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The following was posted to the Poster War Page by BU commenter Sunshine Sunny Shine

mia mottleyMia Mottley, the opposition leader of the Barbados Labour Party, made an appeal with plenty of justifications, why the small 166 square mile 12 Parish island of Barbados should increase its current number of Parliamentarians. This appeal was made at a time when the island is suffering from serious economic problems that have resulted in services being depressed and neglected. It is due, mostly, to the poor management skills of the incumbent deceitful DLP government, and to a large extent, by the policies and poor oversight of government-spending by both political parties.

One would think that with the momentum in favour of the BLP, this fork tongue speaking silly woman would continue to ride on the wave of DLP nonsense and failures that is causing many to look upon the the opposition leader’s BLP party with renewed interest and wide eyes. But, as per usual, this indifferent, but very intelligent woman (I think) has a tendency to lean towards her alternative self that has landed many of the things she think are good into a lot of harsh criticisms. To present an articulate case for more parliamentarians at a time when bajans are very upset with their parliamentary leaders, especially the highminded Prime Minister shows that the Mottley level of confidence is causing her to not think things through, thoroughly. As a result, Mottley’s proposal was given a deserving tongue lashing, as the assumptions drawn is that she must make a way for her people thus ensuring that they can return to feeding at the Treasury trough after 8 lost years.

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192 responses to “The Silly Proposal of Mia Mottley”

  1. Craigg Holder Avatar
    Craigg Holder

    Angela

    Or maybe on how he, as Minister responsible for TCPDO, could approve a 15 story hotel on less than 7,000 square foot of beachfront land WITHOUT a EIA, SIA or HIA?

  2. curious Avatar
    curious

    All of the BLP supporters on this blog for the past seven years have been saying all kinds of things about the Prime Minister and that is expected from citizens of a free and democratic country One person posts an article on Mia and they are now in a frenzy. All over the world Leaders are held up to hard questions for example could Barbados handle the kind of exposure Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump went through to become President. Every action and word were scrutinized

  3. David Avatar
    David

    The BU family really needs to read the BT article. What is the date of the article?

  4. Gabriel Avatar
    Gabriel

    The number of households rather than the numbers in households should be used to determine the number of representatives in the parliament.There should be a return of the parochial system of government,also on the basis of households.

  5. Kevin Avatar
    Kevin

    @ Craigg, that’s what OSA said. And I believe him. Mia didnt dispute it. And Cahill issue will not be a winning one for the BLP. The DLP government listened to the concerns of the people and Barbados and did away with the entire Cahill project without spending a cent. Kudos to them for that. If the BLP did the same thing we would have 35M sitting in the treasury today. Instead the BLP was hell-bent on turning a national park, Greenland, into a dump!

  6. Craigg Holder Avatar
    Craigg Holder

    Kevin

    You referring to the same man who sat down in Parliament and watched the LOTO take 4 of his Cabinet collegues task for going rogue and signing the CAHILL deal when he was the first to sign the agreement unbeknownst to the entire Cabinet?

  7. Craigg Holder Avatar
    Craigg Holder

    I just hope that come Budget Day we don’t witness a spectactular set of fiscally irresponsible measures just to give the DLP a chance to win the next elections.

  8. Hal Austin Avatar
    Hal Austin

    If we are discussing the nature of our democracy, I would suggest that the war between Sparta and Athens be used as a primer of citizenship.
    Reduce the age of majority to 16, give constituents a right to recall MPs, enforce anti-bribery regulations, put a limit on how much an individual could donate to a political party and make it illegal for companies to do so, and outlaw public servants privately involvement with foreign embassies and wealthy individuals and carry audits of the assets and liabilities of all senior civil servants and politicians.
    We need too drain the swamp.

  9. Lorenzo Avatar
    Lorenzo

    kevin what kind of idiot are you.you said the Dlp backed out of ths cahill scam,the one the PM claimed he had no knowledge of,because of public pressure and it would not be an issue in the campaign,what about the finger printing issue and now the hyatt issue,why would these not be successful issues in an Election campaign because you say so.You Dems are amazing.

  10. Craigg Holder Avatar
    Craigg Holder

    Don’t forget Saint John polyclinic, that start at $12M and the final cost is rumoured now be around $40M, a $28M cost over run.

  11. Enuff Avatar
    Enuff

    Bushie
    David the blogmaster can confirm my never ending argument that it is the quality not the system; hence my repeated posts asking for talented individuals to join parties and change them from within. Yes i do talk about regional integration–a topic that is too high for you because it requires sound evidence-based analysis not emotionalism. You’re a fan of fantasy, but then again I am not surprised as after all you are Alice #1 on BU.
    David please locate the full article.

  12. Hal Austin Avatar
    Hal Austin

    Craigg Holder,

    Is anyone going to lose their job because of this gross incompetence over the polyclinic? That is the problem. I am sure s/he will be promoted.

  13. David Avatar
    David

    Did somebody say wastage?
    One of the new trucks bought by BWA

  14. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    @Sunshine Sunny Shine “12 Parish island of Barbados”

    You know that there are 11 parishes right?

    St. Lucy
    St. Peter
    St. James
    St. Michael
    Christ Church
    St. Philip
    St. John
    St. Joseph
    St. Andrew
    St. George
    St. Thomas

  15. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    @Sunshine Sunny Shine May 6, 2017 at 6:55 AM “Mia Mottley in recognition of all that is going on in Barbados, would have to be a complete idiot.”

    I don’t agree with Ms. Mottley’s suggestion, nor with her rationale for increasing the number of Parliamentarians, but she is certainly not an idiot.

    However it is clear that Sunshine Sunny Shine is a semi-literate c0w.

  16. de pedantic Dribbler Avatar
    de pedantic Dribbler

    @David at 3:31 PM re “The BU family really needs to read the BT article. What is the date of the article?”

    WHY exactly?

    If the article has been pulled from public display it’s clear that the author has reconsidered her position or her advisors have done that for her…So it’s a ‘slip of the tongue’ which has been retracted … for now.

    No consternation needed …particularly when the recommendation makes absolutely no practical sense!

    But I was astonished by the audacity of the blogger CraiggHolder’s interpretations.

    According to him Ms. Mottley is recommending that the august group of legislators elected by the people have been so compromised and rendered useless that the nation now needs to ‘select’ another group of persons “from outside of the political party system and for them to be elected Nationally”.

    Really! And how soon would it be before they adopt the same behaviors and practices of the current lot.

    One can say that his remarks were a most subtly insulting damnation of the sitting parliamentarians…graciously done tho. LOL!

    The entire model speaks in Orwellian ‘Animal Farm’ terms; you so aptly noted that it depicts politicians who really do take us for a bunch of jack-asses and idiots.

    @Vincent no straw-men being created. I ascribed a fight against corruption to your posts. It was difficult therefore for me to understand your line of reasoning that supports this thinly veiled BS as something intended to solve anything.

    Ms. Mottley was the AG of Barbados and a major power broker. From that time is there a record of her doing anything remotely resembling aggressive legal prosecution of our system defects or using her power to help disentangle any barriers to representation and voter power!

    Why should we buy this DLP’ type FOI sweet palaver now…just to get sold a ‘lemon’ by the Bees too!

  17. Hal Austin Avatar
    Hal Austin

    You just could not make it up. After nine years of the DLP jokers, the best the leader of the official Opposition can say is she wants more MPs.

  18. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    @Bush Tea May 6, 2017 at 8:02 AM “demon-possessed state”

    A Simple Response: Barbados is not demon possessed, except in your fevered imagination when you neglect to take your medicine.

    @Bush Tea May 6, 2017 at 8:02 AM “she is best known for burning down the prison”

    Ms. Mottley is NOT responsible for the burning of Glendairy Prison. The prison was over crowded for more than a hundred years before the prisoners rightly burned it down. It should have been burned down long before Ms. Mottley was born.

    @Bush Tea May 6, 2017 at 8:02 AM “seeking to legitimise Peter Wickham”

    Peter is not a bag blind bastard like you. His parents were properly married long before he was born.

  19. Craigg Holder Avatar
    Craigg Holder

    de pedantic Dribbler

    How else are you going to change the political system? You think that they are going to vote themselves out of the powerful positions they have had for decades?

    WE ARE SO PISSED OFF WITH WHAT WE HAVE NOW THAT WE ARE WILLING TO EVEN ENTERTAIN A CHANGE, NOW THAT IS SCARY.

  20. Craigg Holder Avatar
    Craigg Holder

    correction

    WE ARE SO PISSED OFF WITH WHAT WE HAVE NOW THAT WE ARE NOT WILLING TO EVEN ENTERTAIN A CHANGE, NOW THAT IS SCARY

  21. Craigg Holder Avatar
    Craigg Holder

    David
    What happen to the BWA water truck? Was anyone hurt?

  22. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    @ Angela and Bush Tea May 6, 2017 at 8:08 AM “When we had Parish Councils and Vestries we had a far more efficient island. Roads etc. we’re well maintained.”

    When there were vestries and parish councils the roads may have been well maintained is Bridgetown and select urban and suburban area.

    But in fact in the country most roads were unpaved cart roads.

    The vestries were collecting money from everybody–even for bicycle licences–and paving roads for only a few.

  23. Craigg Holder Avatar
    Craigg Holder

    The quality and type of the MP’s in the house is a representation of the kind of people their constituents want as representatives. Does anyone out there understand the problem?

    In essence the problem in Barbados is it is not and has never really been meritorious society. People expect to ‘get thru’ by knowing someone or by knowing how to ‘get thru’

  24. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    @Bush Tea May 6, 2017 at 9:15 AM “The reason that Grenville is the ONLY one coming with ANY ideas and public proposals of any substance is that he is the only one without such skeletons in the closet?”

    I don’t know anything about Grenville.

    But aren’t you confusing yourself here?

    Since to have something hidden, means that it is unknown to others.

    If something is hidden how would you know?

    The truth is that none of us know whether or not ANY political aspirant has something hidden.

    Hidden=We don’t know.

  25. David Avatar
    David

    @Dee Word

    You need to give BU some credit.

  26. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    @William Skinner May 6, 2017 at 10:13 AM “I am still waiting on Arthur to publicly state why Mottley is “unfit” to be PM”

    Me too.

    Word on the street is that some people see her as too upper class, too upper income, and not one ‘o we down to earth types who went to the pipe, and went to school barefoot, and were raised in a gap in the village.

    But are these things important?

  27. de pedantic Dribbler Avatar
    de pedantic Dribbler

    @CraiggHolder, this is a blog so we can talk whatever BS we like. But with respect your remarks do not represent CHANGE…they offer a fantasy.

    It is sweet sounding to write that type of stuff but it has NOT a pray of being enacted..moreover it will CHANGE NOTHING.

    What is “elected Nationally” first of all? How does that differ from being elected as a member of St. James Central or St. Lucy or anywhere in Bim.

    Our island is freaking 166 sq miles. There are less that 200K (or how many ever) voting age citizens. What exactly is the different ‘national interest’ that is going to be represented. And how are these folks going to be inured from the same malaise that plagues the current lot!

    The concept is puffery. It simply creates more political largesse and cronyism.

    There is no real foundational change.

    I completely concur with Caswell that the current system needs the teeth of law to bite HARD.

    We cannot seek these changes of mere window curtains and leave the grime inside the room and expect to rid ourselves the air quality problems.

    How did my mum say it again, ah yes… Lime juice can’ spoil vinegar!

    Or more apt when we use Old Spice on a stinking underarm rather than take a bath, it does wear off soon enough and the stink still there!

  28. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    @Pachamama May 6, 2017 at 12:25 PM “The White boys were then with David.”

    Why would you think so?

    Here is what another of the white boys said

    @Thomas Jefferson “Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.”

  29. Vincent Haynes Avatar
    Vincent Haynes

    dpD

    We really are saying the same thing and I agree with Caswell that the law should be allowed to work.

    I do not see the need for a senate but see the need for a local govt. elected by the respective communities.

    As I said from the outset what I had hoped those utterings portended.

    Graig has sort of lost me now with exactly what is being proposed.

  30. Prodigal Son Avatar
    Prodigal Son

    MAM should have quantified her statement by saying that the Senate needs to be abolished which would have made for a wider discussion on reform.

    Listening to the absolute BS that I hear on DLPTV coming out of that chamber, its days should be done.

    Right now with the absolute desimation of Barbados by the DLP, any new government may not be able to buy a brown mint far less increase constituencies………..that sure is a nonstarter.

    Maybe MAM’s idea is a understandable but BAD timing………….

  31. Vincent Haynes Avatar
    Vincent Haynes

    Prodigal Son May 6, 2017 at 5:41 PM #

    None of us have heard or seen the full statement……until such time the jury is out.

    I have given my hopes of a local govt, like you I would get rid of the senate and reduce the house to 13 seats(11 parishes plus2)

  32. Sunshine Sunny Shine Avatar
    Sunshine Sunny Shine

    Simple Simon

    Its that all you got? I am more illiterate then that but I certainly do not steal from the pooor to make the rich richeeer. You should also check to see if the grammar and punctuation are correct or is it is correct. And for the record, never call Mottley an idiot. Said she would have to be s jackass idiot to make such a suggestion at this time. Are you here to defend your queen? Then tell the big bee to be a good leader. Because it seems like the silly woman cannot hold back her excitement before she becomes Prime Minister. How else can think about her claim more at this time.

  33. Crusoe Avatar
    Crusoe

    The Senate would be necessary, not functioning as a rubber stamp body, but as a truly independent body.

    The issue is by what process should the Senate members be enrolled, to create such independence.

  34. Simple Simon Avatar
    Simple Simon

    @Sunshine Sunny Shine May 6, 2017 at 5:52 PM “Are you here to defend your queen?”

    I have no queen.

    Not Mia.

    Not Elizabeth 2.

    I have no king either.

    Just an old fashioned Bajan who believes in giving Jack ‘e jacket, and Jill she bodice.

  35. Kevin Avatar
    Kevin

    @Simple Simon, @William Skinner May 6, 2017 at 10:13 AM “I am still waiting on Arthur to publicly state why Mottley is “unfit” to be PM”

    Me too.

  36. angela Skeete Avatar
    angela Skeete

    if most are thinking that the proposal was a bad idea, what would have motivated Mia to fly such idea into the political arena at such a time, in my opinion one word Desperation,
    Here is an economy in need of repair and instead of MIA floating ideas that would decrease govt and cut spending she mounts her traditional hobby horse called wreckless thinking.
    Wreckless thinking has been her way of pretending that she is doing something worthwhile another reason that made OSA called her a despot and more often than not she has proven him right
    Any one with a smidgen of political understanding would see and understand her motivation is driven by the entrances of third party candidates who might erode at her baseline

  37. Prodigal Son Avatar
    Prodigal Son

    You really have to take statements from people like Kevin with a big LOL.

    Statements from a party kool aid drinker who conveniently forget what David Thompson. Ronald Jones, Richard Sealy and Michael Lashley with the then unelected Chris Sinckler did to force Clyde Mascoll from the leadership of the then opposition.

    And to think that the same set of deceitful players led this time by an elected Stinkliar tried to plot to take away the leadership from Freundel.

    Poor Freundel had to beg OSA not to join the plotters to take away the leadership from him……………and what did the ungrateful Freundel do?………..use the note OSA wrote back to him against the said OSA in a election ad.

    Never trust a dem.

  38. Prodigal Son Avatar
    Prodigal Son

    The new government needs to get rid of the constituency councils on day one…………big savings to the taxpayers.

    I saw on DLPTV a few nights ago, a dlp yardfowl who is chairman of the St Philip South council presenting a school in the parish with a gift of security cameras. All this was was a prop for the DLP.

  39. CUP.Violet Beckles Plantation Deeds from 1926-2017 land tax bills and no Deeds,BLPand DLP Massive land Fruad and PONZI Avatar
    CUP.Violet Beckles Plantation Deeds from 1926-2017 land tax bills and no Deeds,BLPand DLP Massive land Fruad and PONZI

    Craigg Holder May 6, 2017 at 2:31 PM #

    Kevin

    That is simple, you ought to have been able to work that out all by yourself. MAM represents both then and now, the biggest threat to OSA’s desire to be PM again.

    Ask yourself this what kind of man runs and leaves his own house? The person left in the house cannot be the coward.@@

    OWEN left the House because he knows the shit about to hit the fan, and Mia was his AG when they were selling and building and move the land to please awaiting the death of the landowner, Owen got some bad advice on fraud and planning PONZI as the owner lived till 92. The Massive land fraud by Sir Richard and Sir Cow was “moving the land to please” self,
    The CUP will put out more information as time comes.
    So far we agree with your words posted, Some people know and are waking up, Welcome to the club of the non dead,

    Owen now shame for he dont want me talking or calling his name in the next elections , We will call all names of all wrong doers as we know ,

  40. peterlawrencethompson Avatar
    peterlawrencethompson

    @David
    If you go to the Barbados Today epaper edition of April 26th there is an article headlined “Motley wants proportional representation” at the top of page 7. Is that what you were looking for?
    http://epaper.barbadostoday.bb//launch.aspx?eid=05ae4cf9-aae7-4837-a1e0-45d3a7f5b094

  41. peterlawrencethompson Avatar
    peterlawrencethompson

    Here is a PDF of the page:
    http://pages.cdn.pagesuite.com/b/d/bdb7379f-956d-4c18-a4c2-530ce593411d/page.pdf

  42. CUP.Violet Beckles Plantation Deeds from 1926-2017 land tax bills and no Deeds,BLPand DLP Massive land Fruad and PONZI Avatar
    CUP.Violet Beckles Plantation Deeds from 1926-2017 land tax bills and no Deeds,BLPand DLP Massive land Fruad and PONZI

    Craigg Holder May 6, 2017 at 3:49 PM #

    I just hope that come Budget Day we don’t witness a spectactular set of fiscally irresponsible measures just to give the DLP a chance to win the next elections.@@@

    lolololol, My good man, it’s too late, as stated over and over, they hold back the money for another 5 years and right before elections spend like dogs and after election take back more than they spent. You have to know the tricks by now all have to go, Will the 40% who did not vote in 2013 please vote out both parties ,BLP and DLP MUST go , Get out the Peoples House

  43. Gabriel Avatar
    Gabriel

    If there was ever an example of the uselessness of the Barbados Senate it was confirmed by the idiocy of this government of Barbados, in using the Senate to share the spoils of the Fatted Calf Brigade. Thompson might be dead but he continues to rule the Stuart led DLP from the soil of St John’s churchyard. Byer-Suckoo a reject by the popular vote. Sandiford-Garner another reject by the popular vote. Harry Husbands another reject. Patrick Todd another reject. Jepter Ince another reject. Haynesley Benn another reject considered for the Senate but suffered another reject in order to accommodate Senator the Quisling Boyce and was eventually shipped out to Canada to maintain his sanity as he was embarrassingly turning up to Senate meetings,humbugging his former colleagues,meanwhile eating a food because he had no job to go back to,hence,down on his luck. One the other side the BLP has confirmed the uselessness by appointing two rejects,Wilfred Abrahams and Mr Jerome Walcott.In fairness to Abrahams he was beaten by a nasty piece of work,a scoundrel,a liar,a con man,corrupt and professing sainthood.
    All this has done is to spit in the face of the electorate.

  44. CUP.Violet Beckles Plantation Deeds from 1926-2017 land tax bills and no Deeds,BLPand DLP Massive land Fruad and PONZI Avatar
    CUP.Violet Beckles Plantation Deeds from 1926-2017 land tax bills and no Deeds,BLPand DLP Massive land Fruad and PONZI

    William Skinner May 6, 2017 at 10:13 AM #

    @ Boy seem like Skinner waking up,, that best thing about BU and Blogs you can go back and read comments and see how people are speaking different as the IMF is at the door,

    White elctions are near, As We keep speaking the same as We see new faces blogging, DBLP not looking good to get back in, but id they have split seats these crooks will join together to continue with the same madness

    Bajan can not lose this elections

  45. David Avatar
    David

    Thanks Peter, it is why we asked for the date of the article because we would have searched the Archives.

  46. Watchman Avatar
    Watchman

    You people gone sleep after reading the above PDF

  47. Watchman Avatar
    Watchman

    Wake up SSS

  48. David Avatar
    David

    Earlier when BU took a stab at why MAM suggested increasing the representatives we got it half right. The article explains her position which has some merit. She would need to explain why she is of the view that cabinet cannot be reduced.

  49. vincent haynes Avatar
    vincent haynes

    Chuckle……..

  50. Watchman Avatar
    Watchman

    After seeing this BUNCH of DLP Ministers REDUCED Barbados to this state, Ms. Mottley is on to something , every Minister should be elected by the people and not a PM ,

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