An own goal is when a sports team scores a goal for the opposing team, by sending the ball into their own goal. The BLP has scored many unnecessary own goals during their first year in Government, and are showing no signs of correcting this habit. Coincidentally, during the same time, we have been forced to pay significantly more taxes.
Outside of a destructive war, the greatest threat to a national economy is political corruption. This type of corruption is normally in the form of bribes paid to politicians when governments contract to buy products. The bribes are normally included in the inflated costs of the products.
To pay the bribe component of the cost, taxes on citizens must be increased. One way of significantly reducing the size of any bribes, and any resulting tax increases, is to allow competitive tendering (or bidding) with an impartial evaluation of the bids.
Before the General Election, the BLP assured the public that they would not be engaging in any of the gross corruption of which they were accusing the DLP. To convince us that they were serious, every single BLP candidate swore to protect us with a Contractor General, who would review government contracts, including those of State-Owned Enterprises.
No-bid contracts are not illegal, since our laws allow for them in specific circumstances. But they are, by their nature, corrupting. The allure of corrupting no-bid contracts has proven too much for many politicians of other countries to resist.
The very least that we could have reasonably hoped for, is that the promised Contractor General would be appointed before any corrupting no-bid contracts were signed. Having a Contractor General is not effective if a politically compromised person is appointed to that post. However, it is better than the nothing that we currently have.
During their first year in Government, the BLP has reportedly signed an astonishing amount of no-bid contracts, for well over $100M. Tragically, there was no oversight by the Contractor General, who each BLP politician promised, on their sacred honour, that they would provide to stop political corruption. This is definitely not in our best interests.
By refusing to allow the promised oversight of their no-bid contracts, the BLP invites unnecessary speculation. Why do the prices seem so massively inflated? Why allow only one business to tender when there was no urgency? Why were other more competent companies excluded from tendering?
The way of no-bid contracts is the proven way of political corruption. To stay on that path is to invite rigorous public scrutiny of all no-bid contracts. To stay on that path, while disallowing the promised oversight, is to attract valid suspicions of gross corruption.
The BLP administration has only itself to blame, because they can correct this mess whenever they wish. If they choose not to, then we can expect them to score more own goals. However, if we are forced to pay more taxes after each of their own goals, then we should no longer assume that it is coincidental.
yeah…like she got a choice…well those of us with more than 2 braincells, knows that she has NONE…
shit tends to FLY.
shit tends to FLY…and stick, and stick and stick..
Ah take it the tea leaves are ONLY NOW BEING READ…kinda hard to bullshit ya way outta this one..
..you designed and created it…
… see yall went and got educated…AT YOUR PEOPLE’S EXPENSE…to ROB ya own people.
we went and got educated, to remove ya corrupt backsides…now is that not FAIR..
#Enuffwuhyalltink
Here we go again
The bold face hypocrisy of the DLPBLP
Clico on course
Published on: 6/4/07.
by WENDY BURKE
CLICO’S PLANS for a golf course at Bath, St John, fall squarely within Government’s plans to develop the south-east of Barbados.
Speaking during the company’s Gala Awards ceremony at Sherbourne Conference Centre Saturday night under the theme, Embracing Diverse Communities, Prime Minister Owen Arthur said such a facility would not only create new earning capacity and provide employment, but would ably serve Barbadians living in that area as well as tourists holidaying at Villa Nova and Sam Lord’s Castle; both projects which Clico is undertaking.
Arthur congratulated Clico on its success.
“The growth and transformation of Clico in Barbados has been impressive . . . . Clearly it has been achieved in large measure by the financial resources Clico has been in a position to deploy . . . . I also have no doubt that the large and impressive investments that it is poised to bring on stream in Barbados have been inspired by its conviction that such clarity of purpose, soundness of policy and a climate of confidence will continue well into the future,” said Arthur.
He said Clico was proposing to set up the golf course on 300 acres of Government land and the future path of private sector capital investment lay in the seizing of the vast opportunities to modernise the south-east corridor of Barbados.
He said there were spectacular vistas in St John, St Joseph and St Philip.
Arthur said the BDS$200 million restoration and development at Sam Lord’s would also be of tremendous impact on that landscape.
He suggested Clico should take the old house on the property and through a joint public/private sector project, turn the property into something which both parties could make good use of.
“Make it into a protocol house that can be leased to the Government for official activity as well as to give Sam Lord’s the ability to be able to entertain high-powered executives who need protocol facilities,” said Arthur.
Meanwhile, president of Clico International Life, Geoffrey Brewster, said work would start soon on the 250-room five-star hotel and 200 condominiums, with the ground-breaking in August.
Chairman of Clico Leroy Parris, speaking after he received a Gold Award for the innovation he had shown in moving the company forward, said they would also be enhancing Villa Nova in St John.
“Villa Nova is under renovation. We are putting in 16 more rooms, and that is starting from next week, to move it up to 44. We are giving you what you ask for; give me what I want,” he told Prime Minister Owen Arthur with respect to the golf course.
Note what a private sector big wig can say to a prime minister:
this is what Parris said to Prime Minister Arthur
“We are giving you what you ask for; give me what I want,” he told Prime Minister Owen Arthur with respect to the golf course.
Vast acres of land around Barbados could soon be zoned for new use under a new Water Zone and Water Protection and Land Use Zoning policy, Minister of Water Resources Wilfred Abrahams told journalists today.
https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/05/17/change-of-use/
BOTTLED WATER FOR DRINKING ?
Barbados 2019:
Thank you for your advice. Please note that Solutions Barbados economic recovery plan is based on four principal components. The first is to increase Government revenues by lowering taxes and making them fair, and easy to calculate, pay and audit. The second is to increase productivity in both the public and private sectors by managing each Government service to the international customer-focused quality management standard, ISO 9001.
The third is to effectively address corruption by fining those who receive and pay bribes, and rewarding the whistle-blower with the full value of the bribe. The last is to depoliticise the civil service by ensuring that all public workers are promoted on merit alone.
The reason why the government’s policies generally do not benefit the public is that their implementation is very badly management. We should remember that poor management and gross corruption are what BLP and DLP politicians regularly accuse each other – so they are well aware of our main problems, but seem to do nothing effective to correct them.
We have given our best advice, and we cannot give less than our best advice. If that is so offensive to the public, or it does not resonate sufficiently with the public, then we will try and explain it better, that none of that absolve us from giving our best advice.
If you countinue “TO ACT AND THINK IN A COLONIZED WAY”…guess what..you will ALWAYS BE COLONIZED”.
“YOU HAVE TO CLEAN YOUSELF OF THAT DISEASE”…there will always be slave societies, especially AND AS LONG AS… ya have self-absorbed greedy, corrupt government ministers and lawyers.
https://youtu.be/9mkIZuZL9uQ?t=1031
The problem is not the BLP, but the opposition. They make lots of noise without any results.
Who started to save the country? Mia Mottley. Who’s going to clean up the government debt? Mia Mottley. Who repairs all the roads? Mia Mottley? Who brings back respect for Barbados? Mia Mottley. Who provides security and full shelves in the supermarket? Mia Mottley.
Mia Mottley is not a dictator, but the mother of the nation. The people elected her, so to speak, with 100% of the votes. Not every democracy needs an opposition. We have the red bishop.
Those so-called economists who criticize Mia Mottley’s actions were silent for ten years when Chris Sinckler raped the local economy. They want to sell the people into slavery.
Ya liar…ah heard ya can’t even get senna on the island…ya know what senna is.
No she is not you idiot…speak for thyself…dumbass yardfowl…she is BEING PAID by taxpayers to do a job…and she brought along a long line of scam consultants and walking dead senators…and lowlife parasite .
….if she wanted to be a mother…she knows what she should have done..
People got rid of the DLP…she was the only game in town…now the people will have to get rid of her…IF SHE CONTINUES WITH THE MASTER PLAN…
and don’t bring back those 120,000 offshore accounts…some of which has her and her family names..
.and don’t lock up DLP thieves for having thousands of offshore accounts TOO
…. and for tiefing NIS Pensioners money…
….but then she got Leslie Haynes at NIS so she may not want to touch that one….
so there…mother that.
@ Tron
The problem is not the BLP, but the opposition. They make lots of noise without any results.
Who started to save the country? Mia Mottley. Who’s going to clean up the government debt? Mia Mottley. Who repairs all the roads? Mia Mottley? Who brings back respect for Barbados? Mia Mottley. Who provides security and full shelves in the supermarket? Mia Mottley.
Mia Mottley is not a dictator, but the mother of the nation. The people elected her, so to speak, with 100% of the votes. Not every democracy needs an opposition. We have the red bishop.
Those so-called economists who criticize Mia Mottley’s actions were silent for ten years when Chris Sinckler raped the local economy. They want to sell the people into slavery.
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For a moment I thought you were describing Winnie Mandela the deceased ex-wife of Nelson Mandela of South Africa who turned out to be a Charlatan and tyrant among her own black people who worshipped her.
HOPE WUNNA UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS MEANS .
” Abrahams contended that changes would also be coming to the way in which potable water was being used.
“There is going to be a major shift in our perception and treatment of waste water and drinking water…it makes no sense in using that most valuable resource [potable water] for purposes that do not require that standard of water,” he said.”
For a moment I thought you were describing Winnie Mandela the deceased ex-wife of Nelson Mandela of South Africa who turned out to be a Charlatan and tyrant among her own black people who worshipped her.(Quote)
Are we living in a parallel universe? Is this the Winnie Mandela who for 27 years had to battle against the savagery of white South African police and the treachery of black people planted by BOSS to incriminate her in criminality.
Are you talking about the woman who remained loyal to her imprisoned husband for all those years, the best years of her life, only to be dumped by him on his release on the basis of rumour and gossip?
The heroine of the South African revolution, was not Nelson, but Winnie Mandela. History will be fairer to her.
Northern
I am now catching. I am not missing anything.
Say it ain’t so…say it ain’t so. TO WHOM IT CONCERNS:
Piece…wuhloss..murdahhhhh
https://scontent.fbgi3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/60336102_1030311070511765_6567587972969922560_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&_nc_ht=scontent.fbgi3-1.fna&oh=51832de61b8dfb3c0735e344f8e3ff40&oe=5D5FB91F
Bandwagon guy now reporting for duty..
Good job WARU.
I followed the OC number and here are my findings. Look at the Filing History tab… Vaseline anyone
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/OC347056
Previous company names
Name Period
WHITE OAK COLLECTIONS LLP 25 Nov 2014 – 12 May 2016
WHITE OAK ADVISORY LLP 08 Jul 2009 – 25 Nov 2014
Can anyone say that the HOAX is not registered at FCA for money laundering, lol
Can’t remove everything, it’s on their website…it’s an agency…that regulates, they tell you who is not regulated for money laundering, anyone can access the info.
Filing History – some pdf files
Seem like Espinosa has a no-show job…
31 Dec 2018 Accounts for a dormant company made up to 31 March 2018
26 Sep 2018 Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued
25 Sep 2018 First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off
24 Sep 2018 Confirmation statement made on 8 July 2018 with no updates
08 Mar 2018 Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 March 2017
29 Dec 2017 Previous accounting period shortened from 31 March 2017 to 30 March 2017
23 Aug 2017 Notification of David Nagoski as a person with significant control on 6 April 2016 ******
22 Aug 2017 Notification of White Oak Ventures Limited as a person with significant control on 6 April 2016
22 Aug 2017 Cessation of Juan Sebastian Espinosa as a person with significant control on 7 July 2017 ****
20 years of experience??? At what?
Today was another good day for Barbados under the best government the country has ever had.
Barbados is no longer on the EU blacklist. The IMF praises Barbados as a model of excellence.
WARU can rave as much as she wants. I look forward to another 30 years under the rule of our beloved Prime Minister. I keep wondering why the merchants in the capital don’t sell Mia portraits for the study or Mia stickers for the car.
SUCCESSFUL BORROWING
“On completion of that review, the island would receive a further US$49 million, bringing the total money borrowed under the programme to US$98 million.
SUCCESSFUL LAYOFFS.
” Van Selm said the reform of state-owned enterprises through increased reporting and “shedding” of excess staff all contributed to this. Meanwhile the IMF continues to monitor the progress of negotiations with external creditors.”
Acting like if i hired WHITE HOAX….
…….i did not.
Guess who i don’t want to be NOW or EVER.
Ah too love to SEE A HAUNTING..
BLP…being HAUNTED
DLP…being HAUNTED
all because they are bothe CORRUPT…
ah too LOVE TO SEE A HAUNTING..
lol
https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/05/17/prime-minister-dogged-by-dishonesty..
The straw grasping…🤔. Who was fined as recently as 2 days ago for forex rigging and many times before?
Anyhow, the short time in which the government hired WO has been a bone of contention for the pickanoisettes. The Syriza Party won the elections in Greece on 25 January 2015 and by 31 January, Lazard was hired. Lazard also advised on the bail out in 2012. Wunna feel there was a public tender?🤣🤣https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11381533/Angela-Merkel-rules-out-debt-cancellation-for-Greece.html
By the way, in 2017 Greece hired the financial advisory group Rotschild & Cie to help Greece return to the bond markets.🤔
The Salemites and pickanoisettes are full comic relief. One rushes to point out that WO is not registered under the money laundering regulations. The link clearly says certain companies are required to register, is WO such a firm according to the regulations? Please explain for BU readers.
In what are the principals experienced, The-O-Gas asks. One of the two individuals worked at the Economist Intelligence Unit, Fitch, UBS and Houlihan Lokey. The other, the US Treasury and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Most importantly, both worked on sovereign debt restructuring, including Belize, St.Kitts, Seychelles, Grenada and Iceland as WO. But we are willing to listen to a retired Senior Editor of the FT and wunna waan tell me that all yuh ain’t disingenuous?🤣🤣🤣
Was it not acknowledged that the requirements for Barbados to follow came after the announcement to blacklist? Thought the PM in her budget presentation listed the timelines which she read from her phone. The blogmaster is willing to be corrected.
#toomuchexposuregotyalldizzy.
don’t fear, there is an end to all of this, ask Donville..
Exposure to semi-illiteracy and comedy, most definitely!!🤣🤣🤣
#isn’titjustfunnythough
am loving it from the personal angle, a barrel of laughs, until unsealed indictments are handed down, ask Donville.
Do i know how to break up a party or what??? lol, lol..
The Salemites can turn their attention to Lee Buchheit now. Start searching for info to discredit him. Run along.🤣🤣
Just the sight of sunlight puts me in a wonderful mood. I will open my blinds, but seeing the sunlight fighting to enter my home tells me it will be a beautiful day.
And seeing a contribution from Enuff, sets the blood pumping and moves the brain into a higher gear… Let the googling begins,
Have a great day Barbados.
Your comments are too short.. More questions than answers
https://www.axios.com/the-doyen-of-sovereign-debt-lee-buchheit-7651c178-6b7a-46f9-a760-e7ed1ad0f738.html
This page show the places where he did some work on restructuring.
(1) Can you provide the names of the 7 places that White Hoax did their restructuring
(2) His name was not mentioned before, but I see Barbados is on the list of places he advised. Can you explain his relationship with white Hoax
(3) Can you explain what White Hoax is doing for US $27 million
(4) Is his pay in $27 million or that is a next set of money to be disclosed
and finally
(*5) Have we met your expectations
I hope you realize that the new info you provided discredits White Hoax.
The truth cannot Be used to support a lie.
Well, am sure there will come a time when some will be unable to swallow food and their bowels will turn to liquid..
Just as they deserve.
#puttingonapretendbravefacecan’tworkforlong
They are missing the part where, no one is gunning for us semiliterates of the Salemite variety.😜😜😜😜😜😜
😜…..we ain’t tief NUTTING…and we ain’t set up a FELLA..😜😜😜😜
💋
#howboutthat
The-O-Gas
I feel for you!! ALL sovereign debt restructuring exercises have financial and legal advisors. Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton has advised Greece, Argentina, Belize (with WO), Grenada (with WO) and Iceland (with WO). The PM did say she goes for the best and have done so. Wunna lucky the government don’t use operatives, with inside info to work this blog. 🤣🤣🤣
Wait…yall ain’t getting anywhere these days with ya yardfowls on BU..who would have thought, maybe yall too dumb..
..are you threatening someone on BU??? ya can always send out snipers AGAIN…….may we bring ours tooooooo???
“Wunna lucky the government don’t use operatives, with inside info to work this blog. ‘”
Piece..the threat….what do you think we should do about this THREAT???
Look negros…last warning…..when ya at the seat of government and making all these elaborate, grandiose delusional plans to rob ya own people blind…because they elected you to government…just remember…a title given you by the people only serves to make you …A NEGRO WITH A TITLE…revisit ya history..
https://www.facebook.com/SupportBlackGroupEconomicsNow/videos/1939208256098573/?t=196
Ah know yall have 15 second attention spans…so watch the video twice and you will actually SEE YASELVES…
you are the EVIL NEGROS…who collude to rob ya own black population and their beneficiaries…their land and money..
you rob their future generations…ya continue to collude to steal from ya OWN..
It’s obvious that West African descendant you touched when no one called you to do so, you caused something by your own dirty actions…ya can’t stop TIEFING FROM YA OWN PEOPLE…ya know what ya did..
and all ya WILL EVER REMAIN…are NEGROS with titles, given you by the BLACK people you continue to ROB.
Insider information? Would that be on the matters being discussed or on the bloggers? If it is insider information on the matters then they should really use operatives who have it. It would inform the discussion.
I for one, speak only to the issues as per what I read in the newspapers and so attacking me, if one is indeed interested in my opinion as a voter, should not be a tool contemplated by the Government. And so if that is done I would have all the evidence I need to make a judgment on the motives of this Government.
Answer me with your insider information! As long as it is not misinformation, it’s all good!
🤣🤣🤣
Stop the droppings and feed us reaL information…
Are you saying that in addition to the 27M there are other costs we are not aware of (government WILL cut a separate check for this guy)?
Or are you saying White Hoax paid this guy? Or are you trying to divide that 27M by six and not by 2??
Inquiring minds want to know..
.”Wunna lucky the government don’t use operatives, with inside info to work this blog.”
They are not paying you? I would not pay you either,… too little work and confusing information
Yall won’t stop lying to the people..
…ya wont address the corruption…by locking up the corrupt
….continue dancing around the word corruption and calling it something else
Continue to pretend…all yall don’t have offshore accounts.just like DLP THIEVES..
https://www.facebook.com/jackie.stewart.965/videos/1031702020372670/?t=0
Ah guess yall can’t LIE ENUFF to convince anyone anymore…and am sure that includes…THOSE WHOM YALL SET UP over the last 4 decades….
Frauds always eventually expose themselves, especially yardfowl frauds.
https://www.facebook.com/157529867729760/posts/1287867711362631/?sfnsn=mo
@ Waru
Thanks for posting expose of this corrupt Pastor OF A cHURCH and BLP Campaign Manager FOR ONE OF ITS CONSTITUENCIES.
I AM SURE HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN MANY MORE UNDISCOVERED CORRUPT ACTS.
This is further proof that ALL has broken down in Barbados IN 2019.
BAJANS NEED TO BE FULLY AWAKE AS THEY ARE BEING TAKEN FOR A RIDE.
Don’t care how they try to hide it and fool the public, they can’t.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
#laughofshame
but wait…there is more..
ah trying to remember who sang……”AND WHEN THE RIGHT TIME COME”