@David

No Gang of Five approached Owen Arthur. It was a gang of four and therefore a stalemate with Mottley’s four. He voted for himself to break the deadlock.

And really it was a gang of three – Payne, Marshall and “No woman will ever lead me” Toppin. Payne paid off some of Gline’s debts and that made four.

That is what I hear on the ground David.

The DLP has no interest in the interest of Mia or women, it is all about retaining power by shifting public attention to the Opposition knowing very well that they have no record on which to campaign. As I said above, it is pure Rovian political tactics reminiscent of their last campaign.Read what they wrote about Mia in their column of 7/25/2009
Christ Church East Central chaos

It’s pandemonium in here … Chaos. Last Sunday the Barbados Labour Party’s nomination meeting gave credence to this line in Blood’s party tune this year. The other newspaper’s silence on the recent chaos at the nomination meeting held in Christ Church East Central was interesting. Mia’s choice of a candidate in the person of Desmond Sands has obviously upset some long-standing Barbados Labour Party campers. This nomination has brought into sharp focus the camps of Mia and Owen. In Owen’s corner is the former Minister and Senator Lynette Eastmond and in Mia’s corner is the victor Desmond Sands. This feud is continuing to feed the public the naked truth regarding the happenings in Roebuck Street. Mia pretends that she is the supreme leader by engaging the nomination process from weekend to weekend. The uninvited Chairman of the Party, George Payne, has been politically emasculated and rendered impotent on these nomination matters. The race that Mia has started is causing ripples inside and outside of Parliament. These nomination meetings appear to be Mia’s nomination meetings and not those of the Executive Council and National Council of the Barbados Labour Party. Mia has carved out a portion of the party and treats it as her own political play pen. We have heard of Ms. Eastmond’s dissatisfaction and her unceremonious departure before the proceedings were completed. It is evident that the ‘on the ball’ print media in the form of the other newspaper was unable to report on this chaos. This is occurring at a time when the public is thirsty to hear what truly transpired at the nomination meeting. The truth be told, we would not expect this meeting and Lynette’s cry to make news, as we have become accustomed to the recent reporting history of the other section of the Press. We must congratulate the operatives of the Barbados Labour Party with the swiftness at which they muzzled the chaos that continues to consume them. We will await the truth about what is actually occurring in the belly of the Opposition.The other newspaper was able to obtain some sketchy comments on an alleged rift in the top brass of the Royal Barbados Police Force, yet they are unable to tell us what is happening with the top brass of the Opposition. We are asking for equal reporting enthusiasm regarding what is taking shape among Payne, Mia and Owen. The three-way split in the leadership had lead to creation of a three-headed Opposition that is floundering on critical policy matters. It is truly sad that the once Trojan horse of a Party has deteriorated to its current form.

Enuff

“The DLP has no interest in the interest of Mia or women”

Do us all a favour and shut up.

We all know that Owen”seethru”Arthur and the corrupt Barbados Labour Party don’t have much regard for women. In the Democratic Labour Party women are treated with great respect which they reserve.

We are appalled that after giving sterling service to the Barbados Labour Party THE HON. MIA AMOR MOTTLEY is now being treated like GARBAGE by the Barbados labour Party members and supporters. Is there any wonder there are not many women in politics? The bad treatment now being meted out to THE HON MIAAMOR MOTTLEY is going to have far reaching consequences for ALL WOMEN IN BARBADOS. The actions of Owen”seethru”Arthur is going to SET WOMEN IN BARBADOS back by at least FIFTY YEARS.

What Owen”seethru”Arthur is saying to all and sundry that it is ok to use, abuse and dump ANY WOMAN IN BARBADOS at any time you care to. After all they have no value. As far as they are concern WOMEN are Garbage to be disposed of. As a Father of GIRL CHILDREN I FIND THIS EXTREMELY DISTURBING AND SICKENING.

What is even more apalling is the fact that not A SINGLE WOMAN HAS THUS FAR RALLIED to the defence of the HON MIA AMOR MOTTLEY.

If you are WOMAN AND YOU WANT TO BE TREATED PROPERLY THEN VOTE FOR THE DLP.

@ Carson Cadogan et al
Female Governor of Central Bank
Female Consul General to New York
Female CEO of FTC
Female Director of CERO
Female Director of HIV/AIDS Commission
Female Director of International Business
Female Director of NISE
Female CEO of NCF
Female MD @ BNTCL (terminated by the DLP)
Female Director of NCSA (forced out by the DLP)
Female CEO of InvestBarbados (terminated by the DLP)
3 Female Directors @ Invest Barbados (forced out by the DLP)
Female legal officer @ QEH (terminated by the DLP)
12 female employees @ UDC (terminated by the DLP)
Female employee @ NCC (forced out by DLP after given a desk and chair to sit at Folkestone Park)

Women in DLP cabinet:3 (2 Ministers and Parl Sec)
Women in BLP Cabinet: 5 (5 Ministers)
BLP women candidates for upcoming elections: 6/25
DLP women candidates for upcoming elections: 5/30

Oh please balance, Barrow has been dead, dead, for 2 generations and so has Gertz

raso has mahatma gandhi,john kennedy,marcus garvey and like mr barrow their names a/ actions are beatifieddepending on the circumstances.the way the name of mr barrow is used by the dlp to capture the imagination of the voting public, it is hard to believe he is dead.all i am saying is if you have cold in your eye clean it out first before complaining about mine.

I wonder how MIA’s parents feel today, seeing how their daughter is being kicked about by the Barbados Labour Party members and supporters?

This must be extremely painful for them.

I was just following an interesting conversation on FaceBook, something to do with FootBall. The conversation got me a little puzzled, cause the people appear to be talking in PARABLES. I know that OWEN LOVES FOOTBALL, but I doubt very much he would love this type that I hear being discussed in htis conversation. What I have been able to decipher so far is that :

(1) Out of the Ten Teams competing, five appear to be OWNED by people with funny names like “COOK FOOD”, “BOUNTY”, “DOPEY.” These three persons along with the other 2, (names not provided, but one of them like he went to ISRAEL or EGYPT, cause there is something about the RED SEA) all of them involved in some informal trade in HERBAL REMEDIES??!!!!!

(2) Something about RONALD JONES (that is the same person as the Education man?) holding down the top position at BFA for TWENTY YEARS, and won’t let go? (Maybe he holding on so he can keep he eye pun DEMONS IN THERE? I don’t know.)

(3) Something about “COOK FOOD” in GOAL or is it “GAOL” ? Not sure, but he need $10,000 to cover gaol? This is all so confusing! So this “COOK FOOD” is the GOAL-KEEPER or is it GAOL-KEEPER?

(4) “I dont know as much about these things as other people, but can’t you still do deals from there if you have your people on the outside?” ( I think this one might be something to do with people still running things even though they in DODDS, but I in sure)

Here are some parts of different contribution by people taking part in the FB Conversation; see what you can make of it:

“I believe that all persons who are putting up money in this competition should have to account for where the money came from whether it is through a form from the Central Bank or from an audit and financial firm, e.g. PWC or EY.
I also believe if we want to be serious about football in this country that ALL players, coaches, refs should be made to pass a drug test in order to play.
Also, the head of the BFA has been there for too long and NEED to resign. I could be wrong but he has been president for more than 20 years and nothing has been done to significantly further the game.”

“Cook Food got a team? Bounty got a team or two, I hear? Dat fella dat does run Red Sea got a team too? and Dopey (why would anyone even have dopey as a nickname, he stupid?)…. wuh dah is 5 teams outta de 10 that got connections to the informal trade in herbal remedies!!!! MOTTLEY iz a lawyer or a doctor?”

“Cook Food, Bounty, Dopey, Herbal connections, and herbal diets.”

“Corey, it cant be twenty years that Ronald Jones has been president of the BFA, but I agree with u that he needs to move on. All Jones’ life he has been sticking onto organisations. He served in every office of the BYC for nearly 20 years, BUT in three positions for over twelve, then the BFA. Was it the Olympics body that just decided that it is not enough to test athletes only at the games, but to go out to them randomly also. Suppose this happen with football?”

COULD SOMEBODY SHED A LITTLE LIGHT ON ALL THIS? IT GOT ME CONFUSED!

@Fractured BLP | September 30, 2011 at 9:49 PM
“To defend the suffering mothers who had to stand up in the blazing sun for YEARS for child support ! ( A caring DLP gov’t had to address that issue recently)”
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It’s your brain that is fractured , Mr/Miss Fractured! How has the DLP addressed this issue? I only remember a half-hearted promise to use taxpayers money to pay child support for Dead-beat Dads. Nothing else has been done ….. what kind of solution is that?

Adriel Brathwaite will work on that FREUNDEL promise, the same way he is working on the repairs to the houses damaged by Hurricane Tomas. REAL REAL SLOW, and probably NEVER!

DIDIN’T the DLP TELL ‘NUFF’ LIES IN THE 2008 ELECTIONS ?
DO you all know that EWB was not easy ?
DO you all realise that EWB was a product of his time (colonial) and even though he fought to empower black people, he discriminated against some of these same people because of race class and gender ?????????

playing politics with the dead not going to help the BLP. first the BLP got to clean house and present the public with a leader they can trust . right now the BLp is terribly lacking in both gone are the days when people accept what politicians told them. the youth are far more educated and telling them what they want to hear is not going to work.gone are the days when the old guard had the last word people are watching and the final word would be theres and not OSA and his elderly gang.

Let us hope Mia has a good birthday today.

JUST ASKING

I am putting it to you that THE HON.MIA AMOR MOTTLEY was removed simply because she is a WOMAN.

The Barbados Labour Party top brass is made up entirely of OLD, DECREPIT MEN who don’t want to see WOMEN ADVANCE IN THIS COUNTRY!!!!

@CCC
You are dead wrong. I want to see women at levels in Barbados succeed. I just do not want a woman to rule me especially a woman who is not a saint or angel; she is too earthly with all the mistakes that us men make life. I am Tacitus, and I shall look for women but they must not rule, only I should rule.

Truthman Burton | October 1, 2011 at 12:38 AM |
@Fractured BLP | September 30, 2011 at 9:49 PM
“To defend the suffering mothers who had to stand up in the blazing sun for YEARS for child support ! ( A caring DLP gov’t had to address that issue recently)”
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It’s your brain that is fractured , Mr/Miss Fractured! How has the DLP addressed this issue? I only remember a half-hearted promise to use taxpayers money to pay child support for Dead-beat Dads. Nothing else has been done ….. what kind of solution is that?

Adriel Brathwaite will work on that FREUNDEL promise, the same way he is working on the repairs to the houses damaged by Hurricane Tomas. REAL REAL SLOW, and
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You are more brain dead than I first thought !

The DLP has ensured that those women no longer have to line up in the blazing sun…but now have those maintenance funds sent to their bank accounts if they so wish.

That is progressive and caring DLP government policy for women.

HOW did Mia Mottley become (LOTO) LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION ?
DON’T you think that you should ask the questions and find the answers to why Mia has been Tek out—Tek down –acting like a clown -pooping all around -Town and going down to the ground ???????

@ David

On another post you asked me what I thought about the current situation with Mia Mottley and the BLP. I am of the opinion that Owen Arthur was prime minister of Barbados for fourteen years. He was at the helm when the island was experiencing prosperity, and although he made some mistakes (especially in his third term in office) he can be rated as a good prime minister.
The people of Barbados wanted a change of government, and with the help of an excellent DLP election campaign, they voted for the DLP. Surely, it is obvious that Arthur recognized the ability of Mottley, otherwise he would not have given her portfolios such as education, attorney general, and economic affairs. Arthur did the right thing in handing over the reins of power to Mia. Being at the helm of the BLP, Mia would have been in a position to restructure and reorganize the party into the new era of modern politics, and introduce a new set of political candidates (similar to what the DLP did), thereby presenting a revamped BLP to the people of Barbados as a viable alternative. Arthur could have worked behind the scenes, using his experience, to assist in her personal, political and leadership skills development, as well as working with Mascoll to develop economic policy and strategy.
The people of Barbados became fed up of Arthur, and to try to contest an election with individuals, such as George Payne, et al, would be like serving them warmed-over soup. In my opinion, it was unwise for Arthur to swap Mia for the likes of George Payne, and it would be utter madness to try to reintroduce to the country, the same candidates that he lost an election with.

@ Carson
For your information “THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN” include sexual orientation too, so the real issue here is that you are a fukkin hypocrite.

How “good the politician can share lashes” on his political opponent; the verbosity, innuendo, political diatribe, and ability to engage in “muscular debate”, have become the accepted norm for politicians, and those who have the ability to exhibit these characteristics, enjoy popularity among the voters. Then you have many political aspirants who engage in the sponsoring of poorly organised sporting activities in their prospective constituencies.
If we examine the facts, without political bias, Mia has indicated that she is prepared to move away from these accepted norms, and have brought to the fore a new style of politics. This is evident in her speeches in parliament, and more so by her response to the budget debate. She is not being adversarial, as is the norm, but has chosen to bring alternative perspectives to articulate her policies for the development of Barbados.

Her recent undertaking, the LIME/Pelican football challenge, cannot be compared to the other out-of-season tournaments organised by politicians over the years. The government has responded by using the Constituency Counsels to organise a tournament as well.

She has also indicated that she wants to take the BLP in a new direction, politically and socially. However, a new style of politics has to be slowly introduced into the society, because for some reason, we do not readily adjust to change. We are more comfortable with the aggressive style of politics that has dominated the political landscape for years. Hence, a person like Chris Sinckler, who has embraced these attributes (and exhibits them well), will be a more popular choice among the voters. We are comfortable having parliament sounding like a fish market every time it is in session, with parliamentarians attacking and insulting each other; and at the end of the day many of them do not made any significant contribution to the topic being discussed. James Paul, Patrick Todd, and Kenny Best are perfect examples.

This has over-flowed to the party supporters on this blog. Instead of examining the facts and responding appropriately, many have chosen to reply with name calling, insults and party political diatribe. In the end, no intelligent and factual responses to the issues are forth coming.

Yes Jepter was in charge of the CLICO Balanced Fund which along with BNBs have been the worse performing in Barbados over a 5-yrar period.

It is interesting to note that popular talk show host Tony Marshall sat on the board of CLICO although he would say that he left before signs of falter.

From the inside he would have seen certain trends being the banker he is but instead of going public like Tony Hoyos did a la BNB he kept all to himself.

Fow some reason nothing dropped off a truch as it was passin his gate.

Quoting Truthman Barton ” I only remember a half-hearted promise to use taxpayers money to pay child support for Dead-beat Dads”

I don’t want my tax money to be used to support the children of dead-beat dads. I supported my children and one or two others for deadbeat dads. But I don’t any government putting anybody’s bastards on me. He who enjoyed the pokey should pay the cock tax.

@ David
When I wrote that I was actually laughing.

@ Artaxerxes
There are nine sitting BLP MPs, and of the remaining twenty-one constituencies sixteen so far have been assigned candidates. Out of that sixteen, eleven are first time candidates. A look at the other five reveals that as BLP candidates both Walcott and Symmonds faced the polls once and served one term; Gill 4-1; Prescod 3-2, and Phillips 1-0. The outstanding five constituencies seem likely to field at least four new candidates. In the 2008 elections the DLP fielded twelve new faces, the same number of candidates who were not sitting MPs. It was John Boyce’s fourth, Denis Lowe, Chris Sinckler and Carrington’s third and the current PM was on his fourth attempt after losing three elections spanning two different constituencies.

We accept that there is a need for a balanced slate i.e. fresh faces and experienced Cabinet members/MPs when possible. However what defines BALANCE?

ENUFF

Up to now I have not heard one word of what is the HON MIA AMOR MOTTLEY is supposed to have done that would make all of you BLP jokers stick your big knives in her back.

With friends like you all who need enemies. As a matter of fact I think that the enemies would be more compassionate.

You can afford to talk about “hypocrite”,one moment MIA was the best thing since sliced bread for you Barbados Labour Party members and supporters and the next moment she is now Garbage to be put OUT along side the road for the Sanitation Service Authority trucks to pick up.

Being a Barbados Labour Party supporter you know good about “hypocrite”.

DAVID

“We all know the DLP surrogates don’t give too shakes about Mia,”

Don’t say that, as parents we are appalled at the bad treatment being meted out to MIA by old, decrepit, white rum Arthur.

I don’t think that we are wrong for saying that women in Barbados deserve better treatment.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIA!