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Savvy on the Beach launches Barbados Fairness & Truth website.

Allan Kinch
Allan Kinch of Savvy on the Beach

The level of public distrust is at an all time low and with a Mia Mottley government that has mastered the art of sanitizing public disclosures – who to trust?

The Savvy on the Beach story has generated significant interest in recent months, it is a classic case of the rich and political elite mixing it up. In fact many observers conclude it is an example of how the business class and government interact oftentimes skirting the regulations to solidify economic power.

Against the foregoing Barbados Underground is happy to broadcast that parties concerned have launched a website to capture all the pertinent details about Savvy on the Beach.

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181 responses to “Savvy on the Beach launches website”


  1. Continue to trivialize the points being made. Why isn’t the government as persistent to obey the law by laying audited financial statements in parliament as required under the law? Piss in the blogmaster’s pocket do!


  2. @miller

    A bit of info for you.

    https://www.nationnews.com/2010/08/27/blp-column-fairness-and-truth/

    Mr Kinch was unfaired by the
    administration as well, he is the Searls land owner spoken of in the attached article…. seems those that the were unfaired are being unfaired again and the ones condemned given the golden keys to the city.


  3. The only ‘point’ Enuff is on, relates to the razor’s edge on which government finds itself in this CLEAR case of attempted government bullying.

    When the ‘Planning Department’ and the “PM’s” office are aligned against a citizen – is that not just like a boxer coming up against an opponent…. and finding out that the opponent and the referee are one and the same …?

    Looks like the ‘referee’ wanted to declare themself ‘winner’ before the first punch, but it now seems the the citizen has appoint the public as new referee – and start pelting some licks in Enuff tail…. LOL

    Instead of ‘bobbing and weaving’, Enuff seems to be floating like a bee and stinging like a butterfly….


  4. @David
    I don’t care to piss in anyone’s pocket

    No one is trivializing anything.

    But comparing what Tom does down the road does not help Kinch in town.
    Enuff only highlights that not everyone is as gullible as you would like them to be in this savvy matter

    As Blogmaster, you opened the debate, no need to take offense to differing opinions

    We are told there is much much more to be revealed!!!


  5. @ Cherry/Enuff

    Reading your efforts to deflect and condone Government blatant behavior shows the type of dishonest characters you are.

    @Miller was right Enuff the lying $Billion dollar conman/woman a staunch party supporter and part of the island problem


  6. @cherry The AG himself said we can not have one law for the Meads and another for the Persians so the other examples just show that the feild is not level. Especially when government sends government equipment onto private land to dig up an illegal drain to flood the private land….


  7. For clarity the drain was built by the neighbors to put rain and waste water onto the said land

  8. Yolande Grant - African Online Publishong Copyright (c) 2023. All Rights Reserved. Avatar
    Yolande Grant – African Online Publishong Copyright (c) 2023. All Rights Reserved.

    Do we even have to warn this is why one must be very careful with stupid governments and watch their every action while not listening to any of their lies….if the people cant see what is really happening here or at least try to find out, at least try ti push back…that’s on them..

    Was commenting recently on that stretch of road all along the highway up to Accra is in a horrible state of disrepair…the patch work every three years scam instead of concretizing to last 40 YEARS is showing itself to everyone.

    “Objection to 10-storey condominium complex – by Emmanuel Joseph August 19, 2023
    By Emmanuel Joseph

    A cultural activist has filed a formal objection with the Town Planning and Development Department (TPDD) to the proposed construction of a 10-storey condominium complex on Hastings, Christ Church.

    In an August 10, 2023 letter to the TPDD, Annalee Davis said the building would be too tall for the already congested area and would cause traffic, drainage and air pollution issues.

    However, Senior Minister in charge of Infrastructural Projects and Town Planning Dr William Duguid told Barbados TODAY that no decision has yet been taken on the application and the matter was at the beginning of a “long” process.

    In her correspondence to the TPDD, Davis said it did not seem sensible to grant planning permission for the building on the small plot of land as the amount of public space was “woefully” inadequate.

    A sign posted on the proposed site, on which a small building is located, indicates that the plan is for the construction of a 10-storey building with 25 condominiums and 27 parking spaces.”

  9. Yolande Grant - African Online Publishing Copyright (c) 2023. All Rights Reserved. Avatar
    Yolande Grant – African Online Publishing Copyright (c) 2023. All Rights Reserved.

    I take it being verbally FLATTENED is the New World Order…

    “Do you mean in the same way ‘YOU’ the ONLY BLACK US$ billion dollar PR project manager tried to play them with the necessity of the Hyatt Hotel project, a short hop and skip away from the same Savvy project?
    How come.”


  10. David
    Worthing Square hasn’t been shut down because they have submitted an application to retain. Savvy has done the same thing. Have you seen Savvy shut down? All this I read in the newspaper. I see there’s mention of no EIA at some Burke’s Beach property again. What is the criteria for an EIA? Do you even understand the process? You continue to be fooled. I maintain they were wrong to do what they have done without permission. You, Miller and the rest can continue to cuss me.


  11. @enuff

    You maintain they were wrong, it does not explain why this matter has been made contentious for years. You stick to the ‘law’ and the blogmaster while respecting the law will also go a step further and read the grey (between the lines). In much the same way your PM asked a forgiving public to accept her breach of civil service protocol by passing over retired MoH the Honourable Boston to contract a private contractor to source COVID 19 vaccines.


  12. @ David

    I noticed on the front page of today Barbados Today the PSV owners are not planning to use the Savvy Approach. In other words ” approval taking too long so we going start anyhow.”

    I feel for all involved, but this can not be the solution to the problem or we will see a complete breakdown in law and order!


  13. Sorry I meant now instead of not.


  14. @ David

    Sorry I meant to say Now using instead of Not using. Apologies

  15. NorthernObserver Avatar
    NorthernObserver

    “I maintain they were wrong to do what they have done without permission”
    Why wrong, because the law says you require permission?
    I agree.
    Yet the same laws in Barbados, says the NIS shall submit annual reports, a law which has been broken by multiple iterations of GoB. With impunity.
    The law also doesn’t allow the GoB to pocket NIS contributions from its public employees but it too was done with impunity. Over $360,000,000 were taken. Not a sole was held accountable. The NIS after losing $1.3B in bonds in the restructuring, now has shiny new J-series Bonds of $360M to make good for that crime.
    The taxpayers of Barbados paid $124,000,000 to restart Four Seasons. Not only did the project never restart, but the govt entity CBL never issues a single report? Again, breaking the law
    So now Kinch has broken the law (is wrong) and it matters?
    A US court finds a former MP guilty using a Barbadian law, yet our folks cannot even find a reason to charge him?
    The LAW has become a JOKE.

  16. African Online Publishing Copyright (c) 2023. All Rights Reserved. Avatar
    African Online Publishing Copyright (c) 2023. All Rights Reserved.

    Barbados is already the UNENVIABLE poster child for INJUSTICE, human rights abuse/violations and a colossal breakdown of LAW and order emanating from the parliament, judiciary and bar association…in that order….difficult to miss the hundred -year-old legacy of criminality so well documented…

    People who are watching reveals unfold are appalled…and dont for one minute believe it is not shared across continents…..nothing is hidden anymore.


  17. @ Northern

    Did you see where the economist Carlos Forte said Persaud was talking rubbish when he said repaying the 1.3 billion to the NIS would bankrupt the country? Implying Persaud is more a politician than an economist. Lol


  18. @ N.O.
    QED
    What a brilliant closing statement…

    Any attempt at a rebuttal will be Enuff to destroy the rebutter’s reputation permanently.

  19. King David’s Melody Avatar
    King David’s Melody

    “Leave a comment, join the discussion.”

    OK

    Are all these beige ones on the underground of barbados singing from the same hymn sheet yet?

    Are we there yet?


  20. @John A

    Chaos/disorder occurs when what happens?

    Think about the court system as well.

    STOP SIGN

    AOPT SAYS PSV OPERATORS FRUSTRATED AT NOT GETTING PERMITS TO JOIN TAP
    By Emmanuel Joseph

    A group of public service vehicle (PSV) owners has threatened to operate their vans as pirates in response to their failure to obtain permits from transport authorities.
    Chairman of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) Roy Raphael says that between 15 to 20 members who have either invested in or are in the process of investing in vehicles are upset at being “shut out” from participating in the Transport Augmentation Programme (TAP), the initiative in which PSVs are sub-contracted to operate under the rules and regulations of the state-owned Transport Board.
    “I have a couple of guys in my organisation that are complaining to me every day that they can’t get permits…they have vehicles, and they can’t get permits in order for them to go on the road legally.
    “Some of them threatened to become pirates on the road because some people would have invested their money, and applied to the Transport Authority to get their permits, and unfortunately, they can’t get a permit and that is creating an issue for some of our members,” Raphael disclosed to Barbados TODAY in an interview.
    He queried why PSV operators who wanted to get into the TAP programme were not getting permits.
    “We have situations where the Government knows that they issued Transport Board 150 permits to go towards the TAP programme. We were informed that 20 of the permits were taken up. There are people who dropped out of the TAP programme and some people waiting to get into the TAP programme. We made several requests…we approached the chairman of the Transport Board, asked him for an invitation so we could sit with him to find out what is the issue as it relates to the TAP,” Raphael stated.
    The AOPT spokesman said that while the programme is under review, his members’ inability to make a legitimate livelihood is on pause.
    “It’s been about six months now they [transport officials] were to meet and discuss the whole question of the TAP progamme. We would like to find out where they are. I would say about 15 to 20 of our members have already purchased or are seeking to purchase vehicles to get into the programme,” he reported.
    Raphael pointed out that on some routes, commuters were still unable to get a bus after 6 p.m., which was all the more reason that additional PSVs be given the green light to participate in the TAP programme.
    In its defence, the Transport Authority (TA) stressed that every applicant has to be thoroughly scrutinised to determine their eligibility and several are rejected.
    Director Ruth Holder told Barbados TODAY that there was a Cabinet-determined permit quota for PSVs, and although she was not in a position to specify that number, she said the allocation of permits for ZRs and minibuses had already been reached.
    “Interviews are conducted by a committee of the board of the Transport Authority. That committee makes a determination as to who is best fit to get permits. There are a very, very limited amount of permits available. What we try to do is to filter out to determine who is the best fit,” Holder said.
    “Everybody who presents a business plan wouldn’t be granted a permit. It’s the same if you go to the bank. If you go to the bank and you want a mortgage, they determine that based on your salary, expenses and so on that they can’t give you a mortgage. We [also] have check boxes that we need to tick in order to make that determination. So if anybody feels aggrieved that they didn’t get a permit and they want to do something that is illegal, I can’t make the determination for what they will or will not do…and I can’t encourage anybody in any illegal activity because they didn’t get their own way in achieving what they wanted.”
    Providing the criteria for the granting of permits, Holder said it depended on the category of PSV.
    “And you would appreciate that there are several PSVs out there on the road, and you know the behaviour pattern.You all see it every day, so you all know what is existing out there. How many more of those do you want to put on the road without scrutinising or doing your due diligence on the people that you are seeing out there on the road or the ones that are making applications?
    “It is not easy for us. We get on average about 222 applications per month for public service vehicles. So it’s not an easy thing to filter; it is not an easy process. So you can’t cherry-pick and say you are going to give to this and you are going to give to that. And the very ones who are complaining are the same ones who are saying how difficult it is out there, how they are suffering, how they are not making any money.Why are they applying?” Holder asked.
    The Transport Authority director noted that giving permits to “for hire” vehicles was a much easier undertaking.
    “We approve about 75 to 80 per cent of them. We don’t have any ZR or B permits available. So for the Z and ZMs, you go through the process. Some afternoons you interview eight people and out of eight people, you have five good ones. Some afternoons you interview the same eight [in number] and you say ‘it was a rough evening’; you don’t even approve one. So it is based on the applications you get,” she explained.
    Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the Transport Board Lynda Holder said the programme, which is managed by the Board, has “fundamental entry requirements”.
    “Before any prospective entrant gets to us here at the Board, they need to be approved by the TA. That relates to permits and new entrants. As it relates to the programme, it is still functioning,” she told Barbados TODAY.
    On the question of the TAP being under review, Holder contended that “like any other process, reviews are always being done to seek improvements”. emmanueljoseph@barbadostoday.bb

    Source: BT

  21. Which is easier: 10,000 houses in 5 years or 150 prefabricated houses in 4 years Avatar
    Which is easier: 10,000 houses in 5 years or 150 prefabricated houses in 4 years

    Answer: Neither
    (1)
    “The Dems’ defence for such behaviour is that he is getting the job done. We disagree. He has fallen far short of their promise to provide 2 000 houses a year. And even so we cannot condone his behaviour for the sake of expediency. ”

    (2)
    https://barbados.loopnews.com/content/mottley-pleased-chinese-houses-and-their-structural-benefits-587915

    I thought 10,000 houses in 5 years was gibberish. But now I see it was merely a repetition of what was said in the past. Meanwhile, this new set of jokers struggled to put up 150 pre-fabricated houses in 4 years. PRE-FABRICATED
    (I said 4 years to give the nitpickers something to pick at)

    There are no new ideas. Bad ideas of the past get polished up and recycled. One group of fowls says brilliant, the next group asks “why wasn’t it brilliant when my guy said it?”

  22. They call him Savvy, I call him gravy Avatar
    They call him Savvy, I call him gravy

    I suspect that MR Savvy believes that truth, right, the law and and paperwork are on his side. He has made one mistake “They are the law”
    TPDD: Minister, How do you want your savvy?
    Minister: Well cooked and with plenty of gravy.


  23. I don’t care how many comments are made to try to cover up the very simple truth.

    If what the AG is saying is true that BTII sold some of the lands to Mr Kinch without the authority to do so as all were not vested in them then they the BTII owe Mr Kinch Compensation. Why would lawyers complete such a sale with such knowledge and the BTII lawyer was from the Minister of Housing at the times firm and the AGs.
    In addition how is it this was done in 2019 and still the government is charging him land tax on all the square footage sold and conveyed to him in the conveyance from BTII?
    None of you can tell me that if this was done to you that you would find it acceptable.

    When Mr Kinch’s lawyer asked “will BTII be compensating Mr Kinch?” AG responded with a straight “NO”

    I just can’t get my head around how the Attorney General for a country could act in such a way…. Why not be reasonable and settle rather than cost tax payers millions in court and settlement fees.

    You don’t need to be A B C or D to see this.

    As to permissions…. Years ago I applied to put up simple signage for persons to find the boat we operate cruises on…. Do you think we have gotten permission yet?????? Everyone goes and just puts up but I have not. Instead when visitors ask why don’t you have up signs I end up having to have a long conversation with them about the difficulties to doing business in Barbados.

    I believe in following rules but I also have to admit that there are times in life that I support the rules being broken. Bussa, Sarah Anne Gill and Clement Payne are three that always come to mind because they are ours. Yes I can speak of many more but they are always with me.

    But again I come back to my point that Mr Kinch is owed compensation if what the BTII did was wrong and the AG should be seeking to resolve it in the best Intrest of the country and not act in a way that can be perceived as bullying. Handling it in such a manner with end up costing Bajans multi millions.

  24. William Skinner Avatar

    This lovers’ arrangement with government and BTII, where deals with the taxpayers properties seem to be made without proper public knowledge and the government then pleading ignorance of what’s going on is pure deception and distraction that will ultimately lead to some form of destruction.


  25. It is quite an interesting thing these government agencies that are disowned by government when it suits them and yet treated like the golden child at other times.

    When the issue of land ownership comes up even though they claim some of the land was owned by BTII and some by Crown they deem that separate. But if you ask a board meme we now they say “ The challenge is that BTI not really involved anymore once the AG is responding directly” So it seems that in this way they are government…. I don’t blame some of the current board members who came in and found this mess on their plates and to be honest they are a lot more reasonable and believe that all invoked should sit at a table and resolve with reason….I actually personally sat in a meeting in February 2023 where I was told that their BTII lawyers opinion was the same as Mr Kinch’s which was that the land was not correctly subdivided and therefore should have been vested to the high water.

    Yes it is truly an interesting thing.


  26. You have stated your facts clearly. Most can see the strength and rightness of your position, but, as you see, some will still obfuscate and try to mislead.

    Perhaps this is your first encounter with our lawyers. Perhaps you have not been following the grand thefts perpetrated against both ‘rich’ and poor.

    Don’t get overconfident with the strength of your position; be careful of paperwork and promises. Be careful of who you put your trust in… In the words of Ronald Reagan “trust but verify”.

    Last post on this.


  27. Thank you TheOGazerts

    Truth be known I seek to have no position. I seek it resolved and fairly so for Mr Kinch and for Barbados.

    Mr Kinch does not want this to be a long drawn out court case that will cost Barbados millions.
    Millions for lawyers and yes likely many more millions than he would settle for out of court but he knows Barbados is not just the soil we stand on but it is all of those Barbadians who have gone before us, all that are with us now and all that are yet to be born. Bajan that live in Barbados and Bajans that live abroad. This needs to be resolved fairly for all!

    Me I am happy to go back to swimming happily in the sea with the fish and telling people about turtles and flying fish.

    I would be even happier the day when I can go back to feeling proud of our leaders but I think that that day may never come again because I no longer trust any politician.

    All the best to you and to all who read this 🤗


  28. @ Sarah Taylor,
    Your man should have carried out due diligence. More famous names then himself made the same mistake and came a cropper. I believe you are familiar with the most popular UK newspaper.

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2096576/Simon-Cowell-lose-millions-Barbados-resort-battle.html


  29. The BTMI stillborn advertising campaign should explain government does not make decisions on whether money will be saved.


  30. Does anyone have an opinion on Mottley flying a kite on possible repurposing of BFF property to a tourism product?


  31. @TLSN

    That’s what the lawyers are paid to do…. Well that’s what they are supposed to be paid to do but I find myself now having to read a lot of laws.

    It’s truly a shame how repeatedly these matters come up as the face of our country.


  32. They are both correct
    Carlos is talking about repaying in/ over 30-40 yrs.
    Persaud is is talking about immediately / while the debt restructuring deal is still in effect


  33. Power resides where men believes it resides
    It’s a trick a shadow on the wall
    and a very small man can cast a big shadow


  34. The only question is WHICH Minister 😂😂


  35. @ Waru,

    Let this be a warning to those from the BLP/DLP. The net overseas may be tightening on them, especially if they chose to make the UK or the USA their home.

    With all this talk of reparations these governments may be on the lookout to take reprisals.

    It is best for our politicians to keep their noses clean, and to resist all offers of bribes.

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12433961/Corrupt-ex-Nigerian-government-minister-charged-bribery-offences-office-receiving-100k-cash-chauffeur-driven-cars-private-jet-flights-luxury-holidays-exchange-oil-contracts.html

  36. NorthernObserver Avatar
    NorthernObserver

    JohnA
    Don’t mind the blabber cash flow remains very tight.
    There is no way, the GoB can repay anything to the NIS unless somebody GIVES them the money.
    Given the global interest rate scenario, if they are like most governments, they have under forecasted the rates and the time they will remain elevated.
    So just meeting all the debt commitments, and recall they ‘pushed back’ a large amount, will be a challenge without providing a dime to the NIS.
    Avi is paid to support the Govt.


  37. Correction, he is paid to support Mia.


  38. @David
    Does anyone have an opinion on Mottley flying a kite on possible repurposing of BDF property to a tourism product
    ++++++++

    Are you referring to the relocation of the personnel from the site across the street from the Garrison Savannah to make room for a hotel?

    Land should be utilised for its best purpose and as long as the architectural and cultural aesthetics of the buildings are maintained I don’t see anything wrong with the proposal.


  39. Old Timer on August 20, 2023 at 7:23 PM said:
    1 Vote

    @ John

    When you say try and get a judge before 2018 you mean to hear all your cases? I thought Judges were appointed randomly to hear cases. Not sure what you mean here please explain. You mean they got BLP and DLP judges?

    ++++++++++++++++++++++

    Appointments after 2018 are unconstitutional, even the one who ruled the Senate was properly constituted!!!

    Better get a real judge.


  40. … come to think of it, even the CJ is MIA!!

    In 2020, Justice Patterson Cheltenham was appointed the 14th incumbent.


  41. FYI!!

    81. (1) The Chief Justice and other Judges of the Supreme Court
    shall be appointed by the Governor-General, by instrument under the
    Public Seal, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister after
    consultation with the Leader of the Opposition.

  42. Yolande Grant - African Online Publishing Copyright (c) 2023. All Rughts Reserved. Avatar
    Yolande Grant – African Online Publishing Copyright (c) 2023. All Rughts Reserved.

    “With all this talk of reparations these governments may be on the lookout to take reprisals.”

    They can talk reparations as much as they like but slave master wannabes who have violated Afrikan descents’ human rights for 100 years in this region, hidden information that RIGHTFULLY BELONGS TO US, not them, now trying to capitalize on it….have no leg to stand on and should instead be PAYING REPARATIONS to Afrikan descended people on the island…

    If you read the RICO filing in Florida, all the starring defendants have a case to answer….re the vehicle used and their expansions into other jurisdictions…they can reprise as much as they want, handcuffs are still available, so are prisons….cant hide behind Empire, as an employee anymore….cause it’s Empire they plan to sue to get their hands on WHAT DOES NOT BELONG TO ANY OF THEM…i already warned the AU…they themselves are on shaky ground and need to SIT DOWN…now that previously hidden information is available on ALL OF THEM.

    They OUTFOXED themselves.

  43. NorthernObserver Avatar
    NorthernObserver

    In my best OSA voice, ‘Noted’


  44. The Constitutional Reform Commission was appointed by an unconstitutional Parliament and contains many legal luminaries, I hope!!!

    They done know that they will look like doodoo if they come up with a report and will become a laughing stock!!


  45. “John, am seeing posts that the major areas on the island is for sale…you need to confirm…”

    Have you too been asleep at the wheel like our politicians. Ever since those Trinis arrived we have seen a huge augmentation in real estate transactions.

    I see that there is a commercial space in Warren’s selling for a mere 20 million USD dollars.

    Check the Rightmove website where you will now find an astonishing1580 listings for real estate on an island that measures only166 square miles!

    Imagine an island built on slavery, with a 90% negro population, prepared to sell its birthright to a bunch of stinking foreigners! This is not happening on the other islands.

    https://www.rightmove.co.uk/overseas-property-for-sale/Barbados.html?sortType=2&propertyTypes=&mustHave=&dontShow=&keywords=

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    Yolande Grant – African Online Publishing Copyright (c) 2023. All Rights Reserved.

    Government headquarters Bay Strret and Kensington Oval, disputed land on the list…Cattlewash also, Trevor’s Way, thought i saw the Pierhead slso…..guess Black people cant go there anymore unless they work there, no more boasting…..the list is growing it seems…..firesale.


  47. Mia went on record to state that she wanted to see a more diverse Barbados and expressed her desire to see more Barbadian s migrate to gain experience and employment.

    Clearly, Barbadians are surplus to requirements. They are viewed by this administration as being too poor and too backwards. Our prime minister’s ambition is to see Barbados become the Monaco of the Caribbean. The whitening of Barbados is being encouraged and will gain in numbers exponentially.

    Never mind. At least we are now a Republic.


  48. A fire sale has been demaded by our lenders due to our corrupt leaders. Expect to see, shortly, mass privatisation of government services.

    Never mind. The masses are prepared to accept this minor discomfort, so long as no one “stops the carnival”


  49. Old Timer on August 20, 2023 at 7:23 PM said:
    1 Vote

    @ John

    When you say try and get a judge before 2018 you mean to hear all your cases?

    +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    Suppose I were to tell you that every square inch of the lands of Kingsland require nine releases which they never got.

    Their titles are deficient!!

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