Barbadian PM defends Republic move
“Some ask why now? … Because it is important that the lessons of life that have continued to exhibit themselves from this moment of the 1937 rebellion continue,” Mottley said.
“And how must they continue? That regardless of the obstacles and the challenges that face us, we shall remain focused on achieving what we must achieve as one of the smallest nations of this world but as one of the proudest and most capable nations of the global community,” she continued to applause from the audience.
Mottley said her administration determined if there was one thing it must do was “see and hear people” and “care” about them. This, she noted, was why she remained “resolute that the things that we can do even in the middle of an IMF programme must be centred around building up and uplifting our people and giving them the best possible chance, even when things get hard”.
She paid homage to Member of Parliament for The City of Bridgetown, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, and the former parliamentary representative Dame Billie Miller for the work being done and completed that started to breathe life into the country’s capital city, for which many people sounded the death knell.
Furthermore, she said with approvals in hand, it was anticipated that early in the New Year the Hyatt Hotel on Bay Street would start, along with the Pierhead project. Additionally, she said the Treasury Building project, the purpose of which was to provide residences for Barbadians “in the centre of town so that we can bring back life to Bridgetown fully across all classes” was put out to tender.
She added that an Urban Transformation Fund would be established where “all who are receiving planning approvals for major projects in Bridgetown” must make “a concomitant contribution” to Government.
Comments
Congratulations to the Barbadians for choosing to become a republic! It’s time to reject the anachronisms of monarchy in the 21st century. Nobody should be entitled to a special position simply on the basis of a birth right.
For centuries, European invaders stormed into defenseless colonies, across the globe, with total impunity and violently ransacked them, pillaged their invaluable natural resources, subjugated and exploited countless, helpless millions, fortified and beautified their own conquering nations at the colonies’ expense. Then, a few decades ago, after centuries of theft, they had the audacity to tell them that they were doing them a favour by granting them independence. Say what?
So, what does the British Monarchy really represent? To reiterate, the simple answer is genocide, robbery, and unimaginable human-rights atrocities. It therefore makes no sense whatsoever for any formerly-victimized nation to continue to hang on to any vestige of such an international criminal enterprise. To do so is akin to the Stockholm syndrome.
Furthermore, the British Monarchy has no legal or moral authority (or obligation) to continue to linger into the 21st century. It should be comprehensively abolished once and for all.
Alas, it is good to learn that, under the great, inspirational leadership of Mia Mottley, Barbados has done what should have been done decades ago.
RS