Alden BLACKman Continues the Fight Against Government for Justice: Chief Technical Officer of MTW Abuse of Authority
Submitted by Alden Blackman
Clarke’s Road, Derricks, St.James
February 15, 2016
Mr. Frank Thornhill
Chief Technical Officer (CTO)
Ministry Of Transport and Works (MTW)
After months of leaving several messages, I finally got the opportunity to have a conversation with you on Wednesday 3rd February 2016, during which you acknowledge there is an illegal private road obstructing the watercourse at Clarke’s Road, Derricks, St. James. And that the infringement of the law occurred from 2004 based on my initial complaint.
I asserted that the illegal road was allowed to exist despite my persistent pleas for corrective work to be done. My protestations were ignored by you and other MTW officials as well as the Drainage Unit. You conceded that because the road remains untouched that my pleading were ignored. You also revealed that you as the CTO of MTW, will not commit MTW/ Government resources to perform remedial work on said watercourse.
With respect Sir, you the CTO of MTW have in this case abused your authority in 2004 and proceeded to ignore and ordinary Black man (and a Barbadian) who beseeched you to discharge your duty and effectively address the illegal road built by a foreign white land owner -“a yard-garden cum road in and along a watercourse”, causing flood water to be redirected and to damage part of my home and surroundings. Sir, you as CTO and other officials of MTW have already committed an egregious act. You have not only allowed an illegal road to remain but leading up to the 2013 general election, MTW workers were employed on said road, not to correct but to maintain the road to appease the request of former MP for St. James Central, Mr. George Hutson thereby making a bad situation worse. Further, after the paving the land owner constructed humps on road – MTW workers removed said humps.
With all respect Sir, your behaviour since the matter was brought to your attention is no different to that of the perpetrator of the illegal and callous act. Sir I am certain like the majority of Barbadians that I – who you already perceived to be a low status black working class man “due to the way you treated this situation – “could not have built that road in a watercourse to put your household or for that matter any of your colleagues or any foreign white land owner household at risk of getting flooded out. Why the discrimination against me, Sir, a Black man. As the CTO of MTW you are totally responsible for the damaged and suffering I have to endured endured to date.
As a Black man and a taxpaying Barbadian I appeal to your sense of reasonableness. I await your response .
Alden Blackman
Barbados Underground 
well i am glad that i can be of help to you cause after thirteen years you need all the help afforded to you nevertheless you are climbing a hell of a mountain with buckets on your feet
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Alden Blackman is one of the many Barbadian seeking justice to the rampant discrimination against them , I have friend on the mountain side ,
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@ACs
The Hell mountain , your beloved DLP Government built for the Black People is surrounded with suffering , the thousands of layoff workers , lack of garbage collection, water shortage , NIS can’t pay , QEH sick, the list reach to 2018
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This is for the person who read BU, welcome to BU, Sir, you obviously is an Official of MTW who called me this morning, since you know the cell # , I Give to Frank Thornhill and it is not him that called, just letting you know, that Alden Blackman is apprehensive, as to what a heavy rain fall, can bring to my home, knowing what I lived through before, but no amount of intimidation can dishearten me. your effort is clearly seen,
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Alden,
There is am American expression ‘the squeaky wheel gets the grease”. In an election season you will probably get more grease. Don’t let promises silence you…..
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@Gazer
Sometimes the squeaky wheel get change, a promise is to do, or not to do,That how the CTO of MTW Frank Thornhill do his duty
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Any response to your letters?
Are other neighbors affected?
If so, are they giving you any support?
Keep the issue alive and active.
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@ Gazer
No,don’t expect any response from PS or CTO of MTW,
Neighbors don’t have anything to lose, government assisted houses, partisan
PS in The Ministry of Environment and Drainage informed me that the responsibility of the dangerous watercourse is the duty of CTO of MTW ( Mr. Frank Thornhill )
This situation must be corrected, it a heinous act
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Get his email address. Find a way to put it here (anonymously) and urge the readers to email him a form letter.
Dear Mr Thornhill,
We are aware of the plight of Mr Blackman and of your responsibility in correcting this situation.
We are looking forward to having your prompt attention in addressing this wrong.
A concerned citizen
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@ The Gazer
Thanks , since I am the one at risk I will go further a give all the emails address that have to date ignored, but now seeking ways to victimize me by calling my house, the email addresses belong to the taxpayers,
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Hello Alden,
Any update?
Don’t let your plight fade into obscurity. Keep it active and current.
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@ Anonymice- TheGazer
Sharon Deane , thank me for my patience, during the last 12 + years and advise that
Mr. Thornhill will address the Matter , that was 6 months ago, not a word since , this is how the Civil Servants of Barbados treat the Taxpayers that pay them
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I hope that their promise of action did not persuade you to keep quiet.
Silence is their friend, not yours.
On looking at the emaiI address and on making a wild guess, I would encourage the BU household and family to send an email to Frank.Thornhill@works.gov.bb.
Dear Mr. Thornhill,
Can you provide an update of your actions in addressing the Alden Blackman matter.
Kind regards,
A concerned citizen,
You don’t have to make a weekly blog, but you need to keep this matter active by posting a comment every now and then
Day 4563 of a Bajan’s quest for justice from the CTO.
Dozen of attempts having resulted in a single response which now appears to be a delaying tactic. Hope no other Bajan has this experience,
Day 4570 ofa Bajan’s quest for justice from the CTO-
Still has not hear from CTO (man or office). Praying no other Bajan has this experience,
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This be how they roll, above the law for they are the law
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@Anonymice-Gazer
The dangerous situation in the Watercourse is worse, my pleading to date have no influence on Frank Thornhill the CTO of MTW to do his duty fairly, I hold these persons totally responsible for whatever future flood damage that come to my home due to the situation at the Watercourse,
bruce.alleyne@barbados.gov.bb
frank.thornhill@barbados.gov.bb
Philip.tudor@barbados.gov.bb
Sharon.deane@barbados.gov.bb
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@Anonymice-TheGazer
These are the persons with the duty to do justice, but refused, because I am a black man ,the perpetrator is a foreign white woman, who acted more callously ? the white perpetrator or the black civil servants below
PS. bruce.alleyne@barbados.gov.bb
CTO frank.thornhill@barbados.gov.bb
PCC Sharon.deane@barbados .gov.bb
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Hello Alden,
Any update?
Change email address so that they have to change their email filter,
Send email using wi-fi of various businesses so they do not recognize your ip and block it.
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