The first quarter review of the local economy by Governor Haynes paints a bleak picture. After almost 10 years of belt tightening Barbadians have not been given any indication by the top central banker that there is light at the end of the tunnel. The negative report of the economy could not have been delivered at a worse time with a general election 22 days away.
The Governor’s review comes a few days after reports that the south coast sewage mess has reared its messy head once again. #sewagerush@accra.
CBB Quarterly Economic Review – Jan-March 2018.pdf (text)
Shiite, yuh mean yuh wun learn how to use punctuation marks correctly?
Daily Nation, Friday, May 25, 2018 Headlines
“UPP wins 2018 General Elections”
“Suspected suicide. The body of a man, affectionately known as “Fracture BLP,” was found in 5th Avenue Belleville. Police suspect the man ingested a pesticide.”
“Several known DLP yard-fowls found hanging”
“Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating two missing persons…..Angela Cox_Skeete, also known as “ac”…….. and Carson C. Cadogan. Both individuals are known to frequent George Street area…..and were last seen wondering and wandering in nearby Belleville.”
Hahahahaha
Wuh loss!!!!!
Speaking at the Weymouth pasture during the party’s campaign Lift Off,
Mottley said the South Coast Sewerage Project problems, a shortage of Transport Board buses and Sanitation Service Authority trucks, and free tertiary education were issues that would be solved immediately should Barbadians vote the Bees back in on May 24 when they go to the polls.
http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/154689/mottley-blp-fix
Yes we have issues to deal with
Issues that deal with character and integrity.
Can any blp yardfowl say honestly that favours gained because of privilege rise to the level of good character
Then how can any one in good conscience vote for the leadership of the blp Mia when time and time again her character and integrity has been scruntized because of gain sake due to privilege
Straight outta T&T
"companies must agree to repatriate a suitable amount of their foreign exchange earnings"
Read more about suitable amount below.
Until the people of this country throw out the UNC & PNM and the corrupt, dirty, and evil campaign financing, this nation will never recover and will sink further into poverty & hell. UNC, PNM, same thing, same people – mostly the 1% & a few contractors – giving money to both sides, no different.
Hants May 6, 2018 10:11 AM
Mottley said the South Coast Sewerage Project problems, a shortage of Transport Board buses and Sanitation Service Authority trucks, and free tertiary education…..(Quote)
The promise of so-called free tertiary education is wrong in principle, bad in terms of policy and suicidal in terms of economics. The principle is that we cannot continue to compel ordinary working people to provide higher education for aspiring middle class professionals who, in almost every instance, will go on to earn more than the average person. This is morally wrong.
It is bad in terms of policy since any public spending should by definition b more focused: what is the medium and long-term vision of a state-funded higher education policy. Suh a scatter gun approach is meaningless. All it will do is fuel the brain drain.
Our policy makers must sit down and decide what they want to achieve through public spending on education; this has never been the case in Barbados. We are still entrapped by the Barrow narrative of ‘free’ education; it was a political slogan when it was first voiced, and remains so.
And it is economic suicide because the nation cannot afford it; a much better policy will be a loan scheme, or the imposition of a graduate tax. In that way the funding of future generations will be guaranteed.
At the same time we need to review how we award national scholarships. Has there every been an audit of the cost/benefit of national scholarships?
A brilliant 3:16 pm post by Hal Austin…
…yet another sign that the end is near….
LOL…
ha ha ha
Listen bro loan schemes are already in place. The problem being that some who have gained from the loan scheme has refused to repay
Over the years govt has bern calling for defaulters to repay the loans borrowed
ac May 6, 2018 4:01 PM
Is this the Bajan disease? The problem is solvable. To get a loan there must be a guarantor, if borrowers default on loans then they will either be taken to court and bailiffs put on them. Borrowers will also have their passports marked and will not be able to leave the country to settle elsewhere unless adequate plans have been put in place to repay the loans. Defaulters will not get jobs in the public sector.
There is no free lunch.
@BT
Hal has moment of inspirations.
At time he borders on brilliant and I enjoy his posts.
At other times he is an irritant
Hal Austin barbadians have a mentality of entitlement. The word free means free for life. Reason why MIa Mottley is willing to put the economic interest of the country into depression freefall to buy votes.
In essence that is what her so call free give aways add up to
ac May 6, 2018 5:00 PM
I don’t agree. Once Bajans get out of Barbados they are some of the hardest working people on the planet. At home they feel entitled. Something is wrong with the home culture. Sort it out.
Look at the ordinary returnee: men and women without any particular qualifications, apart from their ambitions, leaving the country to work overseas and then return with decent material possessions and a different sense of self-worth.
I have said her before, but it would be interesting for our politicians to read the governors’ reports on the Bajans who left to go to Panama at the time of the building of the Canal.
I| was fortunate to have access to the library at the Foreign and Commonwealth office; it made for interesting reading.
“Issues that deal with character and integrity.”
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I was also wondering “how can anyone in good conscience vote for” MICHAEL CARRINGTON……..when time and time again his CHARACTER and INTEGRITY has been scrutinized……..?”
My comment was reference to those who lived im Barbados since the politics of Mia mouthings was that of addressing free education in barbados
ARTAX
Michael Carrington’s character & integrity is way BETTER than that of Mia Mottley !
So go and wheel & come again !
Fcuktured BLP
I’m sure John Griffiths and Ajax Construction do not share your opinion about the dishonest drunkard, Michael Carrington, who collected and converted their funds for his personal use.
By the way……… if you were to peruse BU’s “Lawyers in the News,” you will find there are articles highlighting the deeds of four (4) other dishonest lawyers that are associated with the DLP, namely Michael Simmons, Richard Byer, David Thompson and Hal Gollop.