Mahogany CoConut Blog

At the risk of inflaming the partisan passions of die hard Barbados Labour Party  and Democratic Labour Party supporters, I venture to suggest, that both parties are now in the position of the pot calling the kettle black !. It seems to be quite clear to objective citizens, that both are now apparently incapable of formulating any real socio-economic plan to take our country forward. Ever since the mid 70’s, the sole purpose of both parties, has been to focus almost exclusively on winning elections. As the country developed and the corporate elite became more sophisticated, the public sector was allowed to lag behind because of slow movement toward technology. The black political managerial class is therefore left to “keep noise” and impress the public gallery. Many of our problems are rooted in our colonial history. At the very top is an educational system that lacks serious and progressive reform. The system is still elitist, and favours academically inclined students....

As our island state continues to grapple with the growing pains of a young democracy, it is becoming quite obvious that the major threat to our well being is the current crop of visionless and inept leaders.  Gone are the days of insightful and scholarly debate. It has now been replaced with what Mr. Owen Arthur calls “poor rakey” and I say to Mr. Arthur that he has been one of the major architects of the “poor rakey”state. We are forking out over a half million dollars to expose the managerial failings of a teacher, who perhaps should have never been a principal. Pray tell how can any manager, stand up at an end of year function and criticize his staff and then expect their support.  So daily we are hearing about his shortcomings. It would have been better to fire him and then take years to settle it in court. Ask the contractor who is still waiting on his money. Governments in these parts take years to pay! Ms.Mia Mottley now fully revitalized and smelling the crown,...