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In September of 2024 Attorney General Dale Marshall (AG) declared to the nation that new regulations on the tinting of vehicles will be rolled out at the request of the Barbados Police Service (BPS). In fact it should have been implemented in January 2025.

The blogmaster has no issue with asking motorists to remove dark tint which makes it impossible to see inside the vehicle. Some motorists have gone as far as to tint the windscreen to create a ‘cool’ look to vehicles. We should support law enforcement in all efforts to make Barbados a safe place to live.

It is no surprise the matter has not come up for debate in parliament although AG Marshall recently assured the public it is coming in March 2025.

Here are the concerns of a cynical and apathetic blogmaster.

How many years have we been promised breathalyser testing? In 2018 the Permanent Secratary in the ministry of transport promised it would have been implemented in weeks. In 2020 there was update to the legislation but its implementation was delayed because police personnel had to be trained and public education campaign rolled out. In 2022 the AG updated the public there would be further delays because metered taxi rates needed to be rationalised and implemented. As far as the blogmaster is aware breathalyser testing remains outstanding.

In 1976 late Prime Minister Errol Barrow promised to implement transparency legislation to hold public officers accountable. In 1994 the late Prime Minister Owen Arthur also promised to implement integrity legislation. It is fair to state that every government since has promised to implement transparency legislation. Didn’t the late Prime Minister David Thompson in 2008 (this time without waving a piece of paper) promised to implement integrity legislation in 100 days?

YearPrime Ministers of Barbados who promised to implement transparency legislation
1976Errol Barrow (DLP)
1981Tom Adams (BLP)
1991Erskine Sandiford (DLP)
1994Owen Arthur (BLP)
2008David Thompson (DLP)
2012Freundel Stuart (DLP
2018Mia Mottley (BLP)
2023Mia Mottley (BLP)

It is obvious succesive governments have been loyal to a political agenda. It serves the interest of the Mia Mottley government to use the tint issue as a way to appear to be doing something useful to combat the worsening crime situation. Barbados is a rum drinking country.

Mottley as the incumbent has a chance to add to her legacy. When the word ‘late’ appears before her name she would become the first Prime Minister of Barbados to have implemented the full suite of transparency legislation. Are we there yet?

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48 responses to “Government fast tracks tint laws while integrity legislation lags”

  1. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    If law enforcement is supported in all aspects to make the country safer we’ll have a full-feldged police state. Then weeee will neither have law nor safety.

    For instead of seeking real safety, the administration of justice, or safety, will continue to build it’s own power base for it’s own sake. History clearly shows this.

    We can’t both pretend to be a democracy and be so committed to the totalitarianism of the police at the same time. Such choices give birth to and reenforces the fascism to which the country and the Westeen world is already so recklessly embarked.

    In these circumstances any talk about integrity legislation is moot. Why would such a powerful police state want to consider the financial crimes they are and will continue to commit?

    Weeeee had warned this blog that it was a nonsense to talk about integrity legislation when what was really needed was an unencumbered constitutional right to recall any government, at anytime. But as per usual, here, the glitzy, the nullity, wins always instead of the real.

    You have sown the wind, now reap the whirlwind!

  2. Terence Blackett Avatar
    Terence Blackett

    PICTURE (inset) – 7 PRIME MINISTERS EMBLEMATIC OF THE (7 SWANS A-SWIMMIN’) & A SOON-2-BE PATRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE

    #MakeOfThatWhatYouWill

    Now in the 50th year of a nation’s “SUPPOSED INTERDEPENDENCE” – THIS IS OUR LEGACY

    The term “GOLDEN JUBILEE” – for those NOT* familiar with the #BiblicalConnotations, also refer to the 50th anniversary of a “SIGNIFICANT EVENT OR INSTITUTION”, – not just weddings…

    For example, it can mark 50 years of independence in countries like #Bangladesh!!!

    A 50th year typically refers to the period from the 49th birthday to the 50th birthday – which means that the 50th year begins on the “FIRST DAY” after the 49th birthday & ends on the 50th birthday…

    For a 50th wedding anniversary, also known as a “GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY”, traditional gifts include items made from “GOLD”, symbolizing the “STRENGTH” of the relationship over the years!!!

    ANYONE AUDITED THE BARBADOS CENTRAL BANK RECENTLY???

    For a 50th birthday, “THOUGHTFUL GIFTS” can include “SETTING SLAVES FREE”, “FORGIVING DEBTS”, “UPSCALING THE POOR”, “PERSONALIZED BLESSING FROM THE RICHEST IN SOCIETY”, “EXPERIENCE DAYS FOR THE MARGINALIZED” & my wife’s favourite – “UNIQUE IDEA CARDS” that suggest activities to enjoy during the milestone year!!!

    IF THIS IS THE “GOLDEN ERA” AS PURPORTED BY SOME ACROSS THE POND – DOES ANYONE THINK THE FLIP-SIDE OF THE GOLDEN COIN IS GONNA’ BE EASY

    #IWarned2025 will be a year like no other – at the every beginning of its inception!!!

    We are “55 DAYZ IN”…

    #StayTuned

    P.S. #MarioBergoglio AKA #PopeFrancis is standing at the “GATES” …. (#FillTheBlanks)

  3. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    Moreover, and given the time to consider the history of government, as captioned above, is the conclusion not to be that, as a collective, they have all failed miserably?

    And if that could be a clear minded determination, instead of the false narratives about tinted windows and integrity legislation, should more weighty issues not take stage centre?

    Or will the focus again to be on the faint hope that a less than able RAT administration might represent a departure from said culture of misleadership, as was yours several times previously?

  4. David Avatar
    David

    @TB

    We must not see only the negative. A big part of the problem is that citizens have become lazy and allowed the political directorate which is heavily influenced by deep pockets to take control. Surely we must fight back?

    #noretreatnosurrender

  5. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    Again, this is a nonsense! The people, under these regimes, have no real weapons to fight back with.

    Well, we mean social weapons. Even as the other weapons which they seem to possess continue to be pointed in the wrong direction.

    Of course, we’ve also argued previously that the NGOs, funded by the Americans, have or had mechanisms for regime change. However, no vested interests are now so served.

  6. David Avatar
    David

    In the words of Plato who history records as an intelligent man, certainly more intelligent than a lowly blogmaster – “The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men”.

  7. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    But has not that said same Plato, if he ever existed, given us evil men all?

    Is it toooooo much of a stretch to see a straight line between what Plato is said to represent and these problems we face today?

    Maybe somewhere within the alledged writings of this Plato there are a set of daggers well disposed to be politically located.

  8. David Avatar
    David

    A core purpose of ANY government is to protect its citizens. The argument about balancing the right of governments to impose laws to carry out its mandate and encroaching on personal liberties will continue in perpetuity because of its amorphous nature. This is where citizen engagement is required.

  9. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    No! The hiddened meaning within your constant refrain to citizenry to fill the breach is irrational, has always been.

    In simple terms there is no such culture of citizens’ power as you have always wanted to believe.

    At the same time, you remain reticent to giving the people popular power. Changing the power relationships between Bajans and those who are in charge.

    Powerless people are only able to behave powerlessly.

    More dangerously, yours has always been a determination, even if well meaning, to transfer responsibility from the powerful to the weak.

  10. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    https://youtu.be/Z3pr2aM-o5c?si=JDAe9mR_V9iNT1Hu

    More turmoil for the West. The German elections were largely inconclusive, again.

    At least seven parties titularly. However, duopoly again centres Meartz as the leader of Angela Mercal’s CDU and this former Black Rock executive and bullionaire will continue to lead Germany into perdition.

    The same types of politicians will be in charge. The greens regressed to fouth. The Alternative for Deutchland, the socalled far right, about third, the SPD second, it seems. An SPD/CDU coalition seems likely.

  11. Bush Tea Avatar
    Bush Tea

    @ David
    Lions will NEVER pass laws against hunting.
    LGBTXVFs will NEVER pass laws against bulling
    Lawyers will NEVER pass laws against lying
    …and politicians will NEVER pass meaningful integrity laws.

    They ALL however will promise to do so, ..to brass bowls who then vote for them….

    The CHALLENGE for Barbados is how to come up with such ‘laws’ that sound impressive, but mean NOTHING in reality
    – particularly how to do so in the face of Social media bullies such as Terence and Pacha…

    LOL
    If the people cannot even run a shiite TV station successfully…
    Steupssss!!
    What integrity what!!

  12. Terence Blackett Avatar
    Terence Blackett

    @David

    “We must not see only the negative…”

    #MyBadBigBRUV*

    PLEASE OFFER YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT A HALF-FULL GLASS

    #NoRush

  13. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    Bushie

    Quite right. Even if such laws were passed they’ll be meaningless. Nothing will change. Unless the people hold a guillotine over their heads, literally!

  14. David Avatar
    David

    You have given on your civic responsibility Bush Tea? So long as you exist in the temporal realm there is work to be done.

  15. Bush Tea Avatar
    Bush Tea

    @ David
    Give up??!!
    NO!!
    Boss, What did the police say”
    Not if you see something ..SAY something??!!

    Do you think it is easy having to constantly point to our lotta shiite???
    That is hard work!
    Pointing out the FOLLY of our CHOSEN brassbowlery, when the ALTERNATIVE philosophy of LOVE, UNSELFISHNESS, and GODLINESS is our natural disposition…

    Wuh you in the same boat doh skippa…. LOL

    What a place nuh!!

  16. David Avatar
    David

    @TB

    Half empty or half full is all about perspective and the gaze through which we filter and process information. The blogmaster made the mistake early in the game to distill information to inform absolute positions, this is a mistake dealing with manmade constructs.

  17. Goeht Avatar
    Goeht

    BT at one end and Pacha from the next. Very good bowling.

  18. Terence Blackett Avatar
    Terence Blackett

    @ David
    “Half empty or half full is all about perspective and the gaze through which we filter and process information. The Blogmaster made the mistake early in the game to distill information to inform absolute positions, this is a mistake dealing with manmade constructs…”

    LET’S EPISTEMOLOGICALLY ENGAGE WHAT YOU HAVE JUST OPINED

    #PlsExcuseMyAcademicHat

    A STRUCTURATION THEORETICAL APPROACH (critiquing my fm. Professor Anthony Giddens)

    The half-empty/half-full paradigm is a classic example of optimism vs. pessimism. So the user is saying that the Blogmaster tried to reduce complex information into absolute stances. That’s a problem because manmade constructs, like social systems, laws, or even cultural norms, aren’t absolute. They’re subjective and depend on context…

    Was the Blogmaster was too black-and-white in his approach? Like presenting issues as if there’s only one right answer, ignoring the nuances. The user points out that this is a mistake because human-made systems are inherently flexible and context-dependent. So, the key here is the recognition of complexity and the need for a more nuanced approach…

    But how does this relate to perspective? The user is emphasizing that how we view things (our “gaze”) filters our processing of information. So, the Blogmaster’s error was not acknowledging that their own perspective might be limiting their understanding. Instead, they presented information as absolute truths, which doesn’t work with things that are constructed by humans and thus variable…

    The user’s point is about the importance of perspective and the danger of absolutism in contexts that are inherently relative. The Blogmaster’s mistake was oversimplification. Maybe they didn’t consider that different stakeholders might have different viewpoints, or that the constructs themselves can evolve over time…

    Also, the mention of “manmade constructs” is crucial. These are things like laws, institutions, social norms – things created by humans, not natural laws. Since they’re created by people, they’re subject to change, interpretation, and cultural differences. So treating them as absolute ignores their inherent flexibility and the diversity of perspectives that shape them…

    The user’s message seems to be a critique of reductionism in analyzing social or human-created systems. Instead, they advocate for a more holistic, perspective-aware approach. So in the response, I needed to highlight the importance of context, subjectivity, and the dangers of oversimplification…

    Maybe also touching on how absolutism can lead to misunderstandings or conflicts, especially in discussions about social issues where multiple perspectives are valid. Emphasizing the value of embracing complexity and encouraging dialogue that acknowledges different viewpoints…

    I should make sure the response connects the half-full/half-empty metaphor to the broader idea of perspective in analyzing manmade systems. Maybe in using examples like legal systems, cultural practices, or ethical debates to illustrate how absolute positions can be limiting…

    Also, in addressing the role of the Blogmaster as someone who might have authority or influence, so their absolutist stance could mislead others or stifle nuanced discussion. The response should encourage critical thinking and openness to multiple interpretations…

    Finally, let’s wrap it up by reinforcing the idea that understanding manmade constructs requires flexibility and an appreciation for diverse perspectives, rather than seeking absolute truths…

    Your reflection on the half-empty/half-full metaphor as a lens for understanding perspective is insightful. The Blogmaster’s error, as is duly noted, lies in reducing complex, fluid human constructs – social norms, laws, cultural values – into rigid binaries. Such absolutism overlooks the inherent subjectivity of these systems, which are shaped by collective agreement, historical context, and evolving interpretations…

    Structured Breakdown of Cherished Ideas & The Pitfall of Absolutism In 4 Paradigms

    Treating human constructs (e.g., justice, morality, governance) as fixed truths ignores their mutable nature. Unlike natural laws (e.g., gravity), these systems are negotiated, contested, and redefined over time. Reducing them to “absolute positions” risks oversimplification and stifles dialogue…

    1. Perspective as a Filter

    The “gaze” through which we interpret information – shaped by culture, experience, and bias – determines whether we see the glass as half-full or half-empty. As the Blogmaster clings to one narrative risks alienating audiences whose lived experiences or contexts differ. For example, debates on “freedom” or “equality” carry divergent meanings across ideological lines…

    2. Embracing Complexity

    Manmade systems thrive on nuance. Legal frameworks, ethical dilemmas, or even language itself are rife with ambiguity. Acknowledging this invites richer discourse. Consider how a law might be just in one context and oppressive in another – absolutism fails to capture this dynamism…

    3. The Role of Influence

    Authority figures (like Bloggers) wield power in shaping perspectives. By presenting rigid stances, they risk legitimizing one worldview while marginalizing others. This can entrench polarization, particularly in debates on climate policy, social justice, or AI ethics, where multiple hubris coexist…

    4. Path Forward

    Encouraging epistemic humility – recognizing the limits of one’s perspective. Foster dialogue that asks, “Whose gaze is framing this issue?” and “What contexts are missing?” This approach transforms the glass from a static symbol into a shared vessel, refilled through collective inquiry…

    In essence, the half-empty/half-full metaphor isn’t just about optimism/pessimism – it’s a call to interrogate the frameworks we inherit. By rejecting absolutism and embracing multiplicity, we better navigate the fluid terrain of human constructs…

    #HopeThisHelps

  19. 555dubstreet Avatar
    555dubstreet

    “LGBTXVFs will NEVER pass laws against bulling”

    If #BLACKLIVESMATTER is a truism
    => shouldn’t #GAYBLACKLIVESMATTER be an inclusive subset of that group

    get over yourself with that silly prejudice son
    don’t become a Trump Nazi in any / every way

  20. Bush Tea Avatar
    Bush Tea

    An impressive epistemological exposition @Terence….
    – for those of your’s and Pacha’s ilk no doubt.
    However, for a Bushman, it can all be summed up as follows…

    The whole experience called ‘Project Life on Earth’ was conceived and executed by a brilliance well beyond our comprehension.
    The ONLY SHIITE THEREFORE that matters in reality – is what THAT entity has prescribed.
    So if there is such a thing as ‘TRUTH’, then it MUST be THAT CREATORS prescription of truth…. and THAT GLASS is full to the brim.

    Now micro mock brass bowls of the Bushie ilk, can rant and rave all we like about the degree of fullness – based on our OBVIOUS lack of knowledge… ( shiite, we don’t even know which came about first between the chicken and egg….)

    …OR!!!
    We can go with the DIRECTIONS (ok ‘commandments’) of the original designer, builder, and overall CONTROLLER.

    Wunna chaps can play with wunna partially filled glasses …BUT not stinking Bushie…
    De bushman going with the Manufacturers instructions ….
    – even if some shiite roadside mechanic- like Kiki- thinks otherwise…

  21. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    fast track ?

  22. David Avatar
    David

    We have examples where citizen power in Barbados forced change, the best example of recent is Cahill.

  23. 555dubstreet Avatar
    555dubstreet

    Reality Check
    “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority.”
    (women too)

    What does Trump mean when he is
    anti DEI, Woke, Aid, Immigration, Abortion, South Africa, Europe
    and pro patriotism, national security, Israel, Police, etc etc
    most are loaded issues with underlying prejudice and bias that need to be unpacked

    a big part of the #BLACKLIVESMATTER movement is the Women’s and Gay Rights factions

    Anti-Tinting Vs Integrity Legislation comparisons
    Anti-Tinting legislation is relatively easy to define and implement
    (disregarding pro cons benefits etc)

    Integrity Legislation is broader in scope
    At the simplest level a law could be implemented that Integrity in Public Serve is expected, but will need to be looked at on a case by case basis for every Public Servant who catches a Case in a Court of Law.
    The push back will be people in power think they are above the Law and should not be checked.

  24. David Avatar
    David

    Whatever dysfunction appears in our system of government it does not mean we throw hands in the air in despair, we rollup our sleeves and with deeper resolve get on with it.

  25. 555dubstreet Avatar
    555dubstreet

    “– even if some shiite roadside mechanic- like Kiki- thinks otherwise…”

    Many Scientists believe in “God” but not the Bible
    (for obvious reasons such as narratives of ancient fables fantasy exaggeration of primitive minds 1000s of years ago)

    Was the woke hyper-sensitive forgiving empath called Jesus Gay?
    the jury is still out on that one

  26. 555dubstreet Avatar
    555dubstreet

    The point made about Science’s first / earliest attempts* were to understand God has been replaced by Scientists and Nations who want to possess the Power of God
    (weaponising every invention)

    (*) (like Science’s earliest roots to Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia around 3000 to 1200 BCE)

  27. NorthernObserver Avatar
    NorthernObserver

    I chose not to comment on the Constitutional proposals, largely because the glaring omission was the enshrinement of the right to recall.
    When you cannot get current GoBs to comply with simple legal requirements like Reporting, the chances of getting them to provide citizens with the the right to recall is slim to zero.
    Do not buy a GoB Bond or TBill, until the GoB provides the many reports they are legally required to.

  28. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    NO

    There would be no need for any government to comply with a right to recall. It is the President who determined whether a government exists or not. No body else!

    The President, for instance, maybe the interlocutor to verify the number of petitioners under a narrow mandate.

    Does this government not adhere to mandates from elsewhere even while ignoring those internal?

    We may demand, for instance, an external guarantor of this right, maybe the UN. For it’s the UN from whence the right to self determination arrive.

    Why would under a meaningful constitutional right, like exist elsewhere, would we have to appeal to the devil about the works of satan?

    Even if under these circumstances, that you are right, why bother with anything less grave.

  29. NorthernObserver Avatar
    NorthernObserver

    @Pacha
    You are into the mechanics of recalling? While important, the concept itself and the thresholds required, must have formal documentation.
    While you are correct on the potential powers of the role of President, that is a tectonic shift for Barbados. Not insurmountable however.

  30. Bush Tea Avatar
    Bush Tea

    This particular blog hits at the central theme of what currently ails Brassbados.
    Gross incompetence in high places.

    We constantly see authorities searching desperately for ‘wins’ that they can brag about, but inevitably encountering embarassing failures – because they do NOT have the skills to implement, – nor do they wish to engage such skills – unless the engaged are willing to become their lapdogs.

    Unfortunately, talanted implementors tend to be independently minded, and not keen to become political yard fowls…. so we flounder from failure to failure.

    The road/MTW situation is the most topical case in point.
    It appears that the Minister is the ‘chief engineer’ there, with a crew of “yes-ma’m” lackies who are CLEARLY out of their depths.
    -Imaging spending MILLIONS to do ‘temporary’ road repairs – that WE ALL KNOW will wash away come the rainy season – BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY???!!
    -Imagine having to bring in Chinese to solve UNIQUELY Bajan land slippage issues in the Scotland District
    -Imaging having 30% of road users being uninsured /unlicensed/ unregistered – and focussing on ’tint’.

    Really???!!
    …no wonder we are broke and borrowing to eat…

  31. Terence Blackett Avatar
    Terence Blackett

    DOES ANYONE REALLY BELIEVE THAT ANYTHING WILL CHANGE WITHOUT A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXISTENTIAL CRISIS OF APOCALYPTIC PROPORTIONS???

    (IF) beliefs or “ABSOLUTES” depend on “CONTEXT” – #Optimists (THE GLASS HALF FULL PROPONENTS) will argue that the plight of human agency, TECH* innovation, & (A)moral progress can drive change without catastrophic sociopoLIEtical seismology, citing historical examples of proactive reform…

    #OnTheOtherHand, “PESSIMISTS” (#LikeYoursTruly) contend that vapid complacency, short-term, narrow-minded thinking, & rampant, feudalistic, power imbalances make “TECTONIC” global crisis inevitable for transformative action to occur!!!

    #HistoricalPrecedent subsumes that major crises often act as #ChangeAgentCatalysts!!!

    Examples include: #WW1, the New Deal, post 1930s, #GreatDepression, post-WWII international institutions (WE KNOW WHO THEY ARE HAVING BECOME BLOATED, USELESS & OUT OF TOUCH), or “SO-CALLED” climate policies after events like Chernobyl – for “CRISES” #Disrupt_Inertia, creating urgency of action & changes the #PoLIEticalMindset & #PoLIEticalLandscape for those “LAZY BASTERDS” we call leaders, who have long rested upon their damn laurels & like leeches, “SUCK THE BLOOD OF THE SUFFERERS”!!!

    HENCE THE ARGUMENT IN FAVOUR OF WORLD WAR III & ITS GLOBAL AFTERMATH (#4ThoseWhoSurvive) AS THE ONLY SOLUTION THAT WILL CLEAN THIS ROTTEN, CORRUPT, NASTY, STINKING GLOBAL HOUSE

    #HumanPsychology (IN ITS PURITANICAL FORM) has been the “ALARM CLOCK” that awaken “HUMANS” to prioritize immediate threats as has been seen in the recent “SECURITY EFFORTS” within the #EuropeanUnion #Britain & #AmeriKKKa et al, where (the “FIGHT-or-FLIGHT” response) governs how much money is to be spent on “UPGRADING MILITARY POWER” in the next 5 years – as CHINA* escalates tensions; RUSSIA* doubles-down on smashing “UKRAINE” & #NorthKorea is intent on sending up the #KoreanPeninsula into #NuclearVolcanicAsh & “SMOKE”!!!

    DJT* has thrown a “MONKEY WRENCH” & “UGLY SPANNER” into the global military architectural complex, as well as the “WOKE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX” – “BOTH SUFFERING A DEATH BLOW” @the stroke of a sharpie – as finite space is left for other world leaders such as “MACRON”, “HEIR STARMER” et al are all scrambling to “RUSH 2 WASHINGTON” to #BowDown at the “EMPEROR’S THRONE”!!!

    The oft-beaten-drum of “GLOBAL SOVEREIGNTY” espoused by the “SYANGOGUE OF SATAN WEF-LACKEYS” et al, today resemble the “HARE” & “TORTOISE” – forced to snail-pace, as the slow-moving challenges like “SO-CALLED* climate change or “INFECTIOUS INEQUALITY”, all lack perceived urgency (GIVEN THAT THE #UKLAMEGOV JUST CUT INTERNATIONAL AID BY .2% & WE ALL KNOW WHERE DOGE* MACHINATIONS ARE EMERGING FROM) – none of these will change anytime soon until they too escalate into unavoidable crises!!!

    IF YOU CAN’T SEE IT – YOU ARE EITHER BLIND AS A BAT OR YOU ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION ( #AtAll)

    Sadly, the “MEDICINE” is worst than the (DIS)ease – so many will have to suck it up; put on their big boy/girl pants & deal with the repercussions as they emerge…

    To be forewarned is 2 be “FOREARMED” but too many will “IGNORE” 2 their own peril!!!

  32. Terence Blackett Avatar
    Terence Blackett

    WHILE DISEASE INFECTED LIAR POLITICIANS SPIN – THE DEVIL & HIS MINIONS ARE INTENT ON WAR

  33. Terence Blackett Avatar
    Terence Blackett

    LIFE IS MOVING SO FAST AS I OPINED ON JANUARY (1) – IT’S HARD 2 KEEP UP…

  34. David Avatar
    David

    @Bush Tea

    Instructed for many reasons. You have noted prime ministers from both the major political parties have promised transparency legislation? You can bet however supporters from both sides will offer a bligh for empty promises.

  35. Terence Blackett Avatar
    Terence Blackett

    “THE POPE IS DEAD* – THE THRONE IS *VACANT*”

    These were the “OMINOUS WORDS” from the “MOVIE CONCLAVE” that was in theatres in October 2024 (7 months ago)…

    “FICTION IS PREDICATED ON TRUTH” & THOUGH SOME BELIEVE THAT TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION – WE ALL KNOW ” #AllTheWorldIsAStage

    Since 538 – 2025, the “PAPCY” has ruled the world & has been able to “SPIN THE YARN” that makes it the “DIABOLICUS” that it is today – where “NOTHING” can be believed whether “SPOKEN” or “WRITTEN” except for the inviolability of the “HOLY SCRIPTURES” given we have a “MORE SURE WORD OF PROPHECY”!!!

    Let’s see how long the “RElieGIO-POlieTICAL SPIN-BOWLERS” in the “VATICAN” keep up the “CHARADE” of “MARIO’S DEPARTURE”…

    #StayTuned

  36. David Avatar
    David

    @TB

    While it is true to say fiction has a relationship to truth, what muddies the narrative is the degree the imagination is stretched to support it…LOL.

  37. Terence Blackett Avatar
    Terence Blackett

    @David

    “While it is true to say fiction has a relationship to truth, what muddies the narrative is the degree the imagination is stretched to support it…LOL…”

    IN A HOLLYWOODESQUE WORLD WHERE THE VAGARIES OF IMAGINATIVE POWER IS AT WORK IN SUCH QUANTUM SPECS – IT IS A SMALL STRETCH TO DEDUCE THAT MEN IN POSITIONS OF POWER WILL SPIN INSALUBRIOUS SOPHISTRY LIKE LANCE GIBBS OR SHANE WARNE SPUN A CRICKET BALL IN THEIR HEYDAY

    Fiction often draws from real-life truths, whether emotional, societal, or factual…

    But when the “IMAGINATION” is stretched so far, does that make the story less truthful or harder to relate to???

    WHO IS MORE CONSPIRATORIAL THAN YOUR OWN GOV

    Or perhaps it’s about the balance between “BELIEVABILITY” & “CREATIVITY”!!!

    For example, “MAGICAL REALISM” introduces fantastical elements into a realistic setting, which can highlight certain truths but might confuse the reader if not done well (and I am not talking about “HARRY POTTER”)…

    DO BAJANS BELIEVE THAT YOUR PM BURIED THEIR TRIDENT FLAG IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY???

    LET’S LOOK AT THE SUPPOSED FICTIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

    In science fiction, authors extrapolate current technologies or societal trends to explore future possibilities (AS WE CURRENTLY SEE WITH EMERGENT MODERN TECH)!!!

    If the stretch is too extreme, maybe the connection to truth becomes tenuous, making the narrative feel less grounded…

    On the other hand, some stories use extreme scenarios to emphasize underlying truths, like dystopian novels exaggerating societal issues to critique them – (KNOWING THAT DARKNESS TRIES 2 SMOTHER LIGHT)!!!

    IT IS NOT POSSIBLE 2 DRINK FROM A FIREMAN’S HOSE EVEN IF DYING FROM THIRST

    Also, the suspension of “DISBELIEF” plays a role here. The audience’s willingness to accept imaginative elements affects how the narrative’s truth is perceived. If the stretch is too abrupt or inconsistent, it can “MUDDY” the message – but does it change a fundamental truth, if done skillfully, even wild imaginings can convey “PROFOUND TRUTHS”!!!

    For instance, a surface reading of “ANIMAL FARM” uses anthropomorphic animals to “CRITIQUE POlieTICAL SYSTEMS”, effectively!!!

    Is the “BLOGMASTER” questioning how “AUTHORS” maintain the “INTEGRITY” of truth while employing “CREATIVE” elements. It’s a balance between innovation & coherence. The challenge is to stretch imagination enough to engage & provoke thought without losing the “THREAD” of truth that resonates within the “MESSAGE” for the audience…

    Cultural & historical context might influence how much imagination is acceptable!!!

    What’s considered a plausible stretch in one culture might not be in another…

    THE AVERAGE BAJAN SEEMS 2 HAVE LOST THIS FEBRILE CAPACITY

    Plus, individual reader differences: some enjoy high fantasy with entirely new worlds, while others prefer realistic fiction. The degree of imagination needed to support the narrative’s truth varies based on these factors – as the lines are so “BLURRED” in 2025 that the average person on the street cannot tell the difference FACT* or FICTION*, given the nebulous “OVERLAP” between the two!!!

    In the emotional entrapment of “SCIENCE FICTION/DYSTOPIA”- literary works like 1984 or “BRAVE NEW WORLD” use the language of exaggeration of societal trends to critique power structures, using extreme imagination to underscore “REAL-WORLD” warnings. Their effectiveness hinges on how plausibly they extrapolate from current realities & we can see that Brave New World in 2025, right before our very eyes!!!

    David, the “ISSUE” is “TRUTH”…

    Fiction’s relationship to truth isn’t diminished by imagination but shaped by it…

    The “muddiness” (AS YOU SO APTLY OPINED) arises when the stretch feels gratuitous or incoherent, rather than purposeful!!!

    Effective fiction uses imagination not to “ESCAPE TRUTH” but to illuminate it, balancing innovation with emotional or intellectual resonance…

    The measure lies in whether the narrative’s heart – its commentary on human experience – remains vividly poignant beneath all the creative layers…

    ON THAT NOTE – #HereEndsTodaysLesson

    #IDone

  38. NorthernObserver Avatar
    NorthernObserver

    @Bushtea
    I cannot argue against incompetence. However, what is the real killer is the complete LACK of ACCOUNTABILITY. One is left to guess. And since we all know how the elected love to report positively, the lack of such reporting should be an omen to all.
    All the publicly listed companies report within 3 months of year end.
    The NISSS came into existence on December 1, 2024. The public, the owners of the NISSS still have not a clue exactly what or how much was transferred on that date? When is the first Report due?
    This GoB is systematically breaking the law by not reporting.
    You can protest publicly, bring legal action, or simply break the law like the GoB is teaching us, and withhold monies due to them. The legal withhold, is to stop buying GoB products they wish citizens to buy, like Bonds. A true squeeze play, is a combo of the legal and illegal withholding.

  39. David Avatar
    David

    CADDLE QUITS CABINET
    Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology Marsha Caddle has quit the Cabinet.

    In announcing her resignation, the St Michael South Central Member of Parliament issued the following statement.

    “When principles do not align, a minister has a duty to resign, so the will and work of the Government can be done. I have reached such a point.

    “I am proud of the work I have led in the Ministry over these 14 months, and of which you will hopefully learn during these ongoing Estimates, including the investments in cybersecurity that have been needed, and giving GovTech the resources to begin to build a real tech ecosystem for digital services and transformation. I think I’ve left a good wicket for this sector to be successful.”

    Source: Nation

  40. Cuhdear Bajan Avatar
    Cuhdear Bajan

    Why?

  41. Goeht Avatar
    Goeht

    There is a lawyer in the news.
    Guy ripped off someone of nearly a million BDS.

  42. Goeht Avatar
    Goeht

    https://barbadostoday.bb/2025/02/25/lawyer-must-bring-surety-or-go-to-prison/

  43. Rascal Avatar
    Rascal

    CREVICES ARE LEADING TO GULLIES. MIA LEGACY IS GOING TO BE A VERY SHAMEFUL ONE. SHE WILL FALL FROM GRACE IN THE MOST TUMULTUOUS WAY

  44. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    Caddle seems to have long-held, deepseated, no pun intended, problems with Mottley.

    Maybe Mottley don’t like nuh woman, who the men like, bout dey to challenge her dominant domination of all realms! LOL

    Well, she got the rid of Johnny Muh Boy tooooo.

    We didnt know that the dick in dictator had meanings.

    Maybe Caddle will be off the slate of candidates toooo!

  45. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    There will be a time when nobody with the name Caddle will be allowed anywhere near any political party.

    Rameses Caddle was a thorn in the flesh of Barrow too.

    Seems like these Caddles don’t suffer fools gladly.

  46. Goeht Avatar
    Goeht

    So what will be the final results of this trial for theft of money
    Mock trial with tough words
    Slap on the wrist
    BAR say something
    AG say something
    Client does not get his money back. Years of dreaming of retiring put on hold.
    He’s not “Coming in from the cold”.

    https://youtu.be/aaAume5Xa3k?si=q7nzE5Yj6Vuxelc2

  47. David Avatar
    David

    The AG promises transparency laws will be implemented by April. Correction, it is the tint law he meant.

    AG: Tint law coming after Easter

    ATTORNEY GENERAL DALE MARSHALL intends to deal with the legislation restricting the use of dark tint on vehicles when Parliament resumes from its Easter break.

    He told the DAILY NATION yesterday that the new law which was supposed to be in place from January had been further delayed because of the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure and the Financial Statement and Budgetary Proposals presented by Government during the past two months.

    “We said that we would enact it in January and that when it is enacted, there would be a grace period. The grace period is after enactment,” he said.

    “This year we had to deal with the Estimates; all sorts of stuff has taken up the attention of the Parliament. We’ve now taken a break after a marathon set of meetings. So when we resume from the Easter recess during April, we will then deal with the enacting the tint legislation,” Marshall added.

    He gave the assurance that after the legislation is put into action, motorists would be given three months to comply.

    “So in effect, they have had time but once it is passed, there will be a three-month grace period,” he noted.

    While Marshall has not indicated the percentage of tint to be implemented, he said the tint providers were already operating with the anticipated changes in mind.

    Tint meters

    Last December the Attorney General announced in a parliamentary statement that restriction of the use of dark tints on vehicles would become law with an amendment to the Road Traffic Act. At the time he stated that the regulation would be implemented in January. However, it was deferred for the importation of tint meters – a small rectangular device attached to both sides of the vehicle window and used to read the grading of tint.

    Those meters are already on the island and members of the Barbados Police Service have been undergoing training.

    Marshall had said this was another crime-fighting tool intended to support the work of the police.

    He said last year: “One of those law enforcement initiatives was the enactment of a new regime to regulate the use of tint on motor vehicles which would see the prohibition of dark tints which obscure the view into the vehicle . . . . This measure will not be a prohibition of the use of tint. It only seeks to do what is globally a commonplace measure – that is, the restriction on the use of dark tints on motor vehicles.”

    He also revealed that the necessary legislation to amend the Road Traffic Act as well as the required regulations were all prepared and the amendment to the Act had been laid in Parliament.

    Tint providers have said that the 20 per cent grade was the accepted standard, but without the legislation outlining which per cent Government would implement, they were in the dark.(MB)

    Source: Nation

  48. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    Great news! Our road was milled and paved, we got a new garbage truck…….and now the crowning glory – soon I will be able to see the faces of the many rude people who insist on using my driveway as a public turn around point!

    Ooops! I forgot that the mad woman found her mad solution for that.

    But two out of three ain’t bad! Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

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