What can Barbadians build on for 2016 based on events of 2015. Many issues and individuals occupied the headlines in 2015, BU selected a few to kick start the voting (No Vote Buying Allowed).[…]
Vote for the Top Issue or Individual in 2015
What can Barbadians build on for 2016 based on events of 2015. Many issues and individuals occupied the headlines in 2015, BU selected a few to kick start the voting (No Vote Buying Allowed).[…]
111 responses to “Vote for the Top Issue or Individual in 2015”
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Socialized to be crabs without the wherewithal to fight for or recognize their own civil rights.
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Never again fight for cakes:
1/2 pound butter
1//2 pound margarine
1 pound sugar
a pound flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
About 1/2 pint mixture of milk/water
a little vanilla essence, or the grated rind of one lemon or whatever other flavoring suits you.Put the butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer (or a wooden spoon if you don’t own an electric mixer) until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs one at a time and beat after each addition.
Put the baking powder in the flour. Stir. Add the flour one cup at a time to the butter/marg/sugar/egg mixture.
Add a little of the milk/water mixture after the flour.
Continue until all the flour is gone.
Very lightly grease 4 small loaf pans with a little cooking oil.
Divide the mixture in 4 equal portions and put into the 4 pans.
Bake at 325 degrees farenheit for 45 minutes to one hour.
After 45 minutes stick a knife in the middle of one of the cakes. If the knife comes out clean the cake is done. If not done bake a few minutes more.
East and enjoy.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Baking time: one hour
Far easier, cheaper and tastier than driving to a store and getting in a big crush of sweaty people.
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In the recipe list above add 8 eggs.
Oppss!!!!
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@Kammie Holder December 27, 2015 at 9:35 AM “What does it say to the world about our socialization?”
Don’t be to harsh on us Kammie.
Many young people nowadays are not taught to cook either at home or at school.
Maybe we should teach cooking to everybody just as we teach English and Math to everybody.
After all everyone of us have to eat, multiple times a day for every single day of our lives.
Food is important.
Were you Kammie taught to cook by your parents?
Were you taught to cook by your teachers?
Cooking is NOT intuitive.
It is a skill that must be learned in in theory and even more critically in practice.
Do all of our schools have adequate facilities [space, stoves, ovens, refrigerators, etc. to teach cooking?
If not why not?
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I see a fat and whopsie generation coming up. A generation which cannot cook, which is heavily reliant on industrialized food…a generation which may die (of its obesity) before its parents.
Food is important.
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In MY opinion, there were TWO main controversial issues for 2015:
Richard Byer charging a $766,855.24 fee for providing a legal opinion on a $25.7 million loan from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to finance the cave’s redevelopment.
In a letter to the Minister of Environment, Water Resources and Drainage Dr Denis Lowe, dated March 3, 2010, Caves of Barbados Limited (CBL) chairman, Haldene Dottin and the board of directors expressed reservations and DREW the MINISTER’S ATTENTION to the “ENORMITY” of the fee, considering that ANOTHER ATTORNEY, who had given a SIMILAR LEGAL OPINION on the ORIGINAL LOAN AGREEMENT for $33.7 million, had only CHARGED $17,000 plus VAT.
“Mr. Byer has now submitted a statement of account for legal fees in the sum of $666,820.65, in addition to Value Added Tax in the amount of $100,024.59, a net total of $766,855.24,” the letter to Dr Lowe read.” [Source: Barbados Today, November 20, 2014]
On April 12, 2010, Byer sent an e-mail to the CEO stating: “Mrs. Grant, when is my [expletive] invoice going to be paid for the [CDB] opinion. I have it on good authority that you are the catalyst of the delay and much unnecessary enquiry,”
What was the RESULT of this CONTROVERSY?
a) Dottin resigned as chairman.
b) Chief Executive Officer, Joe-ann Grant was subsequently dismissed, on October 31, 2014.
c) Rather than being reprimanded by Denis Lowe or Denis Kellman for charging such high fees or disrespecting the CEO, Byer was paid a reduced sum of $487,817.40, VAT inclusive, and $23,500 for interpreting the CEO’s contract (even though it was stated “ANOTHER ATTORNEY, who had given a SIMILAR LEGAL OPINION on the ORIGINAL LOAN AGREEMENT for $33.7 million, had only CHARGED $17,000 plus VAT.”
d) Bobby Morris’ son, Rovell Morris, took over as CEO of CBL.
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Frigging crooks, they all took a reduced kickback (cut).
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The SECOND controversy was that of Speaker of the House of Assembly being ordered by the High Court to surrender nearly a quarter-million dollars to John Griffiths, funds received and withheld over two years ago from the sale of a property as well as various bank deposits, within 28 days. He was also ordered to “pay interest at the rate of per annum” from May 13 until the entire sum is paid, and legal costs of over $7 700 incurred by Griffiths.
Carrington is a bold faced thief who said he was not charged with anything, so there is not anything to state that he should not be allowed to continue as speaker.
PM Fruendel Stuart supported Carrington’s decision not to vacate the chair when the House of Assembly and also advised him to seek legal advice.
“Asked this evening whether he wanted Carrington to step down, 78-year-old Griffiths would only say: “I had lived in England for quite some time and if a [matter] like that had happened in England . . . either the prime minister would sack him the next day, or he would resign himself.” [Source: Barbados Today, January 15, 2015]
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The tiefing speaker of the blighted parliament said the same thing the little pimpy yardfowl Alvin is proud to say…..none of the corrupt politicians was every charged with anything or any of their crimes over the last 50 years, no matter how abhorrent, disgusting or repulsive their crimes against the people, therefore, in their minds and those of their yardfowls, they are all innocent, no matter who has been victimized over the last 50 years……but time is longer than twine for these wretches.
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Seems that with all the negative political fowl shit the BLP gang can muster against Dennis Lowe the poll so far have indicate the negative shit has no real devaluation or impact on Lowes political future
Most notably one can reflect how Lowe was attacked and accused by the same Mia Mottley who has now been taken to the Court of law by one of her ministers in spectacular fashion
What is even more amazing is that the poll gives the Agard issue a high rating while disregarding the often spewed political bile posted about Lowe here on BU -
Interesting that on BU we voted the Cahill as the top issue and the traditional media went with the Agard issue.
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