by BLP supporters back in the 70s, but suppose it was the other way around, then somebody would still be saying that it wouldn’t be fair to the BLP and the democratic process in Barbados.

    The point I’m trying to make is that whoever the owner of the next TV station may be, somebody is going to be complaining that the owner has a political bias. In my opinion the point should not be whether the owner has a political bias, cause most of us do (except for swing voters like me), but how the TV station would be managed. A person can have a political bias, but still be fair and even in his business dealings. If that political mindset continues, this country will remain stifled and stunted.

  17. Bad Man Saying Nuttin Avatar
    Bad Man Saying Nuttin

    I would sell CBC to a foreign company.

    Despite what Liz and tony Marshall said a PS will seldom approve a contract. it is sent to the Minister for approval. the Minister will then approve and sign or instruct the PS to sign if he is so inclined. Only contracts above 100,000 would go to a tenders committee and even then the Minister can object to the tender’s committee recommendation and take the matter to Cabinet. these things can be ascertained by simply reading the financial rules.

  18. David Avatar
    David

    @Bad Man

    Why would Liz offer such an explanation which can be so easily challenged and in the Senate of all places?

  19. Enuff Avatar
    Enuff

    But NHC contracts should be approved by the Board NOT the Minister.

  20. David Avatar
    David

    BU could have included how the former General Manager Leacock had to ride off from the corporation when confronted with questionable management decisions. We had the snackett rented to a person where rent was not collected for several months or was it years? MCTV boxes installed at all and sundry. As taxpayers are we happy for our tax dollars to be frittered away by people on the basis of whim and fancy?

    We voted for change did we not?

  21. Christopher Halsall Avatar
    Christopher Halsall

    @David: “We voted for change did we not?

    We did.

    We were, in fact, promised change.

    For example, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

  22. Wondering Avatar
    Wondering

    How come the DLP constituency conferences are broadcast live in CBC radio and why is it that speeches from the same conferences are aired on CBC TV as news extras.

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

    There have been considerable discussions going on across the country over a recent dispute within the precincts of the Parliament of Barbados involving two parliamentarians – the Parliamentary Representative for the constituency of St. Philip South, Dr. David Estwick, and the Parliamentary Representative for the constituency of St. Joseph, Mr. Dale Marshall.

    It has been said that a gun was involved in this dispute.

    Too, at the centre of these discussions has been several things. One of these things is whether the police has the authority to investigate this matter, given that this same gun has been said to be involved in the dispute.

    Our research shows that there is nothing legally stopping the police from investigating this matter really. Sections 4 (e) of the Police Act – states that the police shall be employed for the enforcement of all laws and regulations with which it is charged ( in the country). So, if it is a case of a gun threat or assualt or common assualt which ever – which are crimes under the laws of Barbados – then on the face of it some one(s) can be charged by police.

    But the PDC has to ask the question: has there been a report or reports made to the police by one or both parliamentarians? For, it is right there that the police has to start criminal proceedings, or nothing happens. If a report or reports have been made, then an investigation or investigations by police can be carried out to see whether any laws that they have been charged with enforcing have been breached and thus whether either or both parliamentarians would wish to proceed with criminal charges against any of them.

    Furthermore, under the Constitution of Barbados – S. 48(3) it clearly states that NO process issued by any court in the exercise of its CIVIL JURISDICTION shall be served or executed within the precincts of the Senate or the House of Assembly while it is sitting, or through the President or the Speaker, the Clerk or any other officer of either House.

    Clearly such tells us that criminal acts that have been committed in any Chamber of the Parliament or the precincts of the Parliament can be dealt with by the police.

    And, the Speaker of the House has little power to prevent such too, if only because the Speaker must make sure that parliamentary procedures are upheld and respected and because he is chief enforcer of the standing orders that the House has passed. In fact the Speaker is not even a constitutionally entrenched position in the Parliament of Barbados – as are neither the positions of the President and Deputy President of the Senate – the so-called upper house.

    And by the way, that utter rubbish that has been recently uttered by that stupid fool Mr. Michael Carrington and that has been reported in a section of the media that he is the symbolic head of Parliament is just that – utter rubbish – coming from a first term parliamentary political joker. Carrington is such a fool that he seemed not to know that the Queen is Head of the Parliament of Barbados even when in January 2008 he was made to stupidly swore an oath to the same Queen as the Parliamentary Representative for St. Michael West. What a jack a lantern!!

    Anyhow, while we know that the police will NOT get involved in that dispute for certain reasons, it is clear that in the absence of criminal action being taken esp. against the alleged aggressor, that certainly some type of political action will be taken against him by the Prime Minister if he is found by him to have been on the wrong side of this dispute.

    Finally, we do not remember most of the facts of this case, but can anyone remember what happened to the chap that attempted to snatch or snatched the black box from late Prime Minister Tom Adams in the precincts of Parliament?

    PDC

  24. The Scout Avatar
    The Scout

    I suspect that if this banter between the two leading parties continue or worsens over the next year, many people will not go to the poles next election day; many bajans are being turned off by the behavior of these modern day politicians. Days were when I used to like to go into the House and hear good debates and even some ranker from the M.P’s I.E LLoyd Smith, Lammy Craigg, Errol Barrow and Tom Adams, yet at the end it very seldom reached the gutter stage that is being displayed now. I’m pleading with the M.P’s from both sides, PLEASE raise the standard of your debating and your behavior; I know you can do it, you owe it to this country and to the youth of this country.

  25. Christopher Halsall Avatar
    Christopher Halsall

    @The Scout: “…many people will not go to the poles next election day

    I would argue that would be a very sad day.

  26. Avatar
    Anonymous

    whats happening in the Police Force especially with DOTTIN and his DEPUTY ???

  27. kiki Avatar
    kiki

    Damn the DLP
    Bury the BLP

    FIRE””””Blaze Remix

  28. Airbourne Not Logged In Avatar
    Airbourne Not Logged In

    Breaking my silence after extended hiatus – for once I am in solidarity with BU! I can verify the crud CBC endured, Owen mismanaged it and so have DEMS under Sandiford (Can everyone recall when Sandi was not sure if he’d renew Starcom’s license while Elombe tore the bark off of him over CARSICOT? VF had new guidelines for Moderators and Elombe walked off the set ON AIR, suddenly? VOB get their license renewed! Back in ’91) BOTH sides look at the Pine station as their private TV set… I feel the best way fwd is if there were 2 other TV stations, and have 3 services – one for Bees, one for Dems and a third genuine Independent (either overseas or Regional entity) yet I think any PM who took this initiative may find it his last deed? Because if he cannot be persuaded financially or peer-pressure (no confidence vote) then they may oust him via any other expedient manner and I am sure it’d be by his own colleagues too!

  29. bajandave Avatar
    bajandave

    Political interference is a way of life at virtually every media house in Barbados. It’s only that at CBC it is practised more openly than anywhere else.

  30. Crusoe Avatar
    Crusoe

    Halsall@The Scout: “…many people will not go to the poles next election day

    I would argue that would be a very sad day.
    ——————————-

    But, if most people go to the poles, Barbados will hopefully become very manageable and quiet. Do we have the resources to send them there?

    If however, they go to the polls, things will continue as is.

  31. Crusoe Avatar
    Crusoe

    As long as an entity is confirmed by the Police and international intelligence services as believed, on available evidence, of being free from intrusive or subversive elements, then that person or company should be allowed to run a public Broadcast forum.

    Are we in the former USSR or China?

    Do we not realise that this is an element of control?

    Maybe someone needs to assess if this breach of civil liberty i.e. in setting up a business, is in breach of our Constitutional right to earn a living?

    If anyone on this blog has the resources to set up a broadcast forum, then the license should not be denied.

    Control freaks.

    Does this not tell you who really runs Barbados?

    Invisible hands!

  32. Christopher Halsall Avatar
    Christopher Halsall

    @Crusoe…

    With all due respect, your immediate above makes no sense. It argues against itself.

    Could you please retransmit your point using clearer language?

  33. Christopher Halsall Avatar
    Christopher Halsall

    @Crusoe…

    Sorry, we crossed posts.

    @Crusoe: “But, if most people go to the poles, Barbados will hopefully become very manageable and quiet. Do we have the resources to send them there? If however, they go to the polls, things will continue as is.

    Could you please elaborate?

  34. The Scout Avatar
    The Scout

    Crusoe
    Like C.H, I’m lose by that comment, maybe it’s way above my head; please break it down. I’m but a simple man with a simple way of thinking, so forgive me.

  35. Wishing In Vain Avatar
    Wishing In Vain

    David, only last night CBC presented the news clip which clearly showed Liz Thompson to be a compulsive liar having said she knew nothing about who was awarded the removal of the Asbestos roof contract but yet Senator Irene Sandiford- Garner proved her to be lying by producing a letter written by her PS stating the THE MINISTER HAS INSTRUCTED THAT THE CONTRACT TO REMOVE THE ASBESTOS ROOF TO BE AWARDED TO CREATIVE BULIDERS, a clear a distinct lie by Liz Thompson to say she did not know when the letter clearly states that the MINISTER HAS INSTRUCTED.

  36. DOLPHIN MOUT Avatar
    DOLPHIN MOUT

    The name of the man snatching the speech from Tom ADAMS was a man TREVOR EASTMOND-(not the comedian)

    Last news of him -he was in the psychiatric hospital -and was responsible for the Kadooment day fire at that hospital sometime ago.

    He came out and was sent back sometime after. might still be there

  37. DOLPHIN MOUT Avatar
    DOLPHIN MOUT

    WONDERING !

    it called ABUSE

  38. Crusoe Avatar
    Crusoe

    Halsall & Scout,

    Apologies, I was being tongue-in-cheek, due to the spelling of the word.

    ‘Poles’ referring to North & South, ‘Polls’ referring to voting….

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

    We thank the person going by the psuedonym DOLPHIN MOUT for the information.

    PDC

  40. Alex Fergusson Avatar
    Alex Fergusson

    DLP placing a gag order on the BLP

    Having placed a gag order on the Barbados Labour Party from having air-time on CBC, the DLP is desperately trying to extend its reach to public spaces.

    The BLP wants to hold a meeting at Hero’s Square this Sunday night but the DLP, which gave two Jamaicans permission to feed smut to Barbadian children – is refusing to give permission to the BLP to use Hero’s Square – even though the Police have.

    It is shameful and cowardly that the DLP would abuse its power by denying lawful assembly of the BLP in a public place but would willing grant such ‘right to communicate’ to two Jamaican “dubsters.”

    At 3.26 p.m. – the BLP is still awaiting approval from Housing Minister Michael Lashley. Pure political spite.

    And now you know why with the economy in shambles – the DLP would go on another holiday – this time for 3 weeks.

  41. Enuff Avatar
    Enuff

    We really do have short memories.

    Prior to January 2008, Starcom talk show line up included Tony Marshall, Maxine McClean, Peter Wickham and Dr. Don Marshall. Maxine McClean is now Senator McClean and part of the current Cabinet, Dr. Marshall is Chairman at BIDC after SSA, and Wickham rules the talk shows at CBC. The recently appointed Senator and Cabinet member Harry Husbands was also one of their talk show hosts.

    During this period, the Advocate was without a doubt supporting the BLP, just as it is now with the DLP government, yet no one accuses that entity of being under control. The Nation therefore took on the task of pillorying the then government. If one searches the Nation’s archives, one would see the many negative stories published by that newspaper for a good 18 or so months preceding the last elections. Every week there was a major story.

    The Nation appears aggressive to whomever is in power. It could very well be a strategic decision since both newspapers can’t be pro-government.

    As for CBC, no one can deny that what is happening there has to be the worse case of politicisation ever; but I guess after 14 years in Opposition and determine to hang on to power, especially when little is being accomplished, they need to get as much PR as possible. I wonder how much those live broadcasts, which are party and not government, cost?

  42. Alex Fergusson Avatar
    Alex Fergusson

    The BLP speaks this Sunday night in Hero’s Square

    +++++++++++++++++++++++

    Ok! As regards my last post – I withdraw.

    It would seem that permission has been granted by the Ministry of Housing and Lands for the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) to hold an outdoor public meeting in National Hero’s Square, this Sunday night from 7:00 p.m., – 11:00 p.m.

  43. Atman Avatar
    Atman

    @Enuff

    You pointed out some very important observations Enuff…well done.

  44. Atman Avatar
    Atman

    It is obvious that nothing is going to change at CBC because the policies of successive administrations will remain the same, and neither party will entertain the idea of privatizing CBC because each intend to continue using it as their partisan stage.

    Therefore, I say that the people of Barbados should DEMAND that a license is granted for second TV station that will be privately owned…and I don’t care if it is Starcom Network or some other private company in the CARICOM region. I also don’t care if the potential owner is perceived to like the Ds, the Bs, or neutral…just give the people of this country a second local station so they can have another viewing option.

  45. Tell me Why Avatar
    Tell me Why

    Whilst at it, please tell me the rationale of CBC giving prime time as a “news extra” to Clico with an interview with head of news who’s questions reflect a PR exercise.? Wouldn’t it be better news interviewing the purchasers of the two Clico entities? Ah really wunda wha happening bout hay!!!!!

  46. Atman Avatar
    Atman

    @Tell me why

    I suppose you referring that interview last nite on CBC conducted by Reudon Eversley. To be honest I didn’t hear much of the inetrview because I was at my local rumshop where the fellows where discussing other things a bit loudly. But I see your point, it would be more interesting to have an interview with the purchasers so that people can get some information on what to expect going forward.

  47. David Avatar
    David

    The interview supports the point of this blog. We have the Chairman of CLICO whose company is being interviewed by the head of news Ruedon Eversley a DLP card carrying member. As if the CLICO mess has not been politicised enough we had this interview to the equation. Who are advising these people?

  48. Barnabas Collins Avatar
    Barnabas Collins

    @Enuff, Atman…..good points. I suppose we are seeing what happens when you are in opposition for some time. However, it is becoming ad nauseum. Every night 15 or 20 minutes of speeches at constituency council conferences, walk abouts and when they have nothing current, another section of a speech that was brought from the night before….c’mon

    I understand the need for PR but this is bordering on ridiculous. If not for Andi Thornhill’s funny comments, it would not make any sense watching CBC and if any of these ministers decide to take up a sport, we are going to be in more trouble. 🙂

    BC

  49. Alex Fergusson Avatar
    Alex Fergusson

    Did you know that despite having said that they are good at fixing social problems – that in the 2010 – 2011 Estimates – the DLP commits to do the following?

    • Cut the QEH vote by $16 million.

    • Cut the National Assistance Board vote by $1.2 million

    • Cut the Drug Service vote by $10 million

    • Cut the vote at the University of the West Indies by $40 million

    • Cut the vote at the Prison by $3.2 million

    • Cut the vote to the Police by some $4.5 million

    • Gave the UWI $6 million less in tuition fee than they did last year

    • Cut $7 million from the Welfare Department last year and a further $3 million in next year’s vote.

    1. Are you aware that the DLP has understated expenditure for financial year 2010-2011 by some $100 million and that by doing so – it may have to change the law to increase the local and foreign loan limit – thereby increasing the national debt or either increase taxes or charge fees – but will have to go back to Parliament for numerous supplementaries? This is not fiscal prudence by recklessness.

    2. Are you aware that the DLP cut the children bus fare vote at the transport Board from $11 million to $6 million, despite saying that they will ban school children from traveling on ZRs and Mini-Buses? That vote was $8 million when the BLP was in office and with no free bus rides.

    3. Do you know that David Thompson budgeted for a deficit of $214 million but realise a deficit of $894 million?

    4. Do you know that because of the DLP there are some 30,000 people in this country driving around without having paid their Road Tax?

    5. Do you know that in two years, the DLP has borrowed some $440 million from the National Insurance? Is your pension safe with the DLP?

    6. Do you know that the DLP will run a deficit of $1.5 billion in the coming financial year – the most ever by any government of Barbados? Are you aware that that deficit neither stabilises nor stimulates, but is being used to finance consumption? That is like spending all of your salary on Snack Boxes and on going to Fetes.

    7. Are you aware that David Thompson is the first Minister of Finance to take a tax grab of over $100 million from the people of Barbados?

    8. Are you aware that David Thompson is the first, second and third worst Prime Minister this country has ever had?

    9. While it is pleasing when ever people get work, do you realise that as part of its stimulus programme – the DLP created Debushing Jobs, right in the middle of a drought?

    The Democratic Labour Party does not know what it is doing. It is the party of Talk, Tours, Traveling, Promises Lies and Fetes.

  50. Barnabas Collins Avatar
    Barnabas Collins

    @David

    I must commend this thread for the apparent change in the CBC News. There has been some change (here is that word again) in the delivery of the news in the last few days. Let’s see how long this will last. Might be a moratorium for Easter….:)

    BC

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