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The Prime Minister has finally started cleaning house, but Wilfred Abrahams must be next. Under his watch, the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is in financial ruin. Yet, while hard-working employees suffer, Abrahams ensures that his red-skinned favorite gets every overseas assignment and that a young woman from his constituency office collects a CBC salary for doing absolutely nothing.

Meanwhile, the Fire Service headquarters is over budget, the Government Industrial Schools are in shambles, post offices are shutting down left, right and centre and we’re still waiting to hear about the costs and reports from the Barbados Prison Service. His Public Affairs Department has been handed a pile of taxpayer money, yet it barely has five staff members—so where is all that money going? And after all his talk about “early warning systems,” our fisheries industry still took a major hit from Hurricane Beryl. Disaster follows Abrahams wherever he goes.


He does nothing in his current role, except when he gets the chance to play Attorney General—his real ambition. He has failed every single department under his control, wasted public funds, and rewarded friends while services collapse. Prime Minister you remember when you used to say Freundel must go, well change it now to Wilfred must go. Wilfred Abrahams must be fired. Barbados deserves better than a minister who only shows up when there’s power to grab.

Fire him now! Free Willy.


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15 responses to “Free Willy”


  1. Politicians continuing to laugh at we.


  2. Bushie agrees with the gist of this blog.
    The chap has an ‘anti-Midas’ touch (AMT) – with the uncanny ability to turn everything that he touches into jobby.

    How does it make sense to have someone with AMT in charge of HOME AFFAIRS?
    Will this not OBVIOUSY mean –
    Beryl, crime, murders, poverty etc on the home front?

    When he was moved from energy and Water, Bushie hoped that he would have been sent to Sewerage ONLY, where his AMT talents could flow naturally….
    But unfortunately, either the Empress likes to be surrounded by failures or the talent pool available in parliament is so poor that she had hobson’s choice.

    LOL @ David
    You checked out the backup singers at the PM’s announcement..?
    -DooShiite,
    -Dr mash Up QEH
    -De Crime Boss
    -The Pot Hole queen
    Murda!! Only the DLP Froon Squad was as pathetic…

    Steupsss..
    No wonder people would vote for personalities such as Trump…

    What a place nuh!!


  3. @Bush Tea

    They are the senior ministers? Your buddy Kerri must be over in away.


  4. Your buddy Kerri must be over in away.
    ~~~~~~~
    LOL
    listening to him today, one gets the impression that he may have been ‘Trumped’ with this new cushy, frequent-flyer job he was given after messing up energy.

    Seems that there is nowhere safe for incompetent ‘leaders’ to be hidden in this chaotic world of 2025…

    BTW boss..
    If all ‘big works’ must pass through a particular filter, on what basis then can a mere messenger be ‘fired’..?
    …for carrying incorrect messages? – like Dr Haynes apparently did?

    What a time!!


  5. @Bush Tea

    If the parliamentary group is happy who can sniff the big works? That Eager 11 episode had put paid to thoughts of visible dissent.


  6. LOL
    You mean if the parliamentary group is a set of useless mendicants…

    ANY sign of competence or balls is quickly sidelined – often with honourable mention… so that big works -is like a one-eyed king in the ‘blind-man’ parliament…
    What a place…!!


  7. I don’t know why people think that work travel and overseas assignments are a joy. As someone who had to get on up to 10 airplanes a week, there is little joy. Planes are just ZR’s with wings, and work is just work.
    I am glad enough to be an elderly bum now. Work is seriously over-rated.

  8. Terence Blackett Avatar

    THE CURSED* CHINESE PROVERB STATES: “MAY YOU LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES”

    Like most “PROVERBS”, they serve as a rhetorical device emphasizing the hidden perils of societal “APATHY” – masked as “TURBULENCE”!!!

    Its endurance in Western lexicon illustrates the timeless appeal of “IRONIC UNDERSTATEMENTS”, even as its origins are “INCITING” us to critically examine cultural attributions & the “PIG MANURE” that is foisted upon the “MASSES” like chocolate on an Easter Bunny!!!

    I have been “ACCUSED” of being “OVERLY IMAGINATIVE” & its beggars “LOGIC” when I see & “READ” what the “CLOWNS” in positions of “SOCIAL TRUST” get up to!!!

    Indeed, as part of the “CURSE” – “MAY THESE *DIRTY BASTERDS* TRULY LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES”!!!

    The structure of the curse, sounds like a “BLESSING” at first glance, because “INTERESTING TIMES” could be positive, but the implication is that interesting times are actually “CHAOTIC” & “TROUBLESOME”, to say the least!!!

    The irony is key here>>>>>>>>>>

    Thus, the curse is disguised as a blessing, which makes it more beautifully impactful!!!

    The concept of “INTERESTING TIMES” has been used as a euphemism for “TURMOIL”. The British say: “May you have an interesting life” – positing the same “DOUBLE MEANING”!!!

    A FORM OF BACK-HANDED COMPLIMENT

    Why would living in interesting times be a curse???

    In terms of its modern relevance, the phrase is still used today, especially when discussing current events like #PoLIEticalUnrest, #PlanDEMICS*, & #SocietalUpheaval. It’s a way to acknowledge the complexity & difficulty of navigating such periods without being “OVERTLY” negative (AS SOME OF US ARE)!!!

    Such surface-level well-wishing masks a profound, malevolent social intent. This rhetorical device is effective because it forces the hearer, listener or reader to think deeper, realizing the “NEGATIVE CONNOTATION” – a form of “SUBTLETY” that enhances the message!!!

    #InterestingTimesIndeed

    #WhatAWorld


  9. @TB

    Touchy, touchy!

  10. Terence Blackett Avatar

    @David

    “Touchy, Touchy”…

    Yea Bruh, I need a my hair braided!!!!!!!!!!!!!


  11. CBC shifting to digital system

    The Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is embarking on a major transformation to modernise its operations, shifting from an outdated analogue platform to a fully digital system.

    With the transition expected to span six to nine months, CBC will emerge as a fully digital broadcaster, offering multiple free-to-air TV channels with enhanced audio and video quality, mobile access to CBC content on tablets and smartphones. Additionally, new digital revenue streams – including digital advertising and software updates – will be introduced.

    In a statement yesterday, CBC said “they remained committed to its flagship programmes, including World at One, CBC News Night, and Morning Barbados,

    the organisation recognises that the way people consume news and entertainment is evolving. This transformation will ensure that CBC remains relevant, efficient, and fully equipped to serve the nation in the digital age.”

    Transformation

    The transformation will also see staff severance with the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU), in extensive negotiations, successfully advocating for severance packages at a rate above the standard provisions, ensuring that workers receive just compensation for their years of service.

    BWU General Secretary Toni Moore said: “From the outset, the Barbados Workers’ Union has been resolute in ensuring that CBC employees are treated fairly and respectfully. We fought tirelessly to secure a severance package that recognises their contributions, the anxiety associated with this protracted period and exceeds the standard provisions. Beyond the financial aspect, we understand that transitions like these can be difficult, and we want every CBC employee to know that they are not alone. The Union will be with them through each phase of this process, offering guidance, support, and a direct line for any questions or concerns. Our doors remain open because, for us, representation goes beyond negotiations – it is about standing with our members every step of the way.”

    Additionally, some employees with the necessary skills will be offered short-term contracts to support CBC’s operations during the transition phase, ensuring continuity of service for viewers, listeners, advertisers, and MultiChoice subscribers. Importantly, there will be no disruption to CBC’s services as this transformation takes place. (PR)

    Source: Nation


  12. Translation:
    CBC BREK.

    But government is paying millions to PR / propaganda / agencies to tell us the gospel – that ‘all is well’ .. and our pain is all in our BB minds…

    What a place nuh!!


  13. $10 million to pay CBC workers

    Staff at the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) should soon receive outstanding monies, including salaries after the House of Assembly passed a supplementary provision of $10.3 million.

    Speaking during the debate on the Estimates 2024-2025 on Friday, Attorney General Dale Marshall said the monies would go towards payment of PAYE, NIS and VAT arrears, salaries, pension and other operating expenses.

    “I think the chamber would be aware that this SOE [state-owned enterprise] has had numerous challenges in recent years. In the last day or so the public would have been given an indication as to the direction that CBC wants to go to become a fully digital broadcasting corporation, but that is the future. Right now, there are some significant commitments in respect of the employees that have to be provided for and as the owner of this SOE, notwithstanding that we want to push them towards a state of self-sufficiency, it is incumbent on the Government to make sure that the resources are provided to safeguard the livelihood, the pensions and the other prerequisites that are the property of the employees,” Marshall said.(NS)

    Source: Nation

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