Late Prime Minister David Thompson’s Name to be Given to St. John Polyclinic
The unfinished St.John Polyclinic (1991-2015)
It is an open secret the very close – who said incestuous? – relationship the late prime minister David Thompson and Leroy Parris enjoyed. They were pals, travel buddies, the two families had a financial relationship. Rumours abound about the content of Thompson’s will sized by some from 30 million to 70 million dollars. Also, the close relationship extended to the company Parris led, CLICO bankrolled the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) political campaigns in the amount of millions. Not to mention the hand me down motor cars and other items sold or given to DLP members of the political class.
The release of the CLICO FINAL FORENSIC REPORT raises several questions about the integrity and honesty of the late David Thompson. So far it does not look good for the former prime minister who died at the age of 48 from pancreatic cancer. Given what is at stake Barbadians will be lucky to see justice play out any time soon – members of the political class from both sides supported by corrupt elements in the private sector will be the hindrance.
Construction of the St.John Polyclinic started in 1991 by a DLP government and in 2015 it is still under construction after being ignored by a Barbados Labour Party government from 1994 to 2008. For 24 years the polyclinic has been made a political football because of the ignorance of our political class. Of concern to BU is the recent announcement by Prime Minister Freundel Stuart the St.John Polyclinic will be named the David Thompson Polyclinic promised again to be completed by mid year. Surely the Prime Minister is the most insensitive brute of a man to make such an announcement with litigation unfolding which may yet place Thompson in an ugly light. Any government committed to promoting fairness should see the commonsense position of not lending the name David Thompson for any reason to any national asset, not even an out toilet.
Another consideration is the fact the wife of David Thompson was recently named in a court filing in her capacity as beneficiary of David Thompson’s estate. The role of the Thompsons in the CLICO saga promises more airplay, so too the rise or fall of the Democratic Labour Party legacy.
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@watchman
if ac tell ..u would not belive so why ask
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@ AC
you are the DLP HOE on this BU for sure , for that , you must be getting paid and the only thing, other than the ugly man and ministers that get big money for doing nothing but piss and sh,,,t on the people with words is George Pilgrim
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@DAVID
Some of you are very easily swayed and manipulated. Doesn’t the government need a two thirds majority to change from a monarchy to republic?
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We are thinking along the same lines, Stuart knows how to get a reaction from the chattering class. This is the Easter season and Stuart was on a kite flying mission if he was serious he would make the announcement of a proposed constitutional change in the H of A instead of a “by the way” statement at a local constituency meeting.
Stuart needs the “buyin” of the BLP and a mandate from the people to effect this change and judging from recent events he is not likely to get it. I like how the newly minted constitutional expert in explaining how the country is already functioning as a “republic” somehow omitted to advise the attendees how he will accomplish the foregoing.
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PM Stuart is one of the most savvy political strategist of our time.he knows how to “use intent ” to his advantage activating with a pleasure that would displease his detractors send them scattering in different directions solely for the purpose to confuse and dumbfound
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@ Sargeant March 28, 2015 at 9:22 AM
“Stuart needs the “buyin” of the BLP and a mandate from the people to effect this change and judging from recent events he is not likely to get it. I like how the newly minted constitutional expert in explaining how the country is already functioning as a “republic” somehow omitted to advise the attendees how he will accomplish the foregoing.”
A well reasoned argument you put on the table.
There is a Constitutional crisis on the horizon one way or the other.
Whether through the abdication of the ruling monarch forced by Nature’s final goal in life or willingly from old age and infirmity a Constitutional rebranding exercise of the Rex Regis type will be necessary.
The present Queen has as her goal to set the record for the longest reigning British monarch. Queen Vic made it to 63 years 7 months. Lizzie wants to break that record.
Let Fumble wait, if he is still around to preside over the renaming of his banana republic.
Would he be changing his QC to KC or would he drop the irrelevant letters altogether?
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David March 28, 2015 at 5:37 AM #
Some of you are very easily swayed and manipulated. Doesn’t the government need a two thirds majority to change from a monarchy to republic?
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Maybe so, David, we have not heard a word from the Opposition on the PM’s outburst. We need their assurance that they are not likely to get into bed with Freundel .
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AC said…
“….he knows how to “use intent ” to his advantage activating with a pleasure that would displease his detractors send them scattering in different directions solely for the purpose to confuse and dumbfound”
Gabriel said…
“stinkin brass bowl”
…same shiite!!!
🙂
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Just asking for an update.
From the countdown on the right, with two months to go…………has anyone passed there to see if there is any activity going on there?
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Page 9A of the Sunday Sun today:
“The long awaited St John Polyclinic should be completed and outfitted in about four month’s time. So says the man whose company is behind the construction of the building, Adrian Christie….. the chief executive officer of ADC Building and Maintenance Ltd.”
That makes it around the end of September.
David – please don’t reset the countdown clock.
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Interesting.
“One is on “the brink” of economic calamity and the other is in trouble but not nearly as bad as its neighbour.
http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/67540/headlines-recovery-recovered#sthash.6gQMtmF2.dpuf
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@ David [BU]
De son that does work at the bank told me that he has taken to reading BU regularly to see whu he fadder is up to and to make sure that he can get his half sister to buy and send in the tickets WHEN i finally say sumting dat Adril Nitwit Barthwit get to send de big boot mens to collect me fuh libel
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I think that it would mek de point that these clowns always promising sumting that DEM cant give to the peeple of Barbados
Jes de ole man tinking pun he full belly now dat de madam come home from the church and feed muh de vittles
SSS, Island Girl246, SmoothChocolate and Simple Simon wunna ken cook?
En does wunna drive?
I ent want no main meals nor nuffin, no sea cat, but sometimes when de ole man feel peckish fuh a small meal, wunna cud pass wid a little falsh and lef some food by de driveway? Wunna ent going be able to stan long cause if she see wunna it all ovah, fuh you and fuh me, doan mind dat she high up in de church.
En I doan want no suggestion bout AC cooking causing from whu Bush Tea say bout she she food ent too good causing it run way she man to Arizona plussing dat she may only cook me some arsenic…
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@Piece
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