Bajans abroad divided over poll

The CADRES poll has caused quite a stir. (FP)

By Tony Best | Fri, May 25, 2012 - 12:07 AM

Barbadians in New York are divided over the results of the recent public opinion poll that showed Owen Arthur and Mia Mottley of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) may be on track to run the country again.

The cautiously optimistic were supporters of the Opposition BLP, while those who downplayed the significance of the CADRES public opinion survey tended to be backers of the ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP).

Jessica Odle-Baril, a former Consul-General in New York when the BLP was in office, said that while it was “comforting” to see Arthur’s reemergence as the “most desired person to lead the country”, it was clear that both the Bees and the Dees had “their work cut out for them” in the run-up to the next election that must be called by April next year.

“I was recently in Barbados and politics is on the lips of most people and there are indications of a desire for change in the country,” said Odle-Baril, the public relations officer of A Better Life For Our People, the BLP arm in the United States.

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Posted by wayne husbands 1 year ago: As you may have noticed the bcci and their business counterparts have distanced themselves from this poll,the question here is why,? Could it be that CADRES in contrary, to what the titles appears to represent a group, its actually a one man operation. which only serves to promote, support and focus on the owners political party and interests. the fact that each and every poll has been in favour on one party over the other. Sooner or later, the people's eyes will open and the blinkers will come off, and they will see exactly what CBC saw and separated with the owner and corporate owner of CADRES. WE SHOULD ALSO PAY ATTENTION TO THE ARM OF THE MEDIA WHICH PROVIDES AN OUTLET FOR THIS BIASED ATTEMPT TO MISINFORM AND INFLUENCE THE PUBLIC. nb. even though that the article headline reads that bajans in new york were split,the nation online only featured the opinion of a high profiled BLP representative,the former counsel general. mrs odle. but elected not to mention who or what supported the DLP's. perspective

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Posted by Bajan Fishermen 1 year ago: What this poll is saying, clearly speak volumes about the lack of leadership of DLP administration. It is rudderless, and it seems like none of them cares. They have not got the foggiest of economic ideas, of what it takes to run the country.
Pure political rhetoric is all we are getting from this administration.
Imagine the people who create jobs, and actually know about how finance and economics work, have to finally come out at their annual meeting speak out about this current situation in Barbados.
They too know that the people who are supposed to be running this country, are totally incapable. This candid statement does not come easily from business organizations. But it is definitely the straw that breaks the camel's back, in terms of the malaise that exist within this administration.
So those who ignore this poll, does so at their own peril.