The following two comments were posted by NorthernObserver to earlier blogs that will never grow old. For many Barbadians, Clearwater Bay remains an unknown issue. It is one of those matters that exposes the very low level of civic awareness and engagement across the country.
A quick and dirty summary: Clearwater was created by Government after the collapse of the Four Seasons project to shift its land, debt, and risk onto the public. The move allowed Government to absorb liabilities while shielding decisions from the scrutiny of the taxpayers it was elected to serve. This occurred despite probing by the constitutional watchdog, the Auditor General’s Office.
What is new alligator!
Seems we like the lowest hanging fruit.
We soon forget Clearwater Bay cost taxpayers $120,000,000.
We still haven’t a clue about the NIS. White Oaks received a $50M success fee, for skinning the NIS of 1.5B in Bond investment. And apparently have been on the payroll since 2018.
The Solidarity Allowance should have lowered COL [Cost of Living] by a few cents?
And nobody can say what’s going on with the QEH, Transport Board, BWA or so many others.
A new deal is negotiated with Emera, but few know what it is. Other than new signage at Porters, the 3rd crop soon begins, still operated by the GoB, not under BAMC but two incorporated entities. The workers await their promised shares. [Barbadians have learned since this comment was posted on 11 February 2026 that the agreement between CoopEnergy and government (BAMC) has been terminated.]
But life sweet yuh hear.
May Barbados have a safe election day.Source: NorthernObserver
One of the funniest things to observe on BU, was the BLP and DLP supporters don’t agree on much. But separately and over time, both supported the accounting difficulties experienced by the NIS and its effect on the production of mandatory Reports. It was a song sung by both sides.
While initially it may have been challenging, hopefully today everybody can understand, that thereafter they spoke untruths. The issue was they chose NOT to release reports.
And the persons who supported that, by towing the line, have generally been well rewarded by both parties [Blogmaster’s emphasis].
People shouldn’t forget, on August 25 2023, the PM in a National Address (it still pun de net) announced that Reports from 2010-2016 ‘had been completed’. Like the files on steel houses, as copying & digitizing only applies to others, the Aud Gen office mussee lost them?
As the old auntie might tell muh, “Steupse. Dat gine help buy some corn beef and two salt breads. Gah long do”.Source: NorthernObserver
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