The following document was received in the BU inbox which promotes the view that Mara Thompson will NOT be contesting the St. John seat at the next general election. What is surprising is the suggestion that Stephen Lashley is looking to jump the Christ Church West Central ship?
Discuss for 5 marks.
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
Stephen Lashley has never impressed anybody but himself that such a switch could yield more dividends than currently is the case.
This letter serves as incontrovertible evidence, if indeed written by Lashley, that the rats are seeking to exit a sinking ship.
We are surprised that such a letter is not properly signed by Lashley and/or supported by Thompson.
Our estimation, as based entirely on the historical arc, has been that at best this DLP regime is unlikely to garner more than three seats, at best.
At worse, the Bajans may over-correct and create a constitutional crisis, no leader of her majesty’s loyal opposition in the next parliament.
Of course, somebody from the BLP will then cross the floor to help the country solve this theoretical problem, LOL
These events will of course have implications for duopoly politics, of course. Maybe an over-correction could act as a weapon to transform the duopoly
LOL
…probably a fake letter.
In any case, Froon is unlikely to get to that correspondence before Christmas..
Rats abandon ships when sinking. Is this a case of looking for a safer ship? This is not about commitment to the people but all about commitment to self.
A private and confidential letter written on October 17th and posted on BU 4 days later.
I think it was composed By a Loyal Party member.
Only a w w Bajan idiot would write that letter to his political leader.
De campaign start early.
I see no letterhead, call me old fashioned, but a letter without a letter is suspicious, to me…and there was no mention in the letter that Mara, who should lose that seat anyway, is planning not to run for reelection.
Mara has acquired her villas on other Caribbean islands. And obviously, she has the funds from her husband, the London runaway, to be financially independent.
Why the hell should she stay in an overpriced, collapsing country and entertain local voters who are naive like sheeps and whoreship their ever failing politicians like former plantation owners?
This letter was written by MAM.
It shows the structure & elements of an ” Attorney at Law ” who has no LEC.
As the Godmother of one of Mara’s daughters , MAM , thought it best to pull this prank on Mara.
This is Harassment of the highest order , by MAM !!!!
That’s not the shift that I am thinking about. I’m getting a sense of a new candidate in St Michael South. If this worse ass government is able to retain even six seats, such would speak volumes about Barbadians as a people. As a Barbadian I struggle to determine if I am more ashamed of the obvious ignorance of the people of St John, or the putrid stewardship of Freundel Jerome Stuart. If there’s a God, then Stuart harkens to the saying about pride before the fall and simply rides off into the sunset carrying his ”Set For Life” ticket that we the average Joes call PENSION……. for my country an undisguised blessing.
General Secretary George Pligrim seems to be of the belief that if he speaks to the discord elsewhere if removes the focus from George Street. It does not. The expediency of securing one’s pension has passed. Can the same be said for the motives of the Eager Eleven? Are they only eleven souls of dissent? This is the topic that should engage the attention of George Pilgrim.
What is with addressing each other as ‘Comrade’? I read Walcott of the B’s referring in print to ‘Comrade Bostic’. Various organizations use ‘brother/sister’, I believe the intention is to convey equality, and unity of purpose. Ditto for comrade.
Fractured Yardfowl…ya too damaged to be credible.
“Comrade” is a phrase amongst communists. Just look at the condition of the local infrastructure and at the local work ethic. Looks and feels like Eastern Europe at the end of the 1980s.
Very soon, the Barbadian welfare state will collapse. Like secondary and tertiary education, it did not help to pull Barbados out of the mess called non-developed countries.
Lashley wants to retain immunity. The people of St. John will vote for a DLP comrade in any case. Like sheeps following the butcher.
Well well
You have it wrong
The only damaged goods in Barbados are you & MAM
She is now running from her Shadow !!
Imagine that !!!!! From the woman in white !!!
3 little letters ……LEC. !!!!
Tek dah
@ Tron, just like the people of St. Joseph, Ch Ch West, St. Thomas, and St. Peter.
Yes, the rumours are out there that Mara will not run for re-election but its Verla Depieza that will be sent to St. John. Thats the RUMOUR. With regards to the letter, It looks like an letter sent within the body of an email so letterheads or lack of signatures are quite common with emails. It could be true or not true. Who knows.
LEC and lesbianism. These dogs should not hunt.
The DLP should be able to put-up/defend/stand by their record…
Is the sexuality of a person your strongest argument for a third term?
If it is not letterheaded, it’s informal, if it’s true, how could he send some wishywashy request, something as important as requesting a parish seat to his boss from a device without a letterhead, ya can get a letterhead onto any device these days, then again, none of these clowns are known for professionalism, or decorum..
Fratcured Yardfowl…why do yall sound so desperate all the time.
Did Barbados sign on to this as well…or are they afraid to lose a few useless US visas.
“Antiguan PM Gaston Browne: Now Is The Time For Regional Leaders To Fight Back
mmUser-Submitted POSTED ON OCTOBER 19, 2017
Antigua & Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, said that while he and Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit opened doors for the Caribbean, more of the region’s leaders need to let their presence be felt among the international community.
In an interview with Antigua Broadcasting Station (ABS) last night, PM Browne chided the lack of support received from regional leaders at the recent UN General Assembly where he and PM Skerrit both made climate change-themed presentations.
“What is important is for other leaders within the Caribbean to join the fight. I know sometimes if you have myself and Skerrit carrying the fight, other leaders may probably become lethargic – maybe [over] some petty jealousies. Now is not the time for that. Now is the time for us to have as many voices as possible going at the international community.”
“We should have a démarche on Washington in particular because they are among the greatest offenders. They have become very insensitive to the needs of other countries. [It] seems as though the only interest that exists on this planet is US interest. We have interest too and we must fight to protect our interests.”
PM Browne charged that he refused to accept that the Caribbean’s small size meant its people must adopt a “benign position in which we just sit back and just take whatever they dish out to us.”
“We must fight, we must push back. What are they going to do to us? Revoke […] the visa to the United States? We have to fight for our people. Not to be rude, but to be factual, and to let them know that we not afraid of their might. What [are] they going to do? [Are] they going to bomb us?”
Since Hurricane Maria devastated Dominica, the government commenced the process of transforming the country into the world’s first climate-resilient nation.
After proposing this plan to the UN General Assembly in Washington DC just days after Maria, Dominica attracted a great deal of attention and the proposal has received much needed support from the international community.
The humanitarian office of the UN, for example, has already launched a US$31 million emergency appeal to address limitations posed due to lack of electricity, impaired communication and infrastructural damage..
In his second address to the nation earlier this week, Skerrit disclosed that negotiations were at an advanced stage, to secure at least EC$350 million in funding.”
“Is the sexuality of a person your strongest argument for a third term?”
Then they will DEFINITELY NOT get that 3rd term…lol
Methinks Lashley,aka Little Hitler,is shoring up his hopes of becoming PM whenever Staurt steps aside,therefore he seeks a safe seat from which he would feel impregnable to the foibles of the ballot box.He too,thinks Sinckler’s and Donville’s hopes would be dashed on the appointed day….the lord giveth and the lord taketh away…
What a lying fraud she is….no seat for her…
…was she not the one got cussed on facebook and on every blog for going into the gutter re childless Mia and Santia and the articulate muslim kid according to her, should be picking up bottles instead of giving his vuews on a political platform…..
……she knows bajans got short memories, but she is still a fraud.
https://www.barbadostoday.bb/2017/10/22/mara-thompson-not-in-support-of-gutter-politics/
“Mara Thompson not in support of gutter politics
Added by Katrina King on October 22, 2017.
Saved under Local News
4Save
With talk of gutter politics assuming prominence ahead of general election constitutionally due in the coming months, Member of Parliament (MP) Mara Thompson has urged members of the ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP) not to go that route.
In fact, the wife of the later former Prime Minister David Thompson urged the current leader of the DLP Freundel Stuart to rise above attacks thrown by the opposition Barbados Labour Party (BL) and take the high road during the upcoming election campaign.”
If something like this letter were true it would be an example of how a political party could give a flyweight a chokehold on a future primeministership by virtue of having a relatively safe seat, in circumstances where DLP numbers are likely to be very low, if any at all, after the next elections.
What has Lashley done for even the consideration of mortgaging the future of the country.
This type of inbreeding of political lightweights will only deliver more people of a low caliber like Sandiford, Stuart, Cummins, Mottley etc.
Mara, James Paul, Pilgrim, Justin Robinson–all the same thing.
Did BU miss Dr. Robinson’s continuing efforts to defend this government’s performance through sophistry? Like his downgrades fairy tale, the goodly lecturer is saying “it is not fair to blame financial reasons for the fall in the number of applicants to the University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill.” At the same time, however, his boss Prof. Barriteau cautions that “students are finding it increasing difficult to pay for higher learning…. and that the cost was spiralling out of the reach of the average student following Government’s decision, back in 2014, to stop paying the tuition fees for Barbadians attending the UWI.
Seems like everybody got something to hide, and is determined to get the DLP re-elected.
Pachamama at 6:41… Nice analysis. Good insight.
How about starting with this ”my outstanding stewardship’… hahhahahahahaaaa
Letter has therefore to be fake.
Jokers actually think they getting a third term?
Stupse.
Get lost.
As for that LEC crap, who cares!
How many more downgrades before May? Probably will reach the bottom of the barrel by then, even if not far to go.
Again, get lost.
Fractured BLP October 22, 2017 at 10:36 AM #
This letter was written by MAM.>
Fractured, yes, please do refer to the Leader of the Opposition as MAM.
You should, she is MAM to you. Yes MAM, no MAM.
That is all we want to hear from you. Bow to greater intellect.
@Fractured BLP October 22, 2017 at 10:36 AM “It shows the structure & elements of an ” Attorney at Law ” who has no LEC.”
What?
Can you please explain?
I don’t understand.
Lol..
Simple Simon October 22, 2017 at 8:12 PM #
Simple, I think Fractured is using a Franglais abbreviation for ‘Liens En Corruption’ (LEC).
He is referring (and apparently rather boastful) that such a person does not have any liens on corruption, meaning that she does not have rights to nor responsibilities for corruption currently.
As to who actually has such rights and responsibilities, we can only guess.
By the way Fractured, how is that plantation going? Bought it yet. I must assume you have, maybe even two.
Yes Crusoe
Actually , I have 3 of them now
MAM has five ……still can’t catch up with her !!
Comrade President??!! Really? How Burnham-esque!
Most trying circumstances indeed.
Truly the consummate party team player; another blind, useless sheep Fool.
Go away Lashley, be useless somewhere else.
Fake News – BLP propaganda starts
Neval Greenidge, a known and visible supporter of the Barbados Labour Party, takes the liberty of posting on his FB page a fake document purporting to be an email from a “Stephen Lashley” to a “Freundel Stuart”. (Since I sent him a FB message, I’m informed he has taken down the offending publication). The fake email was clearly orchestrated to create the impression that Stephen Lashley is writing to Freundel Stuart in his capacity as President of the DLP expressing his interest in being the party’s candidate for St. John and making out a case why “Stephen Lashley” is imminently qualified to be such a candidate. Of course the picture of the fake email does not show Stephen Lashley’s or Freundel Stuart’s proper email addresses. The same Neval Greenidge also falsely states that four years ago he was told in Chefette Rockley by a Stephen Lashley that Stephen Lashley would never speak to Freundel Stuart again, another diabolic untruth. One can understand why Neval Greenidge would want to spread such fake news. He obviously harbors disaffection for the DLP and seems to be on the campaign trail for BLP Christ Church candidates. Just for the record though, the fake email is indeed fake and never originated from Minister Stephen Lashley who is the sitting Member of Parliament for the constituency of Christ Church West Central. In addition, Neval Greenidge’s convenient recollection of an alleged unsubstantiated conversation with a Stephen Lashley four years ago, was certainly not with the current Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth Stephen Lashley. I have never even spoken with this guy. These are clear acts of fraudulent behavior which must be condemned in the strongest possible terms. Is this the extent to which BLP operatives will stoop? In this case, someone was obviously at pains to create a false email with potentially damaging political intent. It is clear that as we near the election season, the BLP operatives will be using the fake news weapon quite often, particularly against sitting DLP MPs in the hope of confusing an unsuspecting electorate. So I’m sorry Neval Greenidge and company, but this attempt clearly hasn’t work. If I want to write to Prime Minister Stuart, I’m quite competent to do so myself without any help from you or your minions. So, what next will you or your disciples try? See photo below with Neval Greenidge comfortably posing with BLP Christ Church candidates
Social media smoke and mirrors.
Unfortunately for this DLP gov’t, the irrefutable truth of their failures confronts every voter every day across this country.
And most of them will never know half of the truth.
Just heard the Minister on the 12:30 news.
He gine ax ‘e lawyer to hava word with wunna fake news originators and circulators.
Wunna know who wunna is.
@RADICAL October 23, 2017 at 10:02 AM “why “Stephen Lashley” is imminently qualified to be such a candidate.”
CORRECTION: Eminently NOT imminently
Eminent means highly
Imminently means “uh comin’ just now.
@RADICAL October 23, 2017 at 10:02 AM “but this attempt clearly hasn’t work.”
CORRECTION: but this attempt clearly hasn’t worked.
Don’t thank me. The boys on this blog will tell you that I am a pain in the a@@
And they will be speaking the truth.
But I am still right.
Fake news
Mia Mottley spreading rumors about Stephen Lashley !
@Fractured BLP
Right, the DLP is still good enough for up to 40 to 45 % of all votes
Most parts of the Barbadian masses are in deepest economic slavery mode. They believe in the deep socialist welfare state with countless civil ants and 60(!) public corporations. – Naive, clueless and lightminded. – The papers for the IMF including the kill lists in the public sector are already prepared and wait for final signature.
Simple Simon
Following on your 12:48 post;
What do you make of this quote from RADICAL’s post above?
In addition, Neval Greenidge’s convenient recollection of an alleged unsubstantiated conversation with a Stephen Lashley four years ago, was certainly not with the current Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth Stephen Lashley. I have never even spoken with this guy.
Who is next.
https://www.barbadostoday.bb/2017/10/23/antigua-prime-minister-sacks-his-tourism-minister/
“Antigua Prime Minister sacks his Tourism minister
Added by Barbados Today on October 23, 2017.
Saved under Local News
4
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has fired his Tourism and Investment Minister Asot Michael.
The development came on the heels of Michael’s arrest by Metropolitan Police in London today.
Prime Minister Browne, who was returning home from Montenegro where he led a government delegation to an international conference on Citizenship by Investment said he received news of Michael’s detention from Antigua and Barbuda’s High Commissioner in London, Karen-Mae Hill.
In a statement, Browne said he was obligated to take the action but admitted that he did not have any details about why Michael was detained by police.
“While I have no firm details of the reasons for Mr Michael’s arrest, the arrest itself is sufficient for me to revoke immediately his appointment as a Cabinet member and to relieve him of all Ministerial portfolios until this matter is resolved.
The Prime Minister declared: “I have repeatedly stated that I expect every member of my government to comply with the highest possible standards required of public office, and while Mr. Michael might establish his innocence in time, the fact that he has been arrested, obliges me to relieve him of all government duties”.
“I undertake to release other information regarding Mr. Michael’s arrest as it is brought to my attention,” Browne said.”
are-we-there-yet October 23, 2017 at 5:35 PM #
“What do you make of this quote from RADICAL’s post above?”
“In addition, Neval Greenidge’s convenient recollection of an alleged unsubstantiated conversation with a Stephen Lashley four years ago, was certainly not with the current Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth Stephen Lashley. I HAVE NEVER EVEN SPOKEN WITH THIS GUY.”
@ are-we-there-yet
I’m guessing that “RADICAL” is none other than STEPHEN LASHLEY??????
Sure is, noticed it this morning.
ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. open mout ‘tory jump out!
Mara Thompson is quoted in today’s (Monday, October 23, 2017) edition of the Daily Nation as having said “The Opposition has weaponised our politics and continues to cultivate a new level of corrosive politics.”
I was appalled that those comments came from the SAME Mara Thompson who, in March 2017, used PEJORATIVE REMARKS in an obvious attempt at embarrassing certain female members of the Opposition.
Her remarks were made over the appearance of 13-year-old Khaleel Kothdiwala who delivered a speech at the “March of Disgust that “touched the nerves of some DLP ministers.”
Thompson said that the Opposition party was being led “by someone who does not have children”, adding, that “she who sits besides her [meaning Santia Bradshaw] was the same thing”.
It is ironic that Dame Nita Barrow, who DID NOT have children as well, is revered by Mara Thompson and her DLP cohorts.
Interestingly, the DLP operatives and yard-fowls usually rush to criticize the opinions of St. Lucian Dr. Tennyson Joseph while saying rather than commenting on Barbadian politics, he should return to St. Lucia and focus his attention on the developments in that island.
However, the same DLP operatives and yard-fowls rush to defend St. Lucian Mara Thompson when she insults Barbadians. Perhaps they should offer her advice similar to what they have been suggesting to Joseph.
This is how a real prime minister handles situations regarding his ministers, this is how real jourmalists handle news stories regarding government ministers….transparency from bith the Antigua prime minister and the newspaper and journalists…Barbados government can learn something….no cover ups, the taxpayers deserve transparency and that is what the Antigua PM and newspapers are delivering.
“WIC News understands that Michael is no longer being detained by police but has been warned that he may be questioned further by authorities.
The Antigua Observer is reporting that the member of parliament is using the UK-based lawyer James Guthrie to represent him.
Prime Minister Gaston Browne, who is travelling from Europe back to Antigua following a conference in Montenegro, was told about the incident by Antigua and Barbuda’s high commissioner in London.
Gaston Browne, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda.
“While I have no firm details of the reasons for Mr Michael’s arrest, the arrest itself is sufficient for me to revoke immediately his appointment as a cabinet member and to relieve him of all ministerial portfolios until this matter is resolved,” Browne said.
Details are about the arrest are unclear.
One source close to the government said told WIC News that he understands Michael was travelling to Cannes in southern France to speak at a citizenship by investment conference.
Advertise on WIC News
CBI falls under his ministerial portfolio.
“I have repeatedly stated that I expect every member of my government to comply with the highest possible standards required of public office, and while Mr. Michael might establish his innocence in time, the fact that he has been arrested, obliges me to relieve him of all government duties,” the prime minister added.
“I undertake to release other information regarding Mr Michael’s arrest as it is brought to my attention.”
WIC News has reached out to London’s Metropolitan Police Service for further information.”
Michael represents the St Peter constituency in parliament.”
Stephen Lashley is with Irene Sandiford-Garner Fertur Lux and 9 others.
12 hrs ·
Fake News – BLP propaganda starts
Neval Greenidge, a known and visible supporter of the Barbados Labour Party, takes the liberty of posting on his FB page a fake document purporting to be an email from a “Stephen Lashley” to a “Freundel Stuart”. (Since I sent him a FB message, I’m informed he has taken down the offending publication). The fake email was clearly orchestrated to create the impression that Stephen Lashley is writing to Freundel Stuart in his capacity as President of the DLP expressing his interest in being the party’s candidate for St. John and making out a case why “Stephen Lashley” is imminently qualified to be such a candidate. Of course the picture of the fake email does not show Stephen Lashley’s or Freundel Stuart’s proper email addresses. The same Neval Greenidge also falsely states that four years ago he was told in Chefette Rockley by a Stephen Lashley that Stephen Lashley would never speak to Freundel Stuart again, another diabolic untruth. One can understand why Neval Greenidge would want to spread such fake news. He obviously harbors disaffection for the DLP and seems to be on the campaign trail for BLP Christ Church candidates. Just for the record though, the fake email is indeed fake and never originated from Minister Stephen Lashley who is the sitting Member of Parliament for the constituency of Christ Church West Central. In addition, Neval Greenidge’s convenient recollection of an alleged unsubstantiated conversation with a Stephen Lashley four years ago, was certainly not with the current Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth Stephen Lashley. I have never even spoken with this guy. These are clear acts of fraudulent behavior which must be condemned in the strongest possible terms. Is this the extent to which BLP operatives will stoop? In this case, someone was obviously at pains to create a false email with potentially damaging political intent. It is clear that as we near the election season, the BLP operatives will be using the fake news weapon quite often, particularly against sitting DLP MPs in the hope of confusing an unsuspecting electorate. So I’m sorry Neval Greenidge and company, but this attempt clearly hasn’t work. If I want to write to Prime Minister Stuart, I’m quite competent to do so myself without any help from you or your minions. So, what next will you or your disciples try? See photo below with Neval Greenidge comfortably posing with BLP Christ Church candidates.
I fail to be convinced that Radical is Stephen Lashley. No one who occupies the high of a Minister of the Crown could be this stupid.
Sent from my iPad
wunna believe that Lashley never had a convrsation with Neval? How long ago Neval ran against Anthony Wood?
The hypocritical Stephen Lashley asked: “ Is this the extent to which BLP operatives will stoop?”
However, I’m sure Stephen Lashley was quite comfortable when the DLP operatives stooped to “gutter level” and presented on BU, CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION from former Transport Board employee Lisa Marshall’s PERSONAL FILE, to INSINUATE she was a THIEF and she STOLE money from TB………………..
…………….. especially under circumstances where they DID NOT present any evidence to substantiate their accusations.
Stephen Lashley did not take into consideration Lisa’s emotions or the implications the “fake news” of smearing her character would have on her ability to find employment.
And this was the level the DLP and its operatives RESORTED to, because the retrenched former employees, including Lisa, publicly vented their frustration about the continual and unexplained delay in receiving severance payment from TB that was legally due to them.
But Mara Thompson perfectly described the Lisa Marshall incident, which was perpetrated by the DLP’s pseudonym “Douglas Leopold Phillips,” as follows:
“What is new is the ability for people to hide under the cloak of social media and type slurs on the character of people they do not even know.” [Page 5: Daily Nation, October 23, 2017]
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Or what about DLP General Secretary George Pilgrim calling Brass Tacks the day after the “March of Disgust” on March 12, 2017, to imply Barbadians were paid to march:
“Based on my knowledge, people were offered money to come and march.”
“The fact that people were willing to turn up to the march and receive a gratuity for just turning up speaks [volumes] of what Barbadians should fear going into the next election.”
“The amount of people that were called yesterday for the march, there had to be a call centre in place…..”
When Pilgrim was PRESSED to SUBSTANTIATE the claim, he responded: “THE SUPERMARKETS WERE BURSTING ON FRIDAY.”
George Pilgrim was essentially implying Barbadians are “licorish” people.
The DLP “can give, but duh can’t take.”
Politicians from BOTH political parties use the “immunity” parliament affords them, to insult or spread “diabolic untruths” about ordinary Barbadians.
However, when the “favour” is returned, they are quick to say (according to Stephen Lashley):
“These are clear acts of fraudulent behavior which must be condemned in the strongest possible terms.”
David
What else could be expected.
Neval Greenidge was a policeman well known for beating up young men, suspects, held in his custody. He was known to be a certain kind of lawman, operating on both sides.
We’ve had a large number of slave catchers like him.
But Barbados still made him a relatively successful financial advisor, first with BA then Clico.
We seem to recall that he was with the foreign service in Canada or expected to be, we seem to recall, under this DLP government.
And he may also be rewarded with some other public position after the coming elections.
When people so lacking in morals are involved, what else could be expected.
The culture has to lay claim to the likes of Greenidge. For it produces them in bountiful numbers. And we can talk till the cows come home, nothing can change the character of these people, except that antiquarian device gets flight.
The blogmaster invites you to join the discussion.