Prime Minister Owen Arthur is correct when he repeats what the DLP has already said – that the next election will be about accountability and transparency.
It will also be about how Arthur has taken Bajans for a ride.
Just check page 30 of the BLP’s 1999 Manifesto:
“We will sell minority interests in the Barbados National Bank, the Insurance Corporation of Barbados, the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, the Barbados National Oil Company and the National Petroleum Corporation to the public and do so in a manner that the staff of these institutions, members of credit unions, trade unions, cooperatives and other Barbadians are presented with attractive investment opportunities…”
And what have become of BNB and ICB under Arthur?
Talk about accountability and integrity?
6 Comments
November 22, 2007 at 4:39 pm
I saw this on the blp website and love the passion.
Trying to make a comment but
It really insults the minds of honest Barbadians when in your effort to defend the indefensible that crap that you expound on people.
Are you for a minute suggesting that the creation of HARDWOOD HOUSING was done with the thoughts of the public in mind or was it done with Masscoll’s financial well being in mind, I am convinced that it is the latter, they were no illegal workers employed at the Company were they? They did not send their workers out to Masscoll wife’s building to do work? They have not issued bounced cheques? Nor have they faltered on the Loan repayments that Murrell owes and lease to the company? Nor have they allowed their principal office to go untouched for the allegedly raping the female employees?
Nor were they wrong to occupy a property rent free owned by the gov’t?
These are but a few of the pressing question the public want replies to not your load of political spin and rubbish we want the issues addressed in a real sense not you smoke screens.
This is NOV 2007 we have the internet and can quickly find things that would have eluded us in years gone by we are much more aware and alert of things around us remember the internet exposed DANOS 3S and his fraud case which we the citizens are still awaiting word from you on it also exposed the VECO bribery case money paid to dishonest politicians in Alaska and based on the awarded contract starting out at US $ 60 million and closing off at US $ 142 million some may even be left to presume they maybe a case for the same bribery charges to be looked into in Barbados as well.
These are but a few things we wants to see our leaders address not this trivial nonsense that you have posted above that works with the uneducated idiots of this world when you get them to believe what you tell them if you say it often enough you expect your clowns to start to repeat it like parrots those days are over we have an education and our eyes are wide open and we have BU and BFP to communicate thru even when you control the other press you cannot control these they are the voices of the people now no more politicians fooling us, we have brains and we are using them.
DoanBendDown
November 22, 2007 at 7:25 pm
I have to laugh at the arm chair critic. Please remain seated doan get up.
I would like you to list your “issues of substance” for us all to see here. Come … we waiting.
Because Hardwood is not an issue. Nope. I have no problem with Gov’ment owning a secret company and taking up 2 mil in tax payers money to sink into a company built on lies, that illegally employs non-nationals, and abuses our bajan women.
I also have no issue with a tree getting cut down for 10000 dollars, I think that was too cheap. It should have been for 20000 instead.
I have no issue with Mr. Arthur having children outside of wedlock while married to another woman. This sort of this is good stuff for our own children to emulate … no this is not a issue of substance.
I have no issue with this gov’ment not being able to come out and state its position on homosexuality.
I have no issue with owen lodging 750,000 dollars on his account
I have no issue with Noel Lynch becoming a instant millionaire overnight and no one knows how. I dont even mind that he got some silly radio station to pay him 60000 under dubious circumstances
I have no issue with government creating secret orders to spy on me and read my email. I have nothing to hide, read it all man. I want you to know what color underwear I wearing. Not you though Mr. QEH.
Plus I like to bath in expensive showers
I even like to be priced gouged and pay triple for anything you can sell me, like a prison or a flyover
I am starting to feel a bit faint since there doan seem to be any issues for me to wrap my mind around .
So clue me in Mr. Arm Chair Critic on what issues of substance i can set my mind on.
November 22, 2007 at 8:15 pm
Accountability has gone through the door long ago. The very crossing of Mascoll is an issue of accountability and his warm reception by Owen Arthur turned me of completely. It was actully because I believed Owen Arthur’s comments on Mascoll that I had greatc oncerns about him. Was I gullible or was Arthur lying?
In a sene I believe Arthur was lying.
November 24, 2007 at 4:27 am
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/9474193p-9385405c.html
Veco is subject of PBS program
Published: November 23, 2007
Last Modified: November 23, 2007 at 01:46 AM
ANCHORAGE — The PBS documentary program “NOW” spotlights the connection between Veco Corp. and Alaska public officials in a report tonight at 7:30 on KAKM Channel 7.
Two state legislators have been convicted in federal court for accepting bribes from Veco, while one more awaits trial. NOW’s Maria Hinojosa reports that more lawmakers are being scrutinized, including Sen. Ted Stevens. The NOW Web site at http://www.pbs.org/now will feature a Web-exclusive report on the influence big oil has on the U.S. government, including its connection to 2008 presidential candidates.
December 26, 2007 at 4:19 pm
Where are the missing SIX years of audited accounts for Hotels and Resort Ltd (none since 2001) and what happened to the sale proceeds or Silver Rock Hotel and Eastry House?
Accountability, you have to be joking!
January 19, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Congratulations to the Party on such on astounding victory for the people of Barbados
January 23, 2008 at 7:58 am
Congratulations To the DLP and all it’s Members on what can only be described as a long awaited victory Well done Prime Minister Thompson the people of Barbados realised it was time for change and by the results got what they deserved you continue to go forward and upward and do the people’s work to the best of your ability.
God Bless the DLP and it’s Leader