I suspect that the BLP would revert to the old strategy of “putting money in the people,s pocket”which agin would be punishable by laughter as the country reserves can not l take a beating. the The BLP has outsourced itself to a fewhandful of BLP hackers whose only interst is self

The privatization debate has begun fuelled by Peter “Wikileak” Wickham who believed that he can mould Barbadians into thinking his way. He has failed in his first message and now he has shifted to privatization even though he has admitted that six in ten barbadians do not support this concept. I guess he has now become lobbyist for the BLP and the business community which would benefit from any privatization..

Firsly I would like to find out which agencies would be privatized. Let start with water, a precious commodity. This was tried in a number of Latin american countries, have been pushed by international lending instituions and now there is a move to boot that model as there was severe consequences for the lower class. Lets assume that the govt decide to privatize bwa, who woul value its asssets and good will. I smell a rat. Would we want to end up in a position like what obtained with the prison where the Head of Cabinet want to absolve of any responsibile for the fiasco where massive corruption is suspected.

When the Govt came to power, can any one tell us what was the Finncial position of the bnoc. The govt had to make sereious decisons as reagards the company, took the necessary decisions to improve its cash flow and we haerd people on this site saying that because of govt intervention we have to payer higher this and that for gas and oil related products. Do you think that the private sector would be concerned about the public, no it is only concerned about its shareholders. Business leaders do not concern about the 47% of the population, and neither does the blp which does no see Barbados as a society, but an economy.

It would be foolhardy for Barbadans to be duped by Arthur,Wickham :Wikilesak” into beleiving that massive beneifte will redound to the country. The benefits will redound to the businessmen and the coutry would have to incur increase cost for such serviceis and suffer social dilocation like hih unemplyment similaobtain in the OECS. Lord help us if the privatisation debate is not carefully managed. Barbadians must demand from the politcal parties if they plan to make privtization a political issue, how will it be done, who will value state assests and whtether they plan to bring a referendum to the people. Not like how we were fooled by OSA that we were going to have one on the GG,

I gone for now.

With the overwhelming rejection of the BLP gimmicks proposals from UWI Professor Michael Howard to the janitors and maids at the statutory corporations, the BLP financiers now have REd Advertising agency working overtime at putting out different ads everyday.
This is becoming more and more like Mitt Romney everyday – promising everything to every body, spending money like crazy.
Imagine Owen “Mitt Romney” Arthur could not get these entities to run a profit afterr 14 years as Prime Minster and even left some like the BNOCL nearly bankrupt.
But now, on the eve of an election, he says that people can go to the bank and borrow money not to buy land but to put it in these corporations
.I appeal to all right thinking Barbadians with the exception of the BLP yardfowl – Does that sound workable to you? Honestly?

@ We do not want back Owen Arthur | November 14, 2012 at 10:26 AM |
“I appeal to all right thinking Barbadians with the exception of the BLP yardfowl – Does that sound workable to you? Honestly?”

So what is workable, in your view? The current situation? If the current situation is working why propose changes with the DLP administration making commitments to the IADB and IMF to undertake massive restructuring programmes for the public sector?
How can such extensive restructuring take place without privatization or closure of some of these State owned and managed entities?

you are behaving in an asinine way.
the ranting and raving will not convince anyone any which way
you must recognize that the electorate has made up its collective mind.
you sound quite silly and the reason is that both BLP and DLP has been in Office/Power and both are capable of running the country, so stop your nonsense.

Stop writing foolishness such as
“”With the overwhelming rejection of the BLP gimmicks proposals from UWI Professor Michael Howard to the janitors and maids at the statutory corporations, the BLP financiers now have REd Advertising agency working overtime at putting out different ads everyday.”””

TTP

“It is clear to me that people like wickham, onions, miller and enuff, dont understand the role state egencies play in barbados’s development. To privatise such agencies would mean greater unemplyment, The private sector has no social commitment to tis country’s deveoplement all the businessman.”

Sadly you do not understand the power of the State and that developmental services can be guaranteed by the State through private and third sector providers. People with your perspective are myopic fossils destined to keep Barbadians believing that change is not necessary and that government has a money tree. What is laughable is that private education already exists in Barbados and MOST Barbadians poor and rich use private doctors too.
Despite all the grandstanding, I notice the DLP easing into the debate and admitting they too intend to privatise as well but attempting to set up straw men like education and health knowing full well no one plans to privatise either.

the DLP and it yardfowls got their heads so far in the sand.

the BLP did nothing for this country in 14 years, they say BUT in the 14 years the BLP won not 1 not 2 but 3 elections. how dumb can one really be? the people of barbados have made up their minds. i saw an ad in today’s paper which said fire freundel. that captures what bajans will do, fire his ass come hell or high water. no amount of spin will save his ass.

and you know what will make matters even worst for him? that even with 12 weeks left to call an election, not even that he can’t even make up his mind and would take the country down to the wire to call the election.

i personally hopes he does not call the election till February, joker like him.

The privatisation issue clearly has the BLP on the backfoot. The same players who are pouring money into the BLP campaign and lying advertising , many of whom have no social conscience were assured that their campaign contributions would be rewarded with some sweet heart deals under the BLP.

However, the swift rejection of Arthur’s poor attempts to justify “Paro Politics” has left them looking for a new strategy.
They then decided that if they called it “Worker Enfranchisement”, it would be an easier sell.
How the hell would it enfranchise a worker at a statutory corporation to go to the bank and get a loan to put in a bankrupt entity?
Why in 14 years as Prime Minister, Arthur did not have the vision to push this policy?
Because he never gave a damn. This is pure gimmicks and any Private sector individual who takes over these companies will start cutting the wage bill , sending home thousands of workers which will further depress the economy at this time.
Over the last 4 years, Owen “Mitt Romney” Arthur kept misleading the public that there was a magic solution out there . Now we are seeing that Arthur clearly does not have a magic wand and has nothing new or exciting to offer. Paro Politics is not the solution.

It is obvious either party that makes up the government will have to look at an inefficient public service. The HOW is the issue. Take the Central Revenue Authority has an example. The staff strength will have to be trimmed. Obviously with an election this is not a conversation the DLP wants to engage.

Sinckler agreed with the BLP for the need for privatization saying there is no philosophical divide when at the same time Estwick and Freundel rejects it. DLP does not know what they are doing or where they are taking this country. Imagine after 5 years, their major achievements would have been renaming public buildings. The Dees are NOT READY. Owen you have captured my mind and heart and not retreated from your privatization stance. The Opposition getting Bajans to believe in themselves more than the Government. What a shame!

It is truly remarkabale that in one fell swoop all the economic veneer has been blown away from Owen Arthur on his 15 point economic plan.

Ryan Straughn of the BES – Owen plan would lead to an economic MESS.

Sir Roy Trotman of BWU/CTUSAB – Owen plan is an “ENEMY OF LABOUR”

Prof. Michael Howard of UWI – Owen plan is pure GIMMICKRY.

Patrick Hoyos – Owen plan is FOLLY , he needs to WHEEL and COME AGAIN.

The Bajan public – Owen plan is the replica of MITT ROMNEY’s.

To my utter amazement….both MILLER and ONIONS agree with these assessments…..100%.

David of BU,

If you follow the justification given by PS Margaret Sivers with regards to the CRA , you would notice that the thinking is to allow those numbers in the agencies to be impacted to fall through natural attrition.

A look at the Staff listing of the employees in the Public Service (the website address I will provide later today) will show that a number of employees in the Customs, Land Tax, Inland Revenue , Licensing would retire by 2014 when the CRA comes on stream.

A recent primary concern expressed by the NUPW on behalf of the workers in these agencies is centred around not wanting to be employed by a Board but would rather remain in Central gov’t.

My one question would be, how would the Barbadian experience in this regard differ from the experience of other countries where there was some dislocation of staff and service delivery when similar RA’s were established ?

The answer to that need to come from both political parties.

Pity Owen’s much touted 15 point economic plan failed in this regard.

ALL I HEARING FOR YOU DLP is BARE CRASS….NOTHING TO SHOW ..ABSOLUTELY NOTHING…..with ALL CAPITAL LETTERS….last week you took to renaming….PLAQUES in schools, the QEH entrance….MOEduc…a plaque on a Boulder..WHERE ARE THE ASSETS? YOU SPENT $5 Billion….ON WHAT ?
Gimme a break man, you are now four years and nine months into your incorrigible term and what have you to show in the way of capital assets? Did you embark on some indelible road construction or revamping road building plan like your incumbent or even implant one of those future-sighted flyover we were sure would be here by 2013? No. All we know of is an accident prone oblong-a-bout, that has had more accidents than Evel Knievel, in a comparable two year spate or dig ups after dig ups. Still kudos for the efforts at least, for unlike this administration, they finally “got it right. ”
Why, is that all there is to show for the mammoth $5 billion spend? No, there is the Blackman Gollop School at St. David’s and a yet unfinished, (after four years), St. John Polyclinic, requested by “taxi man.” Anything else? Is that all? No, we have the summer camps and the free bus rides. Great initiatives but sorry they don’t count . We have a $245,000 road sign up Wildey, made of non-corrosive stainless steel, should last forever, a legacy even. BUT YOU ALL HAVE NO ANSWERS…..JUST AWOKE…NOW ITS ALL CRITICISMS….GIMME A BREAK !….

The BWU and NUPW have lined up against privatisation. This issue maybe about to get very messy. What is clear if we listen to what minister Sinckler had to say at the BCCI luncheon the DLP has equal concerns about ‘bloated’ state agencies.

Hi Miller,
It was only last month you told us that you, the BLP and Owen Arthur had all the answers to Barbados’ economic woes.

After producing your BLP 15 point plan to the Barbadian public…..how come you asking me to come up with alternatives ?

If your plan you put forward is the BEST….produced by the BEST economic brains……then that’s it….the BEST.

Then just sell it…..SNAKE OIL SALESMAN !

INSTEAD OF FLYOVERS…..this week end..DLP HOISTING….WALK OVERS…..YES I SAID ONE (1) WALK OVER….will PROBABLY COST $ 4 Million too right AFFA ALL is CONCRETE too RIGHT ?….BARE BOO and FARRAGO…that is all we were offered for 4 12 YEARS…will a PLEA of Global Recession….NOW IT IS ELECTIONS TIME….WALK OVERS….YOU ALL SHOULD BE SHAME….A WALKOVER…GIMME A BREAK…compared to a PRISON…A FOUR SEASONS THAT MILK THE PENSIONERS NIS….compared to KENSINGTON….YOU ALL LOSE…chalk .v. cheese…..
YOU HEAR THAT OVA N AWAYS….A WALK OVER…a walk over…a foot path dennnnnn…some solution

Mascoll is a political operative and a spokesman for the BLP, now unless the Nation newspaper is part of the BLP campaign, how can they justify giving a column to an opposition spokesman every week to attack his political opponents without giving the other side a chance.
Unless, Mascoll’s political opponents and the Nation Newspaper’s political opponents are the same.

NOW IT IS BACK TO PERSONAL ATTACKS…..THEY CANNOT OFFER DENIALS…OR ANSWERS….BECAUSE IT IS THE TRUTH SPOKEN….ALL LEFT IS TO ATTACK …and CRITICISM….YOU CALL THAT ANSWERS?…..TELL THE PEOPLE WHAT IS SAID WAS NOT TRUE…..DIS OWN IT dennnnn…
…..NO CONCRETE WALKOVER and TANKS… ARE WE LIEING ?

AT LEAST WE OFFERED ..to privatize the Transport Board….WE DID NOT PUT IT IN CONCRETE….we offered to discuss it with ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL…NO Just pop it on the people….we wanted they say first….and you all seek just to cry it down…No problem..it not like the WALKOVER….not yet in concrete…YOU ALL TRUE TO FORM…BANKRUPT

Kaymar Jordan seems to be the second female victim of the reemergence of Owen Arthur as BLP leader. Mottley was the first.
The Barbados Association of Journalists is too silent as we are seeing clearly the signs that Arthur’s vindictive side will be unleashed if voters give him the power he so badly craves.
You know what is said about absolute power.

@ Fractured BLP | November 15, 2012 at 7:49 AM |

All you have done is to reinforce the assessment that you are just one dumbass not capable of thinking for yourself. But the miller’s invitation is still extended despite the chances of you making an appearance as far as worthwhile contributions are concerned are lower than you flying a the speed of light.

PS: Your party is the party currently forming the government of Barbados and Not the BLP. At least you should be aware of this.
But you should be pleased to hear that miller wants the DLP to be returned to office and you know why, right Smart-arse?

How much MCTV worth?, Is this the part that negotion for sale is currently underway. Per chance it was a slip when the Min of Finance mentioned something of MTV. .Will it be 60to one 40 to the next or will it be half and half?
What a coincidental slip!.
As the old people of yore used to say “Pick de peas out of the shit”

Unconfirmed reports scramble or kramble .

Privatization has traditionally been the instrument exploited by our non black wealthy class to accumulate additional wealth and such efforts have been facilitated by both major political parties .
However ,this recent kneejerk assessment of the term ‘privatization’ seem to be conducted and governed by the fears and damage of our historic experiences , and not the premise that the state is unable to carry the burden of the cost of running the Transport Board …

Comrades ,If this model ultimately transfers wealth and ownership of the enterprise to our local black people ,how can we engage in a sensible debate on this issue of black economic enfranchisement .This provides us with an excellent opportunity to show we are not of a type who are incapable of running big business

what i would like to suggest is ,hearing the BLP in a more comprehensive discourse on the matter and indicating how all the workers will benefit from this model .

Isn,t it funny that now OSA has been exposed as a voodoo economist tHat miller running around with a chicken wid the head cut off asking fuh solutions . the BLP operatives fuh months been talking about restucturion but all they have provide fuh barbados is DESTRUCTION

Nah we got an HONEST PM who people look up to and one that has MORALS and INTERGITY all the things Athur never had.

Fuh sure Dexter the peeps know where not to look onions my boy all the plans the Dlp has been outliningat their meetings wuh happen you too busy putting up fuh sale signs to pay attention. Boy wunna had so much confidence a few months ago now suffering from Romneyitus