Comments on: Is The Government Of Barbados Ready To Deliver?

By: Red Lake Lassie

Red Lake Lassie — Sat, 16 May 2009 04:23:14 +0000

Well? Where is the action from the DLP government? Where is the integrity legislation?

Where is the Ministerial Code? Where is the Freedom of Information Legislation?

What happened with all the audits? Hardwood? Thompson says millions are stashed in offshore accounts?

Where are the audits? The Charges? The special reports? The books for Gems hotel scandal?

By: Red Lake Lassie

Red Lake Lassie — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:28:20 +0000

That was back in September ‘08 and Thompson has been PM now for 1 year and 3 months.

By: Red Lake Lassie

Red Lake Lassie — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:25:34 +0000

From BFP post you linked to:

“I think I’ve lost track of the number of “Special”, “Forensic” and “Special Forensic” audits talked about by the David Thompson DLP Government. Thompson and his gang are in their ninth month of governing Barbados and one thing is for sure…

The fix is in. There will be lots of shouting and posturing, but no real action will be taken to hold members of the previous administration to account for their corruption. And there will be no real action taken by the Thompson Government to recover any of the millions of our tax dollars that were given away in overpriced sweetheart government contracts by the Arthur/Mottley administration.”

By: Red Lake Lassie

Red Lake Lassie — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:23:36 +0000

Here we are almost 8 months since this post and not a thing has been done to bring any of the Arthur government scammers “to justice”. Was Thompson blowing smoke?

Where is the integrity legislation? Where is the Freedom Of Information Act? Where is the Ministerial code he promised?

Can anyone name one piece of legislation passed by the Thompson government other than spending bills?

What a joker!

By: David

David — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:14:20 +0000

@Negroman

As always we thanks the BU family for forwarding tips. We do receive so many and things we read about in our inbox is enough to depress the most optimistic. We have megre resources and would appreciate sometimes if the BU family can give us somemore to work with i.e. pictures. documents, links etc.

We will do our best Negroman.

By: The scout

The scout — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:45:04 +0000

The chinese were just given permission to remain in Barbados once 50% of those employed are bajans or persons from the region. That arrangement is so vague. What if there are more than 50% bajans needing work? They don’t have to take them. Worse still, they can employ most workers from other regional countries and ignore the local once only 50% are from China. What a foolish agreement but then bajan administrators have the most sense.

By: Negroman

Negroman — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:23:08 +0000

Scout,Yes that is the beginning of the shake up.Gilbert Greaves is a very decent gentleman who was scared of Owen Arthur and his bunch of pirates.His hands are free now.He is the acting Permanent Secretary in Maxine McClean ministry and his new post will be Deputy Permanent Secretary in that said ministry.Positive and firm action will be done with this illegal immigration matter especially with the Indo-Guyanese hum-bugs.

Barbados Mills has a Indo-Guyanese employed in a senior administrative position in its company.That company has now apply for a work permit for that individual after having that said individual working for period of time without the work permit.This is the crap that takes place in Barbados on a daily basis.

I have highlighted some issues at Four Seasons Resort in Black Rock,The Cliff Restaurant & missing work permit issues and I have asked BU to investigate these matters
Are these issues being investigated David?

By: Wishing In Vain

Wishing In Vain — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:59:54 +0000

It is obvious that he does not command the respect that the former P.M had in the region.

You must be kidding Owing had no ones respect he was a loner, a loser and a vagabond who they all had a background on he was a corrupt vulture.

Wake and smellthe coffee guys Owing was no saviour or beacon he was nothing less that a cowardly bastard and crook.

Yes Scout at $ 5,000.00 per shot to get a work permit makes him a dishonest crook in need of retirement.

You may well be wanting to have him stay on to carry out your nasty acts but it is time for him to vacate and time to flush out the department of their dishonest ones.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:15:03 +0000

WIV you are one stupid ras_hole c_nt!

By: The scout

The scout — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:03:35 +0000

Negroman
I see that Mr. Gilbert Greaves is being removed from immigration. Is this the start of the shakeup you spoke of? I hope we would see a new immigration put in place soon.

By: The scout

The scout — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:51:26 +0000

Our P.M is now seeing the real world of politics. When in opposition, he contended that the fishing agreement could have been settled over breakfast with Mr Manning, if he was P.M. He has been in that position now for the last 9 months, he either having a lot of breakfast or Manning don’t like cooking. Secondly, he criticised the then P.M about the many meetings on CSME that is going no where and he was right. What is happening now with the EPA agreement? It is O.K to get on the outside and oppose, now he realise that, now the shoe is on his foot it burning bad. It is obvious that he does not command the respect that the former P.M had in the region. Sorry to say but that is true.

By: Q

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:03:47 +0000

In every chaotic situation thay are people who will benefit and these said same people will defend anything including wrong doing to maintain their benefits

Hiltler had people who believed in him and supported him —–people like WIV

By: Tell me Why

Tell me Why — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:51:01 +0000

By the way my friend, stop the high flying and place your ears to the ground. You will surely hear a different tune and you might have a different view 1n 21012

By: Tell me Why

Tell me Why — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:45:21 +0000

You are out of order my friend chicken is being sold at the same prices as prior to the removal of the price controls but maybe not in the supermarkets but at the distribution outlets and this is a fact of life,
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Firstly, I will not go into gutter politics like you, nor will I remind you of utter partisan rubbish that you keep plaguing the public. Do tell me where the majority of Bajans shop, in supermarkets or the distribution outlet? If the answer is the former, you can look in the mirror and classify yourself.
Secondly, you failed to answer the other submissions as posted by me. Barbadians might not be fortunate like you to go shopping in China or attend US democratic nominations, we have to face the cashiers and count the two pennies in order to feed or families. Milk gone up, cheese gone up and you failed deal with those issues, instead, you prefer to call denigrate anyone that refuse to sing your song. I for one will not join your choir once you continue to wear blinkers and fail to see the problems around you.

By: Wishing In Vain

Wishing In Vain — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:00:43 +0000

You are out of order my friend chicken is being sold at the same prices as prior to the removal of the price controls but maybe not in the supermarkets but at the distribution outlets and this is a fact of life, so in your effort to make life appear to be all gloom and doom you make wild and untrue statements, grow and get a life my friend and stop lying to sensible level headed Barbadians.

The asking price may have increased but do you also know that arrangements are well advanced to import feeds from other sources that have provided much better prices that our own source, and that moves are afoot to have these new suppliers involved, if you know not what of you speak you maybe well advised to listen and learn and not make yourself look a total idiot with you silly simple minded remarks.

THERE IS NO WHERE IN THE WORLD THAT IS NOT STRUGGLING WITH HIGHER PRICES AND BARBADOS IS NO DIFFERENT, TO ATTEMPT TO SCORE CHEAP POLITICAL POINTS YOU ARE MAKING A COMPLETE IDIOT OF YOURSELF IN ATTEMPTING TO ISOLATE BARBADOS AS A SOLE CASE OF RISING PRICES.

I now understand why the electorate dismissed you and your party, besides the gross corruption and stealing many of you were pretty simple minded as well, case in point Blarney MM Lynch, Glyne Clarke and Dale Marshall.

By: Tell me Why

Tell me Why — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:21:05 +0000

Your comment is silly, as you have seen if you maybe able to read the post above as to why it got posted as it did.
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Come on my friend, you wrote about certain items with an over 40% increase. Chicken in Barbados up by over 40%, Cheese up by 40%, ham gone up, milk gone up, bajan lamb gone up, carrots gone up, beef gone up, cooking gas gone up, electricity sky rocketing and the many items that were reachable for Barbadians now becoming delicacies due to the high prices. And you got the guts (not being personal) to come and tell us we should be happy because the UK have price increases also. We were looking for reductions in prices, not reductions in items. You also have the guts to talk about the removal of price control on chickens and failed to state the recent price increase on feed…$4.50. The least talking you do, probably certain Bajans would overlook the state of affairs, but you are placing it “in our face”

By: Wishing In Vain

Wishing In Vain — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:56:33 +0000

What I do know is that the Prime Minister removed the Price Controls on Chicken but as a measure to control any idea to profiteer with the removal of the Price Controls he stated that he would allow 10 % of the quantity on chicken to be imported to keep the local producers honest, funny enough despite their calls of needing price increases if not they would close down and all the doom and gloom they forecasted, you know what the local chicken prices have not moved anywhere,maybe the threat of imported chicken being brought in at a quarter of their pricing is preventing any upward movement in chicken prices.

By: Wishing In Vain

Wishing In Vain — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:49:33 +0000

Your comment is silly, as you have seen if you maybe able to read the post above as to why it got posted as it did.

By: Tell me Why

Tell me Why — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:33:08 +0000

Hi WIV, since you show price increases trhee times from England, can you give the price increases in Barbados. Once will be enough for us to digest.

By: Wishing In Vain

Wishing In Vain — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:28:32 +0000

sorry about the error above but i posted and nothing showed up a couple of times then assumed the site may have had a problem. sorry.