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Barbados Underground understands the Trimart Rendevous property was purchased by former Chairman of the problem plagued HOPE Incorporated Tony Hoyos. Barbadians should recall during the recent budget presentation delivered by newly minted leader of the opposition Ralph Thorne the HOPE project was heavily criticised for not delivering on its mandate. Thorne's concern was $60 million…

This weekly column of Tennyson Joseph, Associate Professor of Political Science at North Carolina Central University is of interest given the internal upheaval ongoing in the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) - an upheaval that has implication for the quality of government practiced.

The blogmaster was intrigued by Prime Minister's response to one of several queries by Leader of the opposition Ralph Thorne regarding a government sponsored entourage of 67 people to Abu Dhabi. Prime Minister Mottley has done well to elevate her international profile and in the process drag Barbados along with her.

It is hard to imagine these people pretend to offer themselves to public office and insist on engaging in a porakey demonstration of incompetence. It will be interesting to see how Leader of the Opposition Ralph Thorne responds. Just when the most optimistic started to believe recent events represented a semblance of hope, it descends…

While our esteemed globe trotting Prime Minister has been accumulating the accolades in the international arena, a not fit for purpose governance model continues to expose Barbados. Exposed because it forces political parties, including the DLP, to become more dependent than already is the case on donors in the private sector to finance political operations.