Well done to our Pan American games athletes. Many gave impressive performances and qualified for the final of their events. They have demonstrated that they are internationally competitive. To improve their training and attend other competitions, our athletes need funds. So, how can we support them? One method is for the public to invest in the development of our athletes.
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Many issues of the day continue to question our ability to govern. One of them is the health of the National Insurance Fund (NIF). If you listen to the politician while in Opposition, it is a fund under stress. If you listen to the same politician on attaining the office of government, the NIF is described in more positive terms.
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The following (with minor edit) is a comment posted by Walter Blackman to BU blog Whimpering Opposition. – David, blogmaster David April 27, 2019 8:48 AM “First thing this morning and we are off to the races attacking people instead of debating the real issues?” David, Through the vehicle of BU, you are getting a very deep insight into the
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Some soldiers are so terrified of the horrors of war, that they intentionally harm themselves so that they can be transported away from the battlefield and receive priority medical treatment. I am very sympathetic to soldiers who have been prematurely deployed to the battlefield. A properly trained soldier has accepted the responsibility of defending citizens, which may require the ultimate
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Ten years have elapsed since the 2008 global financial meltdown left Barbados exposed for the open economy we have been taught it is in primary school. Across the Caribbean our little economies find themselves in the same boat with high debt to GDP and rotting infrastructures, rising corruption and a dearth of leadership. Barbados WAS considered the gem of the
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Walter Blackman is an Actuary and responded to the following comment by the blogmaster as under. It may seem a trivial observation to make but make it the blogmaster must. How did Jepter Ince qualify to be appointed Chairman of the NIS? David October 5, 2018 12:53 PM “Thanks for lending your expertise to this matter Walter. Have you
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The following comments by Northern Observer were extracted from the NIS.Government Paper for Trash blog. Comment 1 October 1, 2018 1:25 AM WHO is on the NIS Board? WHO replaces Carrington as head executive? I rarely agree with T.Inniss, but what claims to Chairmanship or leadership of a body as complex and important as the NIS does Mr. G-E have? Being
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