It never stopped from last election

I am indeed happy to see that finally the DEMS are doing what needs to be done to capture the St James North seat, as was seen in the Sunday paper last weekend that even the out going representative was aware of the state of neglect he had left the constituency in over 14 years as the Government and he as a minister he failed to whip up the energy to get anything done in the area, it is really a very sad reflection of the style of politics that made up the BLP.

It is indeed very pleasing to see a new face and a new vigour and a new energy making himself available to the people and serving the people of St James North and from what I am hearing he is moving with great haste and without the fuss and the clutter that is normally associated with getting work such that he is already done and still doing.

Senator Husbands keep up the great job that you have begun and continue to do it for the good people of St James North as Rawle himself said it was badly neglected by his own party when they formed the Government.

If I were ever to be a cndidate in Husbands situation, I would never be caught dead with a fruit basket and posing for pictures the very next day!!! Mr. Hinds made it clear that his vote was FOR SALE!!!!

Buddy don’t blame poor Mr Hinds for your problems he only reacted to the power struggle in your party and he said he did not like it and would stay home rather than vote for either Mottley or Arthur, what is so wrong with his opinion ? It is no different to the rest of the Nation’s opinion that says that the BLP is fighting like cats and dogs, nothing more nothing less.

More importantly when is it likely to see Arthur and Mottley hugging again ? If you can’t get them that close at least speaking at one another again ?

OFFTOPIC

Faster-than-light back with surprising CERN discovery
Where’d that neutrino come from? The future
By: Richard Chirgwin
Only weeks since mathematicians proved it couldn’t be done, CERN boffins have put the smile back on sci-fi fans’ faces everywhere by discovering neutrinos travelling faster than light.

The astonishing results, reported by Reuters and others, came as the result of the OPERA experiment in which 15,000 beams of neutrinos were fired from Geneva to the Gran Saso in Italy.

If this true it will be mind blowing. It will turn Physics as we know it on its head.

How shameful! A fruit basket? For what?. For whom was this event staged lol.
Mr Hinds is being made to look like some peasant seeking a handout and Husbands has been placed in the “buy-a-vote” category.
Mr Adamson, where are you?
Mr Commisiong where are you?
Political patronage is SHAMEFUL and degrading!

PM Fruendel as luck would have it has another opportunity to claim advantage by calling the date for the next general election now.

To tacicus:
Tacticus, my boy girl or what ever you are. I had to say that because when one associates with Mia Mottley, your sex, thoughts, determination in life and most other things do not come out straight. So tacticus my thing, all of our leaders have come drawn by those same urges and desires for power that you so ably put in script, but like richie haynes, people are of the COMPLETE OPINION that Mama Mia is too damn POWER hungry and is not good for Barbados.

@Enuff

“Vomitous”
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And I thought you had a stronger stomach! If you keep banging on the desk people tend to ignore you.

Did you find the following “vomitous”? During the lead up to the World Cup the Gov’t decided it had to spruce up some houses in the vicinity of Kensington Oval and appointed the candidate who was running in that area as Supervisor of the operation. In other words a candidate was going to be responsible for doling out Gov’t largesse to potential constituents. I would call that bribing the people with their own money.

In comparison a potential candidate giving a fruit basket out of his own pocket to a potential voter is peanuts (these DLP candidates are so small time).

Next time take an Alka Seltzer.

@ Sargeant

And the candidate lost.

@Sargeant

Enuff does suffer from memory lapses so pay he no mind. I am surprised that he remebered that the candidate lost, and that was the said candidate that David Thompson wanted to give a big pick to?

As for the lemuel, i thought i left him still in the guttar licking those wounds that i inflicted on him. I see he still taking jabs at my bright girl Mia.

@David

What I would like to see happen is a change where election date is fixed: that is every five years. Our West Minister model puts too much power in the hands of the PM. Futher, the PM has to consolidate his positions by getting things done in his constituency and he has to do something about the cost of food; that is expand the basket of food for vat purposes before any election is called. Further, the floating voters will determine if the DLP will be given a second chance or if they want to return the gang that have soo much in theor overseas bank account. In addition, wont you want the intergrity legisalation on the statute books before the next elections?

Under its present dispensation, the BLP is operating like ‘a party of deals.’ And, it does appear that if you are unwilling to ‘play the old-boys game,’ then you will be shut-out or put-out. Mia Mottley now knows this and it explains the new BLP Standing Order. The Gag Order is on! Barbadians do not like to see people get unfair and therefore agree that there is really insufficient time between when Mia Mottley learnt about the provisions of the “Gang of Five’s – manipulated Standing Orders” – in relation to the date of the up-coming annual conference and further agree that those Standing Orders make it impossible for her to now table ANY resolution to get the general membership of that Party – to address the prevailing corruption within the BLP, which she seem to be very concerned about and wants desperately to rid that party of – hence (it would seem) the tremendous opposition to her.

In short – if you thought last year’s conference (2010) was the most disorderly and disorganised in the BLP’s 73 year history – then this year’s promises to be the most pre-determined. It will be a political non-event! Those attending should not expect any buzz or excitement. And already, many are saying that the BLP’s 2011 Conference could really be cancelled, especially since there will be nothing new to report: The BLP does not even have a full slate of candidates; its promised public meetings are yet to get off the ground (despite that party having launched its general election campaign four months ago; the Public Accounts Committee never met and even though the BLP alleges: “Bees Ready,” that party does not even have a functioning Shadow Cabinet.

Based on new Standing Orders, there also seem to be a new way of determining who the Officers of the BLP will be. It would seem that instead of actual votes cast on the actual day of polling at its Annual Conference (said to be held on the last weekend of October this year), everything has already been pre-determined where – based on who were hand-picked from branches as delegates, precise knowledge of how many votes any person seeking Office will actually get – is already known, hence the disclosure: “The Incoming Chairman.”. In Nigeria, I think they would describe such a scam and such electoral fraud, as: “rigged democracy.”

There seem to be a four-step plan to “rigged democracy” within the BLP: (1) Pad the voters list by paying to register as many persons you can afford – to join a branch, as reported to have happened in 2010, when Rawle Eastmond from its St. James North Branch – sounded the alarm that someone had paid BLP headquarters $560.00 to register 56 delegates for his branch, unknown to him; The second step in the “rigged procedure” seems to be to: reduce the number of delegates from those branches, which are not likely to support your man. Three: hand-pick all delegates from all branches and only select delegates who you know will help you execute your plot. And, four: change the standing orders to disadvantage your opponent.

Perhaps this explains why, as out-going Chairman of the BLP – George Payne was able to take-out an advertisement in the newspaper, saying that he knows for a fact, that Jerome Walcott is the: “Incoming Chairman.” Still, curious onlookers are saying that were it up to party-members (hand-picked or not) Mia Mottley would beat anyone but with a list being padded with “rented voters from outside the BLP” who cannot be identified – Mia did not stand a chance! The “Gang of Five’s second plot having been executed – it would seem that they along with their other co-conspirators – are now hoping that this issue too, will “blow-over” quickly.

The BLP’s engineered leadership firmly believes that Bajans have short memories and will easily forget and over-look this “internal BLP corruption” (as happened last year) and will go on to the next issue. One gets the impression that the BLP feels that Bajans are stupid and will never be able to see that people who “thief” or are “dishonest” in Opposition (facilitated by a very accommodation leadership) will be unstoppable, if allowed to become the Government.

But wait BONNY! Somebody just tell me that “PORNVILLE” ALREADY packed in the fruit basket for you, cause they claim that ” PORNVILLE” and DONVILLE is one and the same person! But wuh is dis I hearing at all?
BONNY? BONNY? Wuh gine down hay?

obediant
LOL. but why ya doan want ma ta cuss? Man telling ma ta doan cuss is akin ta telling ma ta doan breave. ya gotta buse summa dese mudda-fukkas man.
I hay pun me frunt step waitin fa de ‘basket’. Doan k how you arrang my 3 menz in dah ‘basket’ causen I ‘lickin’ dem frum top ta ‘bottom’.
Mek ‘aste n bring de dam basket, dis sun hot as p-hole.
LOLLL

Maddock
As fa you, I does pick my fights just like I does pick my menz n you in nun a de tu so back off. N when you fine out wah did in ya myrrh ‘basket’ dat she get from PORNVILLE ya cud lemme kno. N fine out hummuch money she mek at de same time. Aaightttttttttttttttt?
LOL, LOLL

@ David

Before the inevitable happens?
http://psp4.pagesuite.com/kyCEggI+TJxvR8O2+IBfTqPNI=.pdf

Enuff

Those BLP supporters who believe that we are doing so badly better has start to believe that we have been managed sensibly up to this point and the government should be given some praise for doing it. Mr. Owen Arthur and Clyde Mascoll who keep saying that the government is doing a poor job should make their services available to the developed countries to stop what this headline is predicting on msnbc.com

Investors fear governments can’t stop new recession

By John W. Schoen, Senior Producer

Global stock markets fell in lockstep this week because investors all share a common fear: The world is slipping back into recession and governments around the world are powerless to stop it.

@Clone

I with you.

Those BLP supporters believe that owen and mascoll have a magic wand. Barabos relies fx investment and tourism dollards to drive our economy. A lot of vat meone was wasted and insted of diversifyying our economy we pushed the the service sector and what has happened, those sector are heavily impacted.

Our manufacturing and agriculture sectors were not given the level of assitance as mascoll and owen decided that out lands should be sold to the highest bidder to raise fx investment. The economic order which mascoll and owen touted all along is in chaos and thank god we have been ablt to weather the storm, despite the gloom and doom preaches by the blp nostrdamues. Barbados has allways been blessed by good leaders from both parties and that why we are the envy of the caribbean.

The gov will ride out its full term and those who are hungry to get power should wait until atleast 2017. What is their hurry for power, it is so sweet that they will do anything to discredit this government, Barbados is a society and not an economy. If the slave masters had recognized that the colonies were societies and not econiomies they would not have had so much revolts and that is why barbadians revolted in 2008.

Verney Hinds …arguably the most stupid man ever to voice an opinion in public …!

obediant
Check de time. I jess get in from a dance man doing de samba, rhumba, pasa doble, meringue, foxtrot, n a lil wukkup betwix n between. you kin doliance doe?
Anyway, consida yaself lucky dat you atten ya frienz funeral n not de udda way roun. ya kno it appointed unto man once. N um is one ting dat share fare. N jess rememba, ya alwayz got a frien in me n I will try ta briten ya day when all seem lost n hopeliss. doan frown, smile.

BAF
Man I tawt dat Verney was a woman not na man. you sure um is a woman? A fella pun dem call in shows does remine me a you sumhow n he does gih dem moderators bare blasted troubl. I does tink bout you whenevva I hare he mout. nuff trobble, jess like you.

Truthman
Get a life n stop nitpickin na man. Sus crois. CBC has alwayz bin n will alwayz be de way um is, a political football. you kno dah too or you suffrin wid early onset a alzheimerz? be careful.

@ Clone

* The credit crunch started in 2007
* Maize, rice, wheat and oil prices were on the increase before 2008

Why promise what you could not deliver, now blame the same global conditions that you dismissed prior to January, 2008 for your failure?

Corruption was another platform message. Yet, to date no promised Contractor General, no declaration of assets by cabinet members or MPs, no FOI. Are implementing these promises dependent on a healthy global economy? To add to this, in today’s Flyin Fish:

It seems the days of novices getting building contracts is still with us. From what Cou Cou was told, a businessman known for his allegiance to the ruling party was recently awarded a contract to build houses. This man is not known to have ever had anything to do with such construction projects in his several previous entrepreneurial endeavours, yet he has managed to land this plumb pick. But the plot thickens. Reliable sources tell us that the land on which this insider will build houses was once owned by another party affiliate. It seems the land was up for sale for some time but no one wanted to purchase it at the asking price. However, Government has taken over the property, the land has been subdivided, and now houses will be built. The whole affair has technocrats shaking their heads in dismay and saying “the more things change, the more they remain the same”.

I am still waiting for someone to tell me what this government has achieved that says they are worthy of re-election. Unemployment up, cost of food up, VAT up, road taxes up, fuel up, electricity up, land taxes up, bus fares up, professional fees up, rum shop licenses up, drugs up, water up, telephone up, flooding up, foreign reserves down, and tax free allowances for travel, credit union and pensions gone.

I am still waiting for someone to tell me what this government has achieved that says they are worthy of re-election. Unemployment up, cost of food up, VAT up, road taxes up, fuel up, electricity up, land taxes up, bus fares up, professional fees up, rum shop licenses up, drugs up, water up, telephone up, flooding up, foreign reserves down, and tax free allowances for travel, credit union and pensions gone.
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Enuff,

What a mouthful !
The DLP has achieved a lot by correcting the ills left behind by Owen Arthur & Clyde Mascoll.

What says you ?

@ David
Well the last time I checked they had the majority. 20/29 is more than even 2/3.

@ Fractured BLP Party
I listed FACTS, you ought to do likewise. Where are the achievements?

@ Clone

I am a bit confused with your “Barbados is not an economy, it is a society” jargon. When Barbados was confronted with an economic recession in the early 1990s, the island was faced with decreasing government expenditure. The then prime minister, Erskine Sandiford (Sir Lloyd) opt for the IMF policies and cut decreased the civil service, while cutting the salaries and wages of those who remained by 8%. Sir Lloyd eventually lost the elections as a result of those policies. However, a few years later, according to party supporters, parliamentarians (including members of this present administration) and Sir Lloyd himself, informed us that he was vindicated because his policies were responsible for the good “batting wicket” that the BLP inherited, as well as a vibrant economy.
Barbados is currently facing another economic crisis, and government expenditure has again come under scrutiny. The present administration has not gone the route of Sir Lloyd, but has decided to borrow funds to pay civil service salaries in an effort to keep persons employed. A noble idea, especially when you add the “Barbados is a society bit”.
Was Sir Lloyd thinking that Barbados was only an economy back then? If the members of this present administration agreed that Sir Lloyd’s policies were successful in enhancing the economy, why do they not follow his methods now? Are they afraid that if they do they may lose the elections? Is this why they are using this “society” thing? Is there not some contradiction here; how come the policies worked then, but cannot work now? So can we agree that “Barbados is not an economy, but a society” is used conveniently to show us that they care, when in actuality all they care about is not losing the election?

Artaxerxes

The thought that Barbados is not ONLY an economy but a society seems to be giving the BLP the Tissick if that is a word. Your party only speaks about money but cannot equate that there are other things that you must consider.
You quibble about 6 million for summer camps but invested 2.5 million in the corruption capital of the world Nigeria and that is now loss. Do you see what I mean now, nothing is wrong spending money on your people.

Fee bus fares you quarrel about but I am hoping those people whose children can go to school every week do not vote for your party. That is sociological thinking not economics.

I recognized that free school meals are now offered in secondary schools for those who need it. That is thinking about the society.

I believe that if this party had to send home civil servants to save the economy they would do it, the party seems to always think about what is best for Barbados not like Owen Arthur who believe in selling the land to the highest bidder.
Owen never took an unpopular decision in his 14 years in government but was voted out because of his greed and arrogance.
If he and Mascoll were that good they would have seen this recession train coming and restructured the economy so that it could have withstand the shock better.
Don’t tell me about any foreign reserves because most of that was borrowed and that debt is now killing us.