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Tis the Time to Keep Hope Alive

Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all. ― Emily Dickinson Country Barbados has endured tough social and economic times of late. What resonates with this blogmaster amidst the cacophony experienced anyway of the week  in the Barbados Underground is…

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Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all.
― Emily Dickinson

Country Barbados has endured tough social and economic times of late. What resonates with this blogmaster amidst the cacophony experienced anyway of the week  in the Barbados Underground is that one should never lose hope.

If human beings do not cling to hope, if there is no expectation that we can contribute to make tomorrow a better day – the logical result is chaos. Sensible human beings must therefore NEVER let go of the belief hope springs eternal. Every person populating the BU family must do all they can muster to add value to the space they influence. Thus leaving the world a better place.

On behalf of the BU household the blogmaster extends best wishes of the season to all members of the BU family and friends.

 

 

67 responses to “Tis the Time to Keep Hope Alive”

  1. WURA-WAR-on-U Avatar
    WURA-WAR-on-U

    So keep her and before you know it everyone will be a pauper.

    Grenville is not the only one trying to bamboozle and dazzle the electorate with shite you know, but making an example of this one now thinking she is so brilliant will get the other wannabe crooks to thinking and they will not be so brazen and uppity going in because they will know they will be watched and the slightest off putting action will see them as facebook stars…just like this current lot of crabs.

  2. Mariposa Avatar
    Mariposa

    Opps my bad hate to tell lies on Mia about the wrong side the mechanism for driving the garbage truck is located
    But i still here looking out the window waiting for the garbage to be pick up
    Enuff wasnt it u who told me that Mia was ordering trucks to put the garbage that i spout on BU
    Ha. Ha. Ha.wuh if she cant buy garbage trucks for what she knows
    Cant see how she can buy garbage trucks to put garbage for what she dont know
    Even a blind man could tell what Mia was ordering was not meant for barbados streets
    Can wait to see them electric buses go up horse Hill

  3. Mariposa Avatar
    Mariposa

    which one of these Mia bought
    asking for a friend

  4. Baje Avatar
    Baje

    which one of these Mia bought
    asking for a friend
    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    YOU EN EASY

  5. WURA-WAR-on-U Avatar
    WURA-WAR-on-U

    Well since last night people been complaining that they are hearing all the gushing about 10 garbage trucks, but they are only seeing 3…..don’t ask me ah don’t know a thing…the other 7 could be on their way…

  6. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    Not so fast. L:et’s get back to thos trucks… I have questions…
    :
    ******1 Workers claim that SSA mechanics were not consulted about the configuration of the trucks, Barbados TODAY was told.

    **TheO: Was it just a truck buying spree or was imput sought from knowlegeable sources?

    *******2 A source revealed that some have complained that the new trucks can only seat two people when the current ones can seat three.

    **TheO: Is this an issue? What is the importance of seating three? What if a four man team is required on some routes?

    *****3 The workers are also said to be uncomfortable with the location of the platform.
    The source explained: “The step which is normally on the back, is now at the sides.
    “The workers are worried that their safety is in question.
    *** Theo: Will they be on the side with traffic or on the gutter side? Given the narrow roads of Barbados does this place the workers in more danger?

    ****4 But the source pointed out that in keeping with international standards, “a platform on the side was not necessarily a bad thing because workers will get less toxic fumes in their faces”.
    ***TheO: Standard Bajan answer. Water issues — talk about Flint, MI. Crime– talk about Barbados and Trinidad.. IMF … Greece. A good attempt at a response, but it depends on the location of the muffler

    *****5 The ten left-hand-drive Navistar trucks out of Mexico,
    *****TheO: Left hand drive? Was this planned or only discovered on arrival? Are they advantages in having a left hand drive vehicle?

  7. WURA-WAR-on-U Avatar
    WURA-WAR-on-U

    While your evil leaders steal your money by the BILLIONS…with their dirty briber friends…you are at risk of drowning, so you better get rid of your dirty leaders…

    http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20191226/earth-today-caribbean-people-could-become-refugees?fbclid=IwAR07yQWy3NLkkHTikUadytXJGok5X9YvK_h4Iok_3kd42aCl-6GaYiD7ymo

    stay there and believe that Mia cares when your ass is drowning, she does not care that they all created the poverty now on the island, she tried to shift the blame for the poverty on to you, so wait there and think she will care when you drown, she would have already moved to higher ground..

    “AS THOUGH extreme weather events, sea level rise and the attendant negative implications for food, water and livelihood security were not bad enough, it turns out that another threat posed by the changing climate is mass migration.

    The warning bell was sound recently by Professor Michelle Mycoo, who has cautioned Caribbean small island developing states (SIDS) to stop and take note. She said that this is especially important given the planet’s apparent race toward 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming and beyond.

    “If climate-sensitive economic sectors are affected by crossing the 1.5 degrees Celsius temperature increase, Caribbean SIDS will produce climate change refugees who may be forced to migrate outside the region,” Mycoo said.

    She was writing in her 2017 research paper, titled ‘Beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius: vulnerabilities and adaptation strategies for Caribbean small island developing states’.

    “The Caribbean may have among the world’s highest numbers of environmental and economic refugees. Settlements in coastal locations make them highly vulnerable to climate change impacts such as sea level rise and flooding,” Mycoo predicted.”

  8. WURA-WAR-on-U Avatar
    WURA-WAR-on-U

    https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrJ61onNQZeLWsAYmhXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEycTgyczM3BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMzBHZ0aWQDQjg3NDZfMQRzZWMDc3I-/RV=2/RE=1577493927/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fcelbestnews.com%2fworld-news%2fduncan-bannatyne-helps-save-boys-from-drowning-in-barbados%2f/RK=2/RS=cUdZcXB3kvantIevXYdBy80QL7s-

    the british press is having a field day, let’s see if the frauds in Barbados will threaten to sue. punching above ya obese weight but cannot suplly the basics, tiefing billions from ya own black people but can’t supply CPR classes or swimming lessons for everyone. So what will happen when the “we gathering” victims enter those dangerous waters with bad undercurrents and get into difficulties….yeah punching above ya delusional weight alright.

    Even strong swimmers get into diffuclties, i have had my share..but no life guards, people not trained in CPR…that is the difference between life and death….but never mind that, blame the poor because they were robbed by thieves in government and bar association…and are about to be ROBBED AGAIN..

    “Duncan Bannatyne helps save boys from drowning in Barbados

    Duncan Bannatyne has told how he and his wife ran to help two young brothers and their mother after they nearly drowned in the sea in Barbados.

    The Dragons’ Den star, 70, and wife Nigora, 39, rushed to help after British tourist Will Farrer, 26, saved one of the boys from the Sandy Lane beach coast on Boxing Day.

    The brothers were rushed to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown, by ambulance, and both are now recovering. Mr Bannatyne revealed that the boys’ mother nearly drowned trying to help them herself.

    Speaking to MailOnline, he said: ‘We saw the incident unfolding from about 20 yards away and as I’m trained in first aid we ran along the beach to offer assistance but when we got there it was mostly under control.

    ‘The young white man carrying the boy was apparently an off duty life guard and he probably saved the boy’s life. The older boy had been put in the recovery position by other tourists, one was a nurse. I saw both boys were breathing and giving oxygen.

    ‘An ambulance was called so we could not do much more. They were brothers. The mother almost drowned trying to help them.”

  9. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    What’s the real story behind these trucks?
    What will be the final cost of these trucks?
    Is that 400K US $ or 400K BDS $?

    https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/12/28/trash-trucks-to-be-retrofitted-source/

  10. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    Textbook lesson on how not to keep promises.
    You promise the sky and break the promises with technicalities….. Brilliant.

    https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/12/12/hoteliers-unable-to-get-promised-concessions-says-bhta/

    “He said too many members were still unable to access the concessions while others were simply turned off by the lengthy process and “turn around from all angles”.

    Hoteliers were told they were using the wrong letterhead, their signature “appears funny”, or they encountered problems with Customs trying to differentiate between a bedsheet or skirting for example, he said.

    ***Brilliant

  11. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/12/28/st-james-vendor-decries-ncc-and-luxury-hotel/

    Good luck.

  12. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    There’s a story behind those trucks.
    BT is beating around the bushes… drip, drip, drip,

  13. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/12/28/we-gatherin-a-likely-tourism-boost-btmi/

    I coming, but i wanna be treated like a tourist…
    gimme my respect…

  14. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    I wanted to link these stories up with the punishment meted out to the ‘”groping Englishman”. I googled ‘butt’ and was surprised at the number of Bajan men slapping women on their butts.

    These sentences are too light – one year in prison and chopping off one of the offending fingers

    https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/12/28/butt-squeeze-was-just-a-joke-says-maynard/
    “Maynard was placed on bond to keep the peace for nine months, breach of which would land him in prison for three months.”

    https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/10/24/butt-slap-was-a-mistake/
    “After listening to his explanation, the magistrate fined him $350 in four weeks with an alternative of six weeks in prison.”

  15. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    These sentences are too light – one year in prison and chopping off one of the offending fingers..
    Note that the tourist got a pass….ist…

    Local:
    https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/12/28/butt-squeeze-was-just-a-joke-says-maynard/
    “Maynard was placed on bond to keep the peace for nine months, breach of which would land him in prison for three months.”

    Tourist:
    https://barbadosunderground.net/2019/05/24/james-orourke-a-slap-on-the-ass-a-slap-on-the-wrist/

    I gatherin, but treat me like a tourist

  16. WURA-War-on-U Avatar
    WURA-War-on-U

    That’s the nasty RACISM both governments allowed to flourish on the island against black people trying to survive….in exchange for BRIBES…it has gone in and on for decades….when hoteliers pay bribes they want something in return….NO BLACKS….unless it’s the shitehound negro slaves who work for them and get treated accordingly.

  17. WURA-WAR-on-U Avatar
    WURA-WAR-on-U

    Just saw a video circulating on whatsapp, two mingy broke ass tourists don’t want to pay the $3.50 bus fare in Barbados and complaining too, the bus driver was rightfully quite colorful in telling them where to shove their cheap asses since he was not the one raised the bus fare..lol

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