Recently i suggested to one of our well known bloggers “miller”to voulenteer his services and Undertake a “clean up” campaign with some of his rich freinds to educated bajans about the negative social impact in regards to litter being thrown around our high ways and byways .also i did implore him that he himself would make a difference in the actual cleanup .however that idea was shot down by miller stating that an adventure of volunteerism was not part of his social genre since he paid taxes

You just need politicians to man up and deal with the situations. Both parties need to come together and denounce Mendicants. Explain to the mendicants that we cant continue this way. In turn the politicians should implement policies to facilitate the growth of independent businesses. We need to work together as a country. IT IS TIME YEAH !

But mendicants have a right to be mendicants. It is part of the reparations owed to the mendicants , they know it and they will demand it

How/about the church,s role in volunteerism.they seem to do a very good job on Sundays in motivating the congregation in giving of their oferings and tithes.why not carry that same generosity in advocating volunterism as part of the church duty in the most vigourous ways.

Collectively of course. However the church,s role must not only be that of civil society but a permanent stamped ingrained within that society from which one can draw inspiration and be a positive role model in activism not only doing when called upon but be a willing and eager to give generously to society even when it hurts not waiting for the call of duty to come to the church but being a representative of the call of duty by example

True ! however the church,s battle is within itself and the lack of inspiration may in fact due to the lack of inclusion wherby the earth have seek refuge in intolerance and not undrstanding the differences that makes up society.which in part the finding itself in a state of isolation and a flock looking for leadership not only from the sunday diatribe inside the pulpit.no matter how much in the congregation the duty of the church in social activism would be meaured from the outside with good reason .

If rumour is true, good luck to her. He was pictured recently smoking, not one, not two, but three ganja cigarettes at the same time in, I think, Amsterdam.

Whats wrong with smoking ganga cigarettes
Isnt a legalized thing in parts of the states ?

Volunteerism ,most of the time in Barbados means You and not Me. Your child and not My child. Speaking of allowing school children to maintain some the school premises. Wasn’t this done at the newer secondary schools, up until the mid to late 60’s ,before we turned into a nation of complainers.
I recall a time when , under the umbrella of the Future Centre Trust, ex British Army and BDF Soldier Andy Coward, and various volunteers, used to drive the ABC ,and other highways,and pick up light garbage thrown mostly from passing vehicle. Barbadians, both as individuals or Companies did not make the first move in volunteering to supplement the services performed , for pittance, by Andy and his various assistants. Leave it to the government . That volunteer service was terminated, and for a while the SSA had some individuals allocated to certain areas of the highways, but this too has come a cropper. In fact its better these days to leave the overgrown grass at the sides of the road, because when it is chopped down, not mowed, it exposes tons and tons of the same light garbage that Anderson & Co were trying to tackle,and it stays there.
With the recent enactment of laws which now see the taxpayers supporting children whose fathers, have other uses for his money,it really looks like the Government will have to take care of many in this society from the proverbial cradle to the grave.

@ ac | December 8, 2012 at 10:09 AM |
“Recently i suggested to one of our well known bloggers “miller”to voulenteer his services and Undertake a “clean up” campaign with some of his rich freinds to educated Bajans”

Thanks for the advice, ac. But you should know by now by my strident defence of OSA against your vile lies the miller is a follower and not a leader.

So hear this:
Tell the educated members of both Houses of Parliament especially the Ministers responsible for Health and the Environment to stop the long talk and the annual promises of enforcing existing legislation or introducing tougher rules. We want to see action. Let them and other pillars of this so-called educated Christian society lead by example by volunteering their time and service in the clean up of Barbados on a biannual basis and then I will jump on the public bandwagon. A biannual exercise in volunteerism along these lines would be inspiring, educational and motivational to the ‘average Joe Blogger’ like the miller.

Remember, ac, Barbados is more than an economy it’s also a society. So stop this foolish talk about educating Bajans about the dangers of littering and illegal disposal of garbage.
Are you telling us that those Bajans who have receive 50 years of free education- even to tertiary level- and drive around in their SUV’s with their ‘homegrown’ garbage to dump on other people’s properties or along the roads are in need of education?
Many of them travel to Canada and Europe and would not dare drop a sweetie paper or tissue in sight of others or the cameras. Why here in Barbados?

Next thing you would want the miller to do is to illegally trespass on the many properties around Bim and voluntarily remove the thousands of ugly derelict and abandoned vehicles harbouring rats and other vermin and willingly bring them to your residence for safe disposal.

@ ac | December 9, 2012 at 8:53 AM |

Why don’t you deal with the meat of the matter or the proposal posited instead of your jingoistic advice regurgitated by the ruling class to get idiots like you to join the army and become cannon fodder while they remain in their ivory towers enjoying sweet life from the profits of war?

Yes, ac, when I see you on the garbage collection trail instead of outsourcing your domestic duties I will follow suit. You have privatized all your household tasks thereby freeing up much time for you to volunteer for the role of chief cook and bottle washer in the clean up Barbados campaign. Now get marching with shovel and garbage bag in hand. Don’t forget your gloves and wellies, to boot!

Volunteering is not a panacea for incompetence and bad acts of citizens.
Volunteering should be used to improve the life skills of our young people.
My Daughter did it during her high school and University years helping at risk youth with homework and after school sports Basketball,volleyball etc.

Keeping Barbados streets and Beaches clean is the responsibility of the Sanitation department of Government.

They should do like Toronto and “sub contract” the cleaning of Bridgetown streets to a private contractor.

The cleaning of Beaches should also be given to private contractors.
Under our soon to be enacted Integrity Legislation there should be no conflict of interest issues.