Watching the video there is the uncanny feeling that we (Barbados) are following in the path of Jamaica. The NIA spokesman calls for campaign financing legislation in the video. To quote him: he who pays the Piper calls the tune.

It all goes back to principalities and workers of evil deeds in high place. Yes/ bajans would pay a price for allowing their leaders to SELL the country out to he highest bidder. One cannot argue that the video highlights a similiar thread in relevance to the Barbados economy as to the many reasons and causesfor the spiral downfall of the JA economy.

comment before watching/ Barbados is next for sure , for we running out of Islands with the same heading and soon the same ending .

DAVID

“Watching the video there is the uncanny feeling that we (Barbados) are following in the path of Jamaica.”

Why am I not surprised at such a stupid statement from you.

You are on a mission to destroy Barbados’ good name as long as your Barbados Labour Party is in opposition.

You and ADRIAN LOVERIDGE. But you will not succeed.

What is important is to UNDERSTAND that seeking elective office is a business. Do you think that it is happenstance, a mere oversight, that no political party in the Caribbean has bothered to be registered by a recognized, Government ratified superordinate authority? They are not charities you know.

It seems that there are those among us who have assumed that there are set standards that these entities should be expected to maintain, without understanding the TRUE nature of the business that the entities are involved in. No supervisory authority, therefore no real standard.

Sure fire them every ten or so years and they will sit it out and return to do the same thing all over again. It is important that the parties know that when they are in, they take out enough to cover for the lean years.

The business thrives because of the human tendency to forget

@Baffy

Don’t split hairs. It is a business model which breeds corruption. The incestuous nature of our politics and an unwillingness to hold people to account. But where are the NGOs which should bring balance?

David
I think you are missing my point. Those who take part in elective politics are no more corrupt than the average person. They know what they are doing … they know what they will be allowed to do, what they can get away with. If you or anyone has a problem with it, do what is required to change the business model, and strive for a tax payer funded superordinate authority with which these pp’s must register and sign on to a set of rules. Clearly the Supervisor of Insurance is a failure, for example, but that does not mean that it was a step in the wrong direction. There is only so much that the regulations in institutions can do; from that point on it will be down to the staffing make things work. If one replaces the word corruption with “business model” I believe that a clearer path to a resolution would be seen. Of course one can always re-introduce the Contractor General as was the case in the Jamaican example and that would see things clear as well, but given the “business model” as it stands, there is every reason to believe that that will not take place

This demonstrates the virtual impossible nature at attempting true change. Those that are the most guilty carry all of the clout. The public is made to believe that they have a say, and in reality they do not. They may change the faces that they see on TV but the real business is among the faces that are not seen. If it were possible through force of arms, to implement the Bust Tea plan, or the Alba Alternative for example, one would face the real prospect of having to face the might of the two most deadly and formidable armies in the history of the world. To be honest, I’ve got better ways to spend my time.

@ BAFBFP
Bushie’s plan need not be implemented vi et armis.
…all it needs is for you, Caswell and David to do EXACTLY as the bushman advised….
….but wunna prefer to talk a lotta shiite instead… 🙂

Lawyers should never ask a Georgia grandma a question if they aren’t
prepared for the answer.
In a trial, a Southern small-town prosecuting attorney called his first
witness, a grandmotherly, elderly woman to the stand. He approached her
and asked, ‘Mrs. Jones, do you know me?’ She responded, ‘Why, yes, I do
know you, Mr. Williams. I’ve known you since you were a boy, and frankly,
you’ve been a big disappointment to me. You lie, you cheat on your wife,
and you manipulate people and talk about them behind their backs. You
think you’re a big shot when you haven’t the brains to realize you’ll never
amount to anything more than a two-bit paper pusher. Yes, I know you.’
The lawyer was stunned. Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across
the room and asked, ‘Mrs. Jones, do you know the defense attorney?’
She again replied, ‘Why yes, I do. I’ve known Mr. Bradley since he was a
youngster, too. He’s lazy, bigoted, and he has a drinking problem. He can’t
build a normal relationship with anyone, and his law practice is one of the
worst in the entire state. Not to mention he cheated on his wife with three
different women. One of them was your wife. Yes, I know him.’
The defense attorney nearly died.
The judge asked both counselors to approach the bench and, in a very
quiet voice, said,
‘If either of you idiots asks her if she knows me, I’ll send you both to the
electric chair.

We need to put the older Bajans on the stand to know what the crooks up to. lolol

Bush Tea
Do like you say and “face the real prospect of having to face the might of the two most deadly and formidable armies in the history of the world. To be honest, I’ve got better ways to spend my time.” You see how I jus’ repeat myself? My man I am convinced that Hugo was assassinated. If I could avoid that I will. In Syria the US has publicly admitted to arming the opposition … Lemme tell you, my life too short as it is …!

Jack Warner is richer than all the corrupt politicians/lawyers in Barbados combined, he will now have to spend a huge portion fighting left and right…………if he has a dime after the tsunami that will take him, he can consider himself lucky. As MP for Chaguanas West, he only worked for $1 per year, that is how rich and confident he is/was.

March 2013 has passed and there is no legislation on the declaration of major contributors to political parties. How can you have a law that governs the operation of an entity, that has NO legal status, no personality. Ppl luvs getting fooled.

The “Dudas” Coke affair also shows how spineless the local authorities are when faced with a challenge from the US government. Coke as a national should have been afforded an Extradition process, instead what he got was a handing over and the only political fall out was that of a PM stepping down … HA HA HA. The woman from the FSC did not have the balls to name the judge that refuse to sign on to the Cease and Desist campaign and this is not considered to be part of the problem ..?

The obvious reason why there is so little movement towards a true Caricom is that the political parties are intent on ensuring that the developments in each territory will appear to be unique to each domicile. No one in Barbados is to know that there was an already existing Fin Serv Comm elsewhere in the Caribbean. No one in Barbados was to know the a Cease and Desist had already been administered (and ignored) by an existing financial house.

We are a market … A MARKET. The sentiment that was expressed by the DLP heads should really translate to “Barbados (read Caribbean) is more than an economy, it is a MARKET” to be exploited by all manner of local and foreign businesses, including political parties …

Owen Arthur was on a mission to include the Barbados MARKET with that of the whole of North America. He succeeded only in orchestrating the buyout of major Barbadian businesses (including a bank) to Trinidadians. Obviously there would have been worse to follow. Hugo Chavez and other South American leaders put paid to Arthur’s plans.

Baf

Tell us how Hugo put paid to Owen

@Baffy

Here is a pet peeve of the BU household. We have so called regionalists who continue to push for free movement of people yet an efficient regional transportation remains a low priority item; or so it seems. Travelling from Barbados to Antigua is almost like travelling to Miami. Did you hear Prime Minister Keith Mitchell recently on the subject of LIAT. This is one KPI we should measure our progress as a people.

Lemuel

It is 7:40 here; wah time it is over by you …?

Bush

You ain’ know wah I doing. You ain’ got the kind/level of opposition that I gotta face. Cas ain’ in this league here. Let Cas do what Cas does, and know that you can’ compare the two ah we. My thrust is export focused manufacturing, that is enough for my plate. But thanks for the offer, the insults too… mek a man outta me … HA HA HA

David
Keith Mitchell … where do you start .. hmmm. Nope, drawing a blank already

The “Dudas” Coke affair also shows how spineless the local authorities are when faced with a challenge from the US government. Coke as a national should have been afforded an Extradition process.
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Definitely a case for the CCJ, NO?