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GONE HAYWIRE

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Things are so out of whack recently that I think we have gone haywire. Let me just toss a few random disjointed thoughts out there to get a real real feel for where we are right now.

  1. Persons on bail for vicious murders…BUT…end up committing others after
  2. Local parties and fetes are restricted…BUT…visitors can plan 2 months ahead of time and party soon with wild abandon
  3. Large outcry over the Trojan Riddim…BUT…and even larger outcry over the outcry over the Trojan Riddim
  4. MAM says take down the Riddim AND apologise…BUT…so far 166 thousand views, 3000 likes and Sunday School still wukking
  5. NUPW elected to represent workers…BUT….NUPW has to call in the police to save itself
  6. Minister boasts that cruise ships coming…BUT…positive cases still showing up on liners abroad
  7. We say the children under severe pressure…BUT…we force the same children to do Common Entrance
  8. Auditor General report speaks of problems…BUT…not a peep or pang from the GoB or BLP about it
  9. Cruise ships mashup Carlisle Bay coral…BUT…Minister says no problem he will plant it back
  10. Road tax removed to supposedly ease consumers….BUT……gas prices (and said tax) increasing every single month
  11. Hotel workers cannot be forced to take the vaccine…BUT…guests can demand that they do
  12. There is no price gouging they say…BUT…ask any supermarket buyer and you’ll hear different
  13. Four Seasons money written off by government…BUT…the main lawyer and main adviser running the same government coffers currently
  14. Verla’s ready to lead the DLP to next year’s election…BUT…she has to beat a certain Guy first.

See what I tell ya. We Gone Haywire.

759 responses to “GONE HAYWIRE”

  1. John2 Avatar
    John2

    Not hitting at Mari

    Can there be legislation of gangs in Barbados?

    What would be the legal definition of a gang member / or leader. (Dlp)

    I am thinking about the constitutional rights to belong to any group/ union or something to that effect
    – freedom of association – (BLP)

  2. John2 Avatar
    John2

    Against. Not of

  3. Critical Analyzer Avatar
    Critical Analyzer

    @David June 27, 2021 7:52 AM

    I guess you forgot the cop shows you watched. Suspects usually go back to the scene of the crime to gypsy leading to an entertaining chase scene if identified there and then or later incompetent cop humor when crime scene pictures show the suspect was watching them investigate.

  4. Critical Analyzer Avatar
    Critical Analyzer

    @John2

    The problem of course is the innocent bystanders that get injured or killed cause these wild boys can’t shoot straight.

    I say let’s pass a law called the Culpepper Conflict Resolution Law. We put two solar powered huts stocked with weapons, drinks, food and some cable on Culpepper Island. Gangs and people with beefs against each other can be dropped off there for 24 hours and whoever lsurvives gets to come back.

  5. Artax Avatar
    Artax

    The old ‘government’ proposing the legislation and “leaving it standing on the books” is tantamount of CHOOSING not to implement it.

    And, perhaps the new ‘government’ chose not to implement it, because they were not obligated to do so.

    But, more importantly…….. BOTH administrations REFUSED to implement the legislation.

    And, what does that tell you?

    Both BLP and DLP are guilty.

  6. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    Cannot with certainty say that a proposal in 2017 by past govt would not have been implemented if past govt had regain the power to do so in 2018
    However that being not the case
    A case should now be put forward as to why a govt holding a 30-0 mandate could not hastily legislated law for criminals found guilty of actively engaging in criminal activity

  7. Artax Avatar
    Artax

    “Holding a 30-0 mandate,” as you put it, does not necessarily mean laws would be hastily legislated………. as opposed to the former administration that had TWO (2) TERMS ‘in office.’

    The reality is, successive BLP and DLP administrations have FAILED to address crime.

    Crime should be a bi-partisan issue. The safety of Barbadians should be of paramount concern for all and sundry.

    Instead, we’re politicizing the issue and operatives from both main stream political parties are blaming each other.

  8. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    The past govt did not
    However the question remains when will present govt past legislation to tackle the ongoing nonstop criminal activity

  9. John2 Avatar
    John2

    Instead, we’re politicizing the issue and operatives from both main stream political parties are blaming each other.
    Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx cxxxxx

    Artax

    Who is the BLP operative/s ?

  10. NorthernObserver Avatar
    NorthernObserver

    Since Crime seems to have trumped Poverty, Stimulus and Unemployment, what about
    1. The $124M write off re Clearwater Bay. That could be a crime, we ( nor the AudG) just haven’t been given any information.
    2. Failure to submit annual reports for the NIS IS A Crime. 3 yrs under the B, 10 yrs under the D’s, and now 2+ under the B’s.
    Barbadians should be marching to demand answers. B or D these are BOTH YOUR money.

  11. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    Artax,

    That is why the reports were muted. A family affair. Embarrassing to the “wife” too.

    Some stupid people want to argue with the pronouncements of the same police they claim to be so concerned about.

    It is the POLICE who said that the murders are
    mostly bad man killing bad man, not DONNA, even though I had already concluded the same from deductive reasoning.

    As long as we are alive there will be crime. It cannot be eliminated, only contained or reduced.

    NO PARTY WILL EVER ACCOMPLISH THE ELIMINATION OF CRIME.

    So running around crying blue bloody murder over the killing of one police officer is pure politicking and nasty opportunism.

    I would bet my last dollar that you, I and John 2 care more about the murdered policeman than Angela Cox does.

    He died doing his job, responding to the cries of his neighbour. May he rest in peace and his family be conforted. And may the neighbour who called him forgive himself.

  12. John2 Avatar
    John2

    NO

    Who to charge for the crimes?

    And if no answers or satisfactory answers then what plan B/C?

  13. John2 Avatar
    John2

    I too would have like to call for a ban on guns except for the protective forces
    But then I remembered the entry in the dead of night and beating of an old lady in her home , to get money they thought she had , i changed my mind.

    I wish she had owned a gun and had blown away they asses when they entered .

    Other should have a right to protect their property. An old retired person (or anyone ) should not have to do hand to hand combat to protect what is worked for .

  14. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    Before Miami building collapse, $9 million in repairs needed
    Xxxxxxxxx
    When I first got news of this catastrophic story my mind took me back to a similar story that occurred in Britton Hill
    A story that still asked for the question
    How and why did this happened and why no one person or persons were held accountable for such a disaster leading to fines and jail time
    Families lives destroyed in minutes because of failures and several layers of incompetence
    So frigging sad

  15. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    “When we drill down and look at the major or serious crime, we recognize that the total shows 199 crimes less than what was in 2020. There were 584 crimes in 2020 and 385 in 2021…and that is like a 34 per cent decline. If we further break down that major crime, we see that last year at this time, we had 17 murders, but this period now we have nine, which is a 47 per cent decline over the last year figures,” Boyce revealed.

    If you don’t know what you are doing you should keep quiet.

    Boyce correctly compared the rates of crime over the same time period. I was about to call him a “dishonest fellow” for comparing all of 2020 to half of 2021 when I realized the BU blogger copied numbers without realizing the importance of stating that the same time period was compared for the the two years

  16. Artax Avatar
    Artax

    @Donna June 27, 2021 11:06 AM

    You made three interesting points.

    (1): Some stupid people want to argue with the pronouncements of the same police they claim to be so concerned about.

    Your comment I listed as # 3 is equally applicable………. “it is pure politicking and nasty opportunism.”

    (2): As long as we are alive there will be crime. It cannot be eliminated, only contained or reduced.

    Yes, you are correct. But some nostalgic people love to compare crime in the 1950s, for example, with crime presently.
    Reminds me of someone who ‘said’ they “remembered a Barbados that was free of crime.” And, when asked what year or duration of time Barbados “was free of crime,” a brilliant man said the person was “right, if you define crime as meaning arrests and prosecutions and convictions.”

    Between 1973 and 1982 will always be remembered as the period of the ‘cane field murders’ and those crimes remain unsolved to this day.
    Is it being suggested because a suspect or suspects was/were not arrested, prosecuted or convicted, meant the crimes did not occur and Barbados was crime free during that period?

    They conveniently forgot when reminded of their comments, and asked “who was the idiot that said Barbados was crime free, when crime was with us from the days of the garden of Eden.” And, then went on a ‘Googling spree’ to copy and paste definitions of crime from the UK’s Home Office website.

    (3): So running around crying blue bloody murder over the killing of one police officer is pure politicking and nasty opportunism.

  17. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    I belive that the emphasis should be the controlling of crime
    Not so
    Therefore an all out awareness should be made towards govt that enough is enough
    Percentage high or a dip does not give comfort to those who are living in the high risk areas where criminal activity is evident

  18. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    Correction @2:33
    On rereading J2. The second half of the statement provides the relevant time period “last year at this time”.

    Sincere apologies to J2.

  19. NorthernObserver Avatar
    NorthernObserver

    @John2
    It is actually quite simple. All monies remitted to the NIS are placed into an escrow account to be released WHEN the NIS has complied with its legal requirements. Naturally they will be private, as the public will continue (unless they have restarted running an IOU with the NIS).
    A similar VAT escrow remittance, would squeeze GoB cashflow.
    You can only be “nice” up to a point. IF you wish results, you must take actions which will render results and not promises or long talk.
    We have one contributor who speaks of ‘ holding feet to the fire’ but dodges HOW. This is not to personally criticize this contributor, it is par for the course. Many know, but cannot risk the vindictive consequences, of speaking out. And certainly don’t want to suggest solutions which could be deemed illegal, to counter prior illegal acts.
    The spinners are sure to find “the rich White business class are starving the poor, ordinary Black Barbadian” to deflect from the NIS or GoB responsibility, required by law. And the merry-go-round continues.

  20. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    One would hope that citizen activism by speaking out can forced govt hand to make changes
    That is as much citizen activism can do in holding govt feet to the fire

  21. David Avatar
    David

    One would hope party supporters are honest for the good of country to call out wrongs when they occur.

  22. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    It might have been many years ago but questions linger not unlike the same questions being asked by family members who lost their families in a horrific death Thursday morning in the wee hours
    A tragedy lending itself to collapse condo where more than 156 persons are missing
    How well does anyone remember the Arch Cot tragedy

    https://barbadosfreepress.wordpress.com/2007/08/26/brittons-hill-barbados-building-collapse/

  23. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    https://nypost.com/2021/06/27/developers-of-fla-tower-were-accused-of-paying-off-officials/

  24. john2 Avatar
    john2

    NO
    i have to digest what you said – it not registering with me right now.

    MARI

    You don’t have to beat around the bush. Most know where you coming from and where you heading. it is a shame you have to use the tragedy of other to pretend …

  25. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    John 2

    MARI

    You don’t have to beat around the bush. Most know where you coming from and where you heading. it is a shame you have to use the tragedy of other to pretend

    Xxxxxxxxxxxx

    Are u embarrassed
    I belive the tragedy is befitting and which gives support to many undeniable truths attaching govt officials to corruption
    Yes and the Arch cot story fits well into such scenarios

  26. john2 Avatar
    john2

    There is NOTHING that you can post that will cause me to be embarrassed

  27. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    The sad part of these catastrophic events is that no one would be convicted
    Families left behind to mourn their loss and pick up the pieces of memorabilia to help them get over a long lasting devastating memory
    Corruption at its worst and no one would spend a day behind bars

  28. Artax Avatar
    Artax

    What is the connection between Arch Cot and corruption?

  29. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    https://barbadosfreepress.wordpress.com/2007/08/26/brittons-hill-barbados-building-collapse/

  30. Artax Avatar
    Artax

    Doesn’t prove anything. There isn’t anything in the comments that suggests corruption…….only rumours, speculation and innuendo from Jerome Hinds and a few others that sit on his ‘side of the fence.’

    You thrive in that type of environment.

    Hence, the reason for your persistence in pushing the tragedy, hoping for someone to comment in such a way that would give you the opportunity to ‘say’ what you really want to ‘say.’

  31. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    I see the summer games are ongoing.

    Have a great day, all.
    Have a great day Barbados

  32. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Andy Alvarez said he was part of the team in Barbados for the Arch Cot rescue.

  33. NorthernObserver Avatar
    NorthernObserver

    @Artax
    ac is drawing a parallel between the USA and Barbados. You may recall an incident involving a former Minister and two employees of ICBL. Corruption was rife, demonstrated in a US court, but nothing in Barbados, even though the US used Barbadian laws to get one conviction thus far.
    Similarly one can expect legal actions to follow in the US, but little on a similar, though quite different, local issue.

  34. John2 Avatar
    John2

    NO

    Don’t get fooled
    The MO is always the same. One tracked but pretending she cares about something different …. The environment/ poor etc

  35. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    To the critics
    Love you Barbados
    Why do they question my love for you
    A love that is unending and true
    It is a mature love not that of a youth
    One that forces me to speak the truth
    Like the psalmist I raise my voice in your praise
    Wishing happiness and success to the end of days

    How can I in my right mind
    Allow you to proceed as if I was blind
    I could lie and pretend not to see
    Could close my eyes and just let things be
    But then I would be a cheater and not a lover
    And you would awake one day to discover
    That the sweet sounding lies were only a cover
    Sweet sounding nothing’s from the mouth of a liar

    Tell them search and find my navel string where it is buried
    They may find it before they find their own
    Lying safely in the place I call home.

  36. John2 Avatar
    John2

    Like wet sodabix

  37. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    Was there any compensation given to the arch cot family members on behalf of the victims
    A horrendous story

  38. Artax Avatar
    Artax

    “……………. even though the US used Barbadian laws to get one conviction thus far.”

    @ NorthernObserver

    I’ve read people expressing that view in their contributions, which caused me to wonder how the US could use the laws of another jurisdiction to charge a suspect for committing a crime in the US………. and not for accepting bribes as is outlined in our laws.

    However, having read the affidavit, the impression I got was Inniss was charged with two counts of money laundering as a result of two money transfers to the bank accounts of a New York dental office and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.

    The US Court strengthened their case by indicating the laws he broke in Barbados to facilitate breaking US money laundering laws.

  39. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    The big topic on Brasstacks is noisy kites in st.James. Sandra Husbands spinning and David Ellis batting.

    What they need is a few consultants to figure out how to persuade the KITE FLYERS TO CEASE AND DESIST.

    I am willing to become a consultant to the consultants if they will pay me CAD $5000 per month.

  40. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    Nice try, but still no cigar!

    I was conceived here, taken to England by plane, returned as a child, spent fifty years here. Love it so much I could not bear to leave.

    And I had at one point over twenty Barbadian children who people, including their parents, used to call my children because my every moment was lived with them in mind.

    My love is not mout talk. It has been a DOING word.

    Navel string done dry up and rot. I EARNED MY CITIZENSHIP.

    P.S. Your side swiping attempt to revive a dormant issue AGAIN is noted.

  41. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    And one more thing- when I speak of “we” I am not referring to England.

    So when I say, for example, “WE will get it right” there is only one “WE” I am speaking about.

    No divided loyalties. No other affiliations. Both feet in Barbados. ALL IN!

    That has to trump navel strings.

    P.S. Forget the plausible deniability. And your pointed reference to navel strings was telling.

    Really strange since it was your poetic ability that was being questioned, not whether or not you wished the best for Barbados.

  42. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    1/1
    It’s not about you

  43. NorthernObserver Avatar
    NorthernObserver

    @Artax
    My understanding
    Laundering = cleaning. IF the money was clean, the laundering charges would not be relevant.
    Hence the US DOJ had to prove, using Barbadian laws, that bribery was illegal in Barbados, and the said funds were a bribe. Subsequently the movement of funds through US channels constituted laundering. ICBL’s parent, admitted the funds were a bribe. Hence the “disgorgement”.

  44. Miller Avatar
    Miller

    @ TheOGazerts June 28, 2021 3:46 PM

    Nice one there, ‘The O(ld) Geezer’!

  45. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    So you say! But I am the one who answers you people ALL THE TIME and lastly engaged on the matter AND I am the only one whose navel string would definitely been found long after yours because you would have to dig overseas. As Hal Austin took pains to point out. Without that bit, you would have had plausible deniability. May be you did not consciously do it.

  46. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    And oh, the king of superfluous words has no idea about rhythm. Prose too should have a type of rhythm. His has too many beats per minute.

    His sentences go on for twice as long as they should.

  47. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    Last/Last
    “May be you did not consciously do it.”
    The subconscious and obvious are in alignment. No obsessions/secret desires/fantasies are present.

    It was not about you.

  48. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    Last/Last
    Obvious= conscious

  49. William Skinner Avatar
    William Skinner

    @ WURA
    “The Minister of Home Affairs insisted
    He said: “When we brought this into play, it was intended to provide a haven for persons for a year, we did not at the time contemplate the success of the programme, though we wished for it, we did not contemplate the success of the programme and the overwhelming response from persons who actually wanted to stay on in Barbados.” (SB)

    The administration has taken complete credit for @PLT idea. Imagine saying when “ we brought this into play…….”
    Now pray tell if thy so shamelessly claim credit for another citizen’s idea, what can we really expect when it comes to other issues ? The BLPDLP thieves.

  50. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    Bill Cosby sentenced overturn
    By Pennsylvania court

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