A week after the snap general election and no surprise, Prime Minister Mottley continues to suck the air out of the local, regional and to a lesser extent the international news space. As if a second 30-0 shellacking for opposition parties wasn’t enough and a new look Cabinet, her recommendation to appoint teenager Khaleel Kothdiwala to the Upper House has blown up news streams on traditional and social media.
An observation of the Barbados landscape in recent years has been the dominant personality of Mia Mottley as leader of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP). In contrast the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) -the other major political party- competed with late Prime Minister Freundel Stuart and of recent Verla De Peiza who both possess seemingly introverted personalities.
The blogmaster does not have to analyze numbers to understand the psyche of the Bajan voter. We prefer alpha personalities to lead the country. Stuart through happenstance was an outlier who benefited from a sympathy vote commingled with the cuhdere mentality of Barbadians that a government deserves a second term. We can only speculate if the late David Thompson would have been able to overcome the stink of CLICO to breathe fire into the party.
Of immediate concern to civic minded citizens has been the inability of a political opposition to favourably appeal to the electorate in two recent general elections -not to forget the by election in St. George North. Political parties although private entities decisions made have national significance. The resignation of Verla De Peiza with immediate effect has ensured the DLP’s voice will be less credible in the Barbados space for at minimum the next three months – a special conference is scheduled to filled the leadership role in the party. It does not help with the rebuild of DLP’s image that the interim President is Steve Blackett, a member of Stuart’s Cabinet and willing participant on the platform of that infamous Waterford Stadium political meeting.
A surface scan of DLP actors serves up slim choices to lead the party at a critical juncture. The task to rebuild the party and at the same time be a strident opposition voice is a gargantuan one. On the weekend a suggestion was made by Hartley ‘Kingmaker’ Henry the DLP should look to the diaspora for candidates to lead. On the current political trajectory unless there is a catastrophic occurrence the DLP can anticipate another defeat in five years.
On the assumption the DLP will struggle to regain relevance in the eyes of the electorate in five years, what does it portend? A splinter of the party if old heads continue to make it difficult for the DLP to reimagine itself? A credible third party made up of disaffected members from the BLP and third parties?
Interesting times ahead.
There is the national debate about the new Constitution to come. It is evident based on the results of two recent general elections, there is a lacuna to be addressed.
Source: Nation
This PM continues to make political decisions hell bent on keeping the country divided
This is a serious character flaws that fails to address and is not in allignment with good governance
Yesterday Tump held a meeting with his loyal supporters in tow
Besides doing his usual skits about Biden he read a story about a woman giving aid to a sick snake
After the snake recovered the snake bit the lady
I couldn’t help but remember the many stories told of Trump.helping people then turned around and disadvantage them and those who who he had helped and also did wrong turned on him
I say the above that unless one give with an open heart the image one tries to present of one self might be one like the snake albeit also be the truthfulness of the real character that lives within
Ezra Alleyne Zooms in on part of the story
But leaves out the importance of doing things right in order to get the right result
PM steps out front to present an image of being good
Meanwhile the Constituion does not instruct the PM in the order as the image she wants to present to the people
The PM constantly present a character flaw of deceitfulness
This time that deceit rubs against the highest law of the land called the Constituion
Shameful
You are confusing political posturing with law. You et al are so easily distracted.
DavidJanuary 30, 2022 7:58 AM
You are confusing political posturing with law. You et al are so easily distracted.
Xxxxx
So. what is the law
Who is doing the posturing
Maybe u should sit on the fence a little longer and wait till.sunrise
Mottley postures
Trump postures
Both seem to be cut from the same political cloth
Mottley throws red herrings
Trump throws red meat
Trump.uses his wealth to take the law of the land to court
Mottley uses her power to undermine the Constitution and expects the AG to agree
So what is the story snakes using power and wealth while presenting an image of doing what is right for the country
Either govt.wants to do what is right as directed by the Constitution or govt intends to pursue a political.path of smoke and mirrors and tinkering
Xxx
The Young lady who.was underlooked after much hard work after giving a voice of concern for the youth and other organization must be feeling a sense of disappointment
Here was an opportunity for the PM to present a person whose actions speaks towards her commitment
However the PM rather present to the people a young man who does not meet the criteria as directed by the Constitution and a person whose only claim to fame is widely known as being a mouth piece for the blp
Lol
“But the current provisions of our Constitution, in my view, inadvertently places the President right into the very cauldron of the political controversy. “(Ezra Alleyne”
Ezra Alleyne should be ashamed to write such a damaging and nasty political piece of anti- constitutional mis information. Talking about “ inadvertently ““ including powers that are given to the President.
He really cannot stoop much lower.
Pure pro- Mottley BS. The damn AG should not be in any cabinet in that office.
The man has failed at every legal argument he has put forward to defend the government.,That’s why there is widespread support for Caswell Franklyn
Marshall is a complete failure, just like the one before him.
Somehow the “learned Attorney General” is always in the middle of some chaos when it comes to legal opinions as I’m sure I heard the PM say that she received a legal opinion from the AG that supported the selection of two Senators from the DLP (The opposition party that polled the largest number of votes) there was no caveat, no mention of the President’s role, it was a fait accompli. Now the whole nation knows better, and everyone interested in the welfare of the country should carry a copy of the Constitution with them to double check any advice the “learned Attorney General” proffers because if this was baseball, he would be batting .0000.
Does anyone have any “L’s” left over from student driver days? Someone could use two to adorn the suit that he wears in public.
Source: Nation
Source: Nation
Every thing this PM as well as the AG has divided the country
Unfortunately the dlp in house fighting has given way for this govt to score another victory
Yes indeed Barbados is chartering new waters
Waters that are thick.and muddy
Waters that would find most barbadians without a life raft to cling to
Art of Decanting (Bu comments need to be distilled by level headed facilitators)
Barbados is slowly coming to term with it’s election results with a couple of ticklish tropes lingering regarding God and Constitution.
All beings have masculine and feminine aspects within and God the Creator has both representations in many deities and esoteric existential schools of thought such as the spiritual energies of the Sun Stars and Heavens above is masculine while the grounding energies of Earth and Moon are feminine.
God is the Creator of All in the Universe including feminine Mother Earth that gives birth to all life forms.
People pray to the father or mother or both.
Constitutions set forth structures of Government and Barbados is moving away from the British Royal Power system to a Republic System like USA and other places. In USA Senators and Presidents are elected, in UK the Lords (Senators) in the Second Chamber are chosen and the Crown (President) is the existing Monarch. The Barbados Constitution will need to be amended for it’s Republic moving on.
“ It cannot be in this country’s long-term interest for the DLP to be excluded, once again, from the lawmaking table in our Parliament. “ ( Ezra Alleyne)
In one breath Alleyne says that this is the second time the people have determined that the DLP should not be given not even get one seat.
Now he comes with crocodile tears pretending that Barbados cannot survive without the DLP in Parliament . This is ludicrous , when in reality, Barbados is going to survive and just survived without the DLP in Parliament.
The problem that Mottley, Marshall and Alleyne now have is that they cannot go above the President without amending the Constitution
They cannot say that the PM stuck her feet in her mouth ; they cannot say that the AG gave the PM bad advice.
Alert readers should avoid those acting as prosecutors on BU, and realise that Alleyne, Marshall and Mottley will not even mention Garth Paterson’s name nor Tricia Watson, who have objectively exposed this attempted Duopoly family sham , that was engineered by the PM.
All the PM had to do was allow parliament to be properly constituted and use the two third majority to amend the Constitution to state clearly that the party getting the second highest number of votes but does not have a seat in Lower House will automatically be given two seats in the Upper House.
Mottley has learnt , in the most embarrassing way , that not all”big works” have to “come through “ her.
In other words , regardless of what the prosecutors on BU say , not even the PM
Alleyne and the bungling AG are above the Constitution.
Simple as that. In our Caribbean vernacular: Mottley try a ting and she failed. She is wasn’t trying to be magnanimous in the interest of the country she was simply trying to be a political Suki King.
Peace
@William
Is this what Ezra Alleyne is saying? Read carefully.
@ David
Respectfully, people like Alleyne is the reason, I don’t use the term yardfowl. I ate a lot of yardfowls growing up , and I still do , especially when I frequently travel , to other islands. Yardfowl is a delicacy.
I don’t have to read Alleyne any more carefully than I read anybody else. This article is nothing more than a piece of propaganda . Alleyne knows the PM screwed up.
Peace.
@William
We have to respect people as hard as it maybe for aligning with a political party of choice.
“The problem that Mottley, Marshall and Alleyne now have is that they cannot go above the President without amending the Constitution”
Barbados has a British legacy system where the Queen figurehead has been replaced by a President.
Neither the Queen nor the President do any work, but authorises what PM does and Parliament verifies.
Mia suggesting seats and seeking legal advice is par for the course and due process.
Barbados Population 287,371
UK Population 67.22 million
US Population 329.5 million
Clearly
Barbados can design a simpler and more intuitive system of Government and Parliament Houses
than UK/US as two examples due to its smaller population
Dub,
Yuh knocking yuh head against a brick wall.
William January 31, 2022 8:27 AM
well said, sane sensible and solid as usual
we will soon now see the true Mugabe Muttley, a reincarnation of the man ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES also called EPIMANES A
Angela Cox January 30, 2022 7:48 AM &January 30, 2022 7:54 AM
I dont always agree with you, but, you are not always always wrong, and you are often very correct as in the above.
Stick to your guns, and be true to your self and your convictions.
You seem to have much more common sense, and more guts that your main protagonist here.
“more guts that your main protagonist here.”
that is a loaded phrase are you referring to Satan again as per your obsession like a bajan bitch
Let govt and henchman carry on with their nefarious actions in deeds and words
One day coming soon when wisdom takes over in the minds of the people
They will.be hell to pay
@ GP.
Thank you. The truth hurts. This whole snafu could have been easily avoided. The first time the PM said she was going to do it Atherley stepped in and the crap was constitutionally avoided.
On this occasion , she promoted the same crap knowing that she was wrong to do so in the first place. Mottley is no fool, she has sat in Parliament for nearly thirty years.
The facts are the facts. This is pure BS that can only be resolved when Parliament is fully constituted to do the people’s. , not Mottley’s , business.
That’s the position that I have chosen to take. As always, democracy and freedom of expression , guarantees or at the very least should guarantee, that everybody else have that right to disagree or agree.
In the event that I am wrong , I would admit it and move on. I , long ago , before it I was deemed popular , decided I will be a lifetime learner. Never was afraid to be wrong and never will be but I’ll be damned , if I ever allow spurious and non factual bull shit by any politician to dazzle me. Even my dog does not accept bull shit from me and I certainly don’t from him.
Peace
@William
Why wasn’t there an uproar when Mottley introduced the offer in 2018?
For a Population of 300,000
30 Seats / Constituencies is too much
30 Senators is too much
1 seat in both house should be held open for best losers
in events like ties or slam dunks such as 15-15 or 30-0
I am dumbfounded but not surprise when the political lens of this govt points in the direction of an.unsuspecting people who cannot separate the politics of self interest from good governance directed and written into the Constitution which serves as a protective and safety model for the national security of the country
SMH
@ David
What in my post says that I do not. Or, do you mean only people of the lower social class and not the Alleyne’s , should be exposed as political charlatans.
There is nothing personal here.
I was at the very first speech, made by a young eloquent and obviously bright and smart Alleyne. Along the way, we have shared a conversation or two.
However, it is dad to read how he is intellectually prostituting himself on the altar of his political party and lawyer.
You ask for citizen involvement in my country. I am a citizen of at Barbados , who is involved.
I am now trying very hard to determine that democracy is NOT under threat. Very hard.
Peace
@William
Ezra Alleyne is an unapologetic BLP supporter. Once you understand where he is coming everything he writes can be contextualized.
Should read it is sad and not dad…..and leader not lawyer. Apologies.
@ David
You keep asking me questions that I can’t answer or don’t have the answers for.
I am dealing here with Barbados, Alleyne is only the Centre piece of my interpretations on this topic. Tomorrow he may write a piece with which I am in full agreement. It’s the same attitude I have to my PM; it’s the same attitude I had to Stuart and it was the same attitude I had to Haynes. Believe it or not it’s the same attitude I have to you.
Now if that’s a bit difficult for you to swallow, I can only hope , that you at least , do not allow it to choke you.
Peace:
WILLIAM
IN THE LITTLE SPHERE IN WHICH I INTERACT WITH OUR PEOPLE FROM AFAR ON ZOOM, AND HERE, WHAT I DEDUCE IS THAT OUR PEOPLE ARE GENERALLY NOT INTERESTED IN TRUTH OR WHAT IS RIGHT.
WE TEND TO OPERATE IN CLIQUES AND SUPPORT AND DEFEND AND PROMOTE CLIQUE MEMBERS EVEN THOUGH SUCH MEMBERS ARE TYPICALLY MORONS, ARE LIMITED IN THIER ABILITIES, AND THUS HAVE A LIMIT THAT THEY CAN OFFER.
IN ADDITION, IT IS NOTEWORTHY THAT THEY ARE INTERESTED MOSTLY IN SELF, AND MOTIVATED MOSTLY BY GREED POWER AND THIER AMBITION. THEY HAVE NO INTEREST IN SHARING ANYTHING
THOSE WHO ARE LARGE AND IN CHARGE FOLLOW THIS PLOY, AND SINCE IN THE LAND OF THE BLIND ONE EYE MAN IS KING, TWO EYED MEN WITH SUPERIOR VISION ARE MOST UNWELCOMED AND NEVER ENTERTAINED AND LISTENED, BECAUSE TWO EYED MEN TEND TO UPSET THE APPLE CART.
SENSIBLE MEN ENDOWED WITH TWO EYES WITH 20/20 VISION, EITHER
JUST SHUT UP
LEAVE THE ISLAND
JUST MIND THEIR BUSINESS
OR ROCK AND MOCK LIKE I DO HERE.
FEW FIGHT, AS IT MAKES NO SENSE, AS IN A SMALL ISLAND THERE IS NO WHERE TO GO REALLY.
WHEN YOU READ THE CONTENTS OF THE AVERAGE POSTS HERE FROM DAY TO DAY FROM YEAR TO YEAR, ONE SEES THAT THE PROVERBIAL WRITING IS ON THE WALL, AND REALIZE THAT IT IS DEFINITELY NOT GOING TO GET BETTER.
MORE REALISTICALLY I AM HERE WATCHING WINDIES WOMEN PLAYING ON WILLOW CRICKET CHANNEL
WALSH HAVE THEM TRIM AND FIT AS DENIS WAIGHT HAD THE MEN IN THE LATE 70’S AND THROUGH THE EARLY 90’S UNTIL LARA GOT RID OF HIM, BECAUSE LARA WAS ANTIOCHES-ESQUE AS MOST OF OUR DESTROYERS ARE
HE IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF HOW SUBTLE MACHINATIONS DESTROY CONTEMPORARY CULTURES AND COUNTRIES…AS IS IS OCCURING IN BIM AND RIGHT HERE IN THIS RUM SHOP .
@Skinner, I too had some yardfowl chicken nicely plucked after immersion in hot water and broiled nicely … after watching it scamper across the yard headless … (apologises for any sensibilities assaulted in this PC perfect world today) but brother I didn’t get the same bad taste as you did from that old fowl (respectfully said) above.
He does not hide his partisan voice with the amazing “…the Prime Minister, who had been falsely and malevolently branded by the DLP as displaying dictatorial tendencies”. WHAT!
But nothing wrong with being partisan and still being reasoned and practical… he is otherwise!
When he says that the Atherley *singular act confirmed the temporary irrelevance of [the DLP] which, for the first time since its formation in 1955, found itself without a single seat in the Parliament of this country to which its earliest flag bearers had contributed so much” he is profoundly accurate.
And too when he says “In our system of governance, Prime Ministers have a duty to party, but a superior duty to the Constitution and to the country.”
That’s a truism clearly but must be repeated over and over. After the election is over the leader governs and leads the ENTIRE nation NOT her party supporters only !
So when this long time BLPite opined that “If the correct view is that the head of state is the decision-maker in this present imbroglio, then the choice of those two DLP senators becomes an intensely hazardous political issue, given the tortured state of the DLP” why is that truism so tart of old fowl taste!
If DLP don’t want to appear to be the recipient of any largesse that’s perfectly fine … the fact is that it’s irrefutable that the party has historically been a stupendous source of Bajan developmental policies. … The further fact that it has temporarily badly lost its way must be considered carefully as we look forward is what the man practically opines practically.
Yes you call that duopoly hypocrisy or conspirac … and maybe you are quite right … but we are a small nation … no OTHER party exists @Skinner so we must be careful not discard too soon this sick one but find a way to nourish it back to health. If it’s too die because the internal ‘organs’ are too badly damaged then so be it but what’s wrong with keeping it alive until !
Patterson’s piece was bang on as usual … as was Russell’s however I must believe that they all fully accept that MAM’s comment about getting a new mandate had NOTHING to do with the electorate writ large…. She clearly was speaking squarely to her dissenting internal ‘electors’ and of course she squashed them.
The situation was perfectly setup for a group to break away a la Richie and be a torturous vocal opposition … nutting so.
Anyhow, we can agree that Alleyne is part of your duopoly of fowls in de yard but it doesn’t mean that he still can’t cook into a good, palatable tasty stew tho.
Lata
“ GP
Our approach, as is distinctly displayed here on BU, is the same , in the wider society. It’s political polarization. And the BLP and DLP, exploit this to the maximum.
Peace
Excuse the grammar and typos above!
2.@David, I do beg your indulgence with this below but I was slapped so hard upside de head …(@Donna, oh lord I see why u does lambaste de overseas folk so..🤦🏾♂️)
From de nation where a man INCITE Insurrection and then dismissed death and attacks on police at the center of his nation’s governance and most recent said he would pardon persons convicted of these heinous crimes a wise gent says of lil ole Bajans:
“… WHAT I DEDUCE IS THAT OUR PEOPLE ARE GENERALLY NOT INTERESTED IN TRUTH OR WHAT IS RIGHT.”
Yah think … alternative facts will do that to us!
“WE TEND TO OPERATE IN CLIQUES AND SUPPORT AND DEFEND AND PROMOTE CLIQUE MEMBERS EVEN THOUGH SUCH MEMBERS ARE TYPICALLY MORONS, ARE LIMITED IN THIER ABILITIES, AND THUS HAVE A LIMIT THAT THEY CAN OFFER.”
QAnon following Republicans are NOT included in the above… NOPE. ONLY foolish, two timing moronic Bajans like all we here!
“IN ADDITION, IT IS NOTEWORTHY THAT THEY ARE INTERESTED MOSTLY IN SELF, AND MOTIVATED MOSTLY BY GREED POWER AND THIER AMBITION. THEY HAVE NO INTEREST IN SHARING ANYTHING”
Well, well, well. What’s up is down and orange is pink.
I gone hear. Again apologises Mr Blogmaster. Not another word from me on that for the rest of the month! On our scout’s honour!🙏🏿
“MORE REALISTICALLY I AM HERE WATCHING WINDIES WOMEN PLAYING ON WILLOW CRICKET CHANNEL
WALSH HAVE THEM TRIM AND FIT AS DENIS WAIGHT HAD THE MEN IN THE LATE 70’S AND THROUGH THE EARLY 90’S UNTIL LARA GOT RID OF HIM, BECAUSE LARA WAS ANTIOCHES-ESQUE AS MOST OF OUR DESTROYERS ARE.”
Dr. GP
I don’t want to distract from the substantive topic, but, I made a similar assessment of Lara as well. And, was told by his fans that he’s a genius and should be allowed to do as he pleases.
Lara, Chris Gayle and those of their ilk, with some input from politicians, such as SVG’s Ralph Gonsalves and GND’s Keith Mitchell, contributed significantly to the decline of W.I cricket.
I enjoy reading your views on cricket, you seem to know ‘a lot’ about the game.
@DpD
Very erudite as always but I personally don’t care if the DLP never comes back and if the situation was reversed, I would not care if the BLP came back . I think we are continuously mixing up feel good candy with what is supposed to be good governance. We the people have elected a government and it was not the DLP.
BTW, I have never tasted any yardfowl that was not delicious.
That’s why I would not call Alleyne or anybody a yardfowl or even faintly try to suggest that they could come near to such a delicacy.
Peace
@David
Why wasn’t there an uproar when Mottley introduced the offer in 2018?
+++++++++++++++++++
Maybe that is a question that is best directed to the Constitutional scholar who in another incarnation was Deputy Speaker of the House. I believe it was novel and caught everyone by surprise but before it could be fully digested Atherley stepped in and saved the day for the next 3 ½ years.
Today other legal figures are looking at the offer under the light of day and discovering flaws, but it also reveals that Bajans are gullible and treat some politicians’ words as gospel.
HERE I AM SPEAKING CLEARLY ABOUT WHAT I HAVE DEDUCED ABOUT OUR PEOPLE AND ONE WITH A VERY INFERIOR BRAIN IS TAKING ABOUT ALTERNATIVE FACTS, AS THOUGH WHAT I HACE SAID IS NOT TRUE.
HERE I AM SAYING VERY TRULY THAT WE IN BARBADOS ” TEND TO OPERATE IN CLIQUES AND SUPPORT AND DEFEND AND PROMOTE CLIQUE MEMBERS EVEN THOUGH SUCH MEMBERS ARE TYPICALLY MORONS, ARE LIMITED IN THIER ABILITIES, AND THUS HAVE A LIMIT THAT THEY CAN OFFER.” AND IN RESPONSE WE GET A VERY NON STELLAR AND IRRLEVANT RESPONSE …..QAnon following Republicans are NOT included in the above… NOPE. ONLY foolish, two timing moronic Bajans like all we here!
WHAT DO QAnon following Republicans HAVE TO DO WITH MY VERY SANE SOLID ARGUEMENT? WAS WHAT I SAID TRUE OR FALSE? AND BY THE WAY HOW ARE REPUBLICANS DIFFERENT FROM DEMOCRATS OR BLPITES FROM DLPITES, ARE THEY NOT THE SAME SWAMP DWELLING MEMBERS OF DUOPOLIES?
THEN IS WHAT I SAID HERE TRUE OR FALSE?
“IN ADDITION, IT IS NOTEWORTHY THAT THEY ARE INTERESTED MOSTLY IN SELF, AND MOTIVATED MOSTLY BY GREED POWER AND THIER AMBITION. THEY HAVE NO INTEREST IN SHARING ANYTHING”
SO HOW THEN WHETHER I AM RIGHT OR WRONG IS THIS QUITE NON STELLAR AND PUERILE RESPONSE POIGNANT OR PERTINENT VIZ What’s up is down and orange is pink.? ESPECIALLY WHEN BOTH THESE STATEMENTS ARE FALSE?
NOW ONE CAN SEE WHY WE WONT PROGRES
THIS IS THE KIND OF LOGIC THAT INFORMS US SPEWED BY BETZPAENIC FOLK EFFLUXING BOVINE EXCREMENT FROM BRAIN TISSUE THAT HAS CLEARLY UNDERGONE SERIOUS METAPLASIA AS SEEN IN THE REGIONS OF THE SHELVES OF HOUSTON RATHER THAN BROCAS AREA # 44
WATCH NOW THIS POST WILL GET TEK DUNG FUH JUST REFUTING THE RUBBISH OF ONE OF THE BU CLIQUE MEMBERS
THANKS ARTAX
I AM A SERIOUS STUDENT OF THE GAME…….AND ACTUALLY SEE IT AS MUCH MORE THAN A GAME. I SEE IT AS A SERIOUS DISCIPLINE THAT SERIOUSLY MIRRORS THE GAME OF LIFE
IN ADDITION TO THE POLITICIANS, SO CALLED ELITE MEN LIKE PETER SHORT DESTROYED OUR CRICKET WHEN THEY DEEM THAT I8 OF OUR “SECOND STRING PLAYERS:”” WHO HAD EITHER PLAYED TEST CRICKET AND FIRST CRICKET AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL, SHOULD BE BANNED FOR LIFE FOR GOING TO SA TO EARN A LIVING TEMPORARILY
TO PUNISH A FEW MILLIONS HAVE BEEN, AND CONTINUE TO BE PUNISHED FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS OR SO
THE BIBLICAL INJUNCTION IS THUS TRUE…….WHERE THERE IS NO VISION, THE PEOPLE PERISH. IN SOME WAY OR OTHER
“NOW ONE CAN SEE WHY WE WONT PROGRES
THIS IS THE KIND OF LOGIC THAT INFORMS US SPEWED BY BETZPAENIC FOLK EFFLUXING BOVINE EXCREMENT FROM BRAIN TISSUE THAT HAS CLEARLY UNDERGONE SERIOUS METAPLASIA AS SEEN IN THE REGIONS OF THE SHELVES OF HOUSTON RATHER THAN BROCAS AREA # 44”
you pseudo medical diagnosis flew out the window when you said “… EFFLUXING BOVINE EXCREMENT FROM BRAIN TISSUE ..” as that is not in any medical text books I have at home and I got them by the ton
Very sad to almost painful to watch how the Constitution is made to become a political football to give way to politricks
Mottley knew exactly that her offer would not stand above what the Constitution has directed
However she made that move with a malicious and mischievous intent one that knowingly would have been refused by the dlp
Now all bets are on Mottley divisional tactics with her loyalist in tow helping to move the goal post closer to score a winning goal for the govt
Be that as it may
The Constitution which has been a doctrine built on moral guidelines now stand in the bullseye of a political hat trick of being kicked like a rusty old can to the curb
Could it be she was as malicious as former AG Adreil Brathwaite promising to investigate if Mottley was illegally practicing law without a LEC?
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DavidJanuary 31, 2022 11:36 AM
Could it be she was as malicious as former AG Adreil Brathwaite promising to investigate if Mottley was illegally practicing law without a LEC?
Xxxxx
David did she ever produce the certificate to be recorded as a document of the house as she had promised
Her mischievous words and deeds would forever stand as documentation as the evil that lives within
Xxxxx
Here today barbadians are being thrown into a theater of Mia politricks and one that put the Constitution in an unprepared role
@drGP
I am not a student of the game, but played much as a young man. I knew Short, reasonably well. The decision to ban those Packerites, was largely political. Very few, regardless of skin tone, were taking the somewhat obvious view, these players were simply seeking work. Rather, wuk all ya want, but, not there.
You may recall there were also changes to County cricket eligibility around the same time. What the various WI governing bodies had failed to do, was to find an outlet for the abundance of talent within their geography. They did nothing, so Packer stepped in. And it wasn’t just WI players.
Yet, those talented young players paid the personal price, for what would be the birth of emerging professional cricket beyond the few opportunities in provincial cricket. The change makers always pay the price?
Some of this maybe analogous to NCAA sports in your country. Some programs make so much money it is scary. Yet, the players have to ‘go pro’ to get any kind of meaningful remuneration. Even though the NCAA teams they play for, make a small fortune. While their ‘coaches’ and other management are remunerated at a ‘pro level’.
NorthernObserver January 31, 2022 12:57 PM #: “I knew Short, reasonably well. The decision to ban those Packerites, was largely political.”
@ NO
Are you sure W.I cricketers who played in the Kerry Packer sponsored tournament were banned, or was it those who went to play in South Africa, as Dr. GP ‘said?’
I remember they were given the title ‘honourary whites.’
@ David
How could Mottley have promised to make the LEC she publicly declared she does not have, a document of the House?
@Artax
The example was used to point out to ac both sides engage in political posturing.
DavidJanuary 31, 2022 1:36 PM
@Artax
The example was used to point out to ac both sides engage in political posturing
Xxxxcc
David come on
Do you not realize the nonsense u have said
What example a PM use of the Constitution for political gain cannot be called posturing
That is what should be called as a disregard for the highest law of the land
The serious effect and consequences intended is damaging to the protection of good governance if her idea of using the Constitution as a political lens go unchallenged
I hoping that this govt would go their way instead of the way of the Constitution and all constitutional lawyers make headway to the CCJ to clean up this blatant disrespect
The Constitution of Barbados cannot be changed to appoint two DLP senators unless the government is involved.
@ David
I understand the point you were trying to make.
The response to that point was questionable.
@Artax
I think you are correct. What I have called Packerites is wrong, in that the WSC players were not banned. It was those who followed under the S.Afrcia Cricket assoc or similar, which was banned body by the ICC. Yet I do ‘believe’ one of the main revenue sources for the ‘rebel’ tours’ was TV contracts. As I said, I am not a student of the game.
When I first lived in canada (vs student), Bacchus was here. We played on the same team. Then he left for the US. I ceased playing shortly after, and haven’t followed it much thereafter.
ARTAX
It was the W.I cricketers who went to play in South Africa, who were banned.
However, in 1978, when Haynes and Austin, who had just been selected for the team, were added to the original Packer WI team who played in 1977, the WI selectors dropped these two players, and the WI team resigned
.’
@ David
Yes, “BOTH sides engage in political posturing.”
But, hypocrisy raises its head in these types of situations.
The individuals who are now ‘lecturing’ the forum about ‘good governance’ and changing the Constitution for political gain, conveniently IGNORED those reasons when they SUPPORTED the constitutional amendment by the former administration, to facilitate the appointment of Stuart’s mate, Marston Gibson, as Chief Justice…….
……. when ‘willy nilly’ tinkering of the Constitution for political reasons by BOTH BLP and DLP, should be EQUALLY CONDEMNED.
I believe amendments to the Constitution should be made in circumstances where the proposed changes will be BENEFICIAL to Barbadians…….. and NOT USED to legitimize the process of appointing ‘political operatives’ to the Senate or friends to certain posts in the public sector.
We should also bear in mind that there have been SEVERAL amendments to the Constitution over the past few years. What would be interesting is if we were to examine those amendments and the benefits derived from those changes.
The challenge is that we have some commenters to BU who will never budge from their view even when presented with valid information to consider, in other words they know it all and feel comfortable framing all arguments in absolutes from their prism. The blogmaster has come to realize over the years it is better to allow this kind to wait for their epiphany moment.
Artax
The individuals who are now ‘lecturing’ the forum about ‘good governance’ and changing the Constitution for political gain, conveniently IGNORED those reasons when they SUPPORTED the constitutional amendment by the former administration, to facilitate the appointment of Stuart’s mate, Marston Gibson, as Chief Justice…….
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Firstly as one speaking about governance
Reference to those who supported Stuart decision of ammendments for Marston Gibson does not include my having an opinion when the debate was back and forth on that issue
Well gents… not to split hairs but the WSC guys were sorta ‘banned’ as in not available for selection for a period … both here and Aussie players in Australia.
I never played at ur level @Northern but that series which Bob Simpson captained here in the region was the seminal WSC and WI dust up …. it placed the careers of people like Faoud Bacchus (Des Haynes in particular) into prime time and got people like me totally hooked on WI cricket!
The Thompson blast at Kensington late that eve when be ‘run bout’ (he was firing some bolts) Gordon and Viv and others and Viv blasting right back with debutant Haynes playing even then like the maestro he would become… is wonderful Bajan cricket lore.
But anyhow, later in that same series Alvin Kallicharan was captain and Lloyd, Viv and co were dropped when they stood in solidarity against the WICB selection policy .. and thus exploded that whole new WSC chapter in the world of cricket!
That SA thing is surely a different banning completely … but all long history now… the guys were eventually forgiven (in the minds but never the hearts I believe) of most WI … as several never fully were reintegrated here…. The sad tales of Richard Austin (an absolutely awesomely gifted guy) and David Murray two such examples….
Others like Franklyn Stephenson and Ezra Mosely and Yagga Rowe (to a lesser extent) did reintegrate with their WI brethren.
If Nelson Mandela could forgive his apartheid prison wardens who were we not to release our mercenaries from their self imposed mental prisons. All that’s done now … we move on steadfastly.
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@Dee Word
This is the blogmaster’s recollection. To be fair to the WI bats they didn’t run and Haynes spent majority of the time at non strikers end. It was the series that made him.
LOL @David.. of course none of de fellows didn’t run nah way… that was italicized poetic license.
And yes Des was facing the medium pace of Clarke more than he did Thommo but he did face him that eve too … and Viv was hooking and cutting . Thompson was FAST that evening… VERY FAST.
We all talk about that Holding duel with Boycott – who described it as some of the fastest.bowling he faced – … but as a young man watching … that pace from Thompson was frightening.
Considering the players he encountered and got out that evening over a few overs of sustained hostility that too was a definitive Kensington moment…
Right up there with the Holding event and the aforementioned Yagga Rowe’s and his after tea sweetness which ended later in 300 sublime runs!
So let it be clear Thommo didn’t truly run bout de fellas 😇 … that would’ve been a few years earlier wid Lillee, not so 😇 causing Lloyd to reflect ‘never again’ and a dynasty was developed!🙏🏿
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I believe that genius must be properly handled in a little different way than others, yes.
But allowing them to get rid of what OBVIOUSLY worked cannot be described as handling.
But….if a genius comes in a bit late and still scores more than all the other batsmen combined, I would cut him a little slack.
angela cox January 31, 2022 2:56 PM #: “Artax – Firstly as one speaking about governance. Reference to those who supported Stuart decision of ammendments for Marston Gibson does not include my having an opinion when the debate was back and forth on that issue.”
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Why should a ‘genius’ be given a little slack if he comes in a bit late and scores more runs than the other batsmen?
Then, supposed a bowler who, having seen the ‘genius batsman’ being ‘cut some slack’ and knowing the reason why, believes he deserves to be given some ‘slack’ as well, because he’s best bowler on the team with the best average and most wickets?
Bear in mind, a precedent has already been set.
The problem was, Lara was given ‘a lot of slack’……. probably too much. According to reports, he did not travel with the team on the aircraft, arranging his own flights; or on the bus, turning up the practice and cricket matches by taxi, nor did he stay in the same hotel as the team.
Read Wes Hall’s management report on the West Indies 1995 tour to England when Richie Richardson was Captain.
Ironically, when Lara was appointed Captain he repeatedly called for team unity.
But, these are only MY opinions.
@ Blogmaster:
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And we must now deal with this problem. I support the idea that an amendment of Section 75 is the orderly solution.
It cannot be in this country’s long-term interest for the DLP to be excluded, once again, from the lawmaking table in our Parliament. The discussions must discreetly take place now that the issues are known. And the DLP must quickly put its house in order for this situation would hardly have resurfaced if that had been done.
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It seems Ezra is overly concerned about filling those two vacant seats in the rubberstamping Senate.
Isn’t the Chamber of non-elected members a mere ratification body unless some rebels for the people’s cause exist as Independent senators when it comes to amending the Constitution?
Why isn’t Ezra more concerned about the real Constitutional crisis threatening the existence of democracy in the House of Assembly where the real “lawmaking table” exists?
How can that convoluted Section 75 of the prevailing Constitution be amended without affecting the role of Her Excellency’s loyal Leader of the Opposition (LoO) in the HoA?
In the absence of any elected member prepared to perform the role of the LoO would Sec. 75 be amended, for clarification, to allow either The President or the PM to carry out the duties of the LoO including the appointment of 2 senators to the Upper Chamber?
Wouldn’t the Constitution also have to be amended to openly recognize the role of political parties if any seat in the Upper Chamber is to be allocated to any person representing the DLP or any other political party in opposition to the government but not represented in the HoA?
@Miller
Didn’t the ‘rubber stamping’ Senate send back bills to the lower house? Including the contentious integrity in public life bill!
With reference to geniuses this is an extremely difficult topic. Donna is right. Who can remember Eric Cantona, he was recognised as being a football genius at Manchester United. Before his arrival , Alex Ferguson, could not get his team over the winning line. In walked Cantona; and everything changed. He was the missing piece in the jigsaw puzzle. His colleagues were happy to be in his presence, he was idolised by the younger players. He was the firestarter and remains one of the most revered footballer in British history.
Ferguson was smart enough to treat him differently to all his other players. They, the players accepted that. Cantona never disrespected his colleagues or his manager. In Manchester he found a club and a home he could call his own; unlike his previous clubs in France where he was know as a maverick and considered too hot to handle.
Artax is right about Lara. As a batsman he was a genius. Apart from that I have nothing positive to say about him. He was a divisive character. The West Indies teams always used to be fairly well united. With the introduction of Lara everything changed. Sometimes a genius is best left on the shelf if they have to play in a team.
“The challenge is that we have some commenters to BU who will never budge from their view even when presented with valid information to consider, in other words they know it all and feel comfortable framing all arguments in absolutes from their prism. “
Trolls will never admit when they are wrong
@ Miller
Listen to this pathetic nonsense from Ezra:
“The discussions must discreetly take place now that the issues are known. And the DLP must quickly put its house in order…..”
Why must these discussions be discreet?
What issues are now known?
He is attempting to give Mottley cover.
Our country is not a secret society. This is no threat to national security. But the self appointed prosecutors come here trying to confuse the issue.
These are the facts:
The DLP won no seats in 2018 and Mottley offered them two seats in the Senate. Atherley stepped in and stopped that from happening;
She comes back with the same crap in 2022 but this time , it backfired when it was explained that she had no authority under the constitution to offer what she did.
1. It’s the Presidents call
2. For it to be a legitimate offer Mottley has to amend the Constitution.
All the sophistry cannot change these facts.
3. Mottley knows without any opposition, she will be speaking to herself. It’s not her fault , the people voted for that .
4. No constitutional amendment can be made until the House is fully constituted.
5. The President has to appoint her senators.
Then we will all know where this is heading.
Ezra is only fooling who he can fool. They are awaiting the President and she is taking her time.
Simple as that.
Peace.
Coming from the man who predicted …?
Source: Nation
Source: Sunday Sun
The dlp would continue to shoot itself in the foot and mouth if the madness of fighting over leader persist
Not saying that any one can be a leader
But they must come to a point of conclusion that a leader must be one able to gain respect and confidence in the base
The last election of their presidency blew the party in many splinters
Having a leader that can interject healing amongst the members is the first step going forward
@David, that CADRES data is WOW … that’s a whole year of chat all by its lonesome self.
I was actually impressed even by @AC view (I presume based on what s/he read) : “Having a leader that can interject healing amongst the members is the first step going forward”.
Yep… if ur opposing leader is polling at the freaking astronomical 79% with 51% of your own DLP self identified supporters agreeing that she is the preferred leader … then yep… u have a damn BIG problem!
Of course one must always be leary of the indicative value of polls because of the methodologies used but CADRES has been a proven, highly professional institution for years now so we take this on face value as indeed a WOW WTF.
Houston, Bdos has a massive ‘Maximum Leader’ problem.
But that said one must also ask: Did the freaking DLP do any serious polling atall??? Anecdotally one expected 1) there were a few ridings in which they could be competitive and thus needed to throw the kitchen sink towards them … did they do that; 2) they needed to stay away from certain narratives around leadership (and from former leaders)… it appears they did not grasp that atall either.
Taking those leadership metrics into consideration the platform verbiage from the young lady was indeed bad politicking… she was spitting into a very strong headwind unknowingly it seems. Her party should have been more aware.
And finally … did any of the so called third parties do any type of data analysis of past poll, seek any polls or any such???? … That is the reality of POLITICS not waiting to seek candidates weeks before an election!
Ah well.
Thanks for the post Mr Blogmaster … it’s truly a WOW!
PS: I gotta believe that Dipper and Grantley would have seen 80% approval ratings too, yes…. but how does your opponent trend less that 10% compared to that and expect to get traction ….. The DLP ‘gots’ to do some radical PR and get this lady off that perch asap! (Politically speaking generally, of course… can’t be good for the nation… as it wasn’t when EWB strode similarly colossus-like!)
I gone.
@Dee Word
Sorry for not updating on the weekend. The poll assumption should not be held as the gospel but it is the only form of quantitative analysis a available, we are left to consider it to inform our opinions.
A genius is a genius because he (or she) is different.
A genius’ brain is “wired” differently and this is what makes him a genius.
If you try to stuff a genius into a regular box you may end up stifling his genius.
Regular team members who cannot pull any rabbits out of the hat must be made to put their egos aside for the sake of the team. They have no right to those egos until they too can pull rabbits out of hats.
I spoke of genius being managed. That includes setting guard rails for the excesses of the genius.
Indeed, Lara should never have been allowed to get rid of the Aussie who himself was an essential part of the set up. They should have hired a professional to make peace between the two.
One should also remember that Lara was not too proud to seek out the advice of another genius when he ran into technical difficulties and was known to stay on at the nets putting that advice into practice long after the others had left the building.
The Lara problem was a management problem that could have been handled much better.
I do not blame Lara. Genius is notoriously difficult.
Very correct @David, re “The poll assumption should not be held as the gospel” but the numbers are startingly WOW nonetheless.
As a snapshot of Bajan sentiment this “form of quantitative analysis” is off the charts in every sense.
For very practical reasons it’s understandable why the owner of the data choose NOT to publish it prior to elections … it would have been a scandal and Wickham would have been loudly accused of undermining the DLP, subverting Bajan politics and worst.
Politically the DLP BETTER get informed … a majority of their members believe the oppo leader is better (by over 40 points) than their leader. … Even if the poll is wrong well beyond the statistical +/- 5% norm that’s still a MASSIVE problem!
Moreover the current leader is considered at a 79% national popularity. .. she moved from 15% in 2013…
Whether we extrapolate at 153 votes per point or by percentage swing one can very simply see how her popularity (DLP disapproval) translated to whopping victories .
The data is stunning however we parse it and reflects exactly what we say her daily and also actually saw and experienced…. It also belies and puts into greater perspective this trope of ‘low voter turnout’ and the recent election.
How can ANY political group overcome a 6% vrs 79% leadership approval.
And how does the BLP leadership team reign in an over zealous, alleged constitution bashing, whimsical national hero selecting boss-lady who has a 96% approval with her flock!
Based on what we see in the US wid #45 and his hold on his party we Bajans gots’ a mighty big problem too, brother.
I gone.
@Dee Word
Making the matter interesting is that the DLP has remained in the same place as far as making progressions since 2018.
Yep. I mis-estimated completely. The political pendulum didn’t move one iota in 3.5yrs.
While unrelated, similar was experienced in Canada between ’19 and ’21.
@ DPD @ David
Perhaps we are witnessing the decaying of the DLP from which it may never return. Could be the beginning of the end.
@William
Like leaders new things often emerge from chaos.
@ David
Agreed. It’s going to take a lot more than accepting two senate seats from its twin sibling to revive the DLP.
Peace.