A little swing will wash Donville away. i give it to Sandra Husbands.

I’m not so sure of Liz Thompson’s votes automatically go to Sandra Husbands. Time will tell. Donville’s victory margin here was slim as is most others but he has done copious amount of groundwork to cement it and maybe grow. others should have learnt from him.

Pringles,

Strangely enough, I saw you today as I was going down the road in fools paradise and if I knew that you would attack me, I would have said good day to you. Remember, we are neighbours!

There is another group, that large group who have surrendered travel allowance. Bear in mine Sinckler promised to return it to civil servants. It is still outstanding.

The BLP insiders will admit that Donville Inniss is a worker- one man on facebook calls him “Donville the Doer”-
Why do you think Owen Arthur tried to single him out – this man took out Liz Thompson and Liz ain’t easy to beat. He actually outperformed the National swing in 2008 and the quiet feedback from even BLP supporters is that he deserves a second term. His personal story is one that all Barbadians can be proud of- the son of a fisherman who through hard work makes it to Harrison College, university, masters, a successfull businessman and a Minister of Government – another one with definite leadership potential.

David a constituency is missing my count back suggests it maybe St. Michael West Central.

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SMWC is an easy call. lol.

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Thanks, it was done but wasn’t added to the menu, now added.

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Have put them in clusters for now. Will return to it as time allows or if someone could list the preferred order it would be appreciated.

Inniss has personally hurt pensioners with his drug reform; legal residents with exclusion from health care, both are abundant in that constituency. His party crucified clico policy holders, cost of living, taxes, allowances, businesses. Talk nuff, does little. he makes bad decisions to the detriment of people, what is the use of it. any idiot cna make a decision and beat their chest and strut, but if it is worng and creates pain with no value, how does that win votes. Don’t forget the alleged scandals on BFP. Busyness on tv does not help people’s personal lives or overcome these failings. That will fool who it will fool. The issue will not be the newbie, it will be his policies and his gov’t’s policies. Voters are waiting with the x in Barbados for all of them, including St. James South. The mountain is too tough a climb. If his lead is 350 as stated before could he lose 170 votes, that is what it takes for the seat to go BLP. Think on these things.

David there are 11 St. Michael constituencies: I think St. Michael North East is missing as well. Mia Mottley and Patricia Inniss

Donville licking down markets…..and quick to point out in (Trottie)…Parliament….pointing out RIGHTS from WRONGS…..the Bible rightly states “we have all sinned and comes short of the Grace of God”…”he that is without sin ..let him cast the first stone….”all these can be checked via the internet more easily nowadays…for those who don’t have access to the Good Book. …www.bible.com

ac your comments suggest that you supporting mr inniss’ verbal tongue lashing of the defender of workers rights in the house of assembly yesterday?

David, The General Election Watch is a good idea as it provides an opportunity for the public to share their views on candidates and politics. However to do so they must know something about the candidate, his/her philosophy, accomplishments and what skills and expertise they bring to the table. It is for this reason that I write.
VISION
I have come to public office because I believe that our country has come to the crossroad where the increasing international pressures at political, economic and social levels make it imperative that nations transform themselves or become failed states. I want to serve in public life because I want to secure the the best of quality of life for our people, especially oer those whom I wish to represent. I want to be one of the architects in building a prosperous society with the social capital which allows our people to reach their highest potential, unlocking their creativity; and build the social confidence to maximize opportunities through global participation. My world view is that societies grow only as people grow and participate, and hence I embrace the economics of creativity. In St. James South there is a lot of talent that needs to be released and some that require the opening of doors to let it find its highest good. To build such a people requires that our social systems and institutions function well, based on a consistent philosophy of people development. My vision is to further challenge and stimulate vision, innovation, courage, entrepreneurship, productivity, community, accountability and decency. This will be achieved through competent political leadership at the community and national levels.

HISTORY
Permit me to digress and speak about myself, your representative to come to explain why I hold this philosophy and world view. I descend from a family of entrepreneurs and teachers and was reared in an atmosphere of performance-driven people. Mine is a family of firsts – my grandfather was one of the first black Barbadians to bottle and market his own rum, and he ran a shop labeled by villagers as the Nuff Pork Shop which succoured Barbadians from miles around through the depression period. My memories are of my grandmother, co-owner of that bustling shop, feeding as many as 30 people daily from her kitchen; Coley the handyman starting the big generator in the warehouse to provide electricity (my grandfather was a forward thinking man). My mother was an island scholar, went on to do her bachelors’s degree at UWI and at Coady in Halifax, active in BUT and a host of community organisations, even to this day at 83 years of age. My dad was an outstanding salesman with the gift of the gab, an entrepreneur with a spirit of adventure and a passion for boats and cars. I remember days of sailing on his cruiser or going with him on fishing trips, which fostered my spirit to take risk and launch into the deep. These qualities were fused in Sandra, Cheryl, Velda Husbands. I loved school and reading, I am articulate and argumentative, passionate about human development, entrepreneurship, CSME and the raising of people out of poverty. A student of human nature and influencer of people, I was always involved in leadership roles as a stern form captain at Foundation to a no-nonsense prefect at Queens. In adult years leadership roles as president of local and regional business associations were held as well as a leader in the local church community. My work experience covers, marketing, public relations, broadcasting, tourism, facilitation, trainer, and management consultant.
My tertiary education, allowed me to follow those primary strands nurtured by my childhood in people development and entrepreneurship. Therefore I pursued a BSc in Sociology and Law, which exposed me to Caribbean societies their strengths, challenges, social structures, philosophy and rule of law. Breaking the back of poverty requires a socially stable and prosperous nation but this must be carved from dynamic and challenging conditions that must be mastered hence my pursuit of a Masters in International Trade Policy. Other educational pursuits were designed to deepened my knowledge of business and people so I successfully completed studies in Business Process Management, took Leadership Studies in Singapore and America, Adult Learning and Technology of Participation, and Total Quality Management. Traveling and interacting has sharpened and broadened my outlook and deepened my understanding of the world in which we need to operate, from the WTO and International Trade Centre in Geneva Switzerland, to Haggai in Singapore, to United Nations on issues of Drug Control, to the Parliaments of Columbia and Chile dealing with parliamentary, poverty and alternative energy issues.
Fun for me is discussions on human nature, strategies for business, politics, education. Into that mix I love swimming, travelling, occasional cooking (fondly described as research and development by my husband), board games, computer games, canvassing (people contact) and more.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
What I enjoyed building most in my life was designing educational programmes for business and government, church groups, cultural diversity training for the region, work attitudes for Caribbean cultures which I have had the privilege to share in the public and private sectors here in the region and America. I enjoy public speaking and had the privilege to be conference speaker across the region form Florida to Guyana, Belize to Antigua. Next to that was the honour of growing the Barbados Small Business Association for six years, moving it from 100 members to 500; improving its public image and its income from 175,000 to over 1.2 million; and mobilising benefits and business through strategic partnerships for members. I sought to catapult an export drive through networking by establishing the Caribbean Association of Small and Medium Enterprises. We partnered with government to grow the entrepreneurial sector to 11,000 strong, securing affordable financing and credit guarantees for these businesses. Over the years my work was recognized by awards ranging from valedictorian in Singapore, UWI’s Spirit of Caricom Award (MITP), Jaycees Outstanding Young Person Award, among others.

My sights are now set on political office to work more deeply and thoroughly on the transformation of our institutions especially our educational and business institutions to facilitate the rapid growth of our success as a nation. I am excited at the prospects of community transformation initiatives which will prepare individuals with the skills and outlook to take advantage of the opportunities created at the policy level. This creates the framework for empowering the individual to achieve his or her dreams and pursue these goals in peace and security. This is the work I look forward to doing with the community in St. James South. Engagement at the policy level will permit me to contribute to the strategic planning to negotiate skillfully the difficult international waters for our nation to open the door of opportunity for our citizens. These are the most stimulating challenges on my horizon. This is why I have come to political office.
The way forward is exciting and welcome discussion.

Thanks Sandra, a rich Bio indeed and BU wishe you well as we do all the candidates.

Feel free to ask fellow candidates to post info or provide links to their websites.

The General Election Page is a work in progress and in the coming days updates will be made to improve the content.

Your BIO was updated to the page.

Madam, welcome and after such a long dissertation, i regret to inform you that your party should have found room for you in St. Joseph or even Christ Church South, traditional BLP seats instead of that waste Dale Marshall.
Instead, as fate would have it you have been matched against a man in Donville Inniss whose entire life story has also been about outstanding acheivements and performance. A man of the people – well educated and who has never forgotten his humble roots and who has done exceptional work in the community over the last couple of years.
Only in Errol Barrow’s Barbados could Donville Inniss,the son of a poor fisherman from St. Philip rise through hard work and determination to be a Harrisonian, UWI graduate,MBA Graduate, successful Businessman and Minister Of Health.
Donville has been working from day one and has won many admirers at the community and national level.
I ran into a high ranking official in a drug company some time ago and he said to me off the record as a BLP supporter, that of all the Ministers of health with which he has interacted over the last 25 years-Donville Inniss was by far the best.A man of action!
Do not let your party spend too much resources down there because on merit alone Donville will win. Take care.

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I ran into a high ranking official in a drug company some time ago and he said to me off the record as a BLP supporter, that of all the Ministers of health with which he has interacted over the last 25 years-Donville Inniss was by far the best.A man of action!

Do you want to recall this statement?

Give him a break…..that happens when you wish so hard …you believe it

@! He will have to buck a swing, this riding may not be a slamdunk as many believe. There is a lot of time left for Sandra to make in rows if the PM is taking this thing to the wire.

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Donville won by 300 votes last election.

WHO is Sandra trying to convince that she does not want to be Prime Minister of Barbados ??

Sandra Husbands to be first female Prime Minister of Barbados -(Sounds good to me)

Anyhow I feel that somebody like Sandra should not have to beg and plead for votes. Here is a woman with all the credentials . She should just offer herself and should not have to plead for anybody’s vote.

I will offer myself as a candidate but I am not campaigning except to offer myself as one who is prepared to work hard and one who respects people. My academic qualification and work experience is irrelevant. All you need to know is that I am willing to serve.People have power that they dont use .If you vote for a person and they wont perform, they can be recalled.

I am not impressed with academic qualification and work experience because many persons have academic qualifications etc but you put them in a position and by golly, they dont do anything, they just dont work. So I am not impressed with a list of so-called achievements, I want to see ACTION
This is in no way aimed at Sandra. This is a general statement.

Sandra is someone who I admire and I know she can get the job done. She is capable . She is sweet. She is a Lady !

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But wait ….what happen to the MEN ?…..This is woman # 2…not good as an example I must say.

I fail to understand how this caring minister..could expose the poor and old to the infelicites done to them thru the hatchet job.. to the Drug Service….CUTS…REMOVALSGENERIC…NO DRUGS…PAY or WAIT…
Only to hear we save $12 Million..but at what cost ? How about those immigrants who paid NIS ..living here for years ? No drug for them….remember ?…call that care ? Best Service what ? who you think you can fool?…..Boss the day of reckoning coming ..hold ya back !

WHO DONVILLE think he is ?
More loved candidates who the voters loved more than they like Donville , have lost their seats.

Many people have said that they are seeing hardships in getting their medications and along with all the other hardships the DLP have imposed on the people, there is no way that the people will forgive those bunch of wild people calling themselves a political party.
BEES= 29 SEATS
DEES- 0 SEATS
IND= 1 SEAT

The Ministry of Health under the competent leadership of this caring Minister Donville Inniss has also upgraded the Polyclinics, increased the staff at public pharmacies where the prescriptions are still FREE, totally upgraded the Electrical capacity of the QEH so that all Barbadians (rich and poor) are no longer exposed to the possibility of delay in medical procedures etc due to unreliable power supply,carried out an active debushing campaign so that the rats will not be more comfortable than the residents, reopened the St. Andrew Clinic because the people of St. Andrew deserve the best, restarted the St. John Polyclinic because the people of St. John, St. Joseph and St. Philip also deserve the best,ensured that the Chronic Non Communicable Disease Commission is up and running, carried out nursing audit to ensure that we are getting nurses in the areas we need, ban on smoking in public places so that we are not at the mercy of indiscriminate smokers and the list goes on- Easily the best Minister Of Health in last 20 years – working humbly and tirelessly for all Barbadians(BLP and DLP).
Donville Inniss is doing an excellent job and will retain St. James South.

@ Pringles
As a matter of fact remind me of what the Drug Service act says relative to beneficiaries ; when was this act past 2008 onwards?
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Why should I ?..alike voters…Do you think we we need to research a conveniently exclusionary Act that was amended by ‘the CARING’ ( to save $12 milllion)…when we are sadly in need of some emergency care ? We not that daft…..sensible enuff too to know where to put the X