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Barbados Prepares To ‘Weather’ Economic Storm
2008-04-25 11:43:00 We are living in difficult times. One of my more-.perceptive friends recently described our Island as a “motorized ghetto”, where the smell of diesel and gasoline fumes, and the ever-present vehicular pollution add a peculiar resonance to the ambience of this Rock that we call home. We have become so smug in our belief ... More About: Weather , Barbados , Storm , Economic
West Coast Opulence Spiced With Confusion
2008-04-24 13:08:00 The BU family maybe wondering why have we posted pictures of this Barbados West Coast property? Some people have a tough time wrapping their minds around the power of money and the kind of influence it can have on a situation. To those Barbadians who have never been able to get close to the kind ... More About: Confusion
Barbados Coastline Faces Renewed Onslaught From British Investors
2008-04-23 07:58:00 Last month BU highlighted the story of the action which the Spanish government is taking to protect its coastline, The Costa Del Sol. It was reported that the Spanish government has taken the surprising decision to confiscate and demolish luxury homes built within 550 yards of the beach. Unlike Barbados where many ... More About: Faces , British , Investors
Barbados Under African Snail Attack
2008-04-23 02:24:00 Submitted by Commenter, Saski This is a serious problem that has been going on for such a long time and no-one seems to be taking it very seriously. Barbados has now got infested with these snails and except for the concern of a few, they go by unnoticed. The Government issues snail pellets but these, have ... More About: African , Attack
Public Service Vehicle Scam
2008-04-22 13:03:00 This is an issue which we have refused to blog because the authorities all know the answer to the problems, frankly we are tired of the hypocrisy. Yes BU family, you will be hearing that word coming up with more frequency in the coming days. The members of the public all know the answers. It ... More About: Public Service , Public , Service , Vehicle , Scam
2008 Olympic Games, China, Cuba & Lies
2008-04-22 06:08:00 It is ironic that the Olympic Games which can be traced to Greek origin in 776BC, and despite the early hiccup when the games took place as part of a religious exercise, it soon evolved to one where it was used to celebrate the achievements of the human body. How many of our readers know ... More About: Cuba , China , Olympic Games
Carl Moore, Retired Journalist, Broadcaster & Former Chairman Of The Br
2008-04-20 19:43:00 We have been bombarded with emails about an article which appeared in the Nation newspaper of 20 April 2008 under the by line Carl Moore - The More Things Change . Unlike Carl Moore we respect his right to foist his opinion on others. The right to free speech is something which our democracy has ... More About: Chairman , Journalist
The Church’s Big Secret II
2008-04-20 08:16:00 In October 2007 we posted one of our most popular blogs to date which was titled The Church ’s Big Secret . The substance of that blog was to discuss the hypocrisy which exist within the church, especially the Catholic church. We zoomed in on the reported high incidents of sexual molestation and homosexuality rhampant in the ... More About: The Church
Albert Selby, May You Rest In Peace
2008-04-19 18:20:00 FRIENDS of a deceased man were shocked to learn that a big dispute had arisen over his burial rites. Apparently the dispute took place between family members and the man’s long-time girlfriend over the type of burial each wanted for him. Pudding & Souse understands that the matter even ended up before a ... More About: Peace , Rest In Peace , Rest , Albert
Black Barbadian Businesses: How Will They Fare Against Rising Competition I
2008-04-18 12:20:00 Against the backdrop of rising petroleum prices at home and abroad, the specter of failing businesses will loom to a greater degree. Of interest to BU will be the number of Black businesses which are likely to flounder in the current environment. Obviously to manage any commercial enterprise in a climate which reeks of unpredictability ... More About: Competition , Businesses , Fare
Barbados Reaches The Crossroads
2008-04-17 07:44:00 Prime Minister David Thompson Opposition Leader Mia Mottley The country has been catapulted into a period of debate which the recent policy action by the government of raising petroleum prices has triggered. We expect that against the ... More About: Barbados , Crossroads
Barbadians Love Affair With SUVs Under Threat
2008-04-16 06:48:00 In the aftermath of a significant gas hike in Barbados effective mid-night last night, which has seen gas at the pump fixed at $2.67 per litre, the BU household was provoked to wonder how Barbadians who currently own the popular SUV type vehicles are making out. We have listed the top SUV type vehicles based ... More About: Love , Affair , Threat
David Thompson’s Mentor Revealed
2008-04-16 06:42:00 We were not able to cross check this note sent to Barbados Underground with the usual due diligence. Be that as it may we think that there is enough in the content which is worthy of public consumption. We have a new Prime Minister and there is the normal tendency to want to know all ... More About: Mentor , David , Thompson
Barbados & Trinidad Invited To Join Organization Of Eastern Caribbean S
2008-04-15 07:16:00 It was reported on the BBC website today that Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago have been invited to join the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) by Prime Minister of St. Lucia Stephenson King. The invitation is seen as a counter to Patrick Manning’s, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago offer for Grenada, St. Lucia ... More About: Join
Prime Minister David Thompson To Tell Barbadians Like It Is Tonight @7.30PM
2008-04-14 03:56:00 We listened to the announcement in the media this evening (13 April, 2008) that the Honourable Prime Minister David Thompson will be addressing the nation at 7.30PM tomorrow night. One of the topics which we understand he will address is the runaway cost of living affecting not only Barbados but most countries around the world. ... More About: Tonight
Anglican Church In Barbados Losing Touch
2008-04-13 07:27:00 We have declared several times over the life of BU that we know little about religion and the issues which are attached to it. This is despite Bush tea goading us to blog on the subject from time to time. Don’t get us wrong! We believe in the one and only and give thanks as ... More About: Church , Barbados , Touch , Anglican , Anglican Church
Update:Vaucluse Raceway Saga Continues ~ Where Is The Checkered Flag?
2008-04-12 19:30:00 It has been reported that the Vaucluse Raceway has been closed by the authorities. Here is the last blog submitted last year by a St, Thomas resident who is at the centre of the fight to stop the raceway. David Submitted by the Vaucluse Raceway Advocate to ALL media houses in Barbados - unedited From the desk ... More About: Update , Flag , Saga
Update:Vaucluse Raceway Saga Continues ~ Where Is The Checkered Flag?
2008-04-12 19:30:00 It has been reported that the Vaucluse Raceway has been closed by the authorities. Here is the last blog submitted last year by a St, Thomas resident who is at the centre of the fight to stop the raceway. David Submitted by the Vaucluse Raceway Advocate to ALL media houses in Barbados - unedited From the desk ... More About: Update , Flag , Saga
Lowdown Hoad Is A Boss!
2008-04-12 12:26:00 There was much hurrah when the Government changed that we would now be “free” to criticise openly after being fettered by fear under the Arthur administration. As yet I have seen no manifestation of this freedom. The radicals, apart from David Comissiong, are no more. Where are Harcourt, Hilary and the ... More About: Boss
Nude Beaches In Barbados …
2008-04-12 07:25:00 Since we posted this blog awhile back it has been receiving hits galore. Believe it or not the top searches on the Internet which stumbled on Barbados Underground blog were ‘homosexuality’ and ‘nude beaches’. This little BU statistic provoked a little thinking which pushed us to ask, why not? Why can’t we have a ... More About: Beaches
Barbados Light & Power Ready To Work With Government To Develop Viable
2008-04-11 02:29:00 In the face of rising oil prices which world citizens can expect to impact negatively on global economies, BU was driven by desperation to ask the Barbados Light & Power (BL&P) the hard questions. Here are the questions which Barbados Underground posed to Chief Marketing Manager Stephen Worme of Barbados Light & Power Co Ltd: BU ... More About: Government , Work
Eva Rausing Of Tetra Pak Fame Arrested In Britain For Possessing Crack Coca
2008-04-10 23:30:00 Philanthropic: Hans and Eva Rausing are closely involved with charities which work to keep young people off drugs The wife of one of Britain ’s richest men yesterday issued an extraordinary plea for forgiveness after she was arrested for possessing crack cocaine and heroin. Eva Rausing - who is married to the heir to the £5.4 billion ... More About: Arrested , Coca , Crack , Fame
Antigua & Barbuda’s Crime Woes
2008-04-10 07:28:00 When the newly appointed police commissioner of Antigua and Barbuda took part in a recent “Take Back the Night” walk—the first time a senior officer had done so—there was noticeable surprise from locals. For years, the small twin-island Caribbean country’s police force had been mired in allegations of corruption, incompetence and ... More About: Crime
Sir Barry Blades, Arise!
2008-04-09 11:15:00 We continue to read about the rape of the West Coast and see it with our own eyes those of us on island. Our Knighted SIR COW some will argue has been one of the perpetrators of the West Coast Rape Scene given his involvement in the Port St. Charles and other developments on the ... More About: Blades , Barry
Combermere School In The Spotlight
2008-04-09 02:16:00 It is not our intention to sensationalize a fight at one of our leading and older secondary school. What we found interesting about the video is the unwillingness of the other school children to step-up and ‘part’ the fight until the eleventh hour. We will not write that fights never occurred in our day while ... More About: School , Spotlight
Top Barbadian Journalist Pushing The Envelope
2008-04-08 12:40:00 David Ellis We listened yesterday afternoon to the popular talk show with great interest. There was an extremely enlightening exchange between the moderator David Ellis and a caller because it highlighted, we think for the first time on national radio, an attempt to seriously rationalize the role blogs can play to complement mainstream media in ... More About: Journalist , Envelope
Muslims In Guyana Ask The Obvious Questions
2008-04-07 13:00:00 The Women’s Issues In Guyana Website is reporting that the Muslims in Guyana met with the Ethnic Relations Committee (ERC) to make an unusual request if we were to consider the time and place - “they are proposing polygamy be introduced in the Muslim community in Guyana?” We know that this is a practice engaged ... More About: Questions , Obvious
Muslims In Guyana Ask The Obvious Questions
2008-04-07 13:00:00 The Women’s Issues In Guyana Website is reporting that the Muslims in Guyana met with the Ethnic Relations Committee (ERC) to make an unusual request if we were to consider the time and place - “they are proposing polygamy be introduced in the Muslim community in Guyana?” We know that this is a practice engaged ... More About: Questions , Obvious
Green Space in Memory of “The Cage” in Bridgetown
2008-04-06 13:29:00 Submitted by Yardbroom There are not many open grassed areas in Bridgetown, which are accessible to the general public, and I have always felt that’s a pity. Is it beyond the wit of officials to have such a place, with a fountain, benches and properly tended flower beds, a place where people can relax. Perhaps those wonderful ... More About: Space , Memory , Green , In Memory , Cage
Mormons
More articles from this author:2008-04-06 08:38:00 American cable TV has been flooded with the news in the last 24 hours of 52 young girls who range in ages from 6 months to 17 years old, who were held on a retreat somewhere in Texas. For the BU household this story gets more macabre when we read who was behind this abuse ... More About: Mormons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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