@Clone

Thanks for your honest response. Given the limited representation of the Opposition in the Senate one would think that a Governor General would like some one like Dr. Francis Chandler in the Senate.

Do a Google search ‘dr. francis chandler” and see a 843,000 hits are listed.

France Chandler is not in the Senate because we don’t believe that agriculture is important.

Am I the only person who learned in Infants B (aged 6) that actions speak louder than words?

The GG has made his decision and we should accepte it. Onle he would know why he chose those particular persons to sit in the senate. Life must go on.

Dr. Frances Chandler does not have to sit in the senate to make any further contribution to Agriculture. Perhaps she can volunter to work with the MOA to to assist with the implementation of its agricultural strategies.

May I ask what has come of the court filing by George Payne for damages against Edmund Hinkson coming out of their meeting to elect a temporary leader of the Opposition to replace Arthur, when Payne insisted that the members give Arthur 6 months at the helm to steady the ship and then hand it over to the party to elect a new leader and Hinkson stuttered something about who would listen to Payne a scamp a crook a fraud and a liar.

All he’ll broke loose leading to Payne refusing to sit with or have anything to do with Hinkson and followed up his talk my going to court on Wednesday and filing Court Papers against Hinkson for damages for the stuttered utterances coming from Hinkson lips.

Simple Simon | March 9, 2013 at 6:25 PM |
Dr. GP:So where is Simmons now? Still in the good old USA?
I THINK SO BUT HE IS NOT THE DLP PERSON ADVISED BY THE CURRENT GG
THAT MAN RETURNED TO BARBADOS AND WENT TO JAIL

@TTP

Understand that all Barbadians, voters, taxpayers are entitled to question any decision taken by actors in government. Some of us are not sheeple.

Burning red is another “new” DLP pimp on BU whose job it is to spread propaganda, hate and innuendo.

I went on the DLP’s facebook page and all I saw was OSA and Mia. Every post and nearly every picture was about OSA and Mia. A page which should be promoting the DLP is all hateful and spiteful postings on OSA and Mia.

OSA and Mia really got Dem bad! A bunch of sick political blood hounds!

@Cyprian La Touche

You are correct there is a need for heavy reform to our parliamentary system. We do not have the courage to start the conversation. How many times in our parliamentary history has the Upper House overturn a bill passed by the Lower House?

It was once an honourably observed and mutually accepted convention under our Westminster form of governance that the Seven Senators appointed by the GG would reflect a large measure of independent thought, valued expertise and wise experience to represent those sectors of our society not necessarily politically represented in the other elected body.
It was once taken for granted that sectors such as Farming, Manufacturing Industry, Tourism, Commerce, the Arts & Culture, the Professions and indeed Religious pursuits would find a voice to promote their interests individually or collectively for the advancement of the general society.

But it seems this is no longer the case. Membership of the brotherhood at either the political, alma mater or secret order initiation stage seems to have much influence in aspiring to that once august chamber.

Can one tell us where in the Senate does ‘our piggy in the middle’ called Ms Agriculture is represented by an “independent” voice? This sector has moved from a pigsty to a dog pound for political upstarts with too much barking ambition for top dog status.

By this action of muzzling another fiercely independent terrier this administration is making it known in no uncertain terms how much value it actually places on agriculture.

Just a load of rubbish outlined in the manifesto and the coming Estimates would show if this government is prepared to put taxpayers’ money where its political electioneering mouth is.

@Jeff

You have made the point better than we ever can. The Senate is a talk-shop_ read rubber stamp. If we accept this premise then the obvious conclusion must be, where is the value in the Upper Chamber to our system of government. Based on the Whitehall System it is suppose to be part of a check and balance no?

Carson C. Cadogan | March 9, 2013 at 11:51 AM |
Great move, she was a nuisance.

I SUPPORT DROPPING HER 100%. She was serving no purpose at all and she seemed to have a real problem with Black people.
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Couldnt agree with you more given half a chance this annoying woman would send home every civil servant.
Let her put her money where her mouth is lead by example go pick cotton. Barrow cut canes.
Who Francis Chandler think she is? Dr. Fraser is a better pick and he’s in the Senate.
Good riddance to her.

@Jeff

Thanks, in a couple sentences you have delivered a stinging indictment on a people who lay boast of above average literacy and intelligence. So where do we go from here?

@Prodigal Son | March 9, 2013 at 8:23 PM |
“No, appoint a drooling old has been like Harold Critchlow who fits the DLP and the GG’s agenda as he has been attacking the BLP during the last session.”

And to think that this same washout senatorial Neanderthal could continue in 2013 to represent a more ‘ecumenical’ religious landscape of a fast changing Barbados. What is wrong with other leaders of faith-based institutions?

It will be most interesting to listen to his contributions if he lasts that long in the Senate.
The PM gives and the Lord can surely take away.
Will he continue like a real clone of ac to blame the BLP for everything going wrong under his god’s sun?

Will he continue to ask the BLP senators to account financially for the pre-2008 events or would he wake up like RIP van Winkle and demand that the present administration account for events between 2008 and 2013 which by a process of continuous government would automatically include prior years’ transactions.
We shall see if he dribbles his drooling way out of his biased political slumber or remains fixed in a time warp of drivel.
His first question should be targeted at Senator Byer-Suckoo demanding that the NIS financials be submitted. We are sure that his other “independent” colleague Senator Marshall will join in quiet unison.

@ David,
I honestly do not know where we should go. I do acknowledge the importance of having the assumedly wiser ones among us having a say in legislation in its formative stages so as to act a check and balance. I do not believe however that a Senate is necessary for that purpose. In this context, there might be something to be said for the Parliamentary committee procedure, whereby the views of experts in a particular policy area could be obtained by the legislature.

David coming ‘cross like a real brown noser …. Hey Jeff I could kiss your ass too? You got space fa me …?

@ TO THE POINT | March 9, 2013 at 8:37 PM |

There will be a major event coming soon that will force the Government to make significant costly adjustments to Her Majesty’s loyal government.

We shall see if the government will be brave enough to make this Elizabethan age the last for a republican Bim or would it mockingly carry on attached to another irrelevant monarchical bandwagon with Charles or Will in the broken down driver’s seat.

Just wishing and hoping Sir Frederick is alive and kicking to see his professed wish comes true. The Republic of Barbados under President “Sir” Elliot and PM Stuart has a nice ring to it. Do you agree, TPP?

@ TO THE POINT | March 9, 2013 at 9:11 PM |

You are right there! We have seen him in action before.
But before he comes for the miller let him pay a visit to the likes of CCC and ac who have been wishing such visitation on poor sickly Owen Arthur for the last 2 years.
But maybe OSA is preserved by another set of spirits.
Those who live in glass houses must not throw stones at living “duppies”.

Unlike most if not all of the other politicians in parliament, who have to look over their shoulders before they can say or do anything, for fear of loosing out at the next general election, Mrs Chandler had no such restrictions, and I’ve admired her for speaking out even if it at times offended some and appear to be unpopular with others. This same eye on the electorate, has bugged us for many years , and that is why we are incapable of solving the ZR menace ; the increasing anarchy which prevails on our highways ; the indiscriminate burning and disposal of garbage; the noise nuisance , just to name a few. And it is simply because the perpetrators are also voters.

I forgot Senator Kerry-ann Ifill, who is President of the Senate. won’t you all be gracious enough to congratulate the government for appointing her to the Senate in the first place years ago?

@ Clone,
I am starting to feel for you and miller. You are two deeply hurt individuals. I never knew that non candidates would take an election loss so hard.
Maybe you were looking forward to feeding at the trough
Go and relax yourselves because you cannot change none of the appointments made right or wrong………………….

You are so wrong! I hurt for Barbados, not the BLP. I have told you DLP supporters on BU before (or maybe you were not on BU yet), I have never fed at the BLP trough unlike you who seems to be up front feasting on the fatted calf. I want for nothing from a government personally.

My only wants are for:
(1) sound management of the economy so that the businesses can thrive and so employ people who will have money to look after themselves
(2) Good police force to keep the country safe
(3) Good education system
(4) Good roads and well lit too
(5) Good health system

So do not judge me by your standards. I want for nothing, I have a good life!

@Alvin

Here is a question for you: the women selected by their respective political parties will ALWAYS vote party right? So what where is the obligation by citizens to feel honour in the appointments?

Former Senator Chandler hit the nail on the head a few times and was praised for her positions. Somehow it appears as though she was trying to maintain her reputation and at other times delved into a lot of condescending crap. I read her contributions on the Public Service and I can assure you that she had no idea what she was talking about, but she was praised for it because of this collective inferiority complex that black Bajans suffer from. Personally, I could not wait to get her out of the Senate. Except on Agriculture, Senator Chandler was out of her depth.

The GG had the good sense not to re-appoint Mrs. Chandler, but he fell down badly by retaining Sir Leroy Trotman. He is supposed to represent the interest of Labour but he seldom does that. His is a wasted seat.

@Caswell

It seems a little harsh to criticised Dr. Chandler on her positions about our moribund public service. At the risk of being condemned by you BU agreed with many of her positions. Do you care to be specific about any of her positions delivered in the Senate to support your point?

Don’t get me started. Haynesley Benn was only kissing up because of that same inferiority complex. She was way off the mark with respect to the Public Service. Her generalisations were at best condescending, slave mistress at worst.

Poor Benn demonstrated that he was a proper fool. He jumped in where sensible senators feared to tread. Lots of the people who do not work or are indisciplined gained their positions from politicians, like Benn, overloading he Public Service with their political cronies. The same Benn divulged that he interfered in the employment of public servants but he did not keep all the jobs in St. Peter.

I would have tought by now that this partisan crap woild have come to an end and we would have been putting forward ideas to have some reform in the goverenamce structure in the private and public sector so that we can optimally uilise our resouces; financsi and economic among other things.

But no, we have the persistnce of people like Miller and Prodical in particular spouiins it partisan rhetoric, blog agter blog. As Hamilton has said, they need to understand that the electorate has rejected the BLP, however styled and there is nothing they can do to change the results unless evidence can be produced that the electorals law was broken which necessitate the changing of the results. Miller and Prodical, it is time for you to move on. I know that your hearts are heavy with defeat, You should accept the results like grown men, but then again the defeat is to hard to swallow as iit would appear that much was promised was to the two and little has been deleivered.

Over the last five years, we have witnessed this unrelenting attack on the Governor of the Central Bank by someone who should know better, the previous Prime Minister. Is this the said PM that bypassed the then Deputy of the Central Bank for Marion Wlliams. This is the saome man who had the tenacity to stand up to that lady whose name I dont remenber and let her know the development ideas of the bank are time warped and do not reflect the reality of the situation in coutries like Barbados, Mascoll, has also joined the tirade and perhaps he migh have been promised the position of the Governeor of the Central Bank when the BLP wins the elections. He might have to wait atleast five to ten years. before he can think of gracing the office of that noble institution.

Now we have this emphasis on the GG, and how partisan he is in in selecting persons to the Senate. The selection of the GG has not changed over time, neither do I think that the rationale for selecting the senators. Rather than try to impute motive for his selection, If we are so concerned we should be calling for reform, taking in mind that the objective of the Senate is to ensure that the Governemt of the day is able to get through with its programmes. do we want smething like America where the Presient is being hammered by the Republicans day afer day.

The electorate has said to the politicains, i am giving you a close results and both parties’ performance will be evaluated over the next five years to determine whether one party will have an extended term in either oppostion or in government.