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Maybe the Bajan gene is too docile?… .more Ashanti slaves enroute to Jamaica should have been dropped.

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How often we hear Bajans are too passive. They will always ‘suffer in silence’ rather than as other Caribbean brothers, vocally object to a wrong.

Take for example, during this past six years of austerity measures whereby 3,000 government workers were affected by layoffs and another 4,000 in private…to date there has been very little objection by the dispirited to show their displeasure. A Value Added Tax increase from 15% to 17.5%, a quelling Consolidation Tax on incomes and a dissonant Solid Waste Tax, yet hardly any vociferation.  Could it be that Barbadians like it so, or are we just too lazy to stray from our humdrum path of normality?

We are told Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler, in a ministerial statement is about to inform Barbadians of further measures to augment a $174 million deficit, bringing further hardships and suffering to an already downtrodden spirited people and economy.

What will be the response by Barbadians to such news? For sure there will be less Farmer’s Choice and sorrel, and even less commercial activity to welcome in the New Year.  Bearing in mind December is the most profitable business month for most business enterprises (big and small) would this dampening of growth not be counter-productive to our goals? As to expressing one’s feelings and concerns, rest assured there will be little or  none….such is not encouraged other than on social media formats.

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108 responses to “How Will Bajans Respond to Ministerial Statement?”

  1. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    @David is this new layout still a work in progress ?

    Text in comments too light and very difficult to read.

    I will continue to be patient. lol

  2. Crusoe Avatar
    Crusoe

    A hammering piece of news today, our tourism industry is gone gone, gone.

    US and Cuba have agreed to establish diplomatic, economic and travel ties.

    We are in deep doo doo. forget US tourists. Cheap Cuba where the dollar will go far is now it.

    Let us hope our construction and car magnates can sell their services to the Cubans for the hotels etc about to be built,. but I doubt it, most likely US construction firms to reap the benefit.

    But, might be some bajans moving to Cuba in the engineering, hotel, legal and accounting fields, where their expertise will be needed (if they can get a look-in vs the US guys that is).

  3. Due Diligence Avatar
    Due Diligence

    Crusoe

    Look at this US/Cuba news as good news.

    When the Americans start filling up the hotel rooms in Cuba, the one million Canadian tourists who have been filling them will now have to find another place to go for their sun, sea and sand.

    Minister Sealy and BTMI should be able to pick up some of those displaced Canadian tourists

  4. MR.C Avatar
    MR.C

    @ Anthony:-

    That video is so sad, to see a so called black man standing in-front of his own and selling them a crock of shit base on what he calls faith. But in the front of the stage a young lady in red is laughing, and covered her face.

    I do get your point. So many folks look for something, or someone to believe in other than SELF. When this man can stand and tell those people about Jesus, and make comparisons about the fish and bread feeding a multitude. To going outside and eating grass like cattle is truly very sad.

    What does this tell the so called white man who has given us his Jesus, his belief, and his story from his great book the bible. This looks like he has done a very good job BRAINWASHING MOST OF US WHO NEEDS OTHERS TO THINK FOR US.

    I WISH EACH AND EVERYONE IN BARBADOS A VERY HEALTHY, JOYFUL AND FULL-FILLING XMAS, AND MAY THE COMING YEAR BE THE START OF BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS FOR EVERYONE ON THE ISLAND.

  5. Pat Avatar
    Pat

    Cuba has plenty nice hotels. they were not built by Americans either. Canadians, French, Spanish, Mexican were the builders and part owners. The professionals are very qualified having studied in some of the best schools in Europe, especially in the Germanies. The Americians are not the bad tourists anymorel. It is now the Chinese. You do not want to trave with those people. Rude, loud, pushing and very spoilt children. However, I would suggest that people who have not yet been to Cuba, to go before the influx of Americans. Canadians will still continue to go as it is not an expensive destination like Bim.

  6. millertheanunnaki Avatar
    millertheanunnaki

    @ Crusoe December 17, 2014 at 12:43 PM
    “A hammering piece of news today, our tourism industry is gone gone, gone.”

    The writing has been on the wall for sometime now since the fall of communism.
    The tourism market in the East Caribbean for American visitors grew out of the embargo place on Cuba on Cuba.
    With Americans willing and able to travel again to cheap, exotic and idyllic Cuba caught in a time warp of Ernest Hemmingway imagination expensive Caribbean tourism destinations like Barbados can kiss the American market goodbye.

    Expensive Barbados has nothing culturally or in the field of entertainment and amusement to attract Americans in any large numbers.

    What can be expected for sure is a rush by American businesses (similar to earlier gold and oil prospectors) to get into a potentially large consumer market on its doorstep and ready for exploitation.
    We can therefore expect the FDI, especially in the hotel and tourism industry, to find its way to Cuba and away from dying locations like the sun-setting Barbados.

    It so happens that what Americans do like to believe a trendsetting both Canadians and Europeans might want to show them a more classy side to things.

    It would ‘behove’ young Bajans, especially those trained in the hotel and tourism industry, to be prepared to learn to speak and write Spanish and- like their fore-parents of the early part of the last Century who travelled to Panama and Cuba- look to leave the local congested and clogged job market with Cuba in their sights.

  7. Due Diligence Avatar
    Due Diligence

    Pat

    So if the American tourists who have been going to Barbados, now decide to go to Cuba; Barbados can go after the Chinese tourists

  8. old onion bags Avatar
    old onion bags

    Hi Pat

    China is 4,000 miles away…23 hours flying……It will be a hard sell….best we can do is niche marketing…sports, health,enviro, education…another thing this Cuban exposure will not be over-night , so sealy better start a planning NOW….or else…cuddear, who blight this 11 x 16 rock doa?

  9. Colonel Buggy Avatar
    Colonel Buggy

    Barbados is virtually a one-stop destination,due to the prohibitive costs of flying between islands , and this will not be attractive to Chinese,and many others for that matter. Those who want to see the Caribbean are more likely to join a cruise ship in Florida or Puerto Rico, or, like the thousands of Brits who transit GA Airport weekly to join a cruise at the Bridgetown Port.

  10. Prodigal Son Avatar
    Prodigal Son

    @Artaxerxes December 17, 2014 at 9:04 AM #

    It’s a pity many of us on BU do not take these types of issues seriously. ………………………

    The MoF made a “generalized” ministerial statement without really presenting any graphs or any other supporting documentation to substantiate his information, and for our perusal, which would enable us to make a more informed analysis on his presentation. There are some inconsistencies relative to economic growth and levels of foreign reserves, if you compare the statement with the last Central Bank report………………………

    Artax,

    I think people have turned off of this government especially this Minister of Finance. No one believes anything this government far less this MOF says. Hence the lack of interest in his lackluster presentation. Truth be told, judging from his presentation, I do not think that not even the Stinkliar believe the bullshit he was shoveling.

    It would seem that to make the numbers tell the story he was trying to tell, the Stinkliar who is not an economist, (so I would hazard a guess that one told him what to do)………………….. he excluded the interest charges from the expenditure………did the idiot from St Lucy say that they brought everything to book?

    We are doomed!

  11. old onion bags Avatar
    old onion bags

    http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/world/americas/us-cuba-relations.html?_r=0

    “The United States will also ease travel restrictions across all 12 categories currently envisioned under limited circumstances under American law, including family visits, official visits and journalistic, professional, educational and religious activities, public performances, officials said. Ordinary tourism, however, will remain prohibited.”

    As I said…still a good phasing in before we lose American tourists to Cuba – restrictive travel still in force for “Ordinary Tourist”

  12. Prodigal Son Avatar
    Prodigal Son

    Artaxerxes,

    You are so good at research.

    Can you tell us how many times since the Stinkliar became the MOF that he promised that all the big projects like:- Four Seasons. the marina, Sam Lords, Hyatt, a development in St Philip whose name slips me now, Pickerings, the Empire Theater.

    We cannot count the number of times that both the Stinkliar and the other liar the Central Bank Governor have said that Barbados would get growth………….dont these get tired of telling lies.

    Dont forget that prior to the election, we were told that the economy was stable and on a growth path. Weeks later, they had to tell the truth………..and that the foreign reserves dropped by 300 million dollars and they did not know where it went.

    How can the confidence return when the investors cannot trust these morons. The Stinkliar also told Barbados that some days he cannot get into his office as investors are sitting there waiting to see him. Was this a big lie or not? Even little me if someone wants to see me calls and make an appointment and Stinkliar wants us to believe that any one can turn up and sit outside his office to see him? Bloody liar!

  13. Exclaimer Avatar
    Exclaimer

    @ Artaxerxes December 16, 2014 at 10:57 PM #
    My use of the word “dumb” was provocative and designed to shine a spotlight on how the decisions we make us citizens has an impact on both our domestic economy and our sovereignty as a nation. Some time ago, I suggested that we should ban the use of the public motor car in Barbados. The main reason for this argument was that I believed that the importation of the motor car was detrimental to our economy. We do not manufacture cars, nor produce petroleum, nor do we have an equivalent export which has a similar value to that of the motor car.

    You could extrapolate this argument for virtually every service and product available to our citizens. How many are Bajan owned?

    In my personal life, I refuse to purchase anything from Israel; I avoid drinking coffee at Starbucks, if I can find an alternative local café; and I never purchase products from Amazon. These are just some examples of where we as individuals can make a huge impact on our local economy if we were to work as a collective.

    The solution to Barbados problems rest uniquely with her citizens; Chris Sinckler is merely a bit part-player. With whom and how we spend our money will determine our destiny as a nation.

  14. watchman Avatar
    watchman

    @ Exclaimer
    How about back to the stone age ?

  15. Colonel Buggy Avatar
    Colonel Buggy

    Crusoe December 17, 2014 at 12:43 PM #

    A hammering piece of news today, our tourism industry is gone gone, gone.

    US and Cuba have agreed to establish diplomatic, economic and travel ties.

    We are in deep doo doo. forget US tourists. Cheap Cuba where the dollar will go far is now it.
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
    Local restauranteurs in Barbados , and many Bajans, were probably singing the same tune when McDonalds entered the fast food market here. And again when TGI Fridays set up shop here. Both businesses had the roads in Hastings blocked off for a while,and are now history.

  16. Artaxerxes Avatar
    Artaxerxes

    MR.C December 17, 2014 at 3:39 PM #

    “I WISH EACH AND EVERYONE IN BARBADOS A VERY HEALTHY, JOYFUL AND FULL-FILLING XMAS, AND MAY THE COMING YEAR BE THE START OF BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS FOR EVERYONE ON THE ISLAND.”

    Thank you sir, and the same to you, your family, relatives and friends.

  17. Artaxerxes Avatar
    Artaxerxes

    @ Prodigal Son December 17, 2014 at 6:46 PM

    “Dont forget that prior to the election, we were told that the economy was stable and on a growth path. Weeks later, they had to tell the truth………..and that the foreign reserves dropped by 300 million dollars and they did not know where it went.”

    You are correct Prodigal, and during yesterday’s statement, Sinckler mentioned the island has experience economic growth.

    Politicians express economic growth in terms of how many projects are in the “pipeline”, a reduction of the fiscal deficit or how many weeks of foreign reserves are available. However, economic growth takes many more factors into consideration, such as education, innovation, population growth and unemployment.

    Growth usually requires an investment of resources in capital goods, education and health. However, these investments do not yield any immediate return in terms of goods and services for consumption. We have seen the effects of government’s policies on education and health, and they have now decided to partner with the private sector to deliver some goods and services.

    An economy that is changing and rapidly growing requires corresponding adjustments, which can ultimately cause misery to the individuals affected. For example, the retrenchment of unskilled or untrained workers by both the public and private sector may result in these individuals being unable to find other jobs, and particularly so if they are over 50 years of age.

  18. NationBLPnewspaper Avatar
    NationBLPnewspaper

    : How come the Nation newspaper always refers to the opposition leader as Mia.

    First names are for our friends and those with whom we are affectionate. In formal reporting, she should be called Ms. Mottley or Mia Mottley.

  19. Enuff Avatar
    Enuff

    @NationNews

    The members of the Employment Tribunal resigned en masse and you on BU talking effery about the Nation and Mia? You people have no shame? Man get to eff off the people site talking shiiiite!!! You really think the NCC workers concerned about what the Nation calls Mia?

  20. David Avatar
    David

    The resignation enmass of the ERT Board is evidence enuff to mobile ALL the unions in Barbados.

  21. Crusoe Avatar
    Crusoe

    @Colonel Buggy December 17, 2014 at 9:47 PM #

    You cannot compare Macdonalds and TGI in Barbados to the reestablishment of relations between US and Cuba, not even remotely.

  22. NationBLPnewspaper Avatar
    NationBLPnewspaper

    @enuff
    The beauty of a democracy is that we have a right to raise any issues and not necessarily sing from the same choir.

    The way the press does its job and presents the news is an important issue to me. Those like you who wear political blinkers are free to raise whatever issues you want to.
    Viva Democracy !

  23. Crusoe Avatar
    Crusoe

    @David December 18, 2014 at 7:22 AM #

    Agreed. Boards here are VERY unlikely to resign or move, unless pushed. Hence, that this group would do so, is VERY telling and should really make people sit up and think carefully as to where we are headed.

  24. Enuff Avatar
    Enuff

    @Nation

    Democracy also entails equity, fairness and justice too i.e. dealing with the NCC workers with alacrity or instead of retrenchment and unemployment, assistance in establishing a company to clean the highway rather than making Maloney and his ilk richer.

  25. NationBLPnewspaper Avatar
    NationBLPnewspaper

    Only in this beautiful DEMOCRATIC country of Barbados would St. Lucian lecturer Dr. Tennyson Joseph be allowed to lambaste on a weekly basis the duly elected leader of the country in the largest media comglomerate of that country.
    Dr. Joseph has never faced the voters but sits from his office on Cave Hill and proceeds with a one sided diatribe week after week. He has become so predictable even speaking on BLP platforms.

    One thing we know for sure, if he had tried that with BLP leaders like Tom Adams or Owen Arthur, he would have been on a one way ticket out of Barbados.
    Democracy is alive and well with Freundel Stuart.

  26. Artaxerxes Avatar
    Artaxerxes

    @ NationBLPnewspaper December 18, 2014 at 8:21 AM

    “Only in this beautiful DEMOCRATIC country of Barbados would St. Lucian lecturer Dr. Tennyson Joseph be allowed to lambaste on a weekly basis the duly elected leader of the country in the largest media comglomerate of that country.”

    You are 100% correct……. I couldn’t agree with you more.

    “Only in this beautiful DEMOCRATIC country of Barbados would St. Lucian” Mara Thompson be elected as a member of parliament by Barbadians who choose to call her “Queen”, when to date they can’t point to anything she has done anything for them to be deserving of such a title.
    “Only in this beautiful DEMOCRATIC country of Barbados would St. Lucian” Mara Thompson be allowed to lambaste Barbadian born members of the opposition on a weekly basis.

    Yes, democracy is alive in this island under Freundel “Hypnos” Stuart.

  27. Artaxerxes Avatar
    Artaxerxes

    @ NationBLPnewspaper December 18, 2014 at 8:21 AM

    “Only in this beautiful DEMOCRATIC country of Barbados would St. Lucian lecturer Dr. Tennyson Joseph be allowed to lambaste on a weekly basis the duly elected leader of the country in the largest media comglomerate of that country.”

    Yes, NationBLPnewspaper, “Only in this beautiful DEMOCRATIC country of Barbados would” a Barbadian government hire a TRINIDADIAN hospital administrator, Dr. Dexter James, to oversee health care for Barbadians, allowing them to suffer due to poor administration, and to date the QEH is worst than it has ever been.

    “Democracy is alive and well under Fruendel Stuart” when DLP operative Richard Byer was given the freedom to charge a government entity, CBL, $766,855.24 for a job that was previously done for $17,000.00.

    “Democracy is alive and well under Fruendel Stuart” when provisions were made for losing DLP candidates in the 2013 general elections, Harcourt Husbands, Jeptar Ince, Patrick Todd, Irene Sandiford-Garner, Esther Byer-Suckoo and Hanseley Benn, to be employed by this administration and paid healthy salaries each month, while those former Beautify Barbados and NCC workers are now suffering and begging to be paid their severance almost 8 months after being retrenched.

  28. Anthony Avatar
    Anthony

    @ Artaxerxes

    Dexter James is from one of the OECS islands I believe Grenada.

    Like his boss John Boyce he spends more time on the golf course (his mobile office) during the week as he does at the QEH.

  29. Due Diligence Avatar
    Due Diligence

    Totally off-topic, BUT

    @ Crusoe December 18, 2014 at 7:40 AM #

    You cannot compare Macdonalds and TGI in Barbados to the reestablishment of relations between US and Cuba, not even remotely.

    And, you cannot compare Macdonalds and TGI in Barbados to the establishment of (Bizzy) Burger King, because Macdonalds and TGI in Barbados did not enjoy the support of Government that BK does.

    From 10/11/2013 Advocate story “Franchise beefing up its presence”

    “Mr Williams also thanked those who have built the Burger King presence out and Government for their cooperation and assistance in making it possible to get the raw material needed to service the restaurants”.

  30. pieceuhderockyeahright Avatar
    pieceuhderockyeahright

    @ nationblpnewspaper

    If ever there was a xenophobic statement to be noted and censored is your comment ““Only in this beautiful DEMOCRATIC country of Barbados would St. Lucian lecturer Dr. Tennyson Joseph be allowed to lambaste on a weekly basis the duly elected leader of the country in the largest media comglomerate of that country.”

    That it should be censored lies in several reasons beyond the obvious ones namely historically non national have made contributions to countries which are not their homes of birth

    I would be first to censor you remark more so due to the tenet of thought embodied in your comment specifically your obvious fear and automatic discomoding of sound thought and perspective from someone who is not a Bajan and has the balls to stand up to the powers that be

    JULIAN ROGERS

    A Bajan banned from Antigua under the Birde administration years ago suffered under similar xenophobe policies which persons like you and the “feel up Myrie with impunity” crew are always ready to employ in these matters.

    Tennyson Joseph lecturer at the University of the West Indies, has balls which if we Bajans had would mean that parliamentarians who felt that the sun rose out of their as[]holes would think twice when they adopt hairbrained schemes and ram the jobby down our throats as FDI and other big up ingrunce

    Left to idiocy such as you present here US Attorney General Holder would have been an impossibility

  31. pieceuhderockyeahright Avatar
    pieceuhderockyeahright

    TO ALL FORGIVE ME

    I am going off-topic to address a topic made my a Mr. C regarding a video posted by Anthony earlier in this blog

    @ Mr C

    What does a charlatan, pretending to be a priest, a black man, in an audience of black congregants, who seeks to prostitute the Word of the Holy Bible, and encourages a group of cattle to go and eat grass (potentially soiled by cats/dog/cattle or shoes of pedestrians) have to do with (us the black sheep collective) being brainwashed by the White man who has, in your words, done “a very good job BRAINWASHING MOST OF US WHO NEEDS OTHERS TO THINK FOR US”?

    So let me see…

    The White Man has given us the Holy Bible with HIS Jesus.

    The black man takes said Book, misquotes/commingles the miracle of the Loaves and Fish and in an all black audience, incites us niggers to go outside and eat the manna that he has “manifest” and by your reasoning “THE WHITE MAN” is responsible for that?

    In a church with a remote “microphone” where there are video cameras and the people are in shirt/pants/skirts/dress, the Hunkie is being blamed for our troglodyte characteristics?

    All other nations were enslaved but it is only us Niggras who form the majority governments of 90% of the governments of the Dark Continent continent, 100 % of the government of Bulbados (and 95% of the population) that are (i) led by charlatans and (ii) are content to be willing cattle

    The fault dear Brutus lies, not in our stars, but in ourselves….. that we are underlings

  32. MR.C Avatar
    MR.C

    @ Pieceuhderockyeahright

    I am NOT going to go back and forth with you on your comment in regards to what I’ve said. Take it any way you want to take it is fine by me.

    But many of us have believe very strongly in what’s written in that bible to be all truth. Yet and for all even from the beginning of the book of Geneses, where it said I have created you in my own form and likeness.

    This so called white man seem to think that so called blacks aren’t equal to them. And they have allowed us to live in their world. Now we have so called blacks who by the way is most of the Government of Barbados exploiting, and pimping the people of Barbados.
    YES they seem to have learnt the lessons very well.
    FORGETTING that in the eyes of our CREATOR THAT WE ARE ALL EQUAL.

    We are all entitled to our own opinions, and I have NO NAME to call you or anyone else here on BU.
    So go ahead and run with this. I know what I said, and why I said it.
    Have a wonderful LIFE.

  33. ac Avatar
    ac

    Looka national blp talk uh talk don,t let these blp misfits and authors od doom and gloom set the agenda. theERT members resigned .so what! Not as if the country has been closed down and everthing come to a schreeing halt..the blp misfits now in overdrive trying to go uphill with heavy buckets on their feet.

  34. Artaxerxes Avatar
    Artaxerxes

    Anthony December 18, 2014 at 10:31 AM #

    Dexter James is a Trinidadian.

  35. David Avatar
    David

    We need to focus on the systemic issue of the failing of the Fourth Estate.

  36. NationBLPnewspaper Avatar
    NationBLPnewspaper

    @Artaxerxes

    Obviously in your haste to show your true yardfowl credentials, you missed the point of my earlier post.

    I dare you to dispute my assertion that “if Dr. Tennyson Joseph had tried that with BLP leaders like Tom Adams or Owen Arthur, he would have been on a one way ticket out of Barbados.”
    That is not xenophobia on my part, stating the obvious.

    As for Mara Thompson, the woman faced the voters TWICE, she felt the wrath of Owen Arthur’s tongue during the by election and the churlish tribute in parliament. That is the beauty of democracy, you get in the ring and take your punches as Mara gets from the BLP supporters like you every day on the blog. She was not FORCED on the people of St. John, sir- she went into parliament the legitimate way.

    Viva Democracy!

  37. David Avatar
    David

    @NationBLPnewspaper

    Do you also agree if Dr. Estwick had tried his bullshit with Adams or Arthur he would be out of Cabinet on his head? So what is the point?

  38. NationBLPnewspaper Avatar
    NationBLPnewspaper

    As for Dr. Tennyson Joseph being a bold Crusader – Total Bull Sh**.

    He says a policy disagreement between two cabinet members reflects a silent, weak leader but refuses to comment on if an open festering disagreement and lawsuit between two opposition MPS and the subsequent resignation of the previous party leader in disgust does not also reflect a loud and ineffective opposition leader.

    Dr. Tennyson Joseph is a political operative of the BLP first and foremost.
    Do not be fooled that he is some sort of bold maverick – That is a joke.

    Have you ever realized that two people whom he never criticizes are Mia Mottley and his party boss Kenny Anthony?
    Do you think it was coincidence that he appeared on the BLP political platform?

    Despite the obvious agony and missteps in his native St. Lucia, he will never cuss that government or its leader. He is a politician first . If he was cussing Mottley instead of Stuart, he would not have been allowed to continue writing in the Nation BLP Newspaper.

  39. Bush Tea Avatar
    Bush Tea

    @ David
    But NationBLPnewspaper does have a point…

    Under the BLP Mia would have had BU shut down long ago…. She basically said so… and she and the COP had the technology to do um…. and were using it even though she was NOT the PM…
    All like now you would have been under harassment by the tax department, customs, police ….. shiite man, you won’t have had time to blog….

    It is not that Stuart is any better, but if he cant get a little pissy tribunal to meet, or even a little chihuahua to stop barking, how the hell would he get to shut down the blogs?

    …and your question has no merit…
    Under Arthur or Adams, Estwick would have been quiet as a lamb and looking to get some sugarcane planted…. so there would be no question of kicking him out…

    Under Adams, there would also be no BU. You can rest assured, unless of course you were based in Canada, and even then, Bajans would be afraid to contribute..

    Under Arthur um would be different. The short man was always ready and looking for a fight and would probably have been a regular BU blogger anyway…. 🙂
    ….. is Bushie right enuff?

  40. NationBLPnewspaper Avatar
    NationBLPnewspaper

    @David- do you not see a difference in the approach that should be meted out to dissension from members of cabinet and members of the public?
    My point is how those BLP leaders responded to members of the public who disagreed with them- from exposing their personal business on the floor of parliament to calling them and cursing them all hours of the night.
    That is why the BLP had a culture of fear of which Mottley and her “tappings” were an integral part.

    Call a spade a spade, David.

  41. Artaxerxes Avatar
    Artaxerxes

    @ NationBLPnewspaper December 19, 2014 at 6:59 AM

    “Obviously in your haste to show your true yardfowl credentials, you missed the point of my earlier post.”

    Now let us be serious on these matters and about your comments as well.

    You have interpreted my response to your comments has having shown my “true yardfowl credentials”. Thus, by using the same yard-stick, I’m sure you will agree that, by coming to BU with the same DLP shiite contribution to every topic, you also come in “your haste to show your true yardfowl credentials” as well.

    Let’s face it, no matter the topic, you come to BU with the same old tired rhetorical political diatribe…… “the Nation newspaper is the mouth piece of the BLP”, then you proceed to praise this shiite government and the PM. You NEVER, EVER have anything of substance to contribute to this forum, only a lotta shiite.

    And another thing that sickens me with people like you. If anyone is critical of this inept DLP administration, they are labeled by the DLP and supporters like you, as “BLP yard-fowls”, yet, when you criticize the BLP….. it’s your “democratic right”. You are such a hypocrite.

    But as you stated in your December 18, 2014 – 7:41am post: “The beauty of a democracy is that we have a right to raise any issues and not necessarily sing from the same choir.”

    YOU NEED TO BEAR THIS IN MIND AND RESPECT IT.

    Viva Democracy!

  42. Artaxerxes Avatar
    Artaxerxes

    @ NationBLPnewspaper December 19, 2014 at 6:59 AM

    You should “call a spade a spade”.

    All the talk ‘bout Mia Mottley, Tennyson Joseph, the Nation newspaper, wire tapping……. these things do not negate the fact that Fruendel Stuart is the WORST prime minister Barbados has ever had, and by extension this inept DLP administration.

    Ask Reudon Eversley and Hartley Henry.

  43. ac Avatar
    ac

    NBLP. You are absolutely right.The nationnewspaper and the commentaries have the same commonality and your analysis of deception is spot on target. Neva mind the yardfowls that used a twisted and bent yardstick to push their version

  44. David Avatar
    David

    @Bush Tea

    The reference to what would happen if Adams or Arthur were in charge is to show the system is what it is. If the BLP is returned the office, same. We side with parties when the system is rotten. So we have the DLP yardies defending bullshit and when the BLP gains office it will be the same. You were around on BU when we took the BLP to task in 2007 and the same opinions were expressed by DLP yardies. Deja vu.

  45. piece uh de rock yeah right!! Avatar
    piece uh de rock yeah right!!

    If a man squeeze your stones or a woman squeeze your jewels, dem is going hurt.

    We have become some polarized in our understanding of (1) what being Bajan is and (2) what supporting a political party entails which in Bulbados means nepotism, cronyism and yard fowlism

    barring a few of the more established persons in our society, or the mad ass coots, there are very few people who are u afraid to voice their opinions in public places lest they incur the petty isms that our two immature parties have bred and continue to parasitically feed on.

    We, as dutiful citizens of Bulbados, are expected to be BLP or DLP supporters for life and not to say aieeeeeee even though they have our private parts in a vice and are respectively doing things that are making is into eunuchs.

    So everyone knows that Mia and the former Commissioner were wiretapping bajans but, because we are avowed BLP items we must not say that she is wrong.

    And on the other side of the fence, manned by the army of blatant incompetents, we all know that Buffalo Sinckliar is the worst Minister of Finance we have ever had in Bulbados, but, because we is Dems once, Dems again, we will never say that Estwick is the better choice.

    We are where we are and no one wants anything different

  46. Bush Tea Avatar
    Bush Tea

    @ Pieceuhderock
    We are where we are and no one wants anything different
    +++++++++++++++++++++++++
    ….shiite man!! you just described a brass bowl to a Tee…. 🙂

  47. NationBLPnewspaper Avatar
    NationBLPnewspaper

    @Artaxerxes

    I am glad that you are willing to ask Reudon Eversley and Hartley Henry for their opinions of the DLP and as a fair and open – minded Loyal Barbadian, you can also ask a former BLP leader Owen Arthur about his views on Mia Mottley and if she should be trusted with political leadership.

    Fair is Fair.

  48. NationBLPnewspaper Avatar
    NationBLPnewspaper

    One of the issues that I would like all media houses ( TV, Radio,print,etc) to do is to stop bringing people who are clearly politically aligned and politically motivated and asking them to comment on issues as if they are independent.

    This is a small country and we know persons who have a political axe to grind B or D.
    Marsha Hinds – Layne is the public relations officer of the BLP women’s league but yet I can see a lengthy article from her in the press lambasting Minister Chris Sinckler and the by line states ( Marsha Hinds – Layne is a full time mummy and community worker).

    One would think that it would be mentioned that she is the PRO of the BLP’s women’s league but then maybe that would have been too obvious..

    Journalism in Barbados keeps sinking lower and lower.

  49. watchman Avatar
    watchman

    @NationBLPnewspaper
    As a fair and open minded hard working Barbadian, I can tell you, that the PM and his Ministers are not persons that can be trusted ,too many lies, may God help them

  50. watchman Avatar
    watchman

    @ NationBLPnewspaper
    II don’t know how old you are but in my 60 plus yrs, the DLP is by far the worse Government this country had/ have , and as for the present PM ,he should pass by St John Church yard every day , stop and thank David Thompson for making a deal with the devil , robbing the clico policyholders, buying the votes from persons like you to win elections, you all DLP yard ducks are EVIL

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