what a choice! from the frying pan into the fire perhaps.
as long as their Swedish banks accounts are good who cares.
[same shit different pile]

Harry ..ya too puerile..is man talk here…

The following sent to BU’s mailbox.

The entire speech delivered by The Prime Minister The Hon Freundel Stuart QC MP, to the DLP Annual Conference yesterday will be shown tonight on Channel 8 at 9.00PM .

”The entire speech delivered by The Prime Minister The Hon Freundel Stuart ‘

Oh….Goody. 😉

@Brief

Hmmm, Maybe you will get an answer 20 years anon. Or guh ask Duprey how the house of cards fall.

Dontcha know, is only the small man like me an yuh get touch.

@ Piece-a-Cut Rock
Then the fault lies within…….blame your icon EWB and his SA connection…money which brought progress and at this price….blame GHA for liberating us and giving blacks adult suffrage…..blame JMGM Tom for occasioning the industrial estates and introducing offshore business and with it leaps and bounds success….blame OSA and his majestic fourteen golden years of unsurpassed and enviable standards of living…..ONLY ONE SAFE AND SOUND was your past icon DAVID….who did absolutely nothing but bring football and infamous Haggatt hall big screens to show his skill at MAGNIFYING 1,000,000 fold…..Yes Rocky, he was d only one who found a most indelible way OUT YOUR NOW IRRITANT BLOW HOLE…

@ old onion bags | September 27, 2012 at 6:07 AM |

Cool it, Onions! The “piece of de rock” is on your side singing in the same choir even if not always from the same hymn sheet.
Read between the lines by looking under the rock for the real message from rock of ages.
He has a point about modern politicians who see politics as an avenue to get rich quick (ask payne/lynch/marshall(s)/lowe/lasley/boyce/sinckliar).

The PM on the campaign trail?

There will be a zonal meeting for the St. James North, St. James Central and St. James South Branches at Queens College on Sunday 14th October, 2012.
The joint meeting begins at 5.00p.m, the speakers will be Hon. Donville Inniss MP  and Hon George Hutson MP, Senator Harry Husbands, Parliamentary Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office.
The featured speaker for the evening will be our esteemed Prime Minister The Hon Freundel Stuart MP QC.
On Sat.13th October there will be A  Mass Canvassing, beginning at 8.30 o’clock, in the three constituencies.
The St James South Mass Canvass will meet at the DLP St James South Branch Office at 106, 4th Avenue, Wanstead Terrace at 8:30amThe St James North Canvassers will gather at the Weston Resource Centre at 8.30 am and then move into the canvass area.
The St James North Branch has established an office in Rock Dundo, St James and this office will be formally opened very shortly.
Stay tuned and keep informed by staying close to the Candidate Senator Harry Husbands and the Team DLP St James North.
All are invited to this official opening, more details will follow.
See attached

@David | October 13, 2012 at 5:40 AM |

We hope BU is charging those parties (both D & B) for these under-the radar-party advertising ploys. If these same advertising flyers were to appear in the Advocate or Nation space would have to be bought and paid for either in cash or in kind.

Just remember the vilification BU endures both now and in the past from the operatives (henchmen) and hierarchy of these mafia and mob type political vehicles acting in the interests of vested financiers.

BU will be the most sought after Media forum in the upcoming elections to express genuine views and assessment of both parties’ performance and potential to bring about necessary change and genuine restructuring of the economy and society. Don’t let the political parties use BU as they would wish for narrow partisan gains.

The David Thompson Memorial Week has started:

http://bajan.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/thompsonweek-of-activities2012.pdf

MInister of Finance Chris Sinckler will be sued this week for defamation by the BLP (Arthur,Wood,Barker) for saying that Arthur will send home 10,000 civil servants.

The BLP is set to assume the reins of Government once again come tomorrow January 25, 2013. The BLP under the leadership of party leader Owen Arthur completely destroyed the DLP under the leadership of Freundel Suart. The final election result shows the BLP winning 29 seats , the DLP GAINING NO SEATS and an independent candidate, a former member of the DLP winning the other seat. Meanwhile former Prime Minister Stuart who lost his seat to a returning Noel Lynch said that he would retire from elective politics.

The final result in the election is as follows:

BLP = 29 SEATS
DLP = 0 SEATS
INDEPENDENT = 1 SEAT

I wonder if it is generally being recognized that some critical dates and normative periods for implementing tasks key to holding a general election at this time are rapidly falling in place in a manner that suggests that there might well be an automatic dissolution of the house on 12th February.

Some say 28 and some say 21 days are required by the electoral office to make all necessary preparations for the elections from the date they are called. Since automatic dissolution is on 12th February it would be necessary to call the elections today (14th Jan) to avoid automatic dissolution if the required period is 28 days, or by next monday (EWB day) if it is 21 days.

There does not appear to be a heightened buzz in the various government departments re. preparation for estimates so it appears that FS is not attempting to prepare and pass estimates before that deadline so it would not be surprising if he is leaving the 2012-13 estimates to be debated in the next parliament. This suggests that he is not going the route of the 90 day extension of cabinet rule following the automatic dissolution of the House.

I still don’t believe that FS would repeat the St John situation and delay the calling of the elections to the last minute so I would bet that he will call elections either this week or early next week, before 21st January, to be held somewhere around 11th February to avoid automatic dissolution ( an occurence that would solidify his unenviable record in matters requiring prompt action.

The alternative would be allowing automatic dissolution and calling the election close to the 90 days allowed which would be even worse for his image and I suspect would try the patience of several interest groups as well as solidify an unwonted and counterprodictive image for him and the DLP.

Very good analysis, Checkit-Out.

If it makes Freundel feel powerful, leave him be. It may be his LAST chance to ever hold such power in his hands. I gone pass thinking that power has gone to his head. If he loses, I wonder how he will feel having to move out of Illaro Court? Has he purchased a mansion yet? It sure will be a great step down to move back into mummy’s house!!!

You err Prodigal; FS does not dance to the beat of normal drummers. Moving out of Ilaro court will be of no moment to him as I understand that he never really moved in, in body or in spirit.

Actually, FS has many very good qualities. He could have made an excellent PM if those good qualities were not offset by other qualities that are not ideal for a PM. As it is, that mix of qualities plus the venality and intransigence of his team seem to be leading to a Just Asking type of denouement.

Observing; I too get the feeling that the pendulum has not reacted significantly to the last 2 positive happenings for the DLP. The problem might be that practically everyone had made up their minds as to how they would vote some weeks ago and that dragging it out to this time will not change the results substantially. If the PM goes into overtime inadvertently or otherwise I think “Just Asking’s” predictions might practically come true.

The sad part would be that that prediction might have been partially reversible if the typical cognitive processes and actions of a good leader were in evidence at the points along the way when a different timing would have been influential.

But, perhaps its strategy. I still think that this election is a good one to lose for either of the 2 parties as the coming government is likely to be a one-term one for the BLP if it wins and a 2 term one for the DLP and the loser will have a better chance to regroup and have a lasting successful government 2 elections from now when hopefully economic portents will be better. Re. FS, I don’t think he will retain leadership of the party if perchance it wins against all odds.

NOTICE TO QUIT

TO: FREUNDEL J .STUART (PM by Default)

You are hereby required to vacate Premises at No. 1 Palmetto Square aka the House of Assembly within 21 days of either one of the following two dates at your discretion.

(1). Tuesday January 15th 2013, the anniversary of the de facto expiration of the lease of occupation agreed between you and the Electorate hereafter referred to as the “Landlord”.

(2). Monday, January 21st, 2013, the revered celebration of the birthday of a great man who was a true friend and social facilitator to the Landlord.

The lease is up for renewal on condition that you will speak the Truth and only the Truth within those 21days and not repeat the lies and slanderous statements made during the January 2008 negotiations in which your deceased joint tenant convinced our agent that you would have removed the rubbish left by the previous tenant, clean the house from top to bottom and pay your rent on time.

Our agent has paid many visits to the premises but has seen very little improvements and disappointingly is of the opinion that things have deteriorated significantly that even the neighbours are complaining about the very nasty and unhygienic conditions that exist in the economic political, social environment and the general industrial relations climate.

Any move by you to go beyond the 21st January to signal your intention to renegotiate the lease would result in a call for the people to march for your forcible ejection from the premises because of your incompetence and vacillating inability to make decisions and solve problems you falsely pretend to be capable of.

We don’t expect the Grand Old Duke of York Sir Roy to be leading the charge this time around but a heroine once MIA but now found and returned to the heat of the battle.

You have been duly warned. The choice is up to you, Fumble & Co.

Observing;
Saw on Barbados Today last night that it will be publishing the results of a new Cadres poll from tonight over the next 4 days and will put the poll results up for downloading on Friday. It should be very interesting and should answer some of the questions you have been raising over the past 4 weeks.

I think Wickham is on VOB Brasstacks today so it should be interesting to hear the tenor of his comments re. the current positions of the parties.

On another note. I was fairly reliably informed yesterday that the prelude to the eager 11 affair (some DLP members going to the GG to oust him) did indeed actually happen. If that is indeed true it would speak volumes of the rotteness of the ethics of many of our politicians and their selfishness and lack of committment to the well being of the country itself.

I dissagree with the comments on rabbits pulled from a bag and them being dead on arrival. Like everything else in life it depend on the facts and evidence demonstated by each rabbit, presuming of course they can be proven to be credible and not just a political fabrication.

If FS and the DLP have an audio recording of a meeting in the Pegasus hotel in Jamaica during which either OSA, Dale Marshall, George Payne or MIA are present and actively participating in meeting in which the spoils of the HMP Dodds prison are being allocated for the award of the contract to VECO, then that is highly damaging evidence to BLP and single handedly would cost the opposition any chances it had of being elected.

The late David Thompson of a rabit procurer and purveyor of political dirt and it is reasonable to assume that there is alot more than just the $75K cheque to OSA which he banked in his personal bank account.

If FS and the DLP have a hand written note from OSA (either signed by him or in hand writing known to be his) in which he is offering MIA to DLP for the taking then that is going to split the woman vote with the base of the BLP and nationally. It will feed into the sentiment (and the DLP campaign attacks) that OSA does not care for the women in his party, particularly MIA and that truly wants to destroy her. If its a close election then this alone might be enough to push the DLP over line and squeak home with a very narrow majority in Parliament, someing like 16 – 14 in favour of the DLP.

This is the DLP’s election to lose. The people in Barbados will not vote in the BLP, they will vote out the DLP. The DLP must use all of the armaments in is arsenal including David Estwick, Chris Sinckler and Donville Inniss to butress FS perceived weak national support.

The latest CADRES poll is predicting the DLP will lose 10 seats which aligns with how BU has called it so far.

David

If that meeting was to be a good barometer, then the DLP need not worry as no inclement weather is on the horizon for them.

It’s over before it even began. That’s the wisdom of preparing for victory but only beginning the offensive when the objective is assued.

Classic Art of War tactics.

Observing;

Tomorrow appears to be another critical path decision day in this unbelievable saga since, from Marshall’s facebook page as publicised on BU by David, this senate might meet for the last time paving the way for an election call right afterwards.

However, I’ve been hearing from some staunch, bright DLP stalwarts that the PM will not call the elections tomorrow but will either allow the parliament to be automatically dissolved or prorogue it just before the 11th february himself without setting a date for the elections at that time. Do you know if the constitution speaks to such a situation? If he prorogues it, isn’t parliament still subject to automatic dissolution from the 11th and the return of the writs (elections) in 90 days or can he preempt automatic dissolution in that way?

I can’t see the utility or advantage that the above scenario would give to FS or the DLP if he were indeed minded to take that path, but

But perhaps its just best to wait until tomorrow and see if Freundel does anything then.

In any case his troops appear to be standing firmly behind him.

David; He also had a plan to carry the nomination for the St John candidate for the bye election on DT’s death to the bawler as well. I suspect that there is no credible strategic plan but a prediliction for putting off decisions to the latest possible date. In which case May, here we come. But I hope for an opposition sake and for Barbados’ stable reputation (which is really priceless) that he does have a credible plan this time.

Re. the DLP, for now they look like the mice in Hamelin being led by the Pied one. Hope that they actually know his plan. I’ll bet for a date being announced today to allow Barbados’ economy to get a chance to restart its engines soon as everything is at a standstill pending the elections, butI’m usually wrong in these things

@check it out
Parliametnt is due to meet on Tuesday (nation newspaper) so I don’t believe today will be the day. FS has already made up his mind and the signs indicate he intends to be PM for a while longer so we’ll just have to wait. Remember the wait for chief justice, governor general, eager 11 response? The history of the man has shown his methods. As another from the past might have said “like it or lump it.”. Whatever happens, after the 12th Parliament will automatically dissolve. I don’t think FS will leave that to happen. An announcement will come before then.

Chris’ display in today’s paper indicates that it is still very much every man for himself in the DLP camp. Random “unendorsed” ads don’t help. As David said, maybe there’s a plan…then again maybe not. The right hand seems to be clueless about the left hand. It would be a sad day in politics if this great party waddles into a general election so outmatched, outgunned and unprepared, with the belief that the cry “arthur is corrupt” will save the day for them.

Re the constitution it just says writs must be issued after dissolution (not time specific) returnable within 90 days (no minimum). Open to some interpretation but will have to take gudance on one more versed in election law and regulations.

Just Observing

Election date will be announce next week,and elections will be on the last thursday of february