#Speakingout – An unfortunate fact Barbados Today31/01/20207264 views I am saddened, so saddened as I ask myself: Where are we going as a nation? How many steps forward are we taking and how many backward? I become more… Read more
#Speakingout – Noise all night long Barbados Today27/12/20192522 views Some people derive pleasure and satisfaction from making others uncomfortable. They lack the ability to sympathise. Empathy is nowhere to be found in their mental make-up. As a boy no… Read more
#Speakingout – The paradox of 20/20 vision Barbados Today27/12/20190284 views It is said that HINDSIGHT is “twenty-twenty vision”. This suggests that PERFECTION is guaranteed only after the FACT – on review. However, the “twenty-twenty” vision of which we now speak… Read more
#Speakingout – A hindrance to the economy Barbados Today27/12/20194234 views For the first time during my lifetime, I am reading that a Parliamentarian has questioned the imposition of Land Tax. I do not recall ever hearing, seeing or reading a… Read more
#Speakingout – Honor Florence Daysh Barbados Today27/12/20190495 views I would like to congratulate Dr Sonia Browne, MP for St. Philip North, for calling for the Three Houses Park to be renamed after social worker and politician, the late… Read more
Sin as realm Barbados Today23/12/20190293 views “For him [Paul Elmer More], sin and redemption, justice and grace, were realities which the naturalists can ignore only at the cost of brutalizing society.” – (Russell Kirk) At the… Read more
Chips of Cahill Barbados Today23/12/20190365 views Cahill, what is Cahill? It was an ill-conceived project to use plasma gasification to use local and imported waste to generate electricity. Let me say if my writings offend your… Read more
Copying Singapore Barbados Today20/12/20190742 views Ever so often someone trumpets the praises of Singapore with a comparison to Barbados that only matches closely in a few areas – both islands were British colonies, both gained… Read more
The effects of the sale of Royal Bank to a regional consortium Barbados Today16/12/20190304 views Since the departure of Barclays from the banking industry in the Caribbean approximately 17 years ago, there has been the withdrawal of the Bank of Nova Scotia and more recently,… Read more
Save your self Barbados Today16/12/20196419 views It’s always sad when a life is lost due to misadventure and it’s even more tragic when young people lose their lives. This brings me to the tragic loss of… Read more