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DLPites
2008-02-07 11:49:00 The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) supporters used the blogs in the last General Election 2008 with telling effect. We noticed that the BLP blog is the first out of the blocks since losing the election. We noticed that many of the DLP supporters have gone underground and seem to feel that their contributions to the effort of ...
Barriers To Implementing Caribbean Single Market & Economy (CSME)
2008-02-05 22:36:00 Posted by BU Commenter Analyst I would now like to talk a bit about CSME.. although it is not the central theme here….The issue is really whether CSME will work for Barbados when fully implemented. Right now it is partially implemented with certain categories like graduates, musicians artists etc. Artisans and unskilled persons still have to ... More About: Economy , Caribbean , Market , Single
Analysis Versus Rubbish From Our Nation Newspaper
2008-02-05 02:15:00 In the coming weeks and months, BU will be highlighting what we believe to be deficiencies in the Barbados media. We have written extensively on the role of the Fourth Estate and its importance to commit to report on the news accurately. What is equally important is for the journalists to present the news after ... More About: Analysis , Nation , Versus , Newspaper , Rubbish
Rise And Fall Of Owen Seymour Arthur
2008-02-03 16:36:00 1994-2008 How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct. - Benjamin Disraeli We hesitated to join in the post-election commentary of the last general election in Barbados. It seems to us that every Barbados Labour Party (BLP) politician, newspaper, call-in program, under the street light conversation are now rifted with ... More About: Arthur , Rise , Owen , Fall
Former Minister Lynette Eastmond Hits The Ground Running
2008-02-02 14:55:00 Good to see that former Minister Lynette Eastmond is prepared to offer a service to the public that will tap her experience as a former government Minister. She has started a blog which peddles her services - click on the image above. No doubt she would have gained many insights into how to confront ... More About: Running , Ground , Hits
Barbados Media Houses Failing The Profession
2008-02-02 14:54:00 …But what else does the report show us? A need for some education at the local papers, I suggest. In the same article the paper talks about there not being any “KNIGHT” of long knives, meaning no recriminations. Now, I’m sorry, there is no excuse for misuse of phrases. The correct phrase should be “NIGHT ... More About: Media , Barbados , Profession , Houses , Fess
First It Was Nude Beaches…Then Nude Tourist Resorts…Now, NUDE
2008-02-01 11:53:00 Now a German travel agency has unveiled what is believed to be the world’s first nude airline It is fairly well known that a lot of Germans like getting their kit off, now there is an airline for them. An Eastern German travel agency is taking bookings for the country’s first nudist air service. Passengers ... More About: Beaches , Resorts , Tourist
Black Is Beautiful, Beautiful Like A Black Woman
2008-02-01 03:03:00 This week we have pummeled the BU family with our views on the need for our authorities to retrieve our open door immigration policy. More prudence and foresight MUST be exercised given the several indicators which have raised concerns in many quarters. We wish to reiterate that this is not an issue to pussyfoot around ... More About: Black , Beautiful , Woman
Barbados #1Rag (Barbados Advocate) Mentions The Blogs~Whatever Next?
2008-01-31 11:52:00 The Advocate ’s editorial today is dedicated to blogging and clearly mentions Barbados Free Press and Barbados Underground. ‘polibogs (political blogs)’ No! I don’t think so, both frequently cover non-political topics. Observation by our frequent writer Adrian Loverige More About: Blogs
Rihanna Tells The World To Shut-up And Drink Milk
2008-01-31 08:14:00 Not only is she #3 on US Magazine’s “Top 10 Most Powerful Girls in Hollywood,” but R&B singer Rihanna is also the latest star to promote milk in the US. The Umbrella singer shows off the Got Milk ? campaign’s trademark ‘milk mustache’ in this new advertisement. The 19-year-old Barbados-born star is pictured in a ... More About: World , Drink , The World
Indian Racism Against Afro Guyanese In Guyana
2008-01-31 06:34:00 From time to time Barbados Underground (BU) will highlight comments which we feel will further the debate in a particular topic. From our inception we have attempted to deal with the hard issues arising from the impact of immigration on small countries like Barbados. In the process we have had to deal with the abuse ... More About: Indian , Racism , Guyana , Afro
Can Indians And Blacks Co-exist In Barbados?
2008-01-30 01:12:00 Click on image to hear BBC report on Guyana massacre Analysts Fear Racial Tension Could Spark Further Violence Calm was reported on Tuesday, in areas of Guyana affected by tensions fueled by the murders of 11 people by a suspected criminal gang last weekend. On Monday, police fired teargas and pellets to disperse hundreds of protesters blocking ... More About: Indians , Barbados , Blacks , Exist
Barbados Light & Power (BL&P) Currently Reviewing Rate Structure
2008-01-29 00:41:00 BL&P managing director Peter Williams (right) and chief marketing officer Stephen Worme (left) - Source: Nation Newspaper Recently Barbados Underground received an email from an individual who expressed some concern at ‘goings-on’ at the Barbados Light & Power Company (BL&P). We have always tried to be fair to all parties in our reports as far as ... More About: Reviewing , Structure
Activities In The Farm On Election Day
2008-01-27 04:54:00 We will write this slowly and very carefully. We confirm that the pictures above were taken on January 15, 2008. What this tells us is that the activities which are listed above took place on election day 2008 in Barbados. We are therefore forced to ask the following questions: In Picture #2 the vehicle M50 is ... More About: Activities , Election , Farm
Can Barbados Avoid Escalating Crime & Violence In Neighbouring Trinidad
2008-01-26 14:25:00 I‘m telling you this crime situation has turned into a comedy of errors. First (If we can call it first) 388 people were murdered last year. Next Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj and Jack Warner get together to hire a team of private security guards to protect the people of Macaulay village who have been plagued by ... More About: Crime , Barbados , Violence , Trinidad , Avoid
Good Luck Minister Richard Sealy!
2008-01-26 12:31:00 First I would like to sincerely congratulate the new Minister of Tourism, the Honourable Richard Sealy, and wish him every success in this post. By now I am sure he will be grappling with the problem of surrounding himself with people that can and will make a positive difference. Whether to allow the status ... More About: Good , Luck , Good Luck
What About The Cheque Prime Minister David Thompson?
2008-01-25 02:25:00 The dust is starting to settle 10 days after a fiercely contested general election. The new Prime Minister David Thompson has named his Kellmanless cabinet, and the country now awaits the performance of the newly sworn-in government over the next 100 days. Although we agree with new Leader of the Opposition Mia Mottley when she ...
Vacation In Barbados Turns Simon Cowell To Mush
2008-01-25 02:24:00 X Factor’s Mr Nasty, Simon Cowell , has revealed that he will leave most of his fortune to charity when he dies.The 48-year-old has shown a surprisingly soft side by telling the press that he wants to leave £90 million to children’s charities and animal welfare charities in his will. Mr Cowell is thought to have ... More About: Barbados , Vacation , Mush
Our Quest To Understand Homosexual Behaviour Continues
2008-01-24 00:16:00 I was one of the first to research how AIDS was presented when it was first discovered. I am also an expert in homosexual causation. I can assure you that homosexuality is a very bad sexual choice. It is bad because it kills. Though most cases of HIV are now heterosexual, it is only because ... More About: Behaviour , Quest , Understand
Are Bajan Blogs Under Attack?
2008-01-23 01:19:00 It was an interesting comment which we heard recently on talk radio. David Ellis - Voice of Barbados acknowledged the impact which blogs had during the last election. He agreed that we filled the void left by the traditional media. We also recall the comment made by the current Minister of State and ... More About: Blogs , Attack , Atta , Bajan
Why Can’t Oprah Winfrey Support The Barack Obama Campaign?
2008-01-22 00:56:00 Women turn on ‘traitor’ Oprah Winfrey for backing Barack Obama - Oprah fans leave a barrage of negative messages on her official website in response to the talk show host’s support of Obama Tony Allen-Mills, New York AMERICA’S favourite television presenter is paying a painful price for her intervention in the US presidential campaign last month. Oprah ...
Mr. Le Hunte Did You Give Owen Arthur This Advice Also?
2008-01-22 00:55:00 On the other hand Le Hunte, Barbados National Bank managing director and vice-president of the Barbados Bankers’ Association (BBA), called on the administration to adopt measures to keep inflation down. In order to do this, he advised Thompson to remove duties and value added tax on some food items. Source: Nation Newspaper Robert Le Hunte - Vice ... More About: Advice , Arthur , Give , Owen
Prime Minister David Thompson Brings Back Religion To Government
2008-01-21 06:04:00 Was at the world-famous Kensington Oval cricket ground today, along with thousands of Barbadians to witness the public ’swearing-in’ of the new Democratic Labour Party Cabinet before the Governor General. It was obviously a celebratory occasion for most but remarkably in today’s world it was an essentially ‘Christian ceremony’ with much prayer, singing and dance, ... More About: Religion , Government , Prime Minister , Back , David
LIAT Problem Or Solution?
2008-01-21 06:03:00 As long as LIAT remains in denial, pretending that is does not have a cost problem and believing that the capacity it has is fine, we are not going to participate and will source every alternative possible to boost intra-regional travel. Senator Allen Chastanet – St. Lucia Minister of Tourism The Secretary General of the Caribbean Hotel ... More About: Problem , Solution
Prime Minister David Thompson Names His Cabinet
2008-01-20 05:47:00 from www.bajantube.com More About: Prime Minister , David , Thompson , Minister , Prime
David Thompson & The Taiwanese Connection Resurfaces
2008-01-19 20:41:00 During President Chen Shui-bian’s (³¯¤ô«ó) recent trip to Latin America to attend the inauguration of Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom, Zelaya reiterated his support for Taiwan and promised to push for closer Taiwan-Honduras ties during his remaining two years in office, Yeh said. In other developments, the ministry declined to comment on speculation of possible Taiwan-Barbados ... More About: Connection , Taiwanese , David , Thompson
Going With Mia~We Need A Strong Opposition Now More Than Ever!
2008-01-19 17:38:00 Former Prime Minister Arthur with Leader of the Opposition Mia Mottley - courtesy Nation Newspaper The focus will continue to be on the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) in the coming days, weeks and months; for sure over the next 100 days. Barbadians have very high expectations that the DLP will preside over a government that will ... More About: Strong
Bush Tea’s Advice For P.M. David Thompson
2008-01-19 00:43:00 I wish to say that Bush tea is not politically a partisan. (This is for personal, selfish reasons. I am already committed to a national cause much higher than any party, group or friendly society. I would equally have wished Owen Arthur well and offered genuine advice for his success as PM….(and I actually did, ... More About: Advice , David , Thompson
Media Houses In Barbados Charged With Dereliction Of Duty
2008-01-18 05:51:00 In the aftermath of a short and intense political campaign which ended Tuesday, 15 January 2008, with victory for David Thompson and his Democratic Labour Party (DLP), we continue to worry about the perennial problem of an ineffective media in Barbados - read Barbados Free Press. The willingness of our media practitioners to sway ... More About: Media , Houses , Duty
Loosing Ministers Will Be OK
More articles from this author:2008-01-17 13:42:00 An interesting article by Sanka Price in the Nation today ‘Pension silver lining for nine’! ‘Thompson (Liz), Farley (Reggie) and Lynch (Barney) are eligible to receive a monthly pension of about $7,642.57′. $91,710.84 a year! And for how many years? ‘Both Farley and Thompson are in their mid-40’s and ineligible to collect their pension until they reach 50′. ... More About: Ministers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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