This is what Thompson was up to just right after the 1994 election was called when he was the Minister of Finance. You the voters must ask yourselves if he was acting in your interest or in his own interest when he bestowed these numerous concessions. He knew the writing was on the wall. He knew his party was going to lose and yet he was busy granting hefty concessions to a private entity after having presided over pay cuts, short weeks and thousands of Barbadians being laid off, losing their homes and furniture and appliances as hundreds of people had their property repossessed.
Velzo’s Comment
What would Duguid publish that would be so sensational? He is a political mouse.
The Sandy Lane concessions in relation to property tax were nothing spectacular because all Thompson did was reduce the property transfer tax on vendors of the Sandy Lane units. Owen Arthur then brought a law – an amendment to the Property Transfer Tax Act – to remove the tax entirely in 1999!
Poor Velzo could not be more wrong or misinformed on this issue. Clearly that is not all that Thompson did.
Waived property tranfer tax not reduced for foreign purchaser.
Reduced property tranfer tax for foreign Vendor.
Waived withholding tax on interest ie what the banks deduct from interest on your money.
Waived import duties on all imports.
Waived all corporate taxes For TEN YEARS.
Waiver of duty on Vehicles.
Waiver on duties on management fees.
He is famous for secret deals. Well this must be one of the most lucrative secret deals for him which is no longer a secret.
He must be instantly nominated for a piggy at the trough award by Barbados Free Press.
Worst of all Barbadians at that time lost confidence in themselves. That confidence has been restored by the Barbados Labour Party. These are the facts in black and white. You be the judge.
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Again just before the 1994 election when Thompson was Minister of Finance he aproved the waiver of the Property Transfer Tax on 13 large pieces of property costing millions of dollars so Clico could save all that money rather than pay it in legitimate taxes. All belonging to Clico and immediately after the election that he lost he then went right back to working for the same company. Where is the integrity in that and yet this?piggy has the audacity to call for integrity legislation when he obviously has no integrity at all.
Waiver of Purchaser’s Property tranfer Tax when Clico bought
1 Todd Estates
2 Wakefield Plantation
3 Hothersal Plantation
4 Clifton Hall Plantation
5, 6, 7 Three lots in Wakefield Plantation Yard
8 Pool Plantation
9 Durham House
10 Star Discount now “Club Extreme Complex”
11 Rendezvous Supermarket now “Trimart Rendezvous”
12 Penrith
13 Development Land
Millions of dollars in Property Transfer Tax waived by Thompy. Lost to the Treasury. If this was for some good reason why was it not waived for the vendors as well but then only the purchaser benefited. He knows why.
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Thompson’s address to the Party faithful at annual conference.
Not only has Thompy been a tremendous Piggy at the Trough but it is his intent to lay the trough open for all of the DLP yard fowls. This Blog has been able to get hold of a copy of his address to the Dems at annual conference and in that address he makes it clear that under David Thompson the fatted calf will be slaughtered and shared among them.
Is this the kind of man we want to lead this country?
When he has made it clear that under his watch all will be shared in a completely partisan manner and those people who may not be card carrying members of the Dems will be left to starve.
He has now been nominated several times over and proven beyond the shadow of a doubt to be the biggest piggy no hog at the trough.
Velzo / Trueblue one and the same as the comments left are identical but under different names. Are you one of those who will feed on the fatted calf?
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It seems that our friends over at Barbados Free Press are quite intrigued with some of the documents that we have been able to post on this blog to show the people of Barbados and the World the nature of some of the DLPites who want to now lead this Nation. So in keeping with this trend we will offer another document which speaks about the new consultant and former candidate for the DLP.
Surely the people of Barbados would remember this lady Jennifer Laszlo who was brought into Barbados by Thompson to run the Crime and Violence 99 DLP campaign. The one when they got just 2 seats.
This same lady went to Antigua to run their campaign and then wrote the above letter claiming that the senior consultant for the DLP was constantly sexually harassing her and she is obviously theatening to go public and embarass the then Antigua Government.
Is this what we want in Barbados ?
Is this GOON SQUAD which surrounds Thompson who we want managing our affairs?
The people of Barbados are well educated and sensible and they know that the BLP is the only party to carry this country forward at this time.
