@Caswell

You are correct, will change the headline.

Wonder how many are following the News of the World matter unfolding in the United Kingdom. It shows why we need a vigilant media, one which does it job to INFORM the PEOPLE.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/blog/2011/jul/08/news-of-the-world-phone-hacking-scandal

A issue which BU has raised in other writings is the concentrated of media ownership in Barbados.

The Rupert Murdock owned News of the World is a glaring similarity.

OFFTOPIC

Jamaica, the fifth worst economy in the world.

http://blogs.forbes.com/danielfisher/2011/07/05/the-worlds-worst-economies/

@Carson C. Cadogan,
You are not making much sense. The loss in GDP figures and forecasted growth in the article for Jamaica are no worse than ours. Clearly the diference is that the Jamaican economy was always weaker hence less resilient to the global recession that Barbados’. Last time I checked it was the same “seethru” Arthur who was PM up to January, 2008 after 14 years.

OFFTOPIC

Forbes’s top 10 worst economies in the world are: 1. Madagascar, 2. Armenia, 3. Guinea, 4.Ukraine, 5. Jamaica, 6. Venezuela, 7. Kyrgystan, 8. Swaziland, 9. Nicaragua, 10. Iran.

As far as “seethru”Arthur and the members and supporters of the Barbados Labour Party are concerned, BARBADOS ought to be number one on this list.
But that is not the case, what is wrong BLP?

But journalist like those of CBC and VOB, need to be balanced. On one hand they have the call-in public, a necessary nuisance and on the other hand they have the Commercial sectors who pay them tens of thousands to broadcast their , adverts.And we know who the scale pan is tipped towards. A few weeks ago on a call-in show ,a caller aired a concern to a lady moderator about the sponsor of a concert at Farley Hill demanding that the only drinks allowed into the grounds by patrons would only be the ones of which they hold the agency for. The moderator sided with the caller ,unable to understand how this can happen. That is until probably the producer in the background signaled her not to go down that road. She proceeded to do a complete about turn. The same sponsor was running frequent on long adverts on the same radio station. Journalism is never to bite the hands that feed you, and people like David Ellis, KIA (know it all) Johnson and Steadyon Babb, have all be fitted with rubber dentures.
But have you noticed that Radio Programming in Barbados is now a non-stop litany of Call-in shows, from sports , to medicine to bedroom affairs, and when those and their repeats are over , we are subjected to extended adverts disguised as programmes.
Its hard to believe that in the early stages of its life CBC came under the Ministry of Education.
Thank God that we still have BBC and 90.7 FM around.

The major problem with the DLP is that they would not tell the truth, earlier in the year we were told they would be a slow decline in the economy this year. Within weeks of this announcement Sinckler was saying we had a slight growth in the economy (big turn around), this was supported by the Gov of the Central Bank. To further support this Mr Sinckler said we should see a 2% growth this year, now the Central Bank is saying not even a good Cropover can save us from a negative position we are in. Who can I believe? While I didn’t expect many of what was offered in the 2008 DLP manifesto, because we were on the fringe of this recession, much of the promises that were possible without much money being spent was and are still ignored, how barbadian voters were expecting the Integrity and Transparentcy Legislation to be passed within the first year of office. after so much slander about the way the DLP conducted their affairs we looked for better from the DLP, now there is much more slander about the way they are conducting their business. The more things change, the more they remain the same. It would appear same result different team but it seems like the present situation is worse than before we changed. The DLP has to rearrange their house quickly or they will either lose the next elections or win with a vastly reduced amount.

the Scout | July 8, 2011 at 5:14 PM |

I read this as A brave defence of your BLP.

@Carson C. Cadogan

I am always willing to call a spade a spade, but I am reluctant to call a human being a jackass. What must I do, what is the best way to refer to the most stupid statements I read on this blog that appear to come under anything that you write.Is it better that I not go ad hominem and just conclude that your comments are for the most part worth the jackass’s excretion?
I like most other Barbadians I know would be elated that we are not considered in the bottom heap of struggling economies; but do you get a thrill that Jamaica is there, I hope not? Furthermore, does the DLP understand the damage that persons like yourself are causing them in the eyes of the public? Yes, I should be elated, but I am not. Yes the BLP should form the next government, but I would hate that any member of the party stoop as low and as often as you do to push the diabolic side of partisan politics when we as a people and an economy are struggling and therefore need as many positives as possible.
I long for those days in the late 1990s and up to at least mid 2007 to come again; I believe that many Barbadians will share that view even if they are unsure of the personnel to guide us there. In real terms, the DLP has not been the worse government in the world, but since 2008 it gets worse and once can easily come to the conclusion that it is the worst performing government in post-independent Barbados. To me, that is nothing to cheer about. That is a statement about my generation; it is not at all positive or encouraging.
In what may be its last year of governance, I wish the DLP well and that is for the sake of Barbados and Barbadians; it is also for our Caribbean brothers and sisters who have traditionally looked to Barbados for prudent economic management and governance. The DLP has not advanced either cause and should persons such as CCC be forthright with the leadership of the Dems, maybe we in Barbados would actually have something positive to boast about rather than gloat about the dismal position of another CARICOM member state.
In a sad way, the DLP’s column this week which appeared on this blog, is almost a confession that it accepts a level of mediocrity that was never accepted by either party post-1961 and definitely post-1966. That column sought to link a journalist, his employer, the opposition BLP, to some sort of shenanigan that is being played out in the media. I would suggest that the writer speak to Barbadians and SANKA may say something quite different; if you doubt me, tell PM Stuart to call an election before year end.

C C C
I don’t think you live in this country, political yardfowls like you and all others from both parties need to be put away in a fowlrun. What Barbados need right now is level headed people who are willing to put their heades together and try to get this country out of the rut it is in, political yardfowls from both parties can only make the problem worse by their stupid comments.

A good friend of mind keeps reminding me, this bunch looks lie they would be more comfortable standing outside the post office pushing over old women pensioners for their cheques than gracing the halls of Parliament.

George C. Brathwaite | July 8, 2011 at 6:56 PM |

“but do you get a thrill that Jamaica is there”

Why should I be thrilled?
I am merely highlighting what is written in Forbes Magazine. Why don’t you ask the people at Forbes if they are thrilled?

I will say this, if BARBADOS was on that list at this time as the fifth worst economy in the world, OwenArthur, Mia Mottley, Clyde Mascol and all you Barbados Labour Party members and supporters would have a field day. Such a pronouncement be headline news in your Nation Newspaper.

I have a five dollar bill in my pocket that I would bet on that without any fear of loosing it.

I have concluded that, based on the way he articulates himself, he is of average intelligence. An examination of his contributions to this blog indicates that he is not able to engage in any discussions in a rational or reasonable manner. When the topic is non-political or takes an intellectual course, his keyboard becomes silent. He wants to associate with certain a class of society and members of his political party.

However, he comes over as being obnoxious and insignificant to those he seeks to associate with, and probably cannot command their attention for any extended periods of time. Hence, he is not fully accepted, but his zeal to support the party and the type of politics that he practices, causes these people to tolerate him; so he is kept to do the dirty work. For example, majority of the DLP supporters have made some very intelligent and well thought out contributions to this blog, and have seldom gone the way of Carson, or support his course of action.

The anonymity of the blog gives Carson the power and the recognition that he craves. In this environment, he uses the OFF TOPIC ruse to control the topic, and manipulate the contributors into shifting the focus from the discussion towards him. Having controlled the blog, he is able to spout his political venom and diatribe. The more he is attacked, the more he blames the BLP for his short comings.

I am also of the opinion that two stressors are responsible for Carson’s behaviour (1) he was a member of the BLP and, in his opinion, was denied something or was disrespected, this is why he is full of so much rage and hatred. Carson blames the BLP for everything, from a tsunami in Japan to REDjet; (2) he wants to be accepted within the ranks of the DLP, and his campaign of hatred on this blog is one sure way of being accepted.

Josquin | July 9, 2011 at 10:10 AM |

Oh my, you have now taken on the role of profiler.
I am sure that you know the danger of being a profiler.

@ David

Troll has many meanings.

DAVID

Come on, I am a really nice guy!

I am here to make sure that the BLP jokers on this blog don’t have Bajans taking a 6 for a 9. That is all.

What is so wrong with that?

ZACK

I am sure that you have better things to do with your time than to ask silly questions.

Hacking scandal: is this Britain’s Watergate?

Phone hacking: how News of the World’s story unravelled
Tabloid’s publisher aggressively denied scandal – until the latest revelations

guardian.co.uk, Friday 8 July 2011 20.47 BST
News of the World
News of the World will print its last ever edition on Sunday July 10, 2011 – the phone-hacking scandal has forced the tabloid’s closure. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images
It was a strategy of cover-up, quarter-admission, and foot dragging that took years to unravel – beginning with the first court case brought in the wake of jailing of the News of the World’s former royal editor Clive Goodman and the newspaper’s £100,000-a-year private investigator Glenn Mulcaire.
At the trial it emerged that five others had their phones or messages hacked into – none of whom were members of the Royal family, subjects of Goodman’s work – but prominent individuals Simon Hughes, Elle Macpherson, Max Clifford, football agent Sky Andrew and Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of the Professional Footballer’s Association.
Nevertheless, News International chose to gloss over the glaring contradiction of a court case that prompted the resignation of Andy Coulson, as editor, taking the “ultimate sacrifice” for activities he said he was unaware of.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/hacking-scandal-is-this-britains-watergate-2309487.html

Now it clear, face as shown is cover … now I be forced to return to homeland for new instructions … no?

ON THE RIGHT TRACK

Kevin Teslyn, the outgoing Head Of Scotiabank in Barbados believes that the Authorities in the public and privats sectors have done well up to now in helping this country to weather the economic storm.

The Barbadosadvocate

Now this responsible local Journalism.

I am wondering if the The Barbados Labour Party controlled Nationnews published this piece..

This story is why BARBADOS is not on the FORBES magazine list as the fifth worst economy in the World and we must be justly proud of the wonderful stewardship of the Democratic Labour Party.

Th Nation writes a good editorial today:

http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/editorial-remit-of-the-press/

David
I like that internet definition of “troll”, that perfectly describes C C C. I consider him a supprter of the BLP, who is trying to provoke persons and cause them to dislike the DLP, by the stupid remarks he make, If this is what he’s doing then he’s a very clever person, if in fact he is what he protay, then he is a common breed political yardfowl.

Another observation coming out of the decision by Murdock to close the newspaper down signals that print media is not seen as the future.

It is online all the way!

But how many commuters on the trains on mornings going to work in London, Birmingham, Paris or Toronto read the newspaper online. Sometimes this is the only time that they devote to reading newspapers,and I believe that many will continue to subscribe to the print media.Not that many in the UK would be seen reading the News of the World in public.