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Grenville Phillips II Launches the Next Political Party in Barbados

Grenville Phillips II is the man behind the initiative to start the next political party in Barbados. The following was extracted from the Solutions Barbados – The Next Party. We are a group of men and women who love Barbados, treasure our reputations, and plan to offer ourselves as candidates in the next general elections…

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Grenville Phillips II
Grenville Phillips II

Grenville Phillips II is the man behind the initiative to start the next political party in Barbados. The following was extracted from the Solutions Barbados – The Next Party.

We are a group of men and women who love Barbados, treasure our reputations, and plan to offer ourselves as candidates in the next general elections in order to give Barbadians a competent alternative.  While we have some potential candidates, we need more – hence, the following.

WANTED

Accomplished men and women of demonstrated integrity and leadership, who love Barbados, treasure their reputations, and are willing to present themselves as candidates in the next general elections in order to give Barbadians a competent alternative.  Prospective candidates must not view politics as a career, but as a brief time of exemplary national service.  Expect: long working hours, vicious personal criticisms, no pay, a slim chance of being elected, and an exciting journey.

Before you contact us, please do the following.

  1. Read our Solutions on the Solutions page.
  2. Read Harold Hoyte’s book: “Eyewitness to Order and Disorder”.
  3. Talk to your family and put your house in order.

We do not intend to be elected to simply wait around long enough to earn a pension.  Rather, we intend to govern responsibly.  A summary of our main solutions are described on our Solutions page.  They are designed to address the main problems hindering Barbados’, and therefore your development.  You are encouraged to comment, and we will happily engage you in discussions of how they may be improved.  The improved solutions will become our promises to you.

Our guiding principle is to provide an environment where all Barbadian citizens and residents can become healthy, wealthy and wise if they choose to.  Our Solutions are designed to accomplish this

Current Main Political Parties

Despite their failings, we should count ourselves very fortunate that we have been led by persons who seemed to genuinely care about Barbados.  Therefore, both political parties should be thanked for their past service.  However, we should be under no illusion that it takes any special competence to spend other people’s money.  As a country, we are very deep in debt, and useful unsolicited advice appears to have been ignored as we plan to go further into debt.

One political leader recently revealed that that only those in the political trenches had the right to have their advice on national issues considered.  Since we do not plan to stop offering unsolicited advice, and we have no desire to engage in futile exercises, then we have no choice but to reluctantly enter the political trench.  If the Government or Opposition parties follow our advice, then we will leave the trench as quickly as we entered it – the choice is theirs.

Improving Barbados

The greatest obstacle to improvement lies within you, the reader – the voter.  This obstacle is the fear of change.  People would rather stay with what they know, regardless of how incompetent, than with what they do not know.  Hopefully, after reading our Solutions, you at least know what we support, and to what we object.

It has been said that good managers try to do their best with the resources available to them, while leaders change the environment to allow for better management.  We intend to lead.

We invite you to: share this web-site by including a link on your Facebook or other social media page, inform your friends, family and colleagues about Solutions Barbados, and follow us on this web-site in order to be notified of any updates.

Due to the charging of individuals for breaching the Computer Misuse Act (section 14) and the Defamation Act, we must reduce the risk of inconvenience by reviewing all comments for compliance.  You can help us by not speaking disparagingly about people.  Please note that all favourable and unfavourable comments will be posted, but any defamatory information will be redacted.  We apologise in advance for any delayed comments.

Thank you for visiting and best regards.

SOLUTIONS BARBADOS

Grenville Phillips II, Founder

387 responses to “Grenville Phillips II Launches the Next Political Party in Barbados”

  1. De Ingrunt Word Avatar
    De Ingrunt Word

    Dompey, what are you going on about re “affording this man the opportunity to run for the highest office in the land based solely on political-idealism.”

    I don’t know where or how the thought of being a MP became running for the highest office in the land.

    That apart, I also don’t know when deep enquiry was ever done on ” the nature of [a politician’s] academic-credentials and his battle tested experience for such an undertaking”.

    Look, get off this run-away train about a third political party taking over the country and focus on his call for change and a different way of doing political business.

    If you do that then surely your US based practical experience could provide valuable input rather than these mildly amusing but illogical pronouncements

  2. Dompey Avatar
    Dompey

    Moneybrain

    The do as I say and not as to do philosophy will no long stand with respect to the free-thinking youth of today. Those of our generation and prior generations were held in placed by threats of brutality and verbal- intimidation. Today we have what is known as Children Bill of Rights in accordance with The United Nations Charter of Human Rights. Children into day’s world can now petition the courts to emanciption their parents, if their can prove that their parents are unfit to take care of them. So you better rethink some of your antiquated suggestion because your heading down the wrong side of the highway at a high rate of speed.

  3. Dompey Avatar
    Dompey

    Moneybrain

    The framers of the American Constitution thought very little of the rights of women and children, when their embarked upon their new idea of government.

  4. MoneyBrain Avatar
    MoneyBrain

    @Domps–

    Just rescind that BS!

    That is a major part of the problem in the USA and around the World.

    I disciplined my kids but never brutalised them. They were never allowed to run wild in Malls. They had to attend tough Schools with Brilliant kids as competition. One of my daughters classmates won the Global Math Olympiad and received there first degree at 15, left to pursue a Masters at 16. Encouraged my kids to compete in everything—remember her arriving late for interschool Softball because he had a Chess Competition.

    Never bought them the latest Basketball Shoes for $200 until they were on Sale for $100 and then only if they really needed new shoes. DISCIPLINE!

    Protecting kids from bad parenting is good BUT NOT from Excellent discipline. Kids today are SOFT, demand to play video games, dont study etc—China, India are and will eat The West’s lunch and dinner because of pisspoor political leadership and dumbass sheeple who follow those clowns!

  5. Hopi Avatar
    Hopi

    Sir Honourable Dompey…….boy ur too funny…Mr in incognito.

  6. Exclaimer Avatar
    Exclaimer

    @ Bush Tea,
    In a country which lacks basic raw materials it is imperative that we use our vision and our creativity to make full use of what we have.

    In the last decade we have faced at least three “threats” to our environment: The Lion fish, Sargassum sea weed and the African snail. What lessons have we learned? I would say very little.

    Is this the sort of vision that you are referring to brother Bush Tea? What would it take and how much money would it cost our government to bring over this attractive young lady to BIM and show us how we too can commercialise the African snail. She represents value for money, unlike that white Canadian “carpet bagger” lady with the bouffant hairstyle.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-33323308

  7. millertheanunnaki Avatar
    millertheanunnaki

    @ Exclaimer July 5, 2015 at 5:42 PM
    “carpet bagger”

    Right on the ‘money’ there! Just a carpet bagger looking to swindle unsuspecting brass bowls. Just a financial hussie eager to be in bed with corrupt third world politicians and officials.
    Barbados will soon be up for sale. The Airport might just be a good catch for a Nigerian with loads of dirty oil money to launder. Who will be entitled to the finder’s fee?

  8. ac Avatar
    ac

    miller why were not the BLp yardfowls adamant and very much determined with their accusatory finger when all the scam artist came to the shores of barbados and the Blp govt was quick to jump in bed with them and help fuu..ck the living daylights out of the taxpayers money

  9. John Everatt Avatar
    John Everatt

    Mr. Phillps – Please tell me that was not you who wrote the article in Barbados Today entitled “Sargassum, a God Send”. Or at least tell me that it was tounge in cheek.

  10. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    “The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy, that is the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. It is an exercise which always involves a certain number of internal contradictions and even a few absurdities. The conspicuously wealthy turn up urging the character-building value of privation for the poor.” [“Stop the Madness,” John Kenneth Galbriath’s Interview with Rupert Cornwell, Toronto Globe and Mail (6 Jul 2002)]
    More: http://wist.info/galbraith-john-kenneth/7463/

  11. The People's Democratic Congress Avatar
    The People’s Democratic Congress

    The People’s Democratic Congress (PDC) wishes to make it abundantly clear to readers again on this BU blog network that the Political Leader of the PDC, Mr Mark Adamson, is NOT a Rasta, as has been recently wrongly and falsely imputed on here by the person going by the pseudonym, Negroman.

    Furthermore, neither is he a Rastafarian.

    That this is so, impugns the logical basis of some of the allegations and contentions that the person would have gone ahead and made under this thread relative to his mistaking Adamson as Rasta and working class and linking such to a perception by him of a lack of support among certain people for Adamson’s proposals and suggestions.

    Whereas, Mr Adamson does identify with many things Rastafarian – as is his right to do so, for any one to assert – and without the requisite information and knowledge that he is not Rasta – that Adamson is a Rasta or Rastafarian, for the malacious and malevolent purpose of thinking that they can define who Adamson is in this Barbadian society, without taking into consideration his other more significant roles, amounts to unnecessary and injudicious profiling and stereotyping on the part of the person, and amounts to an attempt to do a fundamental disservice to the definition and meaning of Rastafari, when Adamson is falsely adjudged as Rasta or Rastafarian.

    We also take the time out to make it pellucidly clear to readers as well that neither Mr. Adamson nor the PDC has EVER had any difficulties explaining the Theory/Policy of NO TAXATION to those who have been following their elucidations and expositions on BU and elsewhere on such a revolutionary subject matter.

    So any such assertion by the person going by the pseudonym, Negroman, is completely untrue and without foundation and merit.

    We would dearly hope that the person check his facts for the truth as it relates to matters concerning the PDC and its Political Leader, before making any such unfounded statements.

    At this time also the PDC would like to take the opportunity to express thanks to all those people in Barbados who have been contributing to the PDC’s ongoing financial sponsorship efforts in aid of the organization’s financial thrusts and in aid of the poor and needy amongst us at this time of increasing political economic depression in this country.

    PDC

  12. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    @Solutions Barbados July 5, 2015 at 1:42 AM “SB: Are we to understand that you have never paid a traffic fine?”

    I’ve never paid a traffic fine because I’ve never committed a traffic offense, even though I’ve held a driver’s license since 1972 and even though I’ve driven for years at a time in more than one jurisdiction.

    I may be simple but not so simple that I break the law.

  13. William Skinner Avatar
    William Skinner

    @ Dompey, I know personally of the stranglehold the BLP/DLP has on our country. However , a new political party can still steer public discourse on a more meaningful and productive course. I also know that no new party will automatically remove the BLP/DLP but change has to start somewhere. The reasons that third parties have failed since independence, were: a lack of deeply rooted philosophical/ideological positions, longevity, lack of finance and a failure to attract new thinkers. They also failed to capture the energy of the youth and lacked serious community outreach programs. They failed to mobilise : farmers, fisherfolk, small self employed business persons etc. In other words they failed to effectively build up mass support throughout the island. I am estimating that it could take at least four election cycles of very hard work to penetrate the hold the BEES and DEES have on the island. It is hard, daunting work.

  14. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    @Artaxerxes July 5, 2015 at 8:43 AM are-we-there-yet July 4, 2015 at 11:47 AM

    “Looks like the new NUPW stance has indeed got the yardfowl rattled. MInister Inniss’, AC’s and Togetherness’ contributions says so.”

    I was reliably informed of the following:
    In 1986 when the DLP regained the reins government, the National Assistance Board, under the chairmanship of Dr. Farley Brathwaite, terminated a number of employees under the guise they had no degrees and hired DEMS to replace them. Those terminated employees sought the help of Dennis Clarke and Joseph Goddard to no avail….In 1993, the NAB’s board, which included Farley Brathwaite as chairman (yes, the same Farley Brathwaite this DLP administration honoured a few months ago), Derek Alleyne director of UDC), Rev. Errington Massiah and Richard Sealy (tourism minister) APPOINTED all those DEMS that were employed after 1986, leaving those employees who were at NAB prior to 1986, unappointed. To make matters worse, they made the appointment retroactive to 1990, which meant that the appointees were entitled to a refund of the excess national insurance contributions they would have paid between 1990 and 1993. At that time unappointed officers would have paid 8% NIS, while appointed officer would pay 6.65%.

    Farley Brathwaite, Dennis Clarke, Joseph Goddard, Derek Alleyne, Errington Massiah, Derek Alleyne, Richard Sealy, Errol Best…but, but, but…I thought that these men were scholars and gentlemen…

  15. Togetherness Avatar
    Togetherness

    George Lamming said when he was growing up in Carrington Village he did not know one black man in Barbados who was not afraid of white people. The replies by Miller and Bush tea to my calling out that jackass Money brain and putting him in his place bore out the Lamming truism in the clearest manner. Miller a dye in the wool BLP yardfowl showed in addition that he is whitey’s lackey. Miller backed up the jackass Moneybrain and from what was gathered from his posit he didn’t have much of an issue with the African slave trade to the Americas. He said I was brainwashed to point out the atrocities of slavery inflicted on our ancestors by the Europeans. Bush tea who takes Oscar winning pride as the creator of ‘brass bowls’–believe it or not– wasn’t far behind Uncle Tom Miller. The divide and rule order the Europeans employed to quell dissent among slaves is alive and well in 2015. Well well.

  16. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    @De Ingrunt Word July 5, 2015 at 9:07 AM “makes one shake your head in wonder that an experienced, intelligent thinker could contemplate such plans working in a modern day society.”

    Maybe Granville/Grenville or whatever his name is is not an experienced intelligent thinker. The truth is that most of us know nothing about him is beyond the assertion that he is a structural or civil engineer.

    If he wants openness let him give us openness.

    We want to see his 11+ results.
    We want to see his GCE/CXC results
    We want to see his A’Level/CAPE results
    We want to see his bachelor’s degree transcript
    Does he have a higher degree?—I don’t know–and I don’t know of anybody else who does. If he has a higher degree we want to see the transcript.

    And we want the same from all of his cohorts.

    Right now we have a bigable brouhaha in Parliament over whether or not Dennis Lowe has a doctoral degree and if so from which university (Dr. Lowe we want to see your transcripts also) and a bigable brouhaha over whether or not Mia Mottley has a legal education certificate…and if so how, when and why this was achieved (we want to see those documents too)

    And while the aspiring politicians are at it. We want to see police certificates of character from every jurisdiction where they have lived since the age of 18.

    And we want them to instruct their medical care providers to release their full medical history. Everything from childhood immunizations onwards. We want to know if their mother drank or took legal or illegal drugs while she was pregnant with them and whether such has affected their mental functioning. We want to know whether parents or other care givers used to beat them about the head.

    We had a Prime Minister, David Thompson with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and we did not even know this. We had to put up with a man who could not do his job for more that a year and who chose not to unpick his teeth to us, who chose not to go on sick leave, yet who continued to accept full pay while not being unable to do his job for which we paid him so well.

    So before we elect anybody else we want to see their full medicals.

    If I was hiring a cook to run a fish cake or hot dog cart I would want to know whether he or she is in good health, and I would certainly demand a police certificate of character…but yet we continue to hire Cabinet Ministers and Prime Ministers and we do not even know if they are well enough, or honest enough to do the jobs for which we so handsomely pay them (and moneybrain wants us to triple or quadruple their salaries)

    I’ve voted many, many times for both B and D, but I’ve never been a member of any party, and Solutions Barbados certainly does not impress me.

  17. ac Avatar
    ac

    No ! the third parties Failed because they have NO vision.we have one here gallivanting called PDC aalways harping about abolishing taxes but where is the vision,, where there is no vision the people will perish, the new word for any new and up coming political party must that of VISION, THE HONORABLE ERROL WALTON BARROW HAD VISION. that is why he is the most revered PM of our time,
    Until these new formed and up coming third parties have a formula that would awaken the conscience of its citizens taking them away from the old and bring them to a new way of thinking that goes beyond self interest the two political parties would always triumph and the third parties would remain obsolete and unrecognized .
    MY question for any one of these third party What is Your Vision For the Country ?

  18. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    @Dompey July 5, 2015 at 12:01 PM “Hasn’t anyone inquire as to this man’s moral and intellectual standing, which I gather ought to be the perquisites for political office in Barbados?”

    I remember a Barbados where if one wanted a job as a clerk in the public service one had to bring a testimonial from one’s pastor or priest, and this pastor or priest may have know one since birth.

    Now you can get hired as Prime Minister, Cabinet Minister etc. without bringing a thing…except some sweet talk.

  19. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    For example how can we know if a Cabinet Minister is shovelling contracts to his family or the families of his children when we don’t even know who his children are.

    He could be sending contracts to his childrens’ mothers families and we would be none the wiser…because our elected officials do not have to tell us whether they are single, married, divorced or widowed, nor whether they have children, and how many children and with whom.

  20. William Skinner Avatar
    William Skinner

    @ ac, You are correct. A well thought out vision for the country and serious reeducation regarding politics are necessary. I know first hand of people believing that the BEES or DEES will just fall down. They are heavily supported and once the bell rings their supporters will band together and terrorise(politically) any third party. It is necessary to have a long term vision and to bring realistic and understood programs and policies for REAL change. The electorate will listen but it has to be convinced. Like I said it could take at least four election cycles.I still feel however, that both the DEES and BEES are showing real signs of fatigue. The resignation from the BEES of Owen Artthur and the petty squabbles amongst Ministers in the DEES are signs of fatigue. Deep down even die hard supporters of these two parties cannot be truly happy with how they have collectively managed the country in the last 20 or so years. This frustration is becoming more evident. But it will still be hard work to defeat them .

  21. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    @ac July 5, 2015 at 9:14 AM “This govt has underwent strike action before…”

    Dear ac: Undergone NOT underwent.

    Cheeze-on-bread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  22. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    @MoneyBrain July 5, 2015 at 12:05 PM “consider placing the boys pun de block types into the Military for proper Discipline. (dont teach them how to shoot”

    Dear money etc.: News!!! news!!! the boys on block already know how to shoot.

  23. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    @MoneyBrain July 5, 2015 at 3:06 PM ” One of my daughters classmates won the Global Math Olympiad”

    What??? And your kid did not win the Global Math Olympiad?

    You are one soft daddy…a friend of mine dared to bring home 99% on a test once and his dad asked him “where is the 1%” and cut his ass with a tamarind rod. You should have done the same with your kid. That woyld have taught him/her not to be ill disciplined.

    Just in case there are no tamarind trees in Ontario I’d be happy to Fedex you a rod.

  24. ac Avatar
    ac

    @ Simple simon bug off chezzeee on bread…………………….
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    I read GP Solutions and there is nothing absolutely nothing that would propelled or excite my consciousnesses away from and one of having no choice or wanting to make no other choice other than that of joining his party,His solutions are vague and fall short of having a new formula or vision ,,they fall into the category of “Appeasement” things that bush tea would calmour for, GP failure is one of not being able to draw people away from the same ole way and enthuse their mind with a freshness of wanting to hear more ….vision entails the capability to formulate a mixture of psychological and a philosophical ideas to arouse and stimulate the heart and soul of a citizenry forcing them and distancing themselves away from an ole and destructive way and into a new way of thinking which solely depends on self reliance.
    Believe you me it is a hard road to travel and not many Bajans are willing and prepared to go that route because of blind politics and a refusal of wanting or having the need to become free

  25. millertheanunnaki Avatar
    millertheanunnaki

    @ Togetherness July 5, 2015 at 11:17 PM
    “He said I was brainwashed to point out the atrocities of slavery inflicted on our ancestors by the Europeans. Bush tea who takes Oscar winning pride as the creator of ‘brass bowls’–believe it or not– wasn’t far behind Uncle Tom Miller. The divide and rule order the Europeans employed to quell dissent among slaves is alive and well in 2015.”

    So Miller is an “Uncle Tom”? Well! Well! Some people just have no shame.
    Now what would you call a Cabinet of black monkeys awarding all the major building and supply contracts to white business crooks? Now how would you refer to Bizzy, COW, Mark, Philip, Bjorn Sr. & Jr.?
    Were the black contractors (descendants of the victims of the atrocities of slavery) given the opportunity to build Coverley, Valerie and the Grotto?

    What has become of the manifesto promise that at least 40% of contracts for public sector works and services would be awarded to black contractors and suppliers?
    Now that is what you call affirmative action to ‘right’ the wrongs of your blackened past.

    Miller might be an Uncle Tom but (unlike Black Joe Uncle Dennis Lowe) he certainly doesn’t go around being screwed by white people for a few dollars to be lodged in his black mother’s bank account.

  26. Negroman Avatar
    Negroman

    Why are these goons,imbeciles & degenerates want to remain in Barbados and be governed by “a cabinet of black monkeys”?
    I salute the Tunisian martyrs.Job well done

  27. ac Avatar
    ac

    Alot of these thirdparties brings the same ole warm over soup repackaged and labeled Change.people are tired of “brass tacks politicians “the kind that have nothing to offer but lacks vision and a dependancy on “the will”of the people to get a foot in the door. No vision and clueless that after their put an assignment for change they can change nothing all because the most and crucial componet of their ideas lacked a philosophy that required them to think outside the box..reason being these change makers are locked in a cycle of selfishness and only when the grind becomes unbearable they advocate with the same ole view differing approach disgppuise as an agent of change
    GP solutions have the hallmark of a change that has reached the point of being unbearable however not sufficient to remove the path of self interest.

  28. St George's Dragon Avatar
    St George’s Dragon

    @ Negroman
    Supporting a group which has just killed 38 innocent people is disgusting. And be careful what you wish for – you know they advocate slavery, don’t you?
    “We will conquer your Rome, break your crosses, and enslave your women. If we do not reach that time, then our children and grandchildren will reach it, and they will sell your sons as slaves at the slave market.”

  29. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    This could shut down the Tourist industry if it reaches the west coast.

    http://www.barbadostoday.bb/2015/07/05/where-our-miami-beach-gone/

  30. Negroman Avatar
    Negroman

    Millions of Black enslaved Africans were slaughtered by the marauding white slave owners.Did you considered the lost lives innocent?

  31. MoneyBrain Avatar
    MoneyBrain

    @SS
    Exactly! But not straight!

  32. St George's Dragon Avatar
    St George’s Dragon

    Were the 38 dead people “marauding white slave owners”? No, they weren’t.

  33. MoneyBrain Avatar
    MoneyBrain

    @Miller—

    Dont even think of rich Nigerian bosses in Bim, those types hate Nigerians farless Cbean and US black peeps. I know some who found out I was from Bim and the next thing they are tearing down our dark peeps as inferior! Where are your robes????

    I have been taken a back on this basis a couple times over the years.

  34. MoneyBrain Avatar
    MoneyBrain

    @Togetherness—

    Just cut the BS and live up to your moniker!!!

    You are TOTALLY INCAPABLE of REACHING UP TO the HEIGHTS to put me in my PLACE!
    Only God could help U dey!

  35. MoneyBrain Avatar
    MoneyBrain

    @Simpy—

    Your reading comprehension is but a shadow of the past. My emphasis was clearly on focusing on the Sir Garfield Sobers syndrome—-being a great all rounder! lol

    Only an idiot, usually Oriental mothers, like my wife, go to such extremes!

  36. MoneyBrain Avatar
    MoneyBrain

    @N man–

    I trust you feel the same way when the Jihadists eliminate an innocent relative of yours!!!

    Personally, I believe that going to Tunisia or any Muslim Country on holiday is JUST PLAIN STUPID! Risking life and limb, while putting $$$$$$$ in their pockets! MADNESS, something I would expect you to do!

    Sooner or later those Jihadist Ms will feel the full wrath of the West, I just hope for your sake they are NOT monitoring this site although the Americans have some powerful computers to Rahteeeed!

  37. MoneyBrain Avatar
    MoneyBrain

    @Simpy

    Surely U are aware that some of the very best leaders were only average students???

  38. Solutions Barbados Avatar
    Solutions Barbados

    Hi Everyone:

    Our responses follow.

    Dompey – A description of Candidates page is now on-line. You are free to request any additional information.

    Miller… – Improved management is a proven method of increasing profitability. There is general agreement that economic growth is private sector led.

    Simple – Since you have never paid a traffic fine, then that explains why you were unfamiliar with the common practice of paying fines before going to trial.

    Bust Tea – our vision is explained on our Welcome page.

    Best regards,
    Grenville

  39. David Avatar
    David

    @Simple Simon

    Hope you read Grenville’s bio?

    http://solutionsbarbados.com/candidates/

  40. David Avatar
    David

    @William
    What is the point you and David Ellis are making it will take 15 years for a third party to take root. If there are citizens who want to begin the process it must be encouraged. Is it written somewhere the DLP and BLP must be the only options as long as we shall live?

  41. De Ingrunt Word Avatar
    De Ingrunt Word

    David, although that 1:26 AM comment may be as clear as glass of perfect Bajan water there is a wonderful theoretical way to shorten that acceptance. Alas, theory only!

    Ideally, the best third party option that would not take 15 years or four election cycles would be like the Syrzia party formation or to a lesser extent to those in Israel: a coalition.

    In our case coalition would be a meeting of the minds of a few key MPs of the two current parties who join forces with a new cadre of dynamic, smart men and women. Like a Grenville group.

    The big problem for a small jurisdiction like B’dos is the motivation of these players. We all fall back to the same blood-lines and friends when its all said and done and thus a fervent period can lose its energy as soon as things improve and all parties start to look the same.

    So the problem of any local third party if why would the electorate believe them to be any different than the current lot; how can they show that their way forward will be better?

    In Greece Syriza has always ran on the promise to over-turn the status quo and that was a very big deal; so what is the BIG deal promise (s) that our third party can make to excite and wow Bajans to elect some candidates!

  42. ac Avatar
    ac

    A vision does not mean adjusting to the needs and wants of a people but entails cutting a distinctive path that relates to good goverace woven together in an orderly fashion that propels others to follow. The ole doctrine of politics lack order but is fastened and fashioned on policies and concepts to please and appease a few therfore the job of third parties becomes hard to break down the ole and usher in a new way of thinking.
    It is not good enough to want a change unless solutions are formed on a template that boost the best interest of the country

  43. Enuff Avatar
    Enuff

    @ David

    I have read Grenville’s bio, What does it tell us?

  44. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    Essentially that he is an engineer.

  45. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    @Solutions Barbados July 6, 2015 at 6:29 PM “Simple – Since you have never paid a traffic fine, then that explains why you were unfamiliar with the common practice of paying fines before going to trial.”

    You err.

    I’ve been familiar for many many decades with the practice of paying traffic fines before going to trial.

    However I’ve never received a traffic ticket…after all driving is a fairly simple activity (even for people like me who have driven in multiple jurisdictions) and the traffic rules are quite clear, so how and why would I ever receive a traffic ticket?

  46. David Avatar
    David

    @enuff

    It tells us he is as qualified as the other person.

  47. ac Avatar
    ac

    It is a good “thing” GP saw it proper to engage with people through social media.However he needs to take his message to the highways and byways and most importantly to the low income neighbourhoods where the voices are silent and seeking a voice one with which they can connect ..that defines the hallmark of a great leader one that shows courage and not afraid of getting dirty going inside the trenches of poverty.

  48. millertheanunnaki Avatar
    millertheanunnaki

    @ Solutions Barbados July 6, 2015 at 6:29 PM
    “Miller… – Improved management is a proven method of increasing profitability. There is general agreement that economic growth is private sector led.”

    I will not argue against that basic business management principle. That’s the reason why managers (instead of owners) are employed in a modern capitalist or socialist (or any combination of both) economy.

    My concern is what plans would you propose for the alternative use of the former sugar cane lands and infrastructure. Before you can manage any business venture effectively towards profitability there must be something to manage. We are talking ‘Entrepreneurship’ here. “Improved management” would follow suit.

    Again I would wish to ask you if you would consider the growing of hemp as an alternative economic enterprise to large-scale sugar cane production. Why let those fields and hills get out of control and beyond recall?
    Why not let them grow a ‘profitable’ weed instead of the wild bush that is taking over?
    The longer you wait to get the only natural resource Barbados has (other than the sea) back into cultivation and viable production the more difficult and costly it would be to ‘manage’ profitably.
    Time is of the essence. The modern Bajan economy is unsustainable unless it is firing on more than one cylinder.

    The one-trick pony Tourism will not cut it as Cuba becomes a bigger player in both the land and cruise ship based sectors of an exceedingly cutthroat competitive travel market. Barbados and the other Caribbean destinations tourism industries gained because of Cuba’s isolation from the 1960’s. So shall they lose as the pendulum swings full circle. Barbados might just be one its very early casualties.

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    Solutions Barbados

    Hi Miller:

    Can you identify a country where growing hemp had a significant positive impact on the economy?

    Best regards,
    Grenville

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    Enuff

    The DLP looked good on paper too.

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