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Submitted by Douglas
Sandy Lane Jet service
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When the hoteliers on the island like Mr Adrian Loveridge rejoice in writing every week the trifle and myopic vision for tourism, I am forced to ask if he ventures outside and into the areas that are really doing business in tourism and that are the ones generating serious inflows of foreign exchange for this island .

Take for example this fantastic innovation being created by Sandy Lane hotel, for the Winter Season of 2014 – 2015, we have a first for Barbados a Private Boeing Jet Service flying from. Heathrow to GAIA bring some of the most wealthy to our shores and to our wonderful Sandy Lane Hotel.

We also are now aware that despite his vocal claims that hotels do not make money and the industry will die according to the former BHTA President Mr Gordon Seale, despite his gloom and doom he has amassed enough earnings from tourism to now further invest in the same industry he has continually cried shame on the same industry that has provided him with lavish homes in Portugal and Barbados, the same industry that has provided him the luxury of owning the top of the line BMW’s and sports cars, the same industry that provided him the opportunity to buy another hotel in Amaryllis but yet still guys like Seale and Loveridge continue to cry down the same industry that makes them millions.

We will soon have a new Four Seasons Hotel and development and a Beaches Hotel and a new hotel on the site of Sam Lords and I am sure that the same ones who can find no good returns in tourism will be the same ones grabbing to get onboard this DLP tourism forward development tourism train ‎.

‎See the website attached: http://www.sandylane.com/pdf/Revised-Royal-Jet-flyer.pdf

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174 responses to “Sandy Lane Private Jet Service Launched”

  1. ac Avatar
    ac

    so wait now a three course dinner for 99 bds,,,,,where is that…in baxters road,,and wuh kind a wine is being a served,,,meaning a cheap chardonnay would cost more than 99bds,,,,, in which restaurant is this being served,,……i

  2. David Avatar
    David

    @ac

    Your credibility has reached an all time low on BU. For you information because you obviously do not live in Barbados.The 9 restaurants participating in the re Discover program are top establishments in Barbados.

    On 30 May 2014 22:55, Barbados Underground wrote:

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  3. Due Diligence Avatar
    Due Diligence

    Douglas said

    “……….former BHTA President Mr Gordon Seale, despite his gloom and doom he has amassed enough earnings from tourism to now further invest in the same industry he has continually cried shame on the same industry that has provided him with lavish homes in Portugal and Barbados, the same industry that has provided him the luxury of owning the top of the line BMW’s and sports cars, the same industry that provided him the opportunity to buy another hotel in Amaryllis………..”

    Isn’t that a good thing – that hotelier Gordon Seale was able to be a success in the tourism business in Barbados.

    wanker said:

    mr Allan Gordon Seale……….. not filed a tax return in over 12 years. pays no national insurances.

    Given his apparent success, if he has not filed a tax return in over 12 years and pays no NIS contributions, he must owe Government (ie those who do pay their income tax and NIS contributions) in the tens of millions of dollars (including interest and penalties)

    If that is true – Government should lien his properties and/or sell them to recover monies due to Government (the taxpayers).

    Is corruption so pervasive that authorities turn a blind eye to tax cheats, or are those responsible to collect tax revenue totally incompetent?

  4. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    David some people on this blog are ?????

    The $99 meal is a great idea.

    The participating restaurants will get repeat business at higher prices if they deliver on quality and service.

  5. David Avatar
    David

    @Hants

    True and BU has connected Adrian with a tourism operator based in Europe who has offered to market to their target. It is positive but these yardfowls prefer to attack the messenger at any cost.

    On 30 May 2014 23:33, Barbados Underground wrote:

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  6. Due Diligence Avatar
    Due Diligence

    Well Well

    Agree that ac and his/her partner Douglas should be reading what Boos has to say.

    So should those in authority in Barbados

    Boos suggests that a collective non-governmental body work along with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to turn around Barbados’ economic fortunes.

    Instead, Government wants to turn to UAE, Qatar and China to turn around Barbados’ economic fortunes.

    The comments of this highly regarded analyst (see https://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-n-boos-fca/13/516/4b3 ) must be alarming to prospective investors.

    “Under our current governance model our elected leaders essentially proceed as they please with often little reference to manifesto promises and virtually zero performance measurements or accountability,” Boos said.

    “Disrespect for the law, the Government’s failure to settle its liabilities as they fall due and to continue to purchase goods and services knowing that they don’t have the money to pay promptly is a serious failure of governance,”

    DD does not know what the Westminster system has to do with the current state of Barbados finances, but Boos certainly seems to have it right that there is “a deep and urgent crisis” that must be immediately addressed by the entire nation.

    If you have not read it, you should read the article “Wake up, Barbados! at:
    http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/newsitem.asp?
    more=local&NewsID=36642 , where he says that it was clear the economy “was in deep trouble and not recovering”, in spite of the beliefs being expressed by some parties to the contrary, he opined that the island was on a decline due to decisions made many years ago and exacerbated by the current complacent behaviour of all sectors.

    Would you, or any sane investor, invest in Barbados after reading those comments.

    Who do you believe; the Chairman Emeritus of Ernst & Young Caribbean , or those in authority, Stuart, Sinkler, Sealy and Kellman et al who continually express views to the contrary.

  7. Prodigal Son Avatar
    Prodigal Son

    Due Diligence,

    Kellman told his followers last week end that investors are tripping over themselves to invest in Barbados, yeh!

  8. Due Diligence Avatar
    Due Diligence

    Prodigal

    Can you please translate

    Kellman, who has been representing St Lucy for 20 years, therefore called on Barbadians to invest in some aspect of productivity and not be “left behind and have no footstep in the development of Barbados”.

    “If you do that, outsiders will come and get all the benefits and we will have the money in the bank getting nothing. Money does not grow in a bank. Instead of you forking up the land and growing some vegetables, you taking your money every month and putting in the bank to get nothing. If you buy two chickens, you think the chicken will stand as chickens? They will become fowls! You don’t like growth?” he asked.

    And what is he smoking.

    “When we did the layoffs we were cognisant of what was going to happen with these projects,” he said, mentioning Almond, Sam Lord’s Castle, Sandals, Four Seasons, as well as community projects featuring Stroude Bay, Archer’s Bay and North Point in St Lucy.

    “The people we lay off are the ones who can easily get back jobs. And the projects that are coming, the people can easily be employed in,” he explained, noting that if Government had kept the Public Service overloaded, it would have had to import workers for the projects as the former administration had done.

  9. Sargeant Avatar
    Sargeant

    “Decisions made many years ago”, I wish Boos was more forthright

  10. ac Avatar
    ac

    david yuh not see i am the only person that responded to that joke of a menu… nobody took that 99$ three course meal deal seriously,,,,,,BTW mention the names of the restaurants…, i still maintain that a three course meal in barbados in a glitzy restaurant with wine fuh 99$ is well it depends,,,on where yuh buying it…..,now as to my credibility…i am entitled to my opinion .and that is the truth ,uh can’t get no more credible than that,,, boo…ba,,ha,,,ha,,,,

  11. ac Avatar
    ac

    one thing i am hoping govt do..establish an program where individuals can donate monies as special funding into restoration projects,,,,,well maybe my idea might be dumb ,,but there are too many landmarks of historical interest that needs to be restored but stay in disrepair because of lack of funding……patriotism at work is when ALL ;LEND a helping hand in building to a better future for other generations

  12. Prodigal Son Avatar
    Prodigal Son

    ac,
    Why you want to know the names of the restaurants for? You said you do not go out to fancy places unless some “organisation” is paying?

    Was David kidding when he asked if you live here? I hope you do cause you must have a say on everything!

  13. Prodigal Son Avatar
    Prodigal Son

    Due Diligence,

    LOL…………no one can translate what Kellman says…….. certainly not into anything that makes sense. He is the clown prince of this parliament. If you ever watch him when debates are carried on TV, you would cry shame that an elected MP could be so ignorant! For true!

  14. Due Diligence Avatar
    Due Diligence

    ac

    Your govt’s failure to settle its liabilities as they fall due and to continue borrow (from NIS et al) to purchase goods and services knowing that they don’t have the money to pay promptly, will burden Barbadians with debt that will have to be repaid by future generations.

  15. ac Avatar
    ac

    Due diligence and yuh partner in crime PRODIGAL,,would you be willing to invest a couple dollars in the restoration of historical sights if govt set up a special program where monies would be used for the sole purpose,,,,,,,,

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

    prodigal don’t pay david any mind ,,he uses that ammunition to silence ac,,but as principal

    he got special rights so just ignore…in the meanwhile ac never says anything when he pontificate about america problems,,but being the good student i am ..i show my respect…

  16. David Avatar
    David

    Here is the link to the website. http://www.re-discover.com/

    Again, it is a good program.

  17. ac Avatar
    ac

    so what i visited the website and i am impressed …so maybe i will eat my words on this one….but in the meanwhile i will take credit for proposing that BU show the names of these restaurants,,,,,,,,agree it is a good program….shows that public sector at times can used their brains to self promote and not always have to rely on govt,decision….

  18. ac Avatar
    ac

    so what i visited the website and i am impressed …so maybe i will eat my words on this one….but in the meanwhile i will take credit for proposing that BU show the names of these restaurants,,,,,,,,agree it is a good program….shows that PRIVATE sector at times can used their brains to self promote and not always have to rely on govt,decision….

  19. Adrian Loveridge Avatar
    Adrian Loveridge

    ac,
    WOW! praise indeed. Thank You.

  20. David Avatar
    David

    The names were always posted, just had to check the website. Barbadians would be familiar with Adrian’s re Discover program, it is not new.

  21. David Avatar
    David

    @ac

    Also the fact you condemned the program before gathering relevant information shows your modus operandi.

  22. David Avatar
    David

    Here is another example of the Barbados Tourism Authority ineptness. Send an email to the New York office and the email will be returned with the following message:

    From: postmaster@visitbarbados.org
    Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 8:17 AM
    To: xxx…xxxx.com
    Subject: Undeliverable:

    Delivery has failed to these recipients or groups:

    btany@visitbarbados.org
    The recipient’s mailbox is full and can’t accept messages now. Please try resending this message later, or contact the recipient directly.

  23. ac Avatar
    ac

    David u have an axe to grind..however my axe is dull today and needs to besharpened ..but would deal with u next time

  24. David Avatar
    David

    @ac

    Dismissed, BU’s point made.

    On 31 May 2014 12:41, Barbados Underground wrote:

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  25. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    David wrote “Here is another example of the Barbados Tourism Authority ineptness.” “Subject: Undeliverable:”….”mailbox is full”

    When will we learn that we must ALWAYS be “AVAILABLE AND OPEN FOR BUSINESS.”
    Hope the BTA read BU and fix the problems within the next 48 hours.

    @Adrian Loveridge,

    $99 per couple dinner is a great idea that will generate future business for the participants.

  26. Adrian Loveridge Avatar
    Adrian Loveridge

    Hants,
    thank you. I really hope so. Last time we launched the programme (after 911) the then open Carambola welcomed 1,392 re-DISCOVER diners over a three month period. It kept people employed and businesses alive.

  27. Well Well Avatar
    Well Well

    Due………politicians in Barbados do not have an original thought in their bodies, they just follow the money right into a pit…..lol…. they will follow England. US, Middle East, China, Japan, anyone they believe is super wealthy, without any critical thinking or analytical thoughts.

  28. ac Avatar
    ac

    o.k David u dismiss ac.from the classroom but not before i have the last word.the program is a good one an example by which those in the private sector out to follow…instead of. the constant belly aching and bullying of govt to do more .as a matter of fact i will for my part and make mention to my friends and on my face book page

  29. de hood Avatar
    de hood

    @ac

    Wow! So you really have friends?

  30. ac Avatar
    ac

    de hood u use to be one of my BU best friends but some how u have become influenced by one who should go nameless and now u have handed me over to the wolves,,,,,,,,
    but on another note,,,,for all that it is worth,,,,i like when those who are constantly brow beaters of govt ..take action in implementing initiatives that are worthwhile in helping the economy…it is alright for citizens to complain ..but after a while it becomes tiresome and noisy and what negativity these noisemakers expect to occur actually works against them and in govt favors..case and point the BLP continual efforts to undermine govt policy with constant over-bashing and exerting movement to bring down the govt……so far has refused to materialize ,as most believe that the populace is not stupid and as the PM has said over and over again people are no longer having to depend on a particular source for information. so what ever the outcome….. people have already long in advanced made up their minds in favour for ,,or disapproval ,,,,,,

  31. de hood Avatar
    de hood

    @ac

    Don’t let de ol hood get under your skin, ac. Ol’ hoodie just poking a l’il fun at you. Just trying to see if you can be sidetracked from the political agenda for a little while. 🙂

  32. GEORGIE PORGIE Avatar
    GEORGIE PORGIE

    re u have handed me over to the wolves,,,,,,,,
    YOU HAVE GONE OVER TO THE BULLERS AND WICKERS LOL
    im having so much fun

  33. David Avatar
    David

    Here is another bit of ineptness which gives us an indication if we are ready to compete in a global market which as you know is VERY competitive.

    Click on the following Barbados Manufacturers link and see what comes up on the page. Thanks DD.

    http://bma.bb/update/index.php?option=com_sobipro&sid=2:Computers-and-Internet&Itemid=58

  34. GEORGIE PORGIE Avatar
    GEORGIE PORGIE

    Thanks David
    Enjoyed the piece of Latin
    Reminds one of the days of the Latin unseens

  35. Dompey Avatar
    Dompey

    Well Well

    The politicians in Barbados probably follow America because their have heard, or read, or have been told by others that America is the model of success. And I am quite sure their have put those hypotheses to the test and arrived at their current state of affairs. There is a say in America that, “People love winner.”

  36. David Avatar
    David

    It appears to be a placeholder which website designers should replace with relevant content. Surely there is someone at the BMA who is responsible for managing the content of the website?

    On 31 May 2014 23:21, Barbados Underground wrote:

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  37. ac Avatar
    ac

    GEORGIE PORGIE | May 31, 2014 at 7:01 PM

    re u have handed me over to the wolves,,,,,,,,

    YOU HAVE GONE OVER TO THE BULLERS AND WICKERS LOL
    im having so much fun
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
    LOL//

    for indeed you are truly a crack pot,,,,,lol……

  38. Dompey Avatar
    Dompey

    I agree AC… De Hood, appears to have some proper home training, but I am afraid to say he is being influenced by a corrupted element, who should also remained nameless. But, a sharp line of distinction can be drawn between Bush Tea and De Hood because Bush Tea has the propensity to Falls for everything and anything; he is essentially, the yes man around the BU blog.

  39. GEORGIE PORGIE Avatar
    GEORGIE PORGIE

    See how easy I can get the herd going?
    One of them even talking with themselves all day LOL

  40. ac Avatar
    ac

    DAvid i saw the website BMA,, that seems to be a deliberate attempt at attracting foreign investment of french origin,as the other pages are all in english,so before u get u draws all twisted call the BMA which i intend to do on MON and get the correct FACTS,,no need to go spreading half assumptions and perceptions without knowing what is the purpose of the foreign input on the website,,,,

    @ dompey … YUH GOT THAT RIGHT,,,,,,,

  41. de hood Avatar
    de hood

    @GP

    I understand that it’s when they start asnswering themselves back that the real problems begin. Have you noticed whether he has started answering himself? 🙂

  42. Bush Tea Avatar
    Bush Tea

    LOL
    Cuh dear David…you going to let these two idiots embarrass themselves even more than they normally do…?
    As you said, that is a well known FILL IN SCRIPT that can be found in many Microsoft templates for magazines, websites, brochures etc..
    Obviously the website is incomplete – and the designer forgot to clear out that filler
    ….Investments of French origin shiite LOL. Ha Ha

  43. GEORGIE PORGIE Avatar
    GEORGIE PORGIE

    I have noticed Hoodie
    Man I have not had so much fun in a long time. Epcot and Sea World cant compare with this entertainment.
    I apologize for corrupting and leading you astray from your home training and brought-upsy! LOL

  44. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    David the BMA website is terrible.You do not have to spend a lot of money to create a good business website.

    example

    http://www.cme-mec.ca/

  45. David Avatar
    David

    @Bush Tea

    To coin enuff, Jesus take the wheel 🙂

    @Hants

    The BMA content is not complicated because it is informational only therefore why the issue of managing the content? It is an embarrassment and these are the ones riding government about concessions and the need to do greater facilitation.

    On 1 June 2014 00:25, Barbados Underground wrote:

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  46. ac Avatar
    ac

    O>K so if there was a problem which most in IT would know then what is the squabble but i belive iit is not ,,even when the BUSH TEA tries to talk about a template there could have been a real reason..the website has been open for quite some time and by now someone working or managing would have noticed an error,,but as usual BUSH TEA KNOWS EVERYTHING ,,,,,,,,

  47. de hood Avatar
    de hood

    @GP

    I hope that you have not forgotten that we have already been branded as “birds of a feather who fly together”! 🙂 I am here trying to figure out how at my “advanced stage” in life that anyone could influence an old hood who have probably forgotten what they haven’t even learnt as yet! I here just enjoying the show as it is unveiled. Lol

  48. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    @ BushTea, we should always be.

    AVAILABLE AND OPEN FOR BUSINESS

    That is why I the websites should always be functioning.

    Time to give the students at the BCC some evening and weekend work creating websites.

  49. de hood Avatar
    de hood

    @GP

    BTW, apology accepted but not neccessary. After all what’s a little more curruption between pals? Lollllll

  50. Dompey Avatar
    Dompey

    Bush Tea

    Hay! Bushy, you and your numbskull sidekick who should remained nameless, have been buzzing for Queen bee on this blog for quite sometime.

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