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Submitted by Heather Cole
Submitted by Heather Cole

Having read your article that was carried by the Nation Newspaper on Friday, June 24, 2016, under the caption “The ox to the stall,” it is surprising that you have categorized Mr. Mark Maloney’s business ventures as doing a lot for Barbados. I see it the other way around. The taxpayers’ money and the lucrative contracts awarded by the Government of Barbados have done a lot for Mr. Maloney.

While you did not state it, you left us to compare Mr. Maloney’s breaking the law to Rosa Parks breaking the law. When Rosa Parks broke the law by refusing to get up out of her seat, she was standing up for her civil rights. No civil rights of Mr. Maloney have been violated. In fact, since you have inferred the topic of civil rights, I must inform you that any black Barbadian can now demand those coveted contacts as part of their civil rights which are now being violated as they are clearly being discriminated against by a political group.

When I read the sentence that Mr. Maloney gets things done and that within weeks he can clean up the garbage, my mind instantly went to those green garbage trucks that are sitting in the harbour unclaimed. Were you trying to inform the people of Barbados that the Government has signed another Public Private Partnership with Mr. Maloney? Could these green garbage trucks be the reason why the Minister of the Environment who is responsible for ensuring that Barbados is clean has been negligent in his duties? Does it mean that the tax payers will again be saddled with an additional burden for garbage disposal in the form of another levy? I hope that my thoughts are not correct and the trucks have no connection to Government or the collection of public garbage because as far as the public is aware, no contracts have been tendered for any such arrangements.

There is a problem with the basis on which Government awards contracts. The rules of the tendering process must be changed to ensure that contacts are awarded fairly and transparently to the entire population, perhaps even on a proportionate basis. No Government should award public contracts exclusively to one sector of the population. I am committed to social justice; I am not against others becoming wealthy but I am on a quest for equality for all Barbadians. How could you bring a suggestion that a man who is in clear violation of the law clean up the Courts? Are you inferring that he is already above the law?

Sincerely,

Heather Cole

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353 responses to “Open Letter to Richard ‘Lowdown’ Hoad”

  1. Well Well & Consequences Avatar
    Well Well & Consequences

    That is why I was very careful not to label Hoad racist, but a wannabe redneck which could be many times worse, it’s not the first time his articles seem to deem blacks as having no rights against those who he deems white, but hardly has as friends…that my friend is overt redneckness with which he grew up and now in his maybe 70s, cannot successfully hide in longer, as he has done now for decades and definitely unable to shed.

    Hoad is shamelessly unfair and unbalanced when it comes to issues such as Maloney breaking the law…which he sees nothing wrong with…as opposed to Cherry breaking the law, which Cherry should be made to understand thst there are laws to be obeyed…as told by another redneck Bizzy.

    Travyon Martin going home to his father’s house and being threatened by racist and should not stand his ground as told by Hoad, or defend himself by putting his hands on a half white, half hispanic racist, but the racist should stand his ground by shooting to death an unarmed black youngster.

    Yall letting jackass wannabe rednecks like Hoad and Bizzy dictate how blacks on the island should be treated by the wannabe racists and rednecks ya hear, big hard back, old black men and women are allowing this nonsense in a black majority country.

  2. Well Well & Consequences Avatar
    Well Well & Consequences

    The Bushman…you use the word hate too loosely and ya cannot cherry pick who to chastise because you like Hoad’s article, Hoad has to be put in his pla e before he writes more dumb shit without checking how it will be preceivdd by intelligent people, then you will want to tske out your whacker and get all offended.

    Why you think Cow, Bizzy, Maloney, Bjerkham et al do what they do in the island….cause everyone cooled it particularly the Government ministers and let them continue merrily to do as they like, but decades later…you complain…cause now ya think they gone too far..

    The wannabe Hoad is damn lucky today but his ilk believe they are entitled to do shit to people on the island, so he will do it again cause he knows there will always be dumb blacks on the island to defend any and every of his nasty actions…do you knoew how many whites I like and love, it does not mean I will bend over and let them cut my ass or demean and degrade my rights…something bajans blacks should learn. The older Hoad gets, the more he will believe himself entitled to say what he really feels about black people.

  3. Well Well & Consequences Avatar
    Well Well & Consequences

    Thing about it Bushman…you claim to be racist, openly. I am not even a closet racist, yet ya are tolerant of behaviors such as Hoad’s which is more damaging to the people on the island because his views are published weekly and can sway the most dimwitted and intellectually challenged blacks on the island…..into believing that they should continually be victims to a bunch of minorities that you do not even like…notice I did not use the word hate, too strong a word.

  4. ac Avatar
    ac

    what a bunch of hypocrites why did it take so long for Hoad to be exposed as a racist , this is really mindbogglingly as it carries a great level of suspect one which begs the questions is this about Hoad or is it all this generated negativism to do with his endorsement of Maloney.
    lets be clear

  5. Well Well & Consequences Avatar
    Well Well & Consequences

    What I can suggest for Hoad if he wants to be a real, real writer and author, is that he take a page out of the racist Binks book and write a book on farming that can be used in the schools, those kids interested in farming will have a how to book for reference, with all her warts and idiocy Binks made herself useful in that respect.

    In his present form, Hoad is useless with his mediocre weekly articles….a real writer is spellbinding and ALWAYS has material to grip the readers…..that is not Hoad, having good articles sometimes does not a writer make.

    Bushman….we should be thankful you dont like Maloney, Bjerkham, Bizzy, Cow, Tempro and the government ministers…lol

    For those who are not aware…a white man marrying a black woman does not automatically mean he likes black people, it only means he has deep feelings of love for the black woman, the one hss nothing to do with the other.

    If ya socialized to feel that a group of people are your inferiors, it does not automatically disappear overnight because ya married into that group. I was more than a little amused that local whites felt that Bizzy did the black female a favor when he married her, despite ckearly seeing that Bizzy got the better end of the deal…and blacks thinking that marrying her made Bizzy somehow automatically became lover of his black brothers and sisters and he would cease stealing from them or bribing government ministers to steal from taxpayers…two completely different and erroneous emotions displayed by 2 groups who were very badly socialized.

  6. Well Well & Consequences Avatar
    Well Well & Consequences

    Calvin…where did ya buy ya psychology degree, at a 5 and dime….it’s statistically impossible for everyone commenting on here to be short….unless ya saying that tall people have a challenge articulating their real feelings on human rights violations.

  7. Gabriel Avatar
    Gabriel

    There was a time when blacks could not enter anglican church here in Barbados.They say Amen alley located to the west of St Michaels Cathedral was as far as they got at that church.English priests were sent to Bdos.Later,blacks were allowed into the church but had to sit at the back that is, near the west door.Later yet,blacks were admitted into Codrington College and trained for the priesthood.Those chosen for cures were sent to far out churches or to the other West Indian islands.Some were appointed to bury the dead at Westbury even with an MA in classics…..The banks on Broad St were similarly staffed by whites,headed by Barclays and blacks taken on grudgingly in the late 40’s,early 50’s had to wear a uniform.I think I recall a black or navy blue trousers,long sleeved white shirt with a crest on the pocket and a black tie.Gradually,the barriers came down,by a mixture of political clout and an increasingly educated society.The anglican church has come full circle with blacks dominating it from top to bottom,now with women in the pulpit.Banks and most former whites only bastions of commerce have been brought to a realization that in a country of 95% blacks,that ethnic group must dominate every inch of this country.The last frontier is economic and the march is on.With the added tool of information,that hurdle should be conquered within 30 years.Supermarkets are within reach.Car dealerships must change.Local banks must return.Power supply must return.Hotels must remain largely local and measures in place to ensure a percentage of profit is paid to the staff,one of whom should sit on the board.Linkages with the agri and aqua sectors must be ordained,sine qua non.Every Bajan must have a piece of the pie but this pie must be 95% share held by black Bajans.This 500 year experience has been too long.Balcks have rights and own this space by their input over the centuries and have only got the crumbs to show for their labour,intelligence and ingenuity.Full control is now the next frontier.Friends of all,satellites of none.

  8. Old Baje Avatar
    Old Baje

    We are all racist to varying degrees because our culture and language is racist. It’s something we have to work on every day. Hoad’s articles are not helpful in this regard.

  9. Heather Avatar
    Heather

    @ ac it does not speak well for the Nation that I have found something so controversial in their newspapers since you stated that I have raised hell.

  10. David Avatar
    David

    @Gabriel

    How will the transformation occur if the Opposition has tabled no proposals to support? What change we fight for let us do it with dignity. Let us use our education as you suggest to fashion the best country for our children.

  11. David Avatar
    David

    @Old Baja

    Perhaps you mean we all have prejudices formed from how we have been socialized.

  12. Old Baje Avatar
    Old Baje

    Yes. Prejudices.

  13. ac Avatar
    ac

    NO Heather ! it does not speak well of you that you would rather use racist banters to bring about change than actively generating an advocacy of the changing of laws. The article is a copy cat of trumpism speak with a deliberate assumptions of racism to create further division only absent is a call of deportation

  14. Walter Blackman Avatar
    Walter Blackman

    Gabriel July 3, 2016 at 5:26 PM #
    “The last frontier is economic and the march is on.With the added tool of information,that hurdle should be conquered within 30 years.Supermarkets are within reach.Car dealerships must change.Local banks must return.Power supply must return.Hotels must remain largely local and measures in place to ensure a percentage of profit is paid to the staff,one of whom should sit on the board.Linkages with the agri and aqua sectors must be ordained,sine qua non.Every Bajan must have a piece of the pie but this pie must be 95% share held by black Bajans.This 500 year experience has been too long.Balcks have rights and own this space by their input over the centuries and have only got the crumbs to show for their labour,intelligence and ingenuity.Full control is now the next frontier.Friends of all,satellites of none”

    Gabriel,
    I agree with your comments. However, if I had to be forced to talk about 95%, I would say that 95% of the pie should be held by Barbadians. You simply cannot, and should not, confiscate anything owned by white and non-black Barbadians.

  15. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    Calvin,

    You fool! If you follow BU you will see how all these people violently disagree on other points. We are separate people who happen to agree on this one. Not to be distracted however…..

    Bushie,

    Understand your point about the definition of racist but I do disagree. Besides, Hoad’s perspective especially on issues such as Trayvon Martin’s killing was dangerous. One does not have to take up a gun and shoot a man to have done him harm. One only has to make a would be shooter believe that such a shooting would be appropriate.

    On the other issue, I love and forgive my son. That does not mean I give him a free pass. Jesus loved and forgave but demanded we go and sin no more. It is alright to love but sometimes tough love is what is required. Mandela gave the oppressors a free pass to continue their sinful ways. I admire his intention but his job was not completed. As for King, well he died. Can’t blame him for that, I suppose.

  16. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    David,

    House niggas.

  17. Gabriel Avatar
    Gabriel

    Walter
    Confiscate?No way in Barbados.Blacks are beginning to move in on commercial activities.Blacks have begun to market successfully, their goods and services.Gradually,blacks will make it their mantra to support their own only.That will bring about all the changes required to break the final yoke.It must happen.The young and educated are asking questions.They will make a difference.Its only a matter of time.Right now some black professionals are running certain big businesses and driving hard bargains,making sure their employers are afforded every advantage available.One day,it will dawn on them they can use that same expertise in their own interest.

  18. Heather Avatar
    Heather

    @ ac social justice refers to promoting a just society by challenging injustice, the distribution of wealth, opportunities, privileges and it values diversity within a society.
    It can be achieved by not only changing laws but changing the way people think and influencing the public. Weekend satirical fodder may influence some people enough to become the truth and be viewed as another opinion.

  19. Calvin Avatar
    Calvin

    @Donna. You know who you are, that’s why you couldn’t leave the bait….you and the ten other monikers you use for cover all to contaminate the place in support of your plot (to be revealed soon)and to deliver the 10 different people living in your head

  20. Well Well & Consequences Avatar
    Well Well & Consequences

    Walter…confiscate is so yesteryear. …much more fun and satsfying to see blacks move in and take back through their strengh of intellect what is their birth right.

    What confisicate what…that word would only impress the minority rednecks.

  21. Colonel Buggy Avatar
    Colonel Buggy

    Gabriel July 3, 2016 at 5:26 PM

    What we need is a great big melting pot
    Big enough to take
    The world and all it’s got
    And keep it stirring for a hundred years or more
    And turn out coffee coloured people by the score
    (Melting Pot by Blue Mink)

    Similarly if we take all the money in Barbados,from the rich as well as the poor, put it in a great big pool. Then give each person in Barbados an equal share, in quick short time , the Cows, The Bizzies, the Bjerkhams, the Adams,the Leroy Parises , the Rams and the Abeds and Massys , would be back in the same position as they were before the equal pay out. We as a people do not know to hold and protect our money and investments.

  22. Freedom Crier Avatar
    Freedom Crier

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  23. Heather Avatar
    Heather

    @ ac, I am done. All the questions that you have about racism should be directed at Mr. Hoad. I merely questioned what he wrote.

  24. Freedom Crier Avatar
    Freedom Crier

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  25. BaJan boy Avatar
    BaJan boy

    Real senseless discussion to a very intellectual and well written article. Thanks again Heather for your tireless advocacy for a fairer and better Barbados. Unfortunately with people like @ac who continue to get a little of the sweetness without consideration for the suffering masses the task gets even harder. They are those who come out of the tenantry and are ashamed to go back and as result try to create the impression that all is fair and well as they are fine with the status quo. The sad thing about this entire rant about who is racist or otherwise has distracted from the fact that Maloney still gets all the contracts without tender. Government and this one to be specific has abandoned the tendering process and made a mockery of our laws. Can any of you tell me the last time a Government contract was sent out for tender. Listed in the newspapers radio or television and any of you applied and was given a fair hearing. Thes are the things that we need to look at and not allow a jackass like @ac and a few others who also enjoy a few of the low end under the counter contracts without consideration for the future of this country to mislead us. That is exactly what Mia Mottley has been continuously preaching about both underhandedness and the highhandedness of this indifferent administration wthout the support of the masses. She has clearly and categorically stated her intention to ensure a change in that indifference and imbalance the minute she is elected to office and we need to ensure these selfish,indifferent,careless, and money grabbing bandits are completely eradicated from the political landscape of our country for ever.

  26. ac Avatar
    ac

    NO! Heather ac is all for equality ! freedom! justice for all but my mantra speaks of methodology of peaceful means to do away with laws that give some the right of privilege while others still have to beg
    No Heather your way of advocating chaos be it by thought word or deed is a recipe for disaster wrecking havoc undoing the gains of a small nation making recovery an almost impossibility
    Your heart might be in the right place but your recipe of vindictiveness and revenge would not heal but capsized and uproot the fragility of the social and economic gains of this nation.
    You do have a right to pursue any avenue that can bring about justice but what you do not have a right to pursue is a plan of action with extreme fall outs that send shock waves across a entire nation without having a plan for immediate recovery
    As i said before the tones in your articles sends radical messages of extremism messages that are political apparatus for danger built on a framework to destroy.
    As for Mr. Hoad he have a right to free speech but that right can be met with ramifications and a resentment of his words by populace actions by a method of boycotting his products a peaceful method that sends hard and painful lessons to business people with racist intents be there actions by thought word or deed

  27. ac Avatar
    ac

    BajanBoy

    Tell Mia next time she talks about unfair and underhandedness think of the many privileges she was was granted while others peoples of lower class had to pursue roads of dilligence to be accredited ..think of her right of passage to the bar even though there were rules and regulations stating that a specific requirement was indeed necessary for membership to be accredited
    NO indeed to Mia foot soldiers such a privilege should be a guaranteed right of privilege for MIA and it should not matter to those who still have to stand on line and go through the rigorous task to be accredited set aside by rules and regulations

  28. BaJan boy Avatar
    BaJan boy

    Such an iliterate and obviously envious comment. Continuing to repeat the ignorance does not make true nor will it make it stick. What you need to do is take off the blinkers and use some of the free money you got from the fatted calf syndrome and see the people in the hospital that are suffering and cannot get surgeries,the people who can’t afford medication or their utilities won’t get paid, the people who cannot send their children to school where ther at tertiary,secondary or primary level. You and the Dems continue the distractions whilst people in this country suffer. Whether or not she is an attorney is a matter for the judiciary which was already settled that stupid red herring. We all see the beam in the eye of others but never the mope in ours. Just as I said earlier the issue is about Maloney getting all the contracts and none going to tender by this uncaring indifferent government and not about the continued small talk by people people of a similar persuasion.

  29. TheGazer Avatar
    TheGazer

    @Bajan Boy 6:16 – Excellent contribution
    @ac: You have already earned today’s check. You zeroed in and engaged your target and lowered the level of his contribution down to yours. You may not be the same calibre batsman as WB, but you sure can mud wrestle.

  30. silence is consent Avatar
    silence is consent

    Heather July 3, 2016 at 10:31 PM #

    “@ ac, I am done. All the questions that you have about racism should be directed at Mr. Hoad. I merely questioned what he wrote”.

    Heather, oh no you are not, you posted on Face Book Barbados a few short hours ago. You seem to have a mission and ac hits the nail on the head? … This is worth repeating

    ac July 4, 2016 at 6:19 AM #

    NO! Heather ac is all for equality ! freedom! justice for all but my mantra speaks of methodology of peaceful means to do away with laws that give some the right of privilege while others still have to beg

    No Heather your way of advocating chaos be it by thought word or deed is a recipe for disaster wrecking havoc undoing the gains of a small nation making recovery an almost impossibility

    Your heart might be in the right place but your recipe of vindictiveness and revenge would not heal but capsized and uproot the fragility of the social and economic gains of this nation.

    You do have a right to pursue any avenue that can bring about justice but what you do not have a right to pursue is a plan of action with extreme fall outs that send shock waves across a entire nation without having a plan for immediate recovery

    As i said before the tones in your articles sends radical messages of extremism messages that are political apparatus for danger built on a framework to destroy.

    As for Mr. Hoad he have a right to free speech but that right can be met with ramifications and a resentment of his words by populace actions by a method of boycotting his products a peaceful method that sends hard and painful lessons to business people with racist intents be there actions by thought word or deed

  31. ac Avatar
    ac

    BaJan boy July 4, 2016 at 7:03 AM #

    Such an iliterate and obviously envious comment. Continuing to repeat the ignorance does not make true nor will it make it stick.

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

    The above comment renders bare full resemblance and brings to remembrance of what the opposition party has been doing and saying for the past eight years laid out on a platform of selfishness

    friendly reminder

    Yes the issue as you stated is about Maloney !
    Driven on a platform of racist views and envious comments . very seldom does one ever hear the leader of the opposition make mention of the laws which have been silent contributors and active accessories to certain actions perpetrated by Maloney
    Why ? because the leader and the operatives have only one interest to serve and that is their own
    Bringing such facts into public view would not give them the required response of political approval necessary to position them for gain sake
    But rather prefer to take the nation on a roller coaster ride of cherry picking and half truths sandwich between reckless political propaganda
    There is only one Barbados and those who choose to mash up and brek up under a whirlwind of chaos and upheaval in the long run would only have self to blame

    #sow the wind reap the whirlwind

  32. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    Calvin,

    Our regulars know that you are being an idiot.

  33. ac Avatar
    ac

    What i do see is a very deep seated and ingrained form of institutionalized racism towards blacks in general, practiced in the financial institutions ..Rules and regulations that are very restrictive which in my opinion are meant to deny blacks and many people of color relevancy to be active participators for building their own wealth across the board no matter the political affiliation
    That is an area where advocacy should be instructive built and founded and proven evidence indicative of the rules and regulations of these financial institutions which when put in place to be exercised can only satisfy a few while hurting and locking out the majority keeping certain race and color at the bottom of the financial barrel finding it difficult and unable to create meaningful wealth for themselves
    In my opinion there is where the surgery should begin calling on the people and govt to oversee how these financial institutions implement policies that are restrictive methods of funding for those who wants to be upward mobilizers in their wealth and development of their country
    Maloney and those who have benefited from those rules should not be the only ones to be castigated since they did not make the rules but however may be a part or a grouping of those institutions
    Therefore it is for the people who are crying out and feel shut out of a system who needs to be taught full awareness an awareness that speaks of long term goals ,goals that are not tilted or intertwined with political game ploys , but have plans to weed out or shame those institution by using methods that are financial detrimental to these institution sending messages of pain and suffering by the active use of withholding of the monetary funding to those institutions who practiced institutionalized racism
    An efficient exercise that has been used and worked in democracies

  34. TheGazer Avatar
    TheGazer

    @ac
    very good. Sometimes you amaze me.

  35. Well Well & Consequences Avatar
    Well Well & Consequences

    ACs…why dont you get your government to put an end to that disparity, it is a majority black country and ALL the leaders are black. Don’t care how many times Bizzy says otherwise in his delusions, he can’t change that truth.

    You call for Hoad’s products to be boycotted….fine, never used to buy his goat’s milk at the the SuperCentre anyway…boycotting him would give him food for thought and rein him in, for sure…people tend to have a sense of sudden clarity and understanding when their lively hood is at stake on such a very small island with so few people.

    But what about the government putting the business people who practice this stupidity in a black majority country with all black leadership…in their place. The delusion that the population need these rats for business people…is not true. Without the people, businesses will collapse at an alarming rate…as it is, they are all just holding on by a thread, this is the time that they be told to change their attitudes.

    New business people are just waiting to take their place, the current business people are expendable and are not important to the island’s survival. Not to mention they can well support themselves with all the money they have hidden offshore over the decades.

    http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/82873/cash-trap

  36. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    Gazer,

    AC is more than one person. This is the more sensible one.

  37. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    Trouble is that it is ac’s people who are standing in the way of his/her own suggestion.

  38. ac Avatar
    ac

    Donna July 4, 2016 at 10:29 AM #

    AC is more than one person. This is the more sensible one.

    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    Prove what you say in the above comment is true kunckle head

  39. David Avatar
    David

    There are tangible things the government must do to ameliorate the inequality. For example, this government promised that small players would get 40% of the government contracts, a big Fail!

    It also speaks to integrity and credibility. How will there be improvement then?

  40. Freedom Crier Avatar
    Freedom Crier

    They are so many discrepancies in this tread and others on BU about contracts and special being awarded to Whites over others. I know a well-known young man who was in Construction for Ten years as a so-called white person. He worked as an entrepreneur and tended for contracts just like everyone else and was never shown any special favour’s by Government. He risked all and Lost All at the end of the day.

    The only thing left well intact is what he learned and gained by his experience, which no man can take away. He has since started another Business, not in the construction business however he used his knowledge to build his place and not with a great deal of capital either. I certainly wish him well as he learns the principle of Self-Reliance above relying on Government!

  41. ac Avatar
    ac

    David July 4, 2016 at 10:40 AM #

    There are tangible things the government must do to ameliorate the inequality. For example, this government promised that small players would get 40% of the government contracts, a big Fail!
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

    Understood but here again you are implying race as the denying factor for small players NO!

    Question if one look at the economy and the financial strains and burden placed on govt when govt first came into office one can appreciate why govt could have renege or “failed” to facilitate its promises to small players
    First the economy was in a holding pattern and priorities had to be put in place some things had to be cut or taken off the table
    Projects that were first believed to be high performers for further growth and employment had to be abandon or put on hold
    Therefore the govt was in no position to take on additional projects those would give the small business man a 40% percent of the pie
    Some of the projects that mostly everyone is discussing was already in the pipeline for starting when govt came to office
    The promise in the manifest was an indication for a fresh start to help the struggling small player but unfortunately derailed by global factors
    However with a turn in the economy if and when larger projects that govt have on stream soon to be started small players would play a significant role

    # Rome was not built in a day

  42. pieceuhderockyeahright Avatar
    pieceuhderockyeahright

    Assinine Cretin.

    When de fucundity you do not let the intelligent AC comment all the fecundity time?

    Do you not understand that the fecundity people tired of wunna fecundity selves and dat if you continue talking and posting all your fecundity ingrunce dat every one of wunna fecundity seats gone?

    Look how this site demanding wunna fencundity tuh come here and post every fecundity day!!

    You think it is wise that you ingrunt self continue to undermine the intelligent part of Legion with your and Pigrim infantile grammar and green verbs??

    Why you dont go and read a book of two or even go to another website and copy some comments about a pseudo racist and paste them here??

    Steupseee

    Every day you mean that you gine ingrunt up the web site wid you fecundity?

  43. TheGazer Avatar
    TheGazer

    One comment:

    A few have pointed out that it is the government that awards contracts, and not the Mark Maloneys of Barbados: They then suggest the need to focus our energies on government Ministers and not on the Marks of Barbados.

    There is some truth in that statement. However, the Marks of Barbados have become arrogant and enamored of themselves. They have come to believe that they are super business men and now issues threats; threats to civil servants, to stop investors coming to Barbados, and to terminate their employees; essentially threats to ruin the economy if they do not have their own way.

    As the tail has grown too big and is now attempting to wag the dog, it is necessary to monitor and limit the actions of the tail.

  44. David Avatar
    David

    @Freedom Crier

    Your example although unfortunate is at the fringe.

  45. ac Avatar
    ac

    PDYR do i tell you how many stupid poster to display on BU , Why dont you do what you do best or worst and let ac do what pleases ac. are you now become a f.king dictator or a rogue BU policeman steupse

  46. silence is consent Avatar
    silence is consent

    David July 4, 2016 at 12:31 PM #

    @Freedom Crier

    “Your example although unfortunate is at the fringe”.

    Really????

    As for talking about special privileges for whites, I know a very competent Rally Driver, who with the help of another young friend built his car from parts when there was no consideration from Government to waver duties for the Sport, that is the second largest sport on the Island next to Cricket attracting thousands.

    His father worked for one of the largest companies on the island and because no one Son was to shine in the company but the Managing Directors Son, he refused to give backing through this Big Name Company. When the rally driver father went to other companies for sponsorship, they refused because his own Company did not sponsor this capable driver.

    Let me share this young man’s story with you that you may glean his potential; he was once the youngest driver in the Rally Club. His first car was only a desire for better things to come. His first rally he ran it in without spare tires, but did the best he could.

    A few years passed and his passion was relentless. His parents gave him an opportunity with their savings to enter a rally in England, which he placed 20 overall in a new an unknown territory without any family around to support him.

    The next year they sent him back again to England footing the bill because there was no other assistance. This time he entered the Robin Hood Rally (another unknown territory) with a 150 international competitors in a four-wheel drive car, which his parents rented at a cost they could hardly afford.

    He had never driven a four-wheel rally car before and did not have any practice runs before the rally and had a fault coming off the starting line, which would have caused him time.

    That did not deter his spirit to fulfill his passion. At the end of the rally, he placed 2nd overall overcoming obstacles such as not having a fourth gear reverse gear. His family always taught him, “Challenges Make Champions.”

    The press was inquiring if he was sent there to represent his country Barbados because he had a Barbados banner on the car?

    The really sad part of this story is that in a rally in Barbados his car that he built was wretched and because of unforeseen circumstances his parents or himself could not afford to help anymore and this (white) rally driver has been made to sit on the sidelines now as a Spectator for several years now. What a loss to the Sport and to Barbados and especially to himself.

    So please don’t’ believe that Rallying in Barbados is the white people sport! It is according to each mans abilities and the sponsorship that does not favor whites alone.

    However the saga of the story does not end there, his father was DISPLACED from that Big Name Company he worked for and now with him gone, that Company is one of the Largest Sponsor’s of Rallying on the island, sponsoring Four Rally Drivers. Hmmm, MAKES REASON STARE!!!

    So to see that Racism being perpetuated abetted and brought to the boiling point in this country is truly the Saddest Story Of Them All.

  47. de pedantic Dribbler Avatar
    de pedantic Dribbler

    @David, the stark realities of life confirm that there is nothing unfortunate about FreedomCrier’s example, It seems that he presumes that because a man or woman’s starts a business that success is guaranteed. But more specifically the example seems to suggest that success was expected because a white man started a business in Barbados.

    That perspective says everything is there to be said about race in Barbados.

  48. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    Dribbler,

    Wonder of wonders! We agree.

  49. de pedantic Dribbler Avatar
    de pedantic Dribbler

    @Donna, the only wonder is that you are ‘woman’ enough to say so. LOLL. For that I applaud you.

    Bloggers agree on points here more often than not but if they had previously cussed each other its unlikely they acknowledge the agreements.

    Glad to see you acknowledge that you are a member of the grown up table.

    Leave the children’s table for the children….the food fights are so untidy and messy don’t you think…great for the childish minds but debilitating for adults!!!

  50. ac Avatar
    ac

    Silent,,,,,but Perception can become a reality when people see one color getting the better end of the stick while the other end taking the shi.t
    Those are interesting perceptions which cannot be overlooked and most of which are absent of truth
    The story /s which you reference is played out over and over however given not much though as to how both blacks and whites have similar struggles
    however one cannot discount those stories of racism whereby blacks are excluded for obvious reasons other than class or race

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