@ Hants | December 5, 2011 at 9:07 AM |
“Hopefully the Commonwealth Secretariat is paying the consultant.”

Hopefully, if this is the case where the Secretariat is footing the bill for the consultancy engagement then all well and done! The recent expensive trip “Down Under” was worth it if the consultant’s costs are going to be defrayed by the Commonwealth Secretariat.

Hopefully the Commonwealth Secretariat is paying the consultant.

Hants the Commonwealth Sec are paying so what is the problem.

Like the Four Seasons Project Barbadians got to ask about the details of this iniative. Remember this is a government which came into office on the back of being transparent.

@ Checkit-Out | December 5, 2011 at 10:29 AM |

If the consultant’s costs are being met by the Secretariat I have no problem but if the B’dos Treasury and foreign reserves are being depleted as a result I am NOTmoving on. I have a stake in both and I want to see what value the country will be getting for our money.
So you check it out and let us know who is doing the paying and we would write you a cheque of kindness for your efforts.

Millertheannunaki;
The phrase “nothing to see here, move one!” always implies that there is something important to see but that those responsible do not want you to see it.

Commonwealth Secretariat projects in which consultants are employed are usually funded totally by the Commonwealth Secretariat with only local costs being funded by the Government, i.e. travel, housing, etc. I don’t know if that is so or not in this particular case but I suspect that Government is not funding the consultants. The CS normally pay close to minimal fees to their consultants anyhow.

I apologize if my post wasn’t clear. But what I was surmizing was that there might be something worth investigating re. the consultants and the Commonwealth Secretariat. I don’t think the Government was up to any shenanigans in this case

The issue here remains one of making information available to the public. We should not be begging for information.

This man Elms features the white guy who is married to Mia Mottley little sister.

When you see the DEMs upset Husbands for another Husbands, knowing that that would possibly ensure a win for Rawle. When you see the DEMS time after time run weak candidates against Mia: three in a row (the chap with the Phd; the rasta man and the Pat girl). When you realized the Mia may be setting the sights on the next elections with the hope of a close win and she already negotiate to cross the floor to disappoint Arthur. Are you really asking me if I can see the light right down the political intrigue tunnel? The first football games where the political elite came out in full force. Yet, all of the ten teams are OWNED by known drug men and Lime sweetening the waters in the middle. Lime knows that drug men need communication ya know.

This was advertised on the Commonwealth Secretariat’s website for quite some time, and I believe it is fully funded by that organisation.

Design of Sports Tourism Strategy for Barbados
Reference: PX/BRB/0479Location: BarbadosDuration: 80 person days or 16 person weeks over the period October 2011 to June 2012Closing Date: 31 Aug 2011
Background
The Commonwealth Secretariat is providing assistance to the Ministry of Tourism of Barbados to design a strategy that will enable Barbados develop its potential in sports tourism.
Scope of work
The successful consultants will conduct the following work:
Inception phase

Hold an inception meeting with the Ministry of Tourism and the Commonwealth Secretariat. The meeting will validate the Terms of Reference, identify necessary stakeholders, identify necessary information and documents required to assist the assessment phase and agree on a work plan.
Prepare and submit an Inception Report highlighting key issues and the way forward on the project.
Assessment phase

Conduct the first consultative workshop to launch the project, introduce project to stakeholders and get initial views, and establish contact with stakeholders for follow up meetings.
Assessment of the sports tourism product of Barbados in order to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. This will include an assessment of the policy and regulatory framework, investment climate and auxiliary services and other areas considered relevant to sports tourism. The two main and direct policy frameworks that affect sports tourism in Barbados are the tourism policy and the sports development policy. The project will assess the two policies and their accompanying strategic plans to identify how they impact on sports tourism.
Assessment of links/partnerships between the tourism and sports industries in Barbados.
Assessment of the country’s sports tourism product offer including regular sporting events which Barbados hosts and challenges faced in hosting. It will be useful to look at any reviews and evaluations of some of the main sporting events Barbados has hosted in the past.
Assessment of Barbados’ competitiveness in sports tourism in relation to other similar destinations that are promoting sports tourism. Assessment of short and long term benefits of investing in sports tourism to the country and its people. Existing infrastructure investments in sport will be assessed in order to guide Barbados on the type of market segments to focus on.
Consultations with stakeholders will be conducted through meetings with individuals and focus groups. Two national workshops will be held.
Prepare and submit an Assessment Report.
Strategy design phase

Based on the findings of the assessment phase, design a strategy which will recommend actions required to improve the enabling environment for developing a niche in sports tourism. The areas of action should include the policy and regulatory framework, investment climate and auxiliary services and other areas considered relevant to sports tourism.
Design an implementation plan for recommended actions.
International trends and good practices in sports tourism relevant to Barbados will be reviewed and lessons drawn out to share with Barbados.
Submit a draft sports tourism strategy and implementation plan.
Conduct a second consultative workshop to present and discuss the draft strategy and implementation plan.
Based on feedback from the second consultative workshop, finalize the strategy and implementation plan.
Strategy implementation assessment phase

Visit Barbados 5 or 6 months after submission of final sports tourism strategy, to assess implementation.
Prepare and submit an Implementation Assessment Report.
Key deliverables
The successful consultants will be required to deliver the following:

Inception Report
Assessment Report
Draft Sports Tourism Strategy and Implementation Plan
Final Sports Tourism Strategy and Implementation Plan
Implementation Assessment Report
Level of effort and duration
Sixteen person weeks over a period of nine months. The first three phases should be conducted between October 2011 and January 2012. The last phase should be conducted in June 2012.
Project budget
Commonwealth Secretariat has allocated an all inclusive budget of £38,900 for engaging consultancy services. The all inclusive budget will cover maximum professional fees of £1,500 per week, five economy class air tickets to Barbados and daily subsistence allowance while in Barbados. Costs relating to organizing two national workshops will be borne by the Commonwealth Secretariat and should therefore not be included in the proposed budget.
Required experience and qualifications
Interested consultants must possess the following:

Experience in sports tourism which should include experience in providing consultancy/advisory services to governments.
Minimum of a University Masters degree.
Preparation of proposals
Proposals should clearly indicate the following:

Methodology proposed to undertake activities outlined in the scope of work.
Proposed work plan and milestones.
Proposed budget with all costs components clearly broken down. This should not include the cost of holding public and stakeholder consultations as these will be funded separately by the Commonwealth Secretariat.
Detailed CVs of the proposed two consultants clearly indicating the experience and qualifications required for this assignment.
The role to be played by each proposed team member.
Reporting arrangements
The successful consultant will sign a contract with Commonwealth Secretariat which will be responsible for making contractual payments to successful the consulting team.
The lead organization in Barbados will be the Ministry of Tourism and will be responsible for coordinating in-country activities.
Submission of proposals
The deadline for submission of proposals is 2359 hours BST on Wednesday, 31 August 2011. Proposals should be marked to the attention of:
Mr James LekHuman ResourcesCommonwealth SecretariatEmail: j.lek@commonwealth.int
Download the Terms of Reference

The is the beginning of a transaction which we will be following from start to finish.

@enuff

Therefore the question how does the sports tourism thrust here fits into the overall plan.

@ david
Does an overall plan exist?

How come this government can find the money to do all these projects now that general eletions is pending, yet the Court fees to be paid to Barrack continues to increase. Something isn’t adding up, the decision about the loan to Four Seasons by the NIS Board, was to be given a week or so ago, yet the public has heard nothing. Was the loan approved or not? The Bajan workers who’s contribution is being used, need to know what’s going on.

Hants

Cool …!

Here we go again!

“When are we going to stop this nonsense?”

What WE, I don’ have nuffin to do with it … speak fah yaself and the rest, but lef me out … There ain’ nah WE in this …!

lowbattery
We’ve been waiting for almost five years for the promises that were to have happened within 100 days , and some within 200days. If the government knows they are not viable, why promise them?

Totally agree with Johnson.
The decision NOT to adjust the bands defies all possible logic.
Already industry leaders have quoted 25,000 lost jobs and it will not end there.
Willie Walsh, the CEO of British Airways parent company today stated that they will now only employ 400 new recruits next year instead of the planned 800, and they were looking again at plans to increase their fleet size.

There is more than one way to trap a “bull”! Cameron raised a red flag before the Caricom leaders down under, knowing full well how the naive pols would respond to his charge. Right! Now we Brits have a good excuse for raising the APD. They can shout until the “cows” come home there will be no rear guard attack here! The Caricom pols have sold their souls to the devil of discrimination against people with different leanings so who are they to tell us how to tax people using our air space.

Msg here: Get your act together re discriminatory laws and we will review your case. You need us not the other way around (in the past but not today).