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Submitted by Barbados Election Watch One can now be left in no doubt that the Nation Newspaper has set itself the agenda of getting rid of Prime Minister Stuart at all cost. On more than one occasion, contributors to this blog have drawn attention to the unmistakably biased approach of that paper towards the Prime…

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Submitted by Barbados Election Watch
Prime Minister Fruendel Stuart

One can now be left in no doubt that the Nation Newspaper has set itself the agenda of getting rid of Prime Minister Stuart at all cost. On more than one occasion, contributors to this blog have drawn attention to the unmistakably biased approach of that paper towards the Prime Minister of Barbados. It would seem that  whatever he does, or fails to do, no matter that he conducts himself with the highest level of decorum, and honesty he can be the subject of some form of ridicule . Very recently noted historian and  veteran trade unionist Mr Robert Bobby Morris drew attention to the way the Prime Minister was depicted by the paper when it sought to comment in a front page  article on the results of the CADRES poll . Mr Stuart the tallest of the persons presented in a form of picture chart , was made to look like some puny midget in a straight-jacket while the others , of shorter stature , were much more favourably presented. Other persons have been commenting on the kinds of photos of Mr Stuart that the paper has been recently using in its efforts to ridicule him in some form or fashion .

Today however, the newspaper has done its worst. The BIG BOLD HEADLINES IN RED SCREAMED …” NOT A WORD”. BHTA head says PM has not responded to request for meeting “It was a story by a Gercine Carter in which the paper has outdone itself in its efforts at  vilification . The Prime Minister was being ” rapped for failing to respond to a Barbados Hotel Association ( BHTA ) request for an urgent meeting to discuss the  plight of the Island’s vital tourism industry “. It went further to state that “the Prime Minister’s priorities were yesterday called into question by the outgoing president of the BHTA, Colin Jordan, who pointed to Stuart’s promptness in meeting with Cuban ex-convict Raul Garcia at Dodds Prison recently, while a letter requesting the meeting more than two months ago had not been acknowledged to date “.

Those of us who were prepared to reason beyond the superficial immediately asked ourselves a few questions :

  1. Is there not a Ministry of Tourism and a Minister of Tourism to whom this letter could have been addressed? Certainly it cannot be expected that every single request for Government intervention must be addressed to the Prime Minister. And is it not a fact that the Prime Minister’s intervention in the Garcia matter was triggered by the fact that he is the Minister of Defence and security?
  2. Is this not the same Colin Jordan who was a prospective BLP candidate for one of the constituencies who was being given a chance by a partisan and unprofessional rag and a partisan organisation of the BHTA who was once led by Colin Jordan’s present boss Peter Odle now the senior collector of funds for Owen Arthur second only to Hallam Nicholls  and was it not only designed to score a political point?

But the charge became even more serious. “Jordan said that Presidents and past presidents of the association had come together and had written to the Prime Minister requesting an  urgent meeting to discuss the plight of the hotel sector and tourism in general. After two and a half months we are still awaiting that requested urgent meeting with the Prime Minister”, Jordan said. “I believe that the situation where full service hotels are concerned is far more urgent than the situation with Mr Garcia “.  This story was certainly meant to depict the Prime Minister as a leader who had no idea of what the priorities in the decision making process should be; it was a rude censure.

However, lo and behold, the news on the sister medium VOB boomed out at 12 : 30 pm. ..The outgoing President of the BHTA Colin Jordan said he was misquoted by the Nation Newspaper; the Prime Minister DID IN FACT ACKNOWLEDGE THE LETTER .

We must therefore ask AGAIN: How could a newspaper reporter who represented herself as being present at that annual general meeting GET IT SO WRONG ? Or, was it a deliberate  piece of mischief by the newspaper itself to wilfully avoid the facts as part of its crusade of vilification of Prime Minister Stuart? On this occasion it would have found a willing ally in  Colin Jordan.

Whatever it is, we are here presented with another opportunity whereby we must say to the Nation Newspaper ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. We must not stand for anymore of this unseemly conduct from a newspaper which depends upon the support of the public for its survival .

THE NATION MUST BE CENSURED.

  1. David Avatar
    David

  2. David Avatar
    David

    @Adrian

    To fully take your point the BHTA would have to establish that they have working with the Minister of Tourism BUT…

  3. BAFBFP Avatar
    BAFBFP

    Richard King

    Well the next time there is an international type criminal to be tried Barbadians should not pretend to the rest of the world that they know what to do, they should secretly inform the US and let the individual return to his home for capture and detention. America can deport its convicts to Barbados but refuse to receive its own in return. The blame for this mess is clear clear clear …!

    Ross

    I ain’ know bro’…

    Adrian Loveridge

    Your argument about personnel holds true for ALL of the foreign agencies, not just the BTA … ALL of the local agencies and … and … wait this thing is endless …!

  4. Clone Avatar
    Clone

    Not only do bajans like leaders who instill fear but also leaders of a fairer complexion. This seems to be a pass on gene from our house slave ancestors.
    They harass the leaders of a dark complexion with all kinds of silly criticisms.
    Check it out Tom Adams, Owen Arthur, and David Thompson.

    Don’t talk about men choosing a woman. It is all about the BROWNINGS.

  5. old onion bags Avatar
    old onion bags

    You are one sick racist CLONE !…So I guess Thompson was an albino…

  6. Clone Avatar
    Clone

    What is a racist? Saying what you see every day in this society. The issue is, Am I right or wrong?

  7. Clone Avatar
    Clone

    Onions the people of Europe are racist because they believe that you and I are part of the monkey family and right now they are terrorizing black skillful footballers in Euro 2012 with monkey chants and throwing bananas.

    I am no racist I just call it as I see it.

  8. Tell me Why Avatar
    Tell me Why

    This is directed to nationBLPnewspaper:
    Don’t you think it is about time you look in the mirror and realise that all the talk about the Nation being a BLP paper, that out national television station is being used nightly to cover everything DLP. It is so obvious that if a any member of Government barely make a statement, CBC will have it down packed as a major news item. The behaviour also goes to the Advocate. However, the Nation gives coverage to both political party freely. All this nonsense about a political party directing the editorial policy of a newspaper just shows how far a political clone will go to confuse the electorate. Remember, the public is interested in hearing both parties to see which one will be able to assist in the reduction of suffering, haemorrhaging, lack of investment possibilities, reduction in disadvantaged people and the acute stress in making ends meet. That’s what you should be focusing on my friend.

  9. robert ross Avatar
    robert ross

    @ Clone

    I thought everyone was ‘part’ of the monkey family; though I’m sure I”ve read somewhere that our DNA is most closely associated with pigs.

    …………………………………………

    One man’s ‘truth’ is another man’s ‘bias’; one man’s ‘bias’ is another man’s ‘truth’. Ultimately, most believe what they want to believe. We’re conditioned to do that – by history, social norms, people and sometimes by experience. Sad really..

  10. old onion bags Avatar
    old onion bags

    @ Clone
    While is true that we have never met…hence this comment…….In Jamaica people have taken hard to bleaching…to augment the monkey that they carried since birth …..Just all a matter of self confidence my mandingo brother (as I am)…there was a saying in the 60’s ..”say it loud..I am black and proud.”..give it meat my friend…..throw away the servitude mentality.

  11. Random Thoughts Avatar
    Random Thoughts

    Quoting NationBLPaper yesterday at 11:43 p.m. “The Nation newspaper is now the journalistic prostitute of the BLP and have thrown good standards of journalism through the door for partisan reasons.”

    And what is your opinion of the Advocate newspaper?

  12. David (not BU) Avatar
    David (not BU)

    this is the first time i can say i agree with your comments ac. if you don’t like what the nation write, don’t buy it. same for the other newspapers. if you don’t like the coverage on CBC don’t watch the news.

    that is the only way we as a country can get them to change. Censuring people and media houses is a dangerous step.

  13. Prodigal Son Avatar
    Prodigal Son

    @ the critic of the nation,
    “The Nation newspaper is now the journalistic prostitute of the BLP and have thrown good standards of journalism through the door for partisan reasons”…………………..

    By the same token and to be fair, you will have to also say……….CBC Radio stations and TV and the Advocate newspaper are now the journalistic prostitute of the DLP and have thrown good standards of journalism through the door for partisan reasons.

    That would make things equal, wont you say???

    Desperados!

  14. Prodigal Son Avatar
    Prodigal Son

    @ the critic of the nation
    “So the BLP has direct access to the Nation newsroom and while some workers and “flies on the wall” are astounded at how nakedly partisan and biased the paper is, they maintain their silence to secure their employment”…………………………

    Maybe you should speak to the workers at CBC, they will tell you that in all their years, they have never seen the blatant bias and control of CBC like since 2008. As far as I know, you are flying a kite with that assertion that the flies on the wall are astounded…… they cant wait to get rid of wunnah is what hear!

  15. robert ross Avatar
    robert ross

    @ BAF

    OK. I wonder if they were around in 2008. It was nice to see someone else here. I would have said ‘hello’ but he sounded a bit angry. lol

  16. Rational Son Avatar
    Rational Son

    David the BHTA continues to act with the arrogance of the former government, these guys have no concept that some taxes are to be expected of them it would not be so bad were these leeches to be playing a role some role in the marketing of any of their properties with the exception of The Crane and to his credit Almond Resorts not one of these jokers spend a single cent of money to market their properties but rather then whine when they want more given to them but play no part in their own sales and marketing effort, can you think of car dealership selling a Ford car but not making any and no effort to advertise or give that brand any exposure but they will wait for the ministry of public works to say to people going there to license a car to go have a look at a Ford, absolute rubbish and gross neglect and laziness on hoteliers of this island .

    The only reason is the make up of the BHTA it reeks of politics with the likes of Peter Odle now and always has been a bag man for Arthur.

    The other item of value is not one of the past presidents are struggling financially personally and with every one of them with properties offshore in London, Surrey, Iver London, to some with homes in Portugal and Toronto and Ottawa and one with a ski chalet in Austria their wealth is sprung far and wide but will live in Barbados and pretend to be paupers and try to fool people into government grants and free money giveaways, least we forget the Ward family at Silver Sands when the Tourism Industry Relief Fund was created to keep people working in the hotel and tourism sector, the Ward’s applied and were paid in excess of $ 750,000.00 and four months later they shut their hotel down.

    These same ones who now are crying crocodile tears and seeking more government grants money to be used to buy more offshore homes for they themselves and family, should be told to use some of those foreign funds that they siphoned off of their hotel properties in the good times and repatriated some of the money taken out of their hotels and brought back to work and support their properties now that is needed back at home..

    How can it be right for a chap like Peter Odle with two luxury homes in London and one in New York to expect the taxpayers to prop up his lifestyle and extravagance with more grant money that poor Barbadians. Contribute to making money available to him by the sweat of their brow, it could never be reasonable or rational ?

    I bet these Champagne and Caviar drinkers a eaters are smiling if they feel that they have pulled off a coup to fool this government, this Minister, and this Prime Minister to fill their bank accounts off the labour of hard working Bajans.

  17. David Avatar
    David

    Is it not silly how we argue that if the Nation is a prostitute and the Advocate is one also then all is equal? What are we saying?

    @Rational Son

    How do you respond to what Adrian wrote earlier?

  18. Rational Son Avatar
    Rational Son

    Have not seen his comments.

  19. David Avatar
    David

    @Rational Son

    Here is a reprint of Adrian’s comment just for you:

    Mr. Jordan (and the BHTA board) must think there is a sufficient reason to meet with the Prime Minister that seemingly cannot be addressed by the Minister of Tourism. There is no doubt that our tourism industry is in crisis. I am told (sadly not by the BTA) that the much heralded Dallas/Forth Worth service will end in August. This after the loss of Atlanta (despite Delta still being on the BTA website). It is almost unbelievable that we cannot fill one tiny B737 or A319 once a week from both the worlds largest and world’s fourth largest airports.
    St. Lucia still manages to fill 5 Atlanta flights each week.
    Over 1,000 hotel jobs have already been lost due to hotel closures either permanently or those closed for extended periods for ‘refurbishment’.
    Clearly something is radically wrong and after 4 1/2 years the current Government has not restructured the BTA or put people in place that can do the job.
    The BTA Los Angeles office closure just at a time when you are launching a new 190 connecting city route out of Dallas simply does not make sense. Who had the responsibility to ensure the Dallas flights operated viabily within the BTA?
    Why on earth has the BTA retained the same Advertising Agency out of Kansas?
    The Government has dismally failed to appoint those most able with proven ability and knowledge of the industry.

  20. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    The falsification of veracity to cast aspersions on a man’s character is irRational son.

    @David,

    Saw a car yesterday completely covered in a Graphic image advertising Beaches and Sandals.
    Butch knows advertising.

    Uh wunda hummany BTA ovaseas employees got “Barbados” stickers wid de Barbados.org website an a 1 800 number ?

  21. David Avatar
    David

    @Hants

    Yours has been a consistent voice decrying the passive nature of our advertising by the BTA in your neck of the woods. Let those with ears hear!

  22. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    Adrian Loveridge “Why on earth has the BTA retained the same Advertising Agency out of Kansas?”

    Because Ad Agencies “wine an dine” their clients “just beyond their imagination”.

    The BTA needs to be directed to put Barbados back on North American TV in cities where people have money to spend on vacations..

  23. ! Avatar
    !

    @Tell Me Why
    “However, the Nation gives coverage to both political party freely”
    Absolutely wrong.
    A newspaper does not cause the news events but through its columnists it seeks to promote opinions.For instance, you have an economic or estimates debate and there are pros and cons to a policy. The Nation uses the BLP spokesman Clyde Mascoll and well known BLP supporter Pat Hoyos as the columnists. That is not reporting , that is a direct attempt to shape public opinion.
    Fox news in the USA always claims that there are fair and balanced but they have people in Prime Time(Bill Oreily and Sean Hannity) who always take a line critical of President Obama.
    Similarly, the Nation uses Albert Brandford, Clyde Mascoll, Ezra Alleyne and Pat Hoyos to promote a view that is extremely hostile towards the current administration. Do you see the point?
    The Nation newspaper uses their columnists like Fox news to skew public opinion.
    Can anyone stand up with a straight face and say that Clyde Mascoll, Albert Brandford, Ezra Alleyne and Pat Hoyos are fair and independent and without an agenda?
    The BLP has more control of the Nation newspaper than most Barbadians know.

  24. Prodigal Son Avatar
    Prodigal Son

    !
    Oh, dear, I feel your pain.

  25. Rational Son Avatar
    Rational Son

    David now seen the note, I wonder why his voice was mute when last year our arrivals were very close to record arrivals or when the Minister drove the Tourism Industry Relief Fund that they took advantage of, nor did I hear him rattle on when the traditional quiet summer months last year saw record arrivals?

    These guys have all the answers with being held accountable to a soul.

    Ask the same Loveridge did not the same St Lucia not just suffer a big cut back in its AA service?

    It is the same advertising firm irregardless of where their office is that has seen to the increase in USA arrivals it did not happen by a wishing it would happen.

    All the answers to every problem in the world but yet still he can’t fill the few rooms he has at his location but has all the answers to the tourism industry.

    Let’s us all be mindful that our tourist come from some of these same places that are struggling with 25 % unemployment rates and are challenged and we need to continue as a people to work harder to keep our visitors happy and wanting to return to our shores.

  26. Prodigal Son Avatar
    Prodigal Son

    @!
    “Similarly, the Nation uses Albert Brandford, Clyde Mascoll, Ezra Alleyne and Pat Hoyos to promote a view that is extremely hostile towards the current administration. Do you see the point?
    The Nation newspaper uses their columnists like Fox news to skew public opinion”…………………….

    Have you ever watched CNN, MSNBC, NBC, CBS or ABC news? All of them pitch the news to suit the Democrats yet they complain of Fox News. Kinda like you, want all the coverage to favour the DLP.

    I feel your pain, the Nation is like a fish bone stuck in your throat. Get over the Nation, use the media resources you have at your disposal to the benefit of the DLP and stop griping, you sound like a child throwing a tantrum when it cannot get its own way. TV is the best medium to sell your message and you have CBC at your beck and call, they cover the simplest thing the Dems are doing even the DLP’s MPs birthday parties.

  27. Rational Son Avatar
    Rational Son

    There can be no excuse or reason for the BHTA side stepping the Minister and leapfrogging him to the Prime Minister that only shows the level of arrogance and contempt they as a group are.

    For clarity and for Loveridge’s benefit the L A office closed a long time if my memory serves me well I think it’s was in 2009 it was closed long prior to any discussion with AA on a service out of Dallas it was closed when the BTA did an audit of all its offices prompted by their findings in the New York office which was headed by Richard Williams and condoned and supported by Barney Lynch the extent of the fraud that Barney Lynch was associated with Williams on in that office is mind blowing, staff unable to be paid but Barney Lynch and
    Williams producing wining and dining bills for in excess in one case of US $ 20,000.00 for a dinner with Lynch and Williams plus two others as guest.

    Credit card accounts not reconciled in excess of a year, limousines hired for Lynch and one for Williams from New York to New Jersey and waiting charges for thousands of dollars.

  28. Adrian Loveridge Avatar
    Adrian Loveridge

    Prodigal Son,

    Never claimed to have all the answers, but at least I offer suggestions which are based on a proven
    track record.
    2011 – Long stay visitors 567,724 – up 6.7 per cent
    Cruise arrivals – 619,054 – down 6.9 per cent
    If the TIRF was such a good idea, why have two of the largest recipients closed their doors with the loss of 630 jobs and the same number of rooms.
    Yes! St. Lucia is going down to 4 flights a week from Miami and American Eagle are cancelling their SJU service, but we have yet to be told exactly what scaleback AA are doing from Barbados, after the cancellation of the DFW service. St. Lucia of course still has other carriers serving them from the nited States including Atlanta, where ‘we’ failed dismally.
    I certainly agree with you about treating our visitors better, but even those that do and win awards rarely get the praise they deserve.

  29. Adrian Loveridge Avatar
    Adrian Loveridge

    My apologies, comments above were intended for ‘Rational’ Son.

  30. Adrian Loveridge Avatar
    Adrian Loveridge

    Rational Son,

    International Travel News – Tourism Office Directory
    lists the BTA Los Anelses office and states their ‘list was last verified February 2010’.

  31. Rational Son Avatar
    Rational Son

    The office closed prior to 2010

  32. Adrian Loveridge Avatar
    Adrian Loveridge

    Rational Son,

    You really should do your homework before misleading people. US Department of Justice state the office was closed 31 May 2010. Just type US Department of Justice Barbados Tourism Authority Los Angeles on GOOGLE.

  33. robert ross Avatar
    robert ross

    Don’t get it. If the ‘Nation’ is a prostitute ‘she’ does not discriminate does she?

  34. Mash up & buy back Avatar
    Mash up & buy back

    Colin Jordan and the BLP operatives within the BHTA should be hanging their heads in shame.I must confess when I first heard the story I thought that if this was true the prime minister really erred big time – only to now discover according to CBC News tonight that the P.M. acknowledged the letter,sent it to the Min of Finance and Tourism and the BHTA along with Colin Jordan did then have a meeting with the Min of Finanace on the concessions they were seeking in the Budget.

    I must tell you though:
    1. I find Colin Jordan rude,disrespectful and unprofessional- the comments he made about the prime minister and that snark about Garcia – totally distasteful.
    2.Like some other blogger said earlier,these Hoteliers always with some gloom and doom forecast,they never happy and they always begging.
    3.Didn’t this same BLP government gave the Hotel sector concessions in 2009/2010 or sometime around there?

    I think this is the worse kind of politicking I have seen from an organisation that calls itself non-partisan and supposedly looking out for the wellbeing of the country as well as themselves.

    Shame,shame shame on the BHTA,Colin Jordan,Peter ‘cut-throat’ Odle,Capaldi,Noel Lynch and the whole set of dem corrupt bastards.

  35. David Avatar
    David

    @Mash up & buy back

    Thanks for the clarification.

    The question then becomes if Colin Jordan was aware that the meeting with the ministry of tourism was as a result of the letter to the PM.

    If so, when he issued a clarification statement he should have made that info known.

  36. Rational Son Avatar
    Rational Son

    Not in your lifetime or mine will that multi headed Viper issue an apology his politics does not permit him humility and decency.

  37. Looking Avatar
    Looking

    Excuse me Mr. Loveridge why are you forever comparing St. Lucia to Barbados are they paying you a fee? Interestingly you never come with full disclosure.

    St. Lucia’s stop over tourism arrivals were down last year even with the 5 daily Atlanta flights you regale us with whenever you post. Barbados stop over visitors were up by a big 7% to St.Lucia’s decline of -7% up to August last year. St. Lucia was so disappointed like they didnt bother to submit stats from Sep to Dec 2011. Go check CTO website.

    You must give readers the full picture Adrian not the small snippets you cherry pick to make Barbados look bad. The truth will set you free Loveridge remember that.

  38. Rational Son Avatar
    Rational Son

    http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/todayspaper/2008/20120617WWW/20120617_P3.jpg

  39. Rational Son Avatar
    Rational Son

    And perfect gentleman is PM Stuart others would have had much sterner words for him, maybe to carry his sad behind and go back to the place from whence you came.

  40. BAFBFP Avatar
    BAFBFP

    Ross

    I need you to answer this. In Barbados (Commonwealth) how practical is it to sue a Minister, not the office, the person, so that even after he leaves office for what ever reason, he still has to answer to the charge and if found guilty, respond appropriately. In this case, suppose the Minister is exhibiting a bias by refusing to meet with a specific member of the public and in so doing is demonstrating a desire not to effect a Ministerial decision that will affect the a private entity’s access to some kind of Government support which should be made available having met a specific criteria. Again can a case be made against the individual and NOT the office? This is all hypothetical of course.

  41. Rational Son Avatar
    Rational Son

    They gone mute, deaf and dumb suddenly. This was to be expected.

    When fellows like Jordan go to battle and do not know who or where the enemy is, they can run into severe problems, his problem is not with the Prime Minister at all but with those around him who have set him up to fall flat on his face.

    In addition to this recent shaming he must also answer the public who listened to his remarks as broadcast on VoB on the midday news report and then his feebleness and lame attempt to say he did not say what he did clearly say in the news item of the day before, does he take Barbadians to be as foolish as he is?

    Now then having been proven to be a puppet of Arthur and Lynch what words coming out of his mouth are worthy to take consideration of, he has destroyed any semblance of trust or credibility that he may have hopes to have left office with, all because of political mischievous behaviour.

    This clown was set up to do crap by Odle and Seale and blindly he obliged and will now suffer as Barbadians have now passed judgment on him as a simpleton and one that can bent and twisted in each way possible only because he has no morals or standards or worst yet has no understanding of what is right or what is wrong and even worst is that he is a stranger to the truth, a terrible trait to carry as a Financial Controller and handling money everyday.

  42. JUST ASKING Avatar
    JUST ASKING

    WHY are you not talking about how the Eager 11 attack Freundel Stuart and criticized him as being too slow ?

    WHY YOU ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT HOW Dr. David Estwick criticized the Government and by extension Freundel Stuart ?

    WHY are you not talking about Richard Sealy’s criticism of the GOVERNMENT and by extension FREUNDEL STUART over the airline situation Redjet/Liat ??

    WHY do you want to jump on the Nation ?
    Methinks the ayes have it-Talk about those things first –
    Jokers !

  43. Rational Son Avatar
    Rational Son

    Branford / Mascoll you have just overplayed your hand the comments are exactly as per your article today nothing creative or thoughtful

    Go back to the rum bottle your best friend and enemy

  44. ac Avatar
    ac

    The character and characteristic traits of those followers of the BLP are so much in semblance of their leader “truly the apple does not fall far from the tree”.
    Rational you are a breathe of fresh air sterling comments and refreshing to read.good job.
    The rich fat cats come here waving the “white flag” of jobs and opportunity for the people in one hand while in the other hand is the flag of “entitlement ” for which the govt. and taxpayers pay a heavy price . that is why you see a lot of them crying poverty now because now that the well has dried up they are still expecting what they assumed to be “entitled ” to and jordan was unable to deliver on their expectations now all hell has broken loose and the “house negro”jordan looking to find a way out who else to blame than PM stuart .RATS the whole bunch.

  45. Enuff Avatar
    Enuff

    SUN, JUNE 17, 2012 – 12:12 AM

    THE DATE AND TIME are still to be fixed. But Colin Jordan as well as other past and present executives of the Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association (BHTA) who have been anxious to meet with Prime Minister Freundel Stuart are about to get their wish.

    Since March 30, they had written to Stuart requesting “an urgent meeting” with him as head of Government to “discuss the critical state of our vital tourism industry”.

    A statement from the Office of the Prime Minister, released by the Government Information Service yesterday, said Stuart “is preparing to meet” shortly with new BHTA president Patricia Affonso Dass and her team.

    Two and a half months later?
    Yet some are here busy castigating Jordan and the Nation. May I remind the Nation’s critics that on attaining Office, the DLP administration made a decision not to grant party or government related business to the Nation, which was clearly an attempt to sideline the newspaper. Why beg and plead now for FREE coverage?

  46. ac Avatar
    ac

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    ac

  48. BAFBFP Avatar
    BAFBFP

    I cannot imagine this man representing Barbados again… sick! Two parties and this is the best that can be done. Look all of these programs, the implementation and all of the activities associated with the maintenance of VAT, the alleviation poverty bogusness are just campaigns to bring other people (particularly graduates who otherwise would be unemployable) into the fold. Foolishnes. Non-productive and non-developmental, still languishing along a maintenance vein …! … Foolishness

  49. David Avatar
    David

    The dearth of leadership in our key institutions is properly exposed by this saga playing out. May God help us.

  50. David (not BU) Avatar
    David (not BU)

    so let me ask you a question BAFBFP, with Owen you have a set of crooks who ran the country and looking back now, we had it good. in Struat you have a honest nice guy who is slow in running the country, behind him we see the same set of crooks.

    we don’t have a 3rd party. that is not up for discussion because we don’t have one. get over it. in this case, what do we do? not vote would be your answer?

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