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Duguid Accuses Estwick of Smoked-filled Room Sugar Deal

The Nation newspaper carried a news report today the gist of which is encapsulated in the following extract:- BARBADOS LABOUR PARTY (BLP) CANDIDATE for Christ Church West, William Duguid, is charging that Government has entered into a “secret deal” with an overseas-based company which could cost taxpayers more than $60 million, and a further $20…

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Dr. David Estwick, vying for the DLP presidency
William Duguid former MP

The Nation newspaper carried a news report today the gist of which is encapsulated in the following extract:-

BARBADOS LABOUR PARTY (BLP) CANDIDATE for Christ Church West, William Duguid, is charging that Government has entered into a “secret deal” with an overseas-based company which could cost taxpayers more than $60 million, and a further $20 million over the next 20 years. – See more at: http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/80510/duguid-secret-sugar-deal#sthash.oi9xmxUG.dpuf

The BU family will recall we carried the following blog in July 2015 –David Estwick and CHIRP. Another case of smoke roomed deals by a less than transparent government.

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57 responses to “Duguid Accuses Estwick of Smoked-filled Room Sugar Deal”

  1. are-we-there-yet Avatar
    are-we-there-yet

    Oops! It should have been non compromised locations.

  2. Colonel Buggy Avatar
    Colonel Buggy

    Did we not have a re-aforestration programme in Jose River some years ago? But looking at St Joseph, St Thomas, and parts of St Andrew from atop Bissex Hill, it is evident that nature has already started its own re-aforestration programme,since the abandonment of once arable agriculture lands.

  3. Vincent Haynes Avatar
    Vincent Haynes

    Colonel Buggy April 28, 2016 at 1:37 PM #

    Yup,brand new old idea.

    Colonel Buggy April 28, 2016 at 10:07 PM #

    In the late ’90s a committee which included SD local farmers and IICA rep looked at the Dev. of Ag.in the SD and concluded that an Ag. training stn with a livestock&veg farm,tannery,craft shop and processing plant would be established at Brucevale…..backyard farmers,farmers&govt.plantations would be encouraged to provide the processing plant with produce and the abbatoir with hides.

    It never got off the ground which is another story but the key points were the involvement of the community and a guaranteed market for the produce.

  4. Vincent Haynes Avatar
    Vincent Haynes

    are-we-there-yet April 28, 2016 at 3:16 PM #

    I recall the ’80s in upstate New York on a training stint with the USDA our MoA equiv.,what I found interesting was that all of the senior staff and most of the others owned or worked farms and were able to give years of actual hands on knowledge to upcoming farmers.

  5. Colonel Buggy Avatar
    Colonel Buggy

    Passed by Castle Grant and Retreat plantations last week and saw remnants of the ill fated Fuel Canes still growing among the grass and bush. Which begs the question , what is the status of the cultivated fields of Wild River Tamarind?
    First it was Fuel Cane, then River Tamarind, then Breadfruit Trees, now its Fruit Tree. Whats next?

  6. Colonel Buggy Avatar
    Colonel Buggy

    Vincent Haynes April 29, 2016 at 5:08 AM #

    It never got off the ground which is another story but the key points were the involvement of the community and a guaranteed market for the produce.
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
    Was this not a similar thing which the Littlewoods Pools man wanted to do with dairy farmers in the community surrounding Bissex and Cambridge? but was met with stiff local opposition.

  7. The Gazer Avatar
    The Gazer

    @Hants @3:11
    Thanks for that update.
    Surprised no one else mentioned it.

    In the Antigua Observer, the value of 2500 lbs of cannabis was estimated at $5M. This means the 150 lbs twas worth about $300K.

    For the punishment to fit the crime, each of these women should have been fined at least BDS $75K instead of BDS $50K.

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