There is more to the union strike than meets the eye. somebody help me to understand what is goin on coz for too long we have put up with total CRAP from the Indians and Whites in this countries. and no i am not tryin to be racist, IAM JUST REALLLLL

you’re welcome, my friend.

Tell me Why

I don’t know the answer to any of these questions, and neither do you.

That’s the precisely the point I’ve been making.

Do you understand now?

Pat says:

“For those of you who think the “tourists” are always right and can do no wrong, good luck. ”

But nobody on this thread has suggested any such thing. You’re exaggerating your case in attempt to bolster your own unsubstantiated opinions.

“That worker is not, to date, guilty of a theft, but the changes are the tourist is of being a liar.”

Sorry, this is meaningless. What are you trying to say?

“Remind me next time i’m home to phone the police and say I lost $15,000 Canadian in cash. lol. Lets hope I dont blame any of you on this blog!”

Good one! I chuckled at that. Though really, you’re much better off where you are so you can continue happily and idly speculating about what’s happening here in Bim…

Don’t think I’m criticizing BU. You guys and BFP do a terrific job with limited resources.

Just urging caution and vigilance. My point is that rumour and gossip can suddenly become ‘fact’ if a story gets repeated often and persuasively enough.

And you know how Bajans love to gossip…

Remember that we don’t have the resources to chase down leads. We have to use creative measures most of the time to seek underlying points we want to make. Hope that you are reading us here.

Greaves confirmed that the money was still missing.
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Was any money missing in the first place? Did the guest actually had that type of money on his person or in his room?
If he did had that amount of money. Was it declared at the point of entry?
Where is the guest now, is he still in the island?
If he left the island, did he pay the hotel for his stay?
Did the authorities check to see if this is a regular occurrence by this guest?

That is you homework Samizdat.

Why then are we hearing concerns in certain places about the methods of interrogation used which was contained in a statement from the employee questioned?

Re your sneer about tourists above:

I hope for your sake that your Canadian neighbours show you the respect you obviously lack for foreigners who visit us in Bim…

“Since the strike was called off we haven’t heard another word on if the police are going to press charges, if the money has been recovered…”

Wrong. See Thursday’s Nation and the statement by Morgan Greaves, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ag).

Greaves confirmed that the money was still missing.

Pat says:

“I heard that there has been small incidents going on at the hotel that the union chose not to deal with at the time they happened. Too small and of no consequence or so they thought. But apparently, to employees they added up. It is like this incident was the last straw for those employees.”

You “hear that”? From whom? You’re openly admitting that what you say is just hear-say and consequently of limited credibility. You are simply recycling second-hand gossip….and you’re not even here in Barbados!

I do agree with you about one thing, though: the need to keep an open mind and not foolishly believe everything we read or hear just because it confirms our own fear or prejudices:

For example:

“For many years the Barbados Police have been using this method of putting plastic bags over the heads of suspects and spraying Baggon or some such insecticide inside of it. ”

Oh really? Says who? Where is the evidence? Why do none of my attorney friends (no fans of the RBPF) corroborate this allegation…?

I trust that one day bajans will get the respect they deserve and will be treated fairly in their own country.

It is called contributory negligence. His gassing/torture would have happened as a result/consequence of his working at the Sandy Lane Hotel, and being accused by a guest. As an employee, mangement is responsible for his safety and protection from injurious actions. If he were not there, it would not have happened (the accusation).

In business law the management of the Hotel can be held liable for damages for injuries/injustices suffered by the employee while carrying out the duties of his position while working for the hotel.

He needs to find a good commercial lawyer. I think Leroy should use the union’s lawyer to sue the hotel for damanges on his behalf. Could not happen up here without PROOF that money was stolen and that the victim had access to it. That is why some people who dont know the law complain that the police question them the victim, as though they are the criminals. It has to be done to avoid lawsutis.

“was there ever any money in the first place?”

Becasue the guest says he missed money – which, apparently, was not declared and which no-one had seen and has not been found – means the money actually existed? cheupse. Smarten up Bajans, dont let these tourists come down there and outsmart you.

I heard that there has been small incidents going on at the hotel that the union chose not to deal with at the time they happened. Too small and of no consequence or so they thought. But apparently, to employees they added up. It is like this incident was the last straw for those employees.

With the Royal Shop that was NOT a transfer. That was a move from an indeterminate full time position to a partime determinate position (week by week). In short that was a DEMOTION with less pay, the first step to a full dismissal. The colleagues and union are right on that score.

This shifting and calling it a transfer would never be justifed in Canada. A transfer has to be to a job of EQUAL VALUE and with EQUAL PAY and benefits. Otherwise it is anything but.

Since the strike was called off we haven’t heard another word on if the police are going to press charges, if the money has been recovered and what happens from here onwards. I am speaking about an official word from management and police.

There is something very amiss here; at least that’s the way it looks to me.

I mean the silence is deafening. I am not so naive to think that silence is golden; far from it. I can safely say that when nothing is being heard, usually that’s the time when a lot of action is happening; of course happening in a very stealthy and surreptitious manner.

This matter seems far from settled and we may yet to hear another chapter.

It would be interesting to find out what really goes on in Police stations around this Barbados. I also feel fairly sure that when that rock is overturn we will not like what crawls out from underneath. My feelings are based bad experiences of close scutiny of fomerly sacred areas.
Persons with comments should post them on this topic.

If it happened the victim needs to do something about it, though I can imagine he would not want to go to the police about it.

We have a police complaints authority. Does it work? Do we have lawyers who are interested in finding this kind of work or is everyone too afraid to rock a tight-knit system?

If it did happen and is being swept under the carpet by the police, media and judiciary it is awful. If this is the result of our social cohesiveness, I say shake it up. We can’t have that kind of thing happening in Barbados in this day and age. Lets find out what really happened in the police station. Bloggers to the Barricades!

“As for being an insider, that I am not”.

Ok, BU? At least we’re clear on that now…