I AM APPALLED at the audacity of the current Government of the proposed reimbursement of ten per cent to parliamentarians at this time, in such a volatile economic climate.
This current administration needs to get its priorities in order. There are so many other critical issues occurring in the country that need to be addressed with a matter of urgency! Might I remind them that they were elected by the people to serve the people and not themselves; but the more I look and listen, the latter is more apparent.
We the taxpayers of this country should agitate for more transparency within the Government. Each Member of Parliament must show us what they have achieved since taking up office. Just to name a few critical issues:
• We have retrenched workers who still have not been paid.
• What about proper roads? Filling in potholes are just quick temporary fixes that put us right back where we started. Since the David Thompson Administration when
the road taxes were increased, we were promised new roads.
That was since Jesus was a boy; He has since died, rose and is on His way back, and still just
a few new ones were done for Prince Harry’s visit. It is clear to me the only time we get new roads is when someone from the Royal Family visits Barbados, and only “certain roads” are paved. We the taxpayers of this country deserve better.
• We have drains around this island that are blocked, caused by a build-up of bush and dead leaves. The flooding that we experienced last year should be our wake-up call to have more drastic
clean-up efforts of our drainage system.
• Tax returns, as far back as 2014 for some like myself, still have not been paid.
• The water problems in St Joseph and surrounding areas.
• Garbage collection in a lot of areas is still a problem.
We the people of this nation must arise and say enough is enough. We can no longer rest back on our laurels and just accept whatever is being shoved at us; we must demand better. It cannot be business as usual. Barbados, it is time!
– KEISHA A. JAMES