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Solutions Barbados – from left to right: Robert Toussaint, Grenville Phillips, Julie Chalbaud, Angela Edey, Cherone Martindale, Andrew Banfield and Andre Griffith

Solutions Barbados would like to start announcing its candidates.ย  Anyone who has been able to maintain a business in this economic environment, without Government assistance, has done well.ย  Managing a business for over a decade can help prepare an individual to manage our national economy.ย  Each of the Solutions Barbados candidates that we are announcing today have over a decade of experience, and are willing to represent the people in their constituency in Parliament, and manage the national economy for the benefit of all of our residents and visitors.

We have decided to run because we cannot watch our country decline and simply watch from the side-lines.ย  We are also not prepared to leave our national debt to our children.

Some of our candidates follow.

  1. Grenville Phillips II, Structural Engineer, 25 years of experience โ€“ St George North
  2. Andrew Banfield, Computer Software Specialist, 25 years of experience โ€“ St George South
  3. Benjamin Niles, Building Contractor, 25 years of experience โ€“ St Philip West
  4. Ronald Lorde, Businessman, 21 years of experience โ€“ St Philip South
  5. Julie Chalbaud โ€“ Businesswoman (Photography), 20 years of experience – Christ Church South
  6. Angela Edey, hair specialist, 33 years of experience โ€“ St Michael West-Central
  7. Cherone Martindale, Administrator, 16 years of experience โ€“ St John
  8. Andre Griffith, Computer Specialist, 13 years of experience โ€“ St James North
You may contact Grenville Phillips II at NextParty246@gmail.com for any additional information

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110 responses to “Solutions Barbados Announces Candidates”

  1. Bush Tea Avatar
    Bush Tea

    @ Miller
    So far he has been unable to offer any โ€˜solutionsโ€™ to getting those thousands of acres of once arable land back into profitable production either to earn or save foreign exchange.
    ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
    Oh….
    You were looking for the Messiah..??!! …or Superman…?
    Are you some kind of useless invalid …or baby… looking for a mommy?

    What are YOUR solution to agriculture? …why do you expect that Grenville must have all the answers …so that you can live a happy life?

    Looka … don’t mek Bushie vex yuh!!!

    Grenville is a basic Engineer who wants to help as best he can.
    He did not claim to be a genius …or even a Bushman with a whacker.
    The ‘Solutions’ needed MUST come from ALL sectors of Barbados, ..be discussed and ventilated by all who can contribute, and THEN a consensus (or at least a majority) decision taken on the way forward…..

    The days of prescribed ‘solutions’ from some ‘know-it-all’ are long gone…..
    …unless of course the fella has a whacker …and access to BBE… ๐Ÿ™‚
    LOL
    ha ha ha

    @ Pacha
    Steupsss
    Why must we follow the established fluff and PR glitz…?
    To fool whom….?

    Do you know the directors of Public Workers CU? or COB? …or Massy? … or Emera?
    Lotta shiite….
    What we need is total transparency … not hype.

  2. angela Skeete Avatar
    angela Skeete

    List looks more like a pick from a jury pool .than a serious attempt on placing competence at the head of the list.

  3. Frustrated Businessman aka 'Nation of Laws' my ass. Avatar
    Frustrated Businessman aka ‘Nation of Laws’ my ass.

    Bush Tea April 20, 2017 at 9:18 AM #
    @ Miller
    So far he has been unable to offer any โ€˜solutionsโ€™ to getting those thousands of acres of once arable land back into profitable production either to earn or save foreign exchange.
    ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
    Ohโ€ฆ.
    You were looking for the Messiah..??!! โ€ฆor Supermanโ€ฆ?
    Are you some kind of useless invalid โ€ฆor babyโ€ฆ looking for a mommy?

    What are YOUR solution to agriculture? โ€ฆwhy do you expect that Grenville must have all the answers โ€ฆso that you can live a happy life?

    Viable Bajan solutions exist, what is lacking with this gov’t is communication with anyone but their bribe-payers, will and aptitude.

  4. David Avatar
    David

    @Pacha

    Give Grenville a chance. We all accept that he is a bright fellow. He has said he will disclose the names of his team by May. Once this is done he will obviously continue to execute his strategy. Let us continue to offer critique/feedback with the expectation that there is more to come.

  5. millertheanunnaki Avatar
    millertheanunnaki

    @ Frustrated Businessman aka ‘Nation of Laws’ my ass. April 20, 2017 at 9:46 AM
    โ€œWhat are YOUR solution to agriculture? โ€ฆwhy do you expect that Grenville must have all the answers โ€ฆso that you can live a happy life..โ€

    Miller has a solution. You want him to repeat it for the hundredth time?

    Turn some of those former sugar lands over to the growing of marijuana to satisfy both the local requirements and develop an industry for the production of high value-added goods as found on sale in Amsterdam. It is said a profitable pharmaceutical industry is growing out of mary jane.

    Then not only the miller but many others would have not only a happy but also the high life.

    The Dutch introduced the sugar industry to make Barbados one of the shining jewels in the British economic crown. Why not let the wheel turn full circle?

    What do you say, FB? And you could advise Grenville to copy your proposals.

  6. Vincent Haynes Avatar
    Vincent Haynes

    Miller

    Your point is taken….it would be usefull to hear Solutions talking about Agriculture,Manufacturing and Tourism…..presumably the future planks of our society……..even if it is just to say that he will be tapping into the existing plans x,y or z…..face it no new party needs to come with any new plans as too many exist that need implementation with some tweaks due to the passage of time.

  7. David Avatar
    David

    Solutions Barbados mentions agriculture on its website. There is the opportunity to flesh it out IF the party sees it a priority item because the people don’t see it as one.

    https://solutionsbarbados.com/solutions/

  8. Watson Avatar
    Watson

    A motley crew! I however, can be the brain. My qualifications lecturer in Economics and Critical Thinking Christ The King College London..! I’ve a problem however, I’m a Jamaican married to a Barbadian..!

  9. Hal Austin Avatar
    Hal Austin

    Watson,

    You are more than qualified to comment. Your observations are welcome.

  10. Carson C. Cadogan Avatar
    Carson C. Cadogan

    ”Congratulations to the candidates”

    Isn’t this funny?

    DAVID
    Offering to Solutions

    While fighting tooth and nail to get the CORRUPT Barbados Labour Party elected in sufficient numbers to form the Govt. of Barbados. This is really funny. He is making mock sport at Grenville and his team.

  11. Vincent Haynes Avatar
    Vincent Haynes

    David

    Every time I feel that Solutions can do something for this country,I hit a brick wall.

    How in the name of mother Earth can Agriculture be addressed by just dealing with praedial larceny(long over due) and the monkey menace by such of hand statements without flesh in eight words……..give me a break.

    Are they deaf,do they not know how important agriculture is to the future of this country…..obviously not…..no study of the various recomendations at Graeme Hall,UWI,FAO,IICA or Cardi……BAS would be a waste but the individual farming groups with their expectations is a must……..

    SILENCE no SOLUTIONS………sad.

  12. David Avatar
    David

    @Vincent

    Give the SB gang a chance to flesh out their manifesto/covenant or equivalent. That item must be a placeholder.

  13. Vincent Haynes Avatar
    Vincent Haynes

    David

    When compared to others…..it is the shortest article.

  14. David Avatar
    David

    @Vincent

    Grenville is an engineer who probably engineered that writing with no or little help. Now that he has his team assembled let us see if is beefed up.

    BTW what will happen with Le Penn in France this week? Good help us if we have Trump in America and Penn in Europe.

  15. Vincent Haynes Avatar
    Vincent Haynes

    David

    He should have given it some thought or sought advice.

    Yes this weekend in France will be interesting…..we will see.

  16. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    Agriculture will be on the back burner as long as there is forex to import grapes and iceberg lettuce.

  17. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    @angela Skeete April 19, 2017 at 8:05 PM “First angela skeete demand to see their last five years of tax records”

    Why 5 years?

    Why not their lifetime tax records?

    Should not we know this about ALL candidates?

    After all they are going to be handling billions of OUR money, so they shouldn’t be keeping secrets from us.

  18. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    @Bush Tea April 20, 2017 at 7:53 AM “politicians who come to your door BEGGING you for a vote so that they can be empowered and get a few dollars on the side to put on their motherโ€™s account.”

    Maybe the boys, if they are boys, really love their mummies.

  19. angela Skeete Avatar
    angela Skeete

    i say five years and most likely than not all the candidates would run for cover a lifetime would mean nobody in barbados society would even dare to throw their body in the ring to undergo such scrutiny , in that case i settle for five years of tax records where there is a fair chance of finding an honest soul

  20. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    @Bright Red Cherry April 20, 2017 at 9:12 AM “A party so focus on the economy and the society that Barbados will prosper again, the BLP.”

    Dear Bright Red Cherry: I only guessing. You is a “B” right?

  21. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    @angela Skeete April 20, 2017 at 9:22 AM “List looks more like a pick from a jury pool .than a serious attempt on placing competence at the head of the list.”

    You know that jury pools have the power of life or death over accused?

    Even though we suspect that politicians want to kill us, truthfully they mostly just pI-Iuck us up, especially financially, but when they are done we are still living…if barely…

    Stupssseee.

    So how did we know that Grantley Adams was competent?
    How did we know that Errol Barrow was competent?
    How did we know that Bree St. John was competent?
    How did we know that Tom Adams was competent?
    How did we know that Erskine Sandiford was competent?
    How did we know that Owen Arthur was competent?
    How did we know that Freundel Stuart was competent?

    Or not.

    Until after the fact.

  22. angela Skeete Avatar
    angela Skeete

    The Truth is that we did not know, However i hope you are not trying to compare that lackluster group to the above named mentioned who were a class of untouchables and diamonds among the rough

  23. Caswell Franklyn Avatar
    Caswell Franklyn

    I have no intention of setting a foot in a polling station at the next elections but would change my mind if Grenville promises to investigate and prosecute the corruption that pervades this government.

    Sent from my iPad

  24. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    @angela Skeete April 20, 2017 at 9:22 AM โ€œList looks more like a pick from a jury pool .than a serious attempt on placing competence at the head of the list.โ€

    When the following first expressed an interest in politics by joining a trade union and/or political party, or running for political office they were how old and experienced?:

    Grantley Adams, 36 lawyer
    Erroll Barrow, 29Bernard St. John, 28, lawyer
    Tom Adams, 34, lawyer
    Erskine Sandiford, 30, teacher
    Owen Arthur, 34, economist
    Freundel Stuart, 19, student or teacher

    Not one of them had had decades of experience at running anything.

    If anything I think that the candidates running nowadays (all parties) are too old.

    I’d like to see those people aged 18 to 36 to become politically active.

    I don’t like that we seem to be sliding to a gerontocracy (rule by the old, especially rule by old men)

    Give me again some smart strong young men like Grantley, Errol, Tom, Erskine, Owen and Freundel, and some young women too.

  25. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    And of course Bree St. John who was a 28 year old lawyer when he joined his party.

  26. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    And of course when these contemporaries of Barrow firt expressed political interest they were:

    Forbes Burnham, 26
    Norman Manley, 25
    Pierre Trudeau, 30
    Lee Kwan Yew, 26

  27. angela Skeete Avatar
    angela Skeete

    age have nothing to do with effectiveness , those leaders Grantly ! Barrow etc exhibit leadership skills in their manner and style enough to energize a nation into believing they had the right stuff so far the list or grouping has yet to exhibit any style or manner of leadership enough to energize or galvanize a nations approval

  28. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    And Well Well’s favourite

    Justin Trudeau, a 37 year old teacher

  29. enuff Avatar
    enuff

    Grenville’s policies show he hasn’t a clue. #bushiesueme

  30. Kevin Avatar
    Kevin

    Solutions Barbados plans to confirm their constituencies this week……………………

    What about the other 21 candidates?

  31. Well Well & Consequences Observing Blogger Avatar
    Well Well & Consequences Observing Blogger

    Simple…I dont have a discriminatory bone in my body…lol

  32. Well Well & Consequences Observing Blogger Avatar
    Well Well & Consequences Observing Blogger

    “Iโ€™d like to see those people aged 18 to 36 to become politically active.

    I donโ€™t like that we seem to be sliding to a gerontocracy (rule by the old, especially rule by old men)”

    You do npt want them too old and set in their ways of thinking everything they do is right even breaking the law and allowing lawbreakers to enrich themselves pff the majority without consequences. .

    Fruendel the Fraud and the Cahill scam comes to mind, talk about an old fool.

  33. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    @Well Well & Consequences Observing Blogger April 20, 2017 at 9:00 PM “Simpleโ€ฆI dont have a discriminatory bone in my bodyโ€ฆlol”

    Don’t mind you.

    We know that you love Justin real, real bad.

    Lol

  34. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    @Caswell Franklyn April 20, 2017 at 7:27 PM “I have no intention of setting a foot in a polling station at the next elections”

    Why not?

  35. nextparty246 Avatar
    nextparty246

    Dear All:

    Next week, we plan to announce the next batch of candidates, with their constituencies. We also plan to start announcing the Ministry that each candidate will shadow โ€“ which will be the likely Ministry that they will manage.

    On agriculture, farmers normally complain that the theft of crops by humans and monkeys are principal reasons why they give up, which leads to unproductive land. If we accept that this is a root cause, then our proposed solutions to address these issues should result in significant improvements.

    Best regards,
    Grenville

  36. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    Theresa May was 36 when she first sought elected office, although she was not elected until 5 years later.
    David Cameron was 35 when he was first elected to Parliament
    Gordon Brown 32
    Tony Blair, 30
    John Major 36
    Margaret Thatcher 34
    James Callaghan, 33
    Harold Wilson, 29

    Barack Obama was first elected when he was 36
    Bill Clinton was 33 when he was elected Governor of Arkansas
    George W. Bush was 32 when he first ran for elected office
    Jimmy Carter was 39 when first elected to political office
    Gerald Ford, 36
    Richard Nixon, 34
    Lyndon Johnson, 29
    John F. Kennedy, 29

    I don’t know how and when we have come to believe that politics is about what old men think, and about what old men want, and about what old men believe.

    Bring on some young people do.

  37. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    Australia has had a 20 year old MP
    Canada has had a 19 year old MP
    Germany an 18 year old, who was politically active from age 13
    Uganda a 19 year old
    The United Kingdom a 23 year old
    Martijn van Dam, became a city councilor in Holland at 20, an MP at 25 and a Cabinet Minister at 37

    And so on, and so on.

    We want some young people.

  38. Hal Austin Avatar
    Hal Austin

    Simple Simon,
    Barbados gave the vote to 18 yr old in 1963, 54 years ago and before countries such as the UK, since then we have remained still. We have lost confidence in our education system. Our leaders are telling us by their policy inertia that a 16 yr old of today is not as informed as an 18 yr old 54 years ago. Scotland gave the vote to 16 yr olds in the Referendum.
    That alone tells us all we want to now.. Barbados is going backward

  39. David Avatar
    David

    @Grenville

    Based on what you have updated to your website the humble recommendation is that you need to revsit.

  40. nineofnine Avatar
    nineofnine

    @ nextparty246

    Your visibility is on the rise, can we also see what SB policies are in relation to foreign policies written in Treaties, Memorandums of Understanding ET AL, that have this country in “choke holds”?

    Should SB grab Government then to find that these documents rule the system and realize that you have to function by them, good intent is thwarted, then what?

    IT IS PERTINENT TO ADDRESS THIS SENARIO.. if not be prepared to ride with the tide and it will be same old, same old.

    Then there are the stealth ops.

    Do the research now, and communicate.

  41. David Avatar
    David

    This submission updated with group photo (more to come) and constituencies. Looks like Grenville will be taking out Gline Clarke?

  42. millertheanunnaki Avatar
    millertheanunnaki

    @ Hal Austin April 21, 2017 at 1:51 AM
    โ€œBarbados gave the vote to 18 yr old in 1963, 54 years ago and before countries such as the UK, since then we have remained still.โ€

    We donโ€™t want you to go into any fit of paranoia and interpret our query as trying to bully you in any way.

    But are you cocksure about the authenticity of your claim that age of eligibility to vote was 18 in 1963 even before Independence?

    If that is a verifiable fact then Barbados was way ahead of her motherland. And all along we were under the impression such a far-sighted proposal was implemented from the 1971 general elections.

    So why not let Google be your friend (for the first time) and put this difference in โ€œfactsโ€ to rest.

    We know Barbados always punched above its weight when it came to the introduction of utilities like the distribution of potable water and electricity (telephone too) to improve its economic infrastructure but this โ€˜boldโ€™ move so early after adult suffrage is indeed cause to reinforce the image of EWB as a man with far-sighted vision ably aided in seeing the light by no other than W A C.

  43. Hal Austin Avatar
    Hal Austin

    Miller,
    Yes. The age of majority as reduced before the UK – in Barbados long before 1971. In fact, in one of my Notes…I referred to the lost of confidence in our educational system.

  44. Caswell Franklyn Avatar
    Caswell Franklyn

    Next week, we plan to announce the next batch of candidates, with their constituencies. We also plan to start announcing the Ministry that each candidate will shadow รขย€ย“ which will be the likely Ministry that they will manage.

    Grenville

    Ministers are not supposed to manage ministries. That is the job of the Permanent Secretary.

    Sent from my iPad

    >

  45. Bush Tea Avatar
    Bush Tea

    @ Caswell
    It just shows the dilemma that we (Grenville) face at this juncture.

    The PS is supposed to manage the ministries….BUT..
    This has not been the case now for over a decade. The current lot was selected, trained and appointed specifically to walk around behind the ministers like poodles.

    What would a new dispensation do?
    Hand management over to the very same poodles???

    There needs to be a transition period where proper management is hired to do the CORRECT jobs of the PS, but in the meantime, in particular considering the GRAVE fiscal situation, some strong, harsh measures will need to be taken by well meaning persons…

  46. Caswell Franklyn Avatar
    Caswell Franklyn

    Bushie

    You are so right. Permanent secretaries and other managers in the Public Service are now mostly weak political yardfowls who could not manage a snow cone cart. That is why some ministers, who started their tenure as paupers, became super rich in five short years. Most of them could easily be replaced but that requires a person who knows the rules. But before you get carried away Bushie, that person is not me; I am already occupied.

    Sent from my iPad

  47. Well Well & Consequences Observing Blogger Avatar
    Well Well & Consequences Observing Blogger

    If Grenville can ban yardfowlism totally from the landscape of Barbados, particularly in every layer of government ministries, introduce meritocracy instead….ban yardfowls and their idiocy, permanent secretaries work for taxpayers, they should not be yardfowls for government ministers…..

    ……and find actual work for ministers to do instead of those lying photo ops………that is a step in the right direction.

  48. Vincent Haynes Avatar
    Vincent Haynes

    nextparty246 April 20, 2017 at 11:24 PM #

    On agriculture, farmers normally complain that the theft of crops by humans and monkeys are principal reasons why they give up, which leads to unproductive land. If we accept that this is a root cause,
    …………………………………………………..

    Grenville

    They are not the root cause,they are simply 2 of the myriad problems confronting the Agricultural sector……why dont you get whoever will be responsible for Ag. ministry to have discussions with all the Ag. players in Bim as well as read up on the many plans for the restructuring of this important area.

    Unless you like some other misguided souls see no future in Agriculture…..I no longer have a stake in Ag. but will strongly suggest to you not to discard it,which you will be doing if you only concentrate on those 2 areas above.

  49. bajans Avatar
    bajans

    I voted in Barbados when I was either 18 or 19. It was sometime between 1965 and 1967. I skipped the island in ’67.

  50. Hal Austin Avatar
    Hal Austin

    Bajans

    You are right. I do not want to be held to 1963 (the year the QEH opened), but it was certainly before the UK. I should know.
    I remember when the UK gave the vote to 18 yr olds in the early 1970s, I had two bragging rights: the vote at 18 and the quality of the Transport Board; one is now a mess occupying prime land in the heart of the city, and the other is a static example of how our educational system has gone.

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