Today’s debate in the Senate piqued the interest of the blogmaster when that chamber debated the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Amendment) Act 2019. As a side note Senator Caswell Franklyn must be commended for almost single-handedly keeping the dissenting voice alive in a democracy under stress given the result of the general election of May 2019.
Of interest to the blogmaster was Senator Franklyn’s point the newly created Executive Chairman’s position was not advertised to create the opportunity for the best candidate to be selected. The BU family may recall the former government took a similar position by appointing Arnie Walters at the BWU, it failed. We learned recently that Juliette Bynoe-Sutherland, the wife of Minister Dwight Sutherland was appointed to the role as Executive Chairman of the QEH. An incensed BLP Senator Rudy Grant sought to deflect Franklyn’s point by promoting the qualifications of Juliette Bynoe-Sutherland. After relieving himself, he failed miserably to make contact with Senator Franklyn’s principled concern. Listen to the debate at 48 minutes into the following video.
Senator Rudy Grant took the opportunity to update the Upper House about the status of the garbage trucks due to be delivered in November. After listening to his explanation one must conclude the Board of the Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) under HIS chairmanship did not have a plan in the SHORT TERM to move garbage from the streets of Barbados. Correction: there was a plan to procure second hand garbage trucks, however, a team sent to Europe was recalled by Prime Minister Mottley in August 2018 for reasons this blogmaster is to properly understand.
Driving around Barbados on a daily basis there is deep sadness and embarrassment at the piles of garbage to be seen deposited at every street. For many households garbage pickup is once every four or five weeks. This blogmaster has sympathy for the inherited position of the government. A fleet of garbage trucks not properly maintained or added to in a decade. However if the problem was known before taking office a commonsense position shouts that a temporary plan should have been implemented. For example the government immediately selected default on debt on winning the government, no hesitation – there was a plan? Almost two years in office and there is no discernable plan for picking up garbage. More embarrassing is the fact we should be discussing waste to energy.
After the BU blog post – QEH on Death’s Bed we are knocked for six at today’s revelation by Leader of Government business Senator Jerome Walcott. Te naked corruption, misappreciation of taxpayers money and level of mismanagement. This is not new at the primary care institution. Politicians continue to laugh at we all the way to the bank.
Please note: Senator Crystal N Drakes touch on the matter of the external debt agreement for those interested in her view on the matter.
259 responses to “Senators Caswell Franklyn and Rudy Grant Clash Over the Appointment of Minister’s Wife to Executive Chairman @QEH – GARBAGE”
William Skinner
You should write on things that you know about. I challenge you and all the BLP candidates in the last election to deny that there was a plan to remove Mia on election night. That plan unraveled when the BLP won all thirty seats since Mia had more persons in her camp. However, in order to ensure loyalty she made all the people she suspected as ministers. She knew that Bishop Atherley was not part of the conspiracy so she had nothing to fear from him.
You remember that she said that Freundel had five more ministers than Barbados needed. His Cabinet was 17 members; hers is 26. She is buying loyalty with the Consolidated Fund.
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@Caswell FranklynOctober 29, 2019 7:48 PM “I challenge you and all the BLP candidates in the last election to deny that there was a plan to remove Mia on election night.”
And you know this how???
Simple
I would be betraying the confidence of two persons who are now in the Cabinet. You can’t expect that of me.
@Bajan in NY
Here is the Parliament Administration Act.
https://barbadosunderground.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/administrative-act.pdf
The question posed is not covered under the Administrative Act. Nor can I find where it is covered.
Canada, another Westminster offshoot, it is covered by “internal rules” of the various legislative assemblies and not by any law.
The equivalent term for what is being discussed is “Official Party Status”. However that is based on the total number of elected members who are members of a party, not the stripes worn on the last election day. Hence members who cross the floor count. We must remember it is the PERSON who is elected, not the party. Though that sometimes gets lost.
Caswell FranklynOctober 29, 2019 7:48 PM
“Mia had more persons in her camp”
Based on the math, it must have been close, for if one deducts the Bishop and the few not in Cabinet (not feared), the fact they are so many Ministers, suggests, that other camp was in double digits. And likely wouldn’t include those in ridings the D’s were expected to win, like St.John, Sinckler etc
“@Caswell FranklynOctober 29, 2019 7:48 PM “I challenge you and all the BLP candidates in the last election to deny that there was a plan to remove Mia on election night.
Simple…wuh even i know who in her cabinet ALWAYS have their KNIVES SHARPENED and ready for Mia…but they should both be in prison too…lol the amount of dirt they all have on each other…they have to keep their marriage of corruption intact or else..
Sooner or later the wheels gonna fall off this govt
One heard Mottley boasting of being a hard task master
I cringe thinking of the ongoing pressures she makes on the ministers
After a 30-0 victory and much jubilation most of them looking like zombie like creatures
Recently i paid attention while Mia was speaking at the Trident Rally and John King was in the back ground nodding his head in puppet like fashion at Mia every word
I say all of the above because going by comments and statements heard on the ground the ministers are sick and tired of Mia style of leadership and her continuous pressure she bears upon them even during after hours which continues in the dead of night.
A comment was made by someone that pressure burst pipes to which i agree
Maybe a memo should be sent to Mia with such wording as a reminder
Continue the discussion here:
https://barbadosunderground.net/2019/10/29/central-bank-of-barbados-review-of-the-economy-january-to-september-2019/