Important DocumentsMia Mottley discusses Government's non-action in the QEH and NHC issues.
Broken DLP Promises
Reduction of VAT
The DLP will reduce the rate of VAT within 90 days of assuming office.
KENSINGTON OVAL
KENSINGTON OVAL will become "part of the family silver" within 90 days of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) assuming office.
"We are insisting that Kensington Oval, where hundreds of millions of hard earned taxpayers dollars are invested, must be owned by the people of Barbados and that is what we shall see to, within 90 days from Wednesday," Thompson declared. – Nation Newspaper, January 13, 2008.
LAND
Within 90 days of being elected, a DLP administration would introduce a policy of zoning certain lands for exclusive Barbadian purchase.
Truth discovered that Lashley never answered the charge laid by Rice-Bowen that there was no contract in place with the contractor CLICO Property Management for the building of houses at Constant in St. George.
Truth was not fooled by Lashley’s attempt to hoodwink the Members of Parliament and Bajans into believing that ‘a term sheet for a loan’ with CLICO International General Insurance - was any sort of contract, finance or otherwise.
Truth was found in the Minutes of the NHC, presented by Mia, that expressed both the General Manager and the Board’s alarm that despite repeated efforts the contractor had not signed a contract.
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He is yet to say whether there is a contract with Clico Holdings Ltd as the contractor.
Are they really serious about their Manifesto promise to take the public into their confidence?
The evidence points to the contrary and Barbadians are not pleased.
They feel disrespected, let down and ignored by the Dems self-imposed gag order.
News & UpdatesSagres Energy, the parent of Canadian firm Rainville Energy, which has the rights to explore three blocks offshore Jamaica for oil, says it has identified a "seismic bump" that could have three billion barrels of oil.
And now, the firm has until next March to drill and verify or give up the licence, but won't drill unless it finds a partner.
Calendar of EventsThis DLP government is guilty of performing way below the expectations of Barbadians. It promised to do a number of things within the first 100 days but did not.
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