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BEAT Foundations loses to Beer proposal
BEAT Foundations loses to Beer proposal

The players in the Arts community had hoped the government approved its request to restore the Empire ruins. The group which did a lot of work hoping to win the favour of Minister Stephen Lashley’s is BEAT Foundation headed by Jim McGowan.  Sorry Jim but we told you so!

Barbados Today has reported that a competing bid by a group of local investors which includes Mark Maloney of Prenonco Limited got Cabinet’s approval.  Yet another major project in Barbados given to Preconco or its connections by the government. This is after the crossover in the Pine and the $12 million or is it $40 million plus molasses tanks in the Bridgetown Port…and the multimillion dollar housing project at Coverly. Yes we agree the Coverly housing project is on life support but given the sweet heart PPP arrangement how at risk is Bjerkham and Preconco?

The question we must ask the government: why is Bjerkham getting a significant chunk of the major projects?

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79 responses to “Bjerkham and Maloney Combo Does Again!”

  1. Caswell Franklyn Avatar
    Caswell Franklyn

    David

    Somebody has to replace CLICO.

  2. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    Barrack should have bid on the job.

  3. David (not BU) Avatar
    David (not BU)

    the players in the Arts community are very excited at the fact that this will be a cultural centre and brewery. i wonder who will burst their bubble and tell them it is really a brewery with a cultural space.

  4. David Avatar
    David

    BU understands we left out the Bushy Park Development Project.

    http://www.gisbarbados.gov.bb/index.php?categoryid=13&p2_articleid=9822#.UPLcx9XO5XE.facebook

  5. sightful Avatar
    sightful

    “with the public being given the opportunity to have a stake in the initiative as rum shop owners”
    a very interesting comment…………
    be wise in thinking, that’s how the ordinary bajans are seen they can get no further and do no more than being a rum shop owner
    This reminds me of the “golden rule”……He Who Has The Gold Makes The Rules

  6. Bush Tea Avatar
    Bush Tea

    We have settled for a bunch of pathetic ass lickers for politicians who (everyone knows), kowtow to the people with money and are treated like the house slaves of old.
    …so we get what we deserve.

    CASWELL you could really hush.
    You have been called to bring needed change.
    You have been blessed with the needed balls…
    …but you continue to hide from your national duty…

    We like it so…

  7. David Avatar
    David

    What is interesting (maybe laughable) is the reconfiguration of the seating from 500+ to 200+. Is this how we should define tokenism?

  8. sightful Avatar
    sightful

    is this really a workable plan or is it the rum shops that going to attract the people there

  9. sightful Avatar
    sightful

    barbados is truly a rum shop culture and those who have the gold are really taking full advantage of such enslaved mentality

  10. Observing(...) Avatar
    Observing(…)

    @Caswell
    You are CORRECT!!!

    Just observing

  11. Real Avatar
    Real

    The concern is when business elites take over places where regular locals used to go the places become off limits except to the monied class of a certain pigment. The policies of entry are copied from the Carlisle Club/Harbour Lights rules and regulations if you get my drift.

  12. Carson C. Cadogan Avatar
    Carson C. Cadogan

    ‘hants

    “Barrack should have bid on the job’

    Barrack never bid on any jod.

  13. Carson C. Cadogan Avatar
    Carson C. Cadogan

    “Somebody has to replace CLICO”

    Every week a different set of people financing the DLP, the most recent from last week was Cost-U-Less now this week it bjerkham and maloney.

    But no one is mentioning that the Barbados Labour Party is finanacing their own political campaign.

    This is being done from the tens of millions of taxpayers dollars which they have stashed away in secret overseas bank accounts.

    They have enough money to finanace this elections and the next 20 or so. elections:

  14. Gabriel Tackle Avatar
    Gabriel Tackle

    @David
    As soon as I heard this two things came to mind.(1)This is the funding the Dems were waiting for to pay for the General Election campaign and (2)The brewery section is for the brewer who had to go to St Vincent..I suppose that brewery will now be repatriated and the beer marketed as Ichirouganaim .What an embarrassment.Free secondary and teriary education you say?And is this what has been the result.Blacks still being bought and sold by ‘whites’ in the marketplace?Man chuh!!

  15. millertheanunnaki Avatar
    millertheanunnaki

    @ Gabriel Tackle | January 16, 2013 at 9:55 AM |
    “What an embarrassment. Free secondary and tertiary education you say? And is this what has been the result. Blacks still being bought and sold by ‘whites’ in the market place? Man chuh!!”

    @ Pachamama:
    Your call to refute the above assertion by GT.

    @ Carson C. Cadogan:
    Is there any merit or truth in the above statement that certain white people are bankrolling the DLP campaign this time around instead of CLICO?

  16. Additional Services Avatar
    Additional Services

    @ David

    Can you investigate the movement of $28 MILLION dollars from the Central Bank of Barbados to Preconco Limited et al for the Valarie Housing project?

    This $28 MILLION was taken from the $167 MILLION in proceeds from the sale GOB shares in Barbados National Bank to Republic Bank in TRINIDAD.
    All approved by CABINET of course, thanks to the CABINET PAPER and lobbying of one Mr.Chris Sinckler (a known inpersonater of a Minister of Finance).

    BOTTOMLINE EQUATION:

    BDS$28,000,000.00 – 67 Units = BDS$420,000.00 per apartment.

    Can someone scream RAPE!!!!!!

  17. Prodigal Son Avatar
    Prodigal Son

    Why are you surprised?

    One of the DLP yardfowls was on BU a little while ago saying that FS does not have to call elections as the DLP has 167 million dollars to spend! I asked if the DLP cared about Barbados or that they were hell bent on destroying Barbados to make it bad for the BLP, should they come to office.

    Leave the money in the Central Bank and a compliant Governor will do exactly what Chris Sinkliar wants! And to think that one Sir Frank Alleyne spent fifteen minutes on Brasstacks today lambasting anyone who dare question the governor!

    Lord look whom we have leading us!

  18. Prodigal Son Avatar
    Prodigal Son

    Was this government not supposed to be building low income houses for poor people? Houses built at a cost of $420,000.00 cannot be low income houses unless every “poor” person is making over $5000.00 monthly. Building a so called low income house for over $400,000 is madness. How much monthly rent can the government charge to cover this debt? We are going to be looking a serious rent arrears!

  19. David Avatar
    David

    @Prodigal Son

    Your comment exposes the problem we face with the two political parties. Remember when some question the level of debt which the BLP created on the roof of GEMS? Even Mascoll when a DLPite questioned the return on the investment. We keep spinning top in mud.

  20. Additional Services Avatar
    Additional Services

    @ David

    But why did the GOB pay Preconco the full cost (plus some) of the construction when it was a PPP and Preconco was to be paid from the sale of units by the NHC to the so-called waiting buyers?

    Stupse. Another Minister became a millionaire overnight.

  21. David Avatar
    David

    @Additional Services

    What would help is for us to get sight of that PPP agreement?

  22. Kevin Avatar
    Kevin

    Maybe because Bjerkham has the capacity to do the job and will stay in or under budgeted costs and time.

  23. Additional Services Avatar
    Additional Services

    @ Kevin

    You blasted nit wit.

    If you are given by GOB a project to negotiate without competition (tendering) and you negotiate all the terms and conditions including the price, don’t you think you would bring the job in underbudget and on time and look good?

    Answer me this Kevin, who is going to buy low income houses at Valarie from the NHC for BDS$420,000.00 each? NHC has about as much chance selling the units at Valarie for $420K as Caribbean Homes has of selling the hot oven boxes at the Villages at Coverley.

    Are you doing some of the subcontract work for Preconco along with Roy Davis, who just so happens to be Chris Sinckler’s half brother?

  24. David Avatar
    David

    @Additional Services

    Isn’t this Roy Davis the contractor who was involved with the St. Joseph Hospital Report?

  25. ! Avatar
    !

    I wonder if anybody remember the name Hallam Nicholls who became a multimillionaire from 1994 – 2007 .with BLP government contracts..oh by the way .. he is a very close friend of Owen Arthur. Of course, none of that money never made it back to Arthur,lol

  26. ! Avatar
    !

    Who remember when Liz Thompson husband was given a contract at NHC and she was the housing Minister and his bid was one of the highest and he still could not complete the work. Of course, none of that money never maid it back to Liz,lol
    The BLP hypocrisy is amazing.

  27. ! Avatar
    !

    made not maid, excuse the spelling error

  28. ! Avatar
    !

    You now understand the urgency of the BLP to get back into office. After 14 years living high on the hog, they believe that they can exploit a tough global reccession to get back at the trough and restart their wicked ways. They miss the money mostly. Arthur wants the money and the power. Their pockets First, Barbados second- that is their intent.

  29. millertheanunnaki Avatar
    millertheanunnaki

    @ ! | January 16, 2013 at 3:57 PM |

    So you are telling us here on BU that the DLP has taken over where the BLP left off? It is now jada and preconco instead of Nicholls et all. What about Bannister? Seems he is running with both the hares and foxes. Instead of Medici Owen and Liz we now have the kickback kings of Lashley and Sinckliar.

    Both crooked Tweedledee and corrupt Tweedledum are screwing the taxpayers to high heavens.

  30. Colonel Buggy Avatar
    Colonel Buggy

    Word has it that the houses in The Villages ,Christ Church will soon be offered for rental, as sales have been a major flop.

  31. Colonel Buggy Avatar
    Colonel Buggy

    Empire Theatre (Boat Yard Ltd) 2013????

  32. Prodigal Son Avatar
    Prodigal Son

    @ Colonel Buggy | January 16, 2013 at 5:33 PM |

    Word has it that the houses in The Villages ,Christ Church will soon be offered for rental, as sales have been a major flop……………

    I have heard that construction has been halted. The houses are not selling hence the ad blitz now. One lady in the ad said she was retired but qualified for a loan arranged by a lady at Coverley. Her pension must be quite large!

    I suspect that the taxpayers will be saddled with the cost of all the houses not sold. Houses not selling, move on to another project whilst you have the dumb suckers in the palms of your hands.

    I cannot begin to think what will be unearthed in a few weeks!

  33. Probe Avatar
    Probe

    Bjerkham and Mark Maloney, the Williams Brothers, and a few others in between. Which ever party is in power white-mout politicians I suspect search out these men, strip naked before them, and invite them to treat. The white boys understand it and have the choice picks. David Estwick within a couple weeks of appointment to the Ministry of Health announced plans for a new hospital. His PM disagreed and after open disagreement he had to be transferred. A dossier on him in a single term would suggest he shouldn’t be in Gov’t for a second term. Richard Sealy and Doville Inniss are two others to watch. Admittedly the BLP has its own gold digging prostitutes too, but when is this prostitution going to stop? Suddenly Bjerkham and Richard sealy are bussom buddies. David Estwick now has his cabinet compromised over a sweetheart deal with Innotech on the BWA new building and Donville Inniss is pushing with a single focus to have the project documents out on the new hospital before election. Only timing will stop him from the tendering process and awarding a contract for $700M to God knows who and for what commissions. And we can go on. The trouble is with a contractor general it would be pretty much the same. So what do we do?

  34. Prodigal Son Avatar
    Prodigal Son

    Who is it in the DLP who have their own development in St Philip called Neil-Kurt Gardens purchased from the “moutha” man who lost his children years ago. No wonder he finds no fault with the DLP these days!

  35. barbadostripadvisor Avatar
    barbadostripadvisor

    BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER.!!!!!!!!!

  36. Fedup Avatar
    Fedup

    Carson like he vex cause the DLP financiers getting exposed. As I understand it Carson could even be a financier himself from all the goods he and his gang was taking from Accra storeroom.

  37. Fedup Avatar
    Fedup

    Don’t forget the Dasilvas that building the water authority headquarters. Check for the name Dasilva in the DLP top guns.

  38. Pink Lips Avatar
    Pink Lips

    @ Probe

    You are aware that the DLP manifesto from last election promised a new hospital for Barbados right? The only reason David Thompson and David Estwick had a difference of opinion about a new hospital cause the then PM wanted to control the project and received the “incentive”

    If you ever wish to see the Minister of Finance then you need not go further that Easy Hall Plantation in St.John where he can be often found have breakfast, brunch (Sundays only) lunch and dinner.

    Coverley was tendered? Valarie was tendered? Country Park Towers was tendered? The Grotto was tendered?

  39. Pink Lips Avatar
    Pink Lips

    @ Fedup

    The New headquarters for the barbados water authority was not subject to a prequalification and a tender? Innotec get new headquarters for CXC, Lodge School and Bwa by being cheapest tender. Not by special gift like Jada and Preconco.

    Innotec gave the uwi and lodge school over a million dollars each in grants. say wanna like but yah can’t name another company who gives more money to schools in Barbados.

  40. Probe Avatar
    Probe

    Freundel Stuart, I understand is on record of his party’s general council questioning the obsession some colleagues have with becoming wealthy. “You come to politics to serve not to get rich,” he admonished.

    Whichever ministry David Estwick goes to he was taught, call for the projects file and get something going. All of them who understand the game do it and we can expect more of the same after the next election, regardless of who wins.

  41. Additional Services Avatar
    Additional Services

    @ Probe

    Have you ever considered that David Estwick is just trying to get things done in Min. of Agriculture that Senator Benn could not and like wise get things done in Barbados Water Authority when Minister Lowe and Arnie ‘ Gimme Gimme’ Walters could not?

  42. rubes Avatar
    rubes

    why not another party? why vote for the same all the time bajans must like to get it , you know where

  43. Well Well Avatar
    Well Well

    And when I said Sinckler’s brother was getting lucrative government contracts some nitwit had the balls to ask me to name the contracts. Can’t wait for the fallout.

  44. Horatio Nelson Avatar
    Horatio Nelson

    Why is all the focus on prominent government ministers like Minister Sinckler who has lead us through one of the toughest economic storms that has faced Barbados ?

  45. David Avatar
    David

    @Horatio Nelson

    If the implementation of a Renewable Energy Program is a priority with the government please advise why we are still waiting for the necessary legislative framework to allow players to manage the transition from fossil to RE. It is why we are focus on the MoF because he is the man.

  46. Horatio Nelson Avatar
    Horatio Nelson

    Is it possible that he may wish to ensure that the framework is written to consider future considerations, such requiring extensive research in the technology together with legislative imput to program the timing of the shift in government revenues ?

  47. David Avatar
    David

    @Horatio Nelson

    Fair enough but how can you expect households to make the transition (move behaviour) if they are not able to compute returns if they want to buy grid systems?

  48. Horatio Nelson Avatar
    Horatio Nelson

    Many many householders have already transitioned, the L&P bill reflects the credit. Ask yourself one question, anyone computed the savings years ago when the transition to solar water heaters became available ?

  49. David Avatar
    David

    @Horatio Nelson

    Are you serious? People buy solar systems if they can afford to spend 3-5 thousand dollars and because warm water is seen as a need (for what ever reason). There is reasonable cost i.e. affordability and what is believed to be a personal/household need. How can you compare to the larger investment in alternative energy where there is a comfort level being supplied by the BL&P?

  50. Fiddler on Roof Avatar
    Fiddler on Roof

    CS waiting for grease.

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