Submitted DAVID A. COMISSIONG,Citizen of Barbados
During his presentation in the Budget debate, Minister Donville Inniss claimed that the Chief Town Planner had already dealt with and given approval (“with conditions”) to an application to construct a 15 storey Hyatt Hotel at Carlisle Bay. (I,personally, harbour serious doubts about this, and I hope that the Chief Town Planner will soon issue a public statement and clear the air about this matter,)
The Minister also claimed that some of the conditions attached to the Chief Town Planner’s approval were being appealed against, and that the appeal was being addressed “at the highest level”. ( Just imagine that! They are appealing against “conditions” allegedly imposed by the Chief Town Planner! And one assumes that the phrase “at the highest level” refers to the Prime Minister Barbados – Mr Freundel Stuart.)
Mr Inniss also claimed that an “Environmental Impact Assessment”, a heritage impact assessment, a traffic study, a geotechnical survey, a marine survey and a geophysical survey were all carried out, as part of the processing of the said application.
It is against the background of these surprising and expansive claims that I would now like to draw the following matters to the attention of Minister Inniss and the people of Barbados:-
(1) Sections 17 and 18 of the Town and Country Planning Act, Chapter 240 of the Laws of Barbados stipulate that – “The Chief Town Planner shall keep, in such manner as may be prescribed, a register containing such information as may be prescribed, with respect to applications for planning permission made to him, including information as to the manner in which such applications have been dealt with”…… and …….. “Every register kept …..shall be available for inspection by the public at all reasonable hours”.
(2) As recently as Wednesday 3rd August 2016 (some 8 days after Mr Mark Maloney publicly declared that he would be beginning construction of the Hyatt Hotel in two months time) I visited the Town and Country Planning Office , consulted the Public Register, and discovered that Visions Development Inc. (Mark Maloney’s company) had filed the relevant application on 30th March 2015 under reference number 0445 / 03 / 2015B, and that the section of the Public Register which deals with “Consultations” carried out in relation to the application, as well as the section which records the “Decisions” made in respect of the said Application, were both BLANK!
(I would urge members of both the News Media and the Barbadian public to go to the Town and Country Planning Office and scrutinize the Public Register for themselves. BU emphasis)
(3) A legitimate “Environmental Impact Assessment” (EIA) CANNOT be carried out in secret – unknown to the Barbadian public– and without the participation and input of the people of Barbados , particularly the participation and input of the people who reside in the communities closest to and most affected by the proposed hotel! And to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, the people of Barbados were never given public notice of and invited to participate in any Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) pertaining to the proposed 15 storey Hyatt Hotel! Indeed, not even one single Town Hall meeting has been held about this matter!
(4) The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) outlines the critical role of public participation in an Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) as follows:-
“Public involvement is a cornerstone of the EIA process. A requirement to make information available to the concerned public and seek their views and comments helps ensure that EIA procedures are implemented in an open, transparent and accountable manner. Public scrutiny also encourages the preparation of robust and defensible EIA studies and reports. In addition, information and inputs from the public have proven useful at various steps in the EIA process, including scoping, impact identification, examination of alternatives and planning of mitigation measures. Finally, the inclusion of public views and comments in the decision-making process promotes equitable and informed choice……… At a minimum, the EIA process should provide for public notification, disclosure of information on a proposal, access to EIA documentation and comment by affected and interested parties on scoping and EIA reports. In addition, the procedures for public consultation should allow for all interested and affected parties to express their views. EIA procedures for implementing public involvement in accordance with international good practice will emphasize “active” rather that “passive” engagement of stakeholders, beginning early in the process of continuing throughout.”
The people of Barbados in general, and the people and organizations of the Bridgetown and Bay Street communities in particular, must therefore be fully informed about the proposed project, and must be afforded an opportunity to participate fully in an Assessment of its likely or potential impacts on such issues as Barbadians’ continued access to and enjoyment of the beach; implications for the animal, plant and marine life of the beach; Bridgetown’s designation as a UNESCO world heritage site; issues pertaining to sewage disposal, possible damage to neighbouring buildings, and urban congestion; and its implications for the overall environmental well-being of the City of Bridgetown.
As a result of the foregoing, I now hereby put Mr Donville Inniss and Mr Mark Maloney on notice that any effort to commence construction of a massive 15 storey Hyatt Hotel at Carlisle Bay without subjecting the proposal to a rigorous and comprehensive LEGITIMATE Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) that provides for suitable notification of and input by the people of Barbados will, in all likelihood, be met with a challenge in the Law Courts of Barbados .
208 responses to “A Legal Challenge to the HYATT HOTEL is Looming”
@ Heather asked ” is there any beach in Barbados that you frequent?”
Want to meet me at one of them?
@Hants lol. One of these days!
First Comisiong open the argument contending that bajans would have no beach access yaddie yaddie yadddie that was some what shot down as frivolous and contentious with no sound reason of value and no proof whatsoever to claim such of a happening in barabados.
Then his next argument was the continuation of piercing the hears and soul of barbadians with another unfounded allegations ‘Open windows” which by all accounts where there already open windows the land area would be too small to occupy a small medium or a large size hotel
As to save the best for last he tries intimidation as a place of last resort not mindful of the fact that the Hyatt has for many years been in the corporate world and by all accounts have a stellar record and impeccable record of donig all kinds of corporate deals through out the world without ever being accused of breaking govt laws
Now pray tell why would Hyatt become reckless and careless and take a chance to undermine its brands and reputation for a small stake on a 166sq.miles island , The chances of any such thing happening is between slime and none, maybe just maybe in the world in which Comissiong pedals his political stock such actions of misconduct and recklessness would give sufficient reasons to form a distrust
Commissiong is going to shut down yall scams and lies against the people ACs….just watch and weep…
just like yuh all still trying to find the corruption evidence against govt and cahill yaddie yaddie yaddie
signed
still waiting watching to see
I remember the then DLP opposition, especially Denis Kellman, was highly critical when the old Hilton Hotel was about to be demolished by controlled implosion on October 25, 1999. Ignoring the fact that the original Hilton, which was opened on November 27, 1966, needed refurbishing, the DEMS continued to criticize the project until after the new resort was opened on June 6, 2005.
The DEMS were also CRITICAL of Sugar Hill, Royal Westmoreland, Sandy Lane Golf Club, Water Hall Polo Club, Port St. Charles and when Owen Arthur broke the ground, in February 2006, to commence construction of the $1B Apes Hill Development Project (a joint venture between local and foreign investors), as well as the number of private villas and condominiums constructed on the West and South coasts.
[Yes, Stuart, there were more than the 3 you alluded to in parliament a few nights ago].
The then BLP administration was heavily criticized by the DLP opposition for facilitating the “planting” of hotels and villas and retirement villages with associated golf courses and facilities, rather than sugar cane. They also expressed concern about “the availability of land in our small country and the development of large-scale projects by foreign capital alone or in tandem with local financing.”
An emotional argument, designed to prey on the sentimentality of Barbadians for the benefit of individuals whose primary interests were political, to wit, “Barbados was being sold out to rich white foreigners, at the expense of ordinary Barbadians,” became the “buzz word” of the day.
Arthur explained those hotel and tourism related projects were geared at earning foreign exchange and generating employment. Ironically, Sealy expressed a similar view to justify the recently announced hotel projects.
Therefore, based on the DLP’s criticisms, one could reasonably conclude the DEMS were of the opinion foreign direct and local investments, earning foreign exchange, economic growth and employment were NOT IMPORTANT in those days.
Early in 2007, Royal Westmoreland produced a promotional video, which also showed black Barbadians serving white guests, and this caused the topic of racism to “raise its ugly head.”
Perhaps Donville and his colleagues did not believe their criticisms of white investors “building properties for the rich and famous to be served by black Barbadians” as “the opposition playing the race card.”
Ironically, the DLP who are DEFENDING the concessions given to Sandals, were HIGHLY CRITICAL of the generous concessions the Owen Arthur administration GRANTED to the Ape Hill project.
There are no fundamental DIFFERENCES between BLP and DLP POLITICIANS and their YARD-FOWLS.
“”David August 21, 2016 at 8:43 AM #
@Dee Word
It was interesting that David cautioned a blogger above for making overt personal references to Inniss. I thought David was right to do so.”
I hope this discriminatory in my view action was not taken under pressure because over the years this forum has entertained such inflammatory and salacious gossip/comment about other persons – Leroy Parris, Mia Mottley Eg- without any attempts to silence the perpetrators.
Excellent post at 12.16 am Arta Excellent post . required reading for DLP apologists and the opposition who seem unwilling or unable to defend their legacy. This Government is so proving itself to be so poor when Mr Stuart the man who said in response to the laying off of thousands of workers that when he checked the dictionary that temporary meant not permanent now at a DLP yard fowl forum claiming credit for a decision now made in arrears to appoint persons to the public service which was passed in Parliament eight years ago. To hear Mr Stuart pontificating on DLP Tv last night would give the uninformed the impression that this was an initiative of his administration to redress the wrongs meted out to public servants.
Good morning Sir i hear your reasoning as to why the dlp has no footing to criticize the opposition concerns for the Hyatt project but for what it is worth so far the hue and cry has not come from the blp although their might be a level of suspicion that the that messenger could be the front man for the blp carrying the message ..be that as it may most of the criticism has been leveled against Comissiong
In any case going back to the opposition i would state that the leader has in the past and now present shown that her object in most budget debates has always been those to shoot first and let the bullet fragments fall all over the place as in the case of the hyatt when she made misleading or gave misinformation about the projects planning without having all the facts .
http://www.barbadostoday.bb/2016/08/21/comissiong-threatens-legal-action-against-hyatt-project/
Ha, ha, ha..
The Hyatt corporate headquarters have to know that the owners of the island, the people…who is not the bribetaking government ministers or crooked Maloney….were not consulted about the Hyatt project, their views were not taken into consideration and they have not given permission. ..nor was the project given permission by Town Planning yet.
Who the hell Dumbville think he is, what is so hard about holding a consultation with the people, the voters and taxpayers who pay his salary.
Yall useless liars.
Someone has to put a stop to the stupidity of politicians and government ministers on the island, this can only be done by a civic minded attorney with a vast knowledge of the island’s laws which are being repeatedly broken by the likes of Maloney, Cow, Bizzy, Parris, Harris, Bjerkham, Tempro et al and most of the ministers and politicians…those who are not directly involved continue to give their consent to the unlawful, criminal activities by these crooks. …by their silence.
It has to be brought to an end, one way or the other.
Well Well & Consequences August 22, 2016 at 6:56 AM #
“Someone has to put a stop to the stupidity of politicians and government ministers on the island, this can only be done by a civic minded attorney with a vast knowledge of the island’s laws which are being repeatedly broken by the likes of Maloney, Cow, Bizzy, Parris, Harris, Bjerkham, Tempro et al and most of the ministers and politicians…..”
@ WW&C
JADA has “imported” a number of artisans from St. Vincent to work on the Sandals project. Management’s claim is that they cannot solicit an adequate number of Barbadian artisans for this project. Their claim may be “technically” correct if one does not take into consideration that JADA is prepared to break Barbados’ labour laws as it relates to of remuneration.
In actuality, the “DEARTH” of local workers is as a result of this construction company being adamant in paying Barbadian artisans BELOW the AVERAGE DAILY RATE.
For example, JADA is prepared to pay a labourer $60 per day, $20 less than the legitimate daily rate of $80. Additionally, they want, for example, a carpenter or a mason to also undertake labourer duties, for the same rate of pay per day.
Add CHEAP LABOUR to Sandal’s list of generous concessions.
But you know when anyone dares mention “Sandals” or “Butch Stewart” in this forum, the resident consortium of yard-fowls “get into a tizzy” and respond with absolute nonsense.
@ Artax
Seriously Boss!!
…what kind of ‘wages’ did you expect to be paid on a plantation?
Steupsss…
…and when AC, Dumbville and the other jackasses bend over backwards to spoil the environment with the Hyatt monstrosity – what kind of wages do you HONESTLY think will be offered in THAT plantation….
… they will probably bring in Indian workers at $40 per day…
balance August 22, 2016 at 3:41 AM #
“This Government is so proving itself to be so poor when Mr Stuart the man who said in response to the laying off of thousands of workers that when he checked the dictionary that temporary meant not permanent now at a DLP yard fowl forum claiming credit for a decision now made in arrears to appoint persons to the public service which was passed in Parliament eight years ago.”
@ balance
Freundel Stuart’s legacy will be recorded as him being the worst prime minister Barbados has ever had. His supporters often say he is a man of thick moral fibre.”
However, after claiming fame for appointing the temporary civil servants when such APPOINTMENTS were MANDATORY under a LAW ENACTED in 2007, (as Sinckler said in the budget) “during the dying days of the BLP administration,” is enough PROOF that this man is a fraud.
As events unfold daily in this island, Bushie’s analogy between our willingness to readily accept projects, even under circumstances where a lack of transparency is blatant, and prostitution is becoming more and more evident.
“In actuality, the “DEARTH” of local workers is as a result of this construction company being adamant in paying Barbadian artisans BELOW the AVERAGE DAILY RATE.”
Art…that is Philip Tempro and Bjerkhams nasty doings, they are wannabe massas, Temoro coukd nit do it without Bjerkhams’ consent, since for works for him.
Yet Bjerkham is the same parasite the cabal of crooks and bribetakers squatting in parliament, put in the central bank to destroy everything…and they all think intelligent people will sit idly by and let them roll back all the gains people had to earn over the decades.
Ya know the intent by government and the business people is to destroy the self-confidence of black majority bajans and turn them into head nodding slaves….again.
As for the bottom feeding pimps and yardfowls, they should all be taken out at 4 in the morning…and hung.
Art…that is Philip Tempro and Bjorn Bjerkhams nasty doings, they are wannabe massas, Tempro could not do it without Bjerkhams’ consent, since he works for him.
HaHaHa speaking of spoiling enviroment Barbadians are the worst offenders one does not have to look long and hard in the gullies and along the same Brownes beach shore line to see the damage inflicted on tge envuroment when barbadians deliberately throw their garbage in those opened spaces
However when one wants to be argumentative and opposing one would resort to garbage with wild accusations that of Hyatt as not environmentally friendly
Not surprising that such wild accusations are spoken from the mouth of a johnnie whose only role in the development of barbados is that of labelling the country as a nation of brassbowls.Well..Well.Well
Ya know the intent by government and the business people is to destroy the self-confidence AND sekf-esteem of black majority bajans and turn them into head nodding slaves….again.
It’s left to see if Mia and her ministers will also practice the same nastiness, in collusion with the same criminals for business people, against black majority bajans….again.
A court challenge is the only way to make sure everything that was supposed to be done prior to construction actually was. It wouldn’t have come to this if the government would have been transparent with it’s citizens. In addition guarantees should be in place in the form of cash in a deposit to the Central Bank to make sure the entire project is completed, and approved which will be returned without interest, and that interest being returned to the general fund. No government personnel, or their family, or their relatives can profit by any connection with any part of construction, and if discovered would have to resign their position, and an election to replace them in government would require a vote by the people of either a B, or D candidate.
Look racechorse stop braying sh.it.yuh think that Hyatt is small drop store yuh find on swan street do a google search of Hyatt which would educated your politically poisoned mind as to who these developers/ investors are .
I can guarantee u that the Hyatt brand being scrutinized in this market is laughable as there are graded one if the favourable corporations for buying of stock by the small investor and really when Comissiong tries putting Hyatt feet to the fire one would recognize that the sourcing of his influence is typical political opportunism upon which he cam flex his muscles making it a little bit easier to accomplished his political goals
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Good after FC
Do you read what you post?
Did you read was Comissiong posted.
Is he criticising Hyatt which is a hotel management company?
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@ac
You’re the one to talk shite! I know who Hyatt is, and I know how the DLP operates. Google search was the first thing I did. Talk about the cement storage near Brightons, or Coverley. We know what kind of studies the government does, and the yard fowls who promote it…………..
@ David
With the ACs, it’s about defending the DLP at all cost, even if it takes them into the realm of stupidity.
Do the ACs even understand what is being discussed, that’s the question…lol
Why would the ACs even make this about Hyatt, when did that enter their feeble little minds, it’s not about the Hyatt brand, I love their hotels and stay at them when I feel for a high end vacation…
….it’s about the disrespect shown by Maloney to the people on the island thinking he is above the law…it’s about the stomach churning, disgusting local players involved.
It’s about the disrespect shown by the bribetaking government ministers in believing they do not owe the taxpayers an explanation or any consideration when creating these deals behind their backs….that is the issue at hand, the lies being told by Dumbville to the people in the people’s parliament. …like if the people, their feelings and future wellbeing can be ignored and does not matter…it’s about government believing only certain people on the island should be allowed to break any law while others should be prosecuted. …it’s about disrespecting the taxpayers and voters.
Retarded ACs…yall aint tired being dumb.
Well Well & Consequences August 22, 2016 at 1:55 PM #
“Do the ACs even understand what is being discussed, that’s the question…lol…”
@ WW&C
Have you noticed how many “likes” the ACs’ contributions have been receiving recently?”
Perhaps all the ACs and other DLP yard-fowls are using different computers to log onto BU to “like” the shiite they post.
Hahahahahaha!!!!
Speckled fowl no need for u to tell what or how i should comprehend. The fact being that the project ownership is that of Hyatt .therefore even if Comissiong does not directly attack the Hyatt corporation the underlying questions and facts still have a bearing to the developers plans taking in mind that Commissiong questions to govt is as equally important and relevant to the hyatts plans for the building of the hotel
If there was any doubt whatsoever that you are a jackass of a very high order you sealed it with your last comment.
http://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article90370.html
#comeforyuhgrain
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Is that the best retort u can deliver name calling seems to be part of your repetoire when all else fails. Now get back to the drawing board and come up with something original knucklehead
david are u still here i cant hear you knuckled head ..chuckle
No AC I hear the toilet bowl flushing, you just must have finished bathing…………….
De Ole man dun tell wunna dat BU got dem running like if dem got de bowels.
They have been instructed to “support AC on the site” and to provide as many likes as possible for them.
Apparently their people in the Diaspora start saying that people sending them links to read BU articles that show how incompetent the government is.
Ok leh de ole man tell wunna how a blog item does wuk.
Item A. About the Inept DLP Government. Immediate instruction is “(Try to) Post a Red Herring Item about B – Reparations or something emotive to detract from the DLP ineptitude.”
In the instances where there are multiple items posted then a new instruction comes down. “Write about how the BLP did it”
And now, since that BLP did it thing is not working what they did was to enlist Sand Nigger to write about David Come Sing a Song and Communism and Socialism.
But de Honourable Blogmaster close down Sand Nigger so yesterday dem get new instructions in addition to the “Thumbs Up” dem is now giving “Thumbs Down” actively.
Yes, yes yes, I know that them is slow but you got to understand dat Ronald WeJonesing, de man who responsible for dem website and ICT campaign, when he first heard bout thumbs up was said to have said “thumbs up? where is dem going push dere thumbs??” while preening like de hen he is heheheheheheeh.
Apparently somebody get dem private numbers and send dem some uh de posters and dem ent like dat too much heheheheheheh.
Cause dem reason AND CORRECTLY SO “if dem disgusting and treasonous posters cud get sen to me, you cud imaging if dem get sen to me cuntstituents”
AG Nitwit Brafwit and Ronald WeJonesing is trying to get to the bottom of the matter so doan back none uh dem….
ART…only their fellow clueless pimps and yardfowls can misunderstand everything, so they gotta agree…lol
Hear the ACs..
“The fact being that the project ownership is that of Hyatt .therefore even if Comissiong does not directly attack the Hyatt corporation the underlying questions and facts still have a bearing to the developers plans taking in mind that Commissiong questions to govt is as equally important and relevant to the hyatts plans for the building of the hotel……”
As guest at Hyatt hotels I personally do not want to see the brand diminished, the corporate headquarters gotta a right to know whom they are getting in bed with, bribetaking government ministers, the bribers, Bizzy, Maloney, Bjerkham to name a few, will not only bring scandal to the Hyatt brand, but the fact that neither the government ministers or the business people who signed on to the Hyatt deal have any respect for the majority black population who will be instrumental in the success of the Hyatt brand, the corporate office will need to protect the brand from the various scandals associated with the bribing by the business people who signed the deal of the government ministers responsible for getting town planning approval for the building of the hotel.
Yall can chew on that tonight.
ole man wuh yuh rambling about stay off them long goose neck bottles not good fuh u to be hallucinating this time of the day
racehrse August 22, 2016 at 5:58 PM #
No AC I hear the toilet bowl flushing, you just must have finished bathing…………….
you must have real big ears
http://ct.weirdnutdaily.com/ol/wn/sw/i57/2/3/15/wnd_ea23a9a5ebac30e8fbaf2085f5cde58e.jpg
Some of you have the monotonous ability to reduce the most serious topic to crap.
david this one for you
http://img.memecdn.com/i-amp-039-m-batman_c_2885205.webp
Lol…looks like a hot button got pushed.
When the Hyatt Centric Carlisle Bay, Barbados, opens it will gave 237 rooms spread across roughly three acres of waterfront.
The property will be located on Carlisle Bay’s Brownes Beach, adjacent to the capital city of bridgetown.
The property will have a restaurant, pool bar and grill, cafe, full-service spa, fitness center, outdoor pool, kid’s club and 6,135 square feet of meeting space.
The hotel will be built by Vision Developments.
http://www.hotelmanagement.net/development/hyatt-centric-to-open-its-next-property-barbados
Like it or not…….
http://www.globaltravelerusa.com/hyatt-centric-heads-for-barbados/
I notice, from last Sunday, an increase in the amount of thumbs UP for the ACs comments on BU, the DLP leader speech must have instigated more yardfowls
@ David Comissiong
You stated and i re-quote “The people of Barbados in general, and the people and organizations of the Bridgetown and Bay Street communities in particular, must therefore be fully informed about the proposed project, and must be afforded an opportunity to participate fully in an Assessment of its likely or potential impacts on such issues as Barbadians’ continued access to and enjoyment of the beach; implications for the animal, plant and marine life of the beach; Bridgetown’s designation as a UNESCO world heritage site; issues pertaining to sewage disposal, possible damage to neighbouring buildings, and urban congestion; and its implications for the overall environmental well-being of the City of Bridgetown.”
What if these vagabonds effect their own version of a EIA, sans any of the expansive requirements of the UN or other agency definitions and EIA scope?
For example when building a house in recent times it behoves the buyer to have a sounding effected for the foundation of the house to ensure that one is not building on what was previously a filled in swamp or land fill in 1850.
Suppose a man is supposed to drill 6 holes that are 25 feet deep but he drills six 2 foot holes and, like the foundation of the Old NIS building on Fairfield Street, feels that to secure foundation might require too deep a sounding, how can you (a) ascertain that he did do what was required and (b) having supplied that confabulation, hold him to any other standard that what he has set for his EIA?
@ Hants
Many a Document of Intent by International Corporations when they are apprised of the irregularities of an administration, have ground to a long term halt, once they become aware of the fact that the normal enabling steps for them to affirm the utilization of their name does not come into any disrepute, HAVE NOT BEEN EFFECTED.
That has happened in a number of WB projects when the WB catches wind of some sleight of hand.
Hyatt is not an idiotic firm and they cannot be hoodwinked by Baloney and his local goons.
The issue of the EIA and this legal issue is enough for a firm that is not a banana republic agency and that is responsible to shareholders IS ENOUGH TO CAUSE THIS PAUSE until they can be totally assured of specific conditions.
Them fellows will walk away at any hint of litigation
@watchman
http://images.clipartpanda.com/smiley-face-thumbs-up-cartoon-yTkeza64c.png
Ya got it Piece…the Hyatt is not a fly by night operation, they been around for decades, have operations in at least 53 countries and do not need bad publicity which will cause them to have to answer to shareholders, because of any petty, small minded, small island crooks.
u got that right! but from my vantage point the leaders of the pack of wild hounds with Comissiong as their side kick are doing their best to derailed the project. Even if the govt tommorow lays out all the plans for the development and building of the Hyatt that would not be enough for the doomsayers and naysayers who up to present day had not offered an iotta of meaningful solutions
So sad to say that Bay street has now become the new political football for those who eyes are set on winning the next election.
In the meantime there are other Carribbean islands who are watching how this all plays out and have an interest in taking of the unwanted spoils which bajans might foolishly refuse at their own peril
This might be only a once in a lifetime chance of recovery for a run down bay street and one which the peoples and businesses occupying baystreet should fight for
@ AC
You should consider that your DLP Masters promise to cut the feed by 25%, therefore,more yard-fowls means less feed for you, your long neck will be no help then , your only chance will be that promises are not kept,
“In the meantime there are other Carribbean islands who are watching how this all plays out and have an interest in taking of the unwanted spoils…”
The other Caribbean island’s leaders would know to engage the people, the voters, the taxpayers whom they work for FIRST, before any such deal is done in any back room, they will know that being arrogant, secretive and telling lies to the people will result in another island getting the opportunity..when the shit hits the fan, as it is for yall now.
Ya can hide and buy land, but ya cant hide and work it.
Yall shouda thought ah that first…lol