
I pledged allegiance to Barbados since the pledge was established in the 1970s. As a child, the pledge was simply words to be recited on command. As an adult, I accepted the responsibilities associated with that solemn pledge.
To uphold Barbados’ honour, I tried to: do what was right, bring light where there was darkness, and provide evidence-based correction where there appeared to be error. To do otherwise would bring Barbados dishonour. To defend Barbados’ honour, I challenged the practise of achieving lucrative ends through dishonest means.
IGNORING THE ENGINEER.
I have also tried to be a credit to Barbados, rather than a dependent burden, by excelling at something. I pursued Structural Engineering. Then I kept adding to my pursuits. One of my engineering roles is to design structures, and then inspect their construction to certify that they are being built as they were designed.
When a building is not being built as it was designed, I would inform the builder and be met with one of two responses. One would be the builder correcting the deficiency. The other would be the builder ignoring me.
BUILDING ON A BAD FOUNDATION.
I have found that builders tend to ignore an Engineer’s instructions, because they think that they have a special relationship with the Engineer’s clients. A builder may have been selected as a reward for political support, and then had the misfortune of having me approve his work. How the builder got the job was not my concern. How he did the job was.
A builder may construct a substandard foundation, and ignore my instruction that it is defective and needs to be corrected. The contractor may proceed to build on the bad foundation, and ignore my notice that I will neither certify for payment the foundation, nor anything built on that foundation.
ALWAYS A RECKONING.
A builder may convince my Client to pay him, and he may finish the project on time. The Minister may have an entertaining opening ceremony, and unveil an attractive plaque. I would always attend if invited, and would normally enjoy the ceremony.
There is always a reckoning. Defective foundations normally lead to the building settling, resulting in cracks in the walls. An audit may be done to apportion blame. I have never attracted any blame in my 30-year career – because I do not approve defective work.
FANTASY REPUBLIC.
I believe that Parliament has built a fantasy republic on a defective and unlawful foundation. I wrote an open letter to all members of Parliament to discuss the glaring deficiencies, but the Prime Minister advised those with such concerns to have them addressed in Barbados’ Courts. So I did.
The question of whether Parliament’s republic is lawful or not is now before the Barbados Court of Appeal. I have been strongly advised, and even threatened, to drop it by those who have pledged allegiance, not to Barbados, but to their political parties. It is too late. I cannot drop it. I have already pledged allegiance to Barbados, and I do not pledge carelessly.
Regardless of how the Appeal Court judges rule, it can only benefit Barbados. We will either move forward with the confidence of knowing that Parliament’s new constitution is lawful, or we will have the opportunity to correct any deficiencies that the Court finds. Either way, Barbados wins.
Grenville Phillips II is a Chartered Structural Engineer. He can be reached at NextParty246@gmail.com
Source: Nation
This is Garth Patterson’s article which appeared in last Sunday Sun reported:
The contentious Sec 49 clause of the Barbados Constitution:
(2) Subject to the provisions of subsection (3), a Bill for an Act of Parliament under this section that alters any of the following provisions, that is to say
(a) this section and section 1; (b) Chapter II;
(c) Chapter III;
(d) sections 28, 32, 35 to 39, 41, 41A to 41E, 42, 48, 60(2), 61,62,63 and 76 to 79 (other than subsection (7) of section 79);
(e) Chapter VII (other than section 83);
v) Chapter VIII;
<s) Chapter IX;
(h) any provision of Chapter X in its application to any of the provisions specified in paragraphs (a) to (g>,
shall not be passed in either House unless at the final voting thereon in the House it is supported by the votes of not less than two-thirds of all the members of the House.
(3) Subsection (2) shall not apply to a Bill in so far as it alters any of the provisions specified in that subsection for the purpose of giving effect to arrangements for the federation or union
1981-24.
of Barbados with any other part of the Commonwealth establishment of some other form of constitutional between Barbados and any other part of the wealth.
or for the association Common-
(4) A Bill for an Act of Parliament under this section to which subsection (2) does not apply shall not be passed in either House unless at the final voting thereon in the House it is supported by the votes of a majority of all the members of the House.
(5) In this section
(a) references to this Constitution or to any particular
provision thereof include references to any other law in so far as that law alters the Constitution or, as the case may be, that provision; and
(b) references to altering this Constitution or any particular provision thereof include references-
(i) to repealing it, with or without re-enactment thereof or the making of different provision in lieu thereof;
(ii) to modifying it (whether by omitting, amending or overriding any of its provisions or inserting additional provisions in it or otherwise) ; and
(iii) to suspending its operation for any period or terminating any such suspension.
(6) No Act of Parliament shall be construed as altering this Constitution unless it is stated in the Act that it is an Act for that purpose.
(7) Nothing in subsection (2) shall be construed as including any of the provisions of the First Schedule or the Second Schedule among the provisions specified in that subsection.
God Bless Ri-Ri.
The Head of State has been changed and same Constitutional laws have been copied over in the first instance to prevent having no laws of the land. Move along, There Is Nothing To See Here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA-upjFaHvw
What the Attorney General argued was that changing the head of state was not entrenched; that is what they are arguing,” he said.
British Law may state that Head of State must be British Crown, but same way Queen Elisa will be succeeded shortly when she kicks the bucket, Barbados preempted it with their own home grown local version.
Constitution not patriated
By Garth Patterson It has always puzzled me why, in patriating the Barbados Constitution, Parliament did not simply revoke the prerepublic Constitution and re-enact it in one comprehensive document.
Perhaps out of expedience, or to conserve energy and effort, or because of an unwillingness to completely let go of our colonial past, or just through plain laziness –whatever the reason – it chose, instead, to take the shortcut route, opting to further amend the prerepublic Constitution,
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It would be interesting to find out who is now protected by this lurch to the republic and how.
We all know big maguffies in the UK and Barbados are involved in corruption!!
It’s a bit late in the game to change the Head of State back again
A message from The Queen to the President and people of Barbados
https://www.royal.uk/message-queen-president-and-people-barbados
https://barbadostoday.bb/2021/12/14/bwu-accepts-reason-for-debt-settlement-legislation-but-wants-language-changed/
GP2 may have more than a bee in hi bonnet. Add Garth Patterson (GP3) article and the payment of debt legislation and I am beginning to wonder what we are evolving into.
Constitution – questionable
Payment of salaries – questionable
It is funny to watch the esoteric debate that often unfolds here, whilst the actions/laws or bread and butter issues with immediate impact on our daily lives seem to go unnoticed.
It is obscene to think the GOB owes people in excess of 300 million for land expropriation.
How to Develop the Nation
As a Structural Engineer Grenville should be viewing Barbados’ change to a Republic as a new Project in the Building of a Nation.
From an Information Technology computing perspective you can perceive this function as “Show all History” and “Erase all History” on a search engine or a System Reboot back to factory settings on your device or a cleansing of your data folders and clearing up the hard drive as well as software development of a new system using latest programming language to replace the legacy system.
Some concepts of truth will obviously be too esoteric for some who are not ready for initiation into ascendancy, but one universal truth is the knowledge that past and future are present in the present.
Kriyayoga to Experience Eternal Light Within
TheO
How did u arrived at the payment of salaries?
That would only lead to social unrest and political suicide = sandi and the 5% Cut
Did You Pledge Allegiance
Daily we recited by heart every word,
I merely listened and mouthed all I heard.
Didn’t understand its significance back then,
Years later its meaning came when we became men.
Once I understood its meaning I could say it no more,
Upholding my country’s honour requires things I deplore.
Politics determine the path of the country,
Leaders dictate what should or should not be.
Enacting Laws that go against moral views,
Destroying traditions and historical values.
Good that was generally accepted now seems to be,
Evil, and evil seems good for many in our country.
As citizens we should pledge to uphold morals,
Lives of righteous values should be required for individuals.
Love, charity, caring, and kindness carry commodity value,
Essential requirements are fast becoming the privilege of the few.
Goodness exists in abundance amongst us but it has become a weakness,
It is practiced only by those with stronger values or deeper piousness.
And I too love our Country, the land I always knew,
Not the moral decay that exists today, nor what they ask us to do.
Corruption can overrun a Nation, and homage to a flag may have dubious significance,
Essentially if honouring your country dishonoured you, why Did You Pledge Allegiance?
People should view themselves and all others as people and not as members of a race or nation as all are the same
You are not Barbadian African etc you are human
Speak for theyself….we ARE AFRIKANS…from KUSH, KEMET and TIMBUKTU….
we have to assert our rights or have that stolen too just like they STOLE OUR IDENTITIES….at least 3,000 YEARS AGO..
Speak for THYSELF.
Africans are the first humans the source of mankind they were the original stock that went around the world and made all other races
Yes we are and nothing can change that, not even after 3,000 YEARS…
a preview of January’s Kush quarterly..
“It is a recorded fact that Classical Kush was the first global empire and populated the entire planet. The Kushites migrated out from modern Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Eritrea, Somali, Arabia into Egypt/Kemet, India, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the Americas. Our Kush ancestors in Kemet themselves recorded on the temple walls that their ancestors migrated from the mountains of the moons, i.e., the Ethiopian Highlands and the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda.
The family of Kem (Ham) known as Maa, Kin-Anu, and Kush migrated down the White and Blue Nile, established and in homage to father Kem, named their new capital Kemet. Kush was the ambitious pioneer, expansionist, and developer of the three. Hence, Kush’s great name can be seen written in various forms on walls and artifacts globally. Bear in mind that Pangaea (supercontinent) migration occurred before Kush propagated civilization throughout the planet. However, the earliest recorded evidence of deliberate, global empire-building, colonization with the spread of pyramid culture and maat is Kush. Maat and pyramids were to Kush what democracy and skyscrapers are to modern western nations.”
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Pacha…the CHILDREN OF RA!!
colonial politicians never think of the youth, too self absorbed.
https://youtu.be/_RVXfPEk0vw
And for this i have a whole page dedicated to Poetry and Proverbs….there lies the strength in passing on information.
“Proverbs are a very effective mode of communication, and their correct and persuasive use in speech is always taken as a sign of sound education, maturity, cultural sophistication and wisdom. Among their many uses, we can discern the following:
To Express Abstract Truths. Proverbs are generally used to communicate truths that may be abstract and difficult to grasp. Such a proverb usually dramatizes and configures the bare truths in the facts of everyday life and world. In the proverb form the truths become so substantial that they stimulate the imagination and challenge the understanding.”
-N.K. Dzobo, African Symbols as Sources of Knowledge and Truth
Grenville needs to step back from his Court Case versus Government as he is onto a hiding for nothing as Courts march in lockstep with Government. He would be better off raising his self indulgent populist conspiracy theories on social media and mainstream media like Barbados Today or writing a book about it. Ironically the Courts and Constitutional Laws are the legacy of the colonial British and are areas that need to be addressed by the new Republic so that Justice is freely available to the poor common man woman and child. The Courts know this and need to protect their livelihood / scams.
John and GP are two old men who like to fart a lot in public and indulge in each other
The Bushman called it right when he memorably dissed the G to the P
Home/Diseases/Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)/Media resources/Science in 5/Episode #3 – Serological studies
Episode #3 – COVID-19 Myths Vs Science
Here’s a proverb that works for me,
“The squeaky door gets the grease.”
The Bible is full of parables and proverbs.
Jesus was a disciple of Ahimsa meditation and a prophet like many others.
Head and spine is the altar of God.
Kriyayoga is the key for the door to heaven.
https://www.ananda.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/path-of-kriya-yoga-yogananda-autobiography-of-a-yogi.pdf
Grenville should have known better….after experiencing a decade of that hot mess, I could have told him, but he saw for himself, it’s useless wasting any more money on that unless he got a real plan with a real goal with the DRIVE to see it through to the end.
attempting to keep the colonial system in place is not a goal….that’s trying to maintain a CRUTCH…
Told yall everything has REACHED A HEAD…most people will miss it because they are distracted with so much shit and not everything can be put out there, definitely can’t put certain things out there….but they would not apply themselves to go seaching for answers anyway, still listening to lying politicians who are there to mislead them and keep them bonded and in bondage, that’s why those political negros were manufactured to begin with……….unfortunately yall are now stuck in the matrix even worse when it’s complete idiots who know even less, leading a procession of FOOLS….but don’t move, yall looking real good…
those of us thus BLESSED and CHOSEN can lead the way outta that captivity….for those who no longer want to be seen as Slaves to the colonial system..or pass any of it on to their current and future generations….those are the intelligent ones..they are growing in numbers daily…
So Pacha put ya firmly in ya place yesterday and ya still not satisfied, still reaching….still too petty to engage with….still nothing worthwhile to contribute consistently….sad..
chatte irrepressible? now where have i heard that before..
i got certain days to pull up clowns and other days, i just watch other people do it….those are the days when i actually have something much more constructive to do…like yesterday and today…..but i did enjoy the REAMING ya got.
There it is again, “THE CHOSEN”!
That sort of attitude never ends well!
Murdaaaaaaaah
“THE CHOSEN”!
Wuhlaus! Muh belly!
What reaming was that?
Ain’t yuh suppose to feel when yuh get ream?
The Royal Wee like he is The Little Pee Pee!
Murdaaaaaah!
I suppose he would say that I am a very big cunt!
Tomato, tomata
Potato, potata!
Different opinions, that’s all! And that should be okay when nothing can be proven.
☀ Ra ♃
Source: Nation
Source: Nation
Changes in slave plantation societies such as USA and Caribbean has been slow over last 50-60 years as they also have in other Colonial plantation societies such as Africa, India, Sri Lanka, where the same legacy systems were maintained.
Inequality still prevailed and the underclass were treated as underdogs not under gods.
The biggest crime to humanity is a belief that white skin has a higher spirituality and superiority to colour, which is obviously not true when you look with your own eyes.
June Tyson and Sun Ra & His Arkestra
Astro Black
Discipline 27-II Parts 1-4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXthZaS_0Wo
I Roam the Cosmos (Premiere Release) June Tyson and Sun Ra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9R7sw6qtz0
The Creator Has A Master Plan (Peace)
Barbadian girl UNICEF’s youngest Youth Advocate in Eastern Caribbean
https://www.nationnews.com/2021/12/16/barbadian-girl-unicefs-youngest-youth-advocate-eastern-caribbean/