my comment is to ask why the people in barbados that makes the laws dont stop this crap? after all this little rock belongs to us barbadians, what is happening to the goverment here? no one should be able to do that and surely not a non barbadian .who agrees with what i think??????

Barbados wake up! This is our country and anyone residing here (or wishing to do so) must abide by and RESPECT local laws and traditions, as would be expected when one of us was to move to their country. In my opinion an expression of common courtesy towards your host.
NO ONE living outside of OUR beloved Barbados has the right to impair access to a local beach that is also traditionally (by the way),a popular spot for tourists and Bajans alike. This kind of behaviour with our Bajan heritage is unacceptable and not to be tolerated.
I’m curious to know what
Chief Town Planner Mark Cummins has comment to this situation now that he is “aware” of it. It is HIs job to look after and protect Barbadian interests where necessary. After all, whose votes got him elected?
The Nation reporters need to keep asking uncomfortable questions and I’ll be looking forward to reading the answers right here.

ALL land in Barbados belongs to the Crown and can be compulsorily acquired in the interests of the common good. Track down dem politicians who are so readily available when dem want a vote and let dem do something about preserving the access. Dem is the ONLY ones that can have a LEGAL and PERMANENT solution to this. Go get them! Dah beach is mine! Love yuh Gabberts!

What I can’t understand is how Europeans/Americans/Asians and other people from ouside Barbados can come and own property and aren’t even citizens.  Stop this carziness.  What is wrong with these money hungry politicians.  Its like they’re selling their souls (culture) for a dollar and what a high price they’re paying.

Disapppointed Bajan

THIS FOOLISH OF ALLOWING PEOPLE TO COME INTO BARBADOS AND BEHAVE AS THOUGH HERE BELONGS TO THEM JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE INVESTED MONEY HERE HAS GO TO STOP

He doesn’t even live here.

Tell these visitors that they are in Barbados and they better allow Barbadians access to their beach or get out and take their supremacist attitude from whence they came.

Even though I’m sadden by such occurrences, often times there’s just that much glee. Just a little. Why? Because, you see your suv’s and a big house somewhere;you see your selves having arrived. My people, unless your minds keep pace with your physical gains, you’ll be setting yourselves up for a failure. Ever wonder why the powers that be don’t respect you?

back to the pass I say!!!

THIS KIND OF THING WILL HAPPEN OVER AND OVER ALL THE TIME,IF YOU YOU ARE RICH YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT IN BARBADOS,FOR YEARS THIS WAS GOING ON,THEY LET PEOPLE COME AND DO WHAT THEY FEEL LIKE JUST FOR MONEY,EVERY ONE HAS A PRICE,IF YOU CAN NOT PAY,THEN YOU CAN NOT PLAY, SO BAJANS SMELL THE ROSES THIS IS THE WAY IT IS ALL OVER THE WORLD,A MAN CAN ONLY DO WHAT YOU LET HIM DO,THINK ABOUT IT,GOOD LOOK.

This has got to stop. They Blocked our scenic view at the top of Batt’s Rock, they blocked us at sunset crest, they blocked us in Prospect, The garden, Road view, and now Payne’s Bay. Back in the 1980’s, the local operators had to fight down second street with this same problem.
The people of these villages, must fight against this social injustice. They agitate, educate and organize resistance to these injustices, that continue destroy their livelihoods. Back in the day, Austin Husbands would have been there to help in the fight, because he had an interest with his speed boat. Where is he now? Down at sixmens this same thing. Frank Gilkes out there fighting it alone. Where is the leadership, from our representatives?
This has got to stop in this country. The entire west coast have been colonized, once more. Now we are like the Palestinians in the Gaza.

THIS GAZANIZATION OF OUR COASTS MUST END, AND NOW.

Barbados has been sold to foreigners by Bajans, for the ‘almighty dollar’! I would like to bring to your attention, in case you have missed it, the beaches are included!!!  Gabby’s song, ‘Da beach is mine!, no longer holds true!

NY Bajan

when are barbadians goin to stop these people to come and take over when they can do it in they own country when

bajans have to stand up and claim back their land where the older generation work for nothing to build. You couldnt go to his country and do that so why is these people with money coming in and buying all the beach properties and the government letting it happen, should be stipulations when they buy the land, access to any beach should be a right, bajans work hard to put barbados where it is.

If this is a public access, then this person…whoever he is and whatever his reason, must NOT be allowed to get away with this, it is immaterial how many other access points there are to the beach, the issue here is that once one individual is allowed and get away with it, a precedence has been established and everyone will be flouting the law and blocking up beach access. This practice should be stamped out now with harsh penalties

I am amazed at the number of times these types of situations have raised they ugly heads. I find it very discomforting to see, and hear that my people, bred and born in Barbados should be denied access to beaches that they,and they fore parents have traverse all they lives are now being threatened by “Johnny come lately” inconsiderate indivisuals who want to do to Barbadians what they are not, or were not allowed to do in they former place of abode.
  Where are the people you voted for Paynes Bay folk?Why are they allowing this to happen?You must, and i stress “must"not,or   cannot sit idly back and let this happen to you.
 
This is our paradise and no forein presence should ever be allowed to deny us of it.
 
  Steve in Toronto

Dah khaa happen hey.satis est.

I am a bajan living in the uk and i find it disturbing that foreign people who purchase property and dont live in barbados but can put no entry signs up where every they like. Surley the occupier of the property did a search to see if that pathway is part of his property. What about the locals its about time that bajan stand up challege the MP for that parish,and asked him what is going to done. what about the livelihood of the workers also if a accident accursed how is the ambulance able to reach the injured it about time the Goverment do some thing about the hole situation dont let our heritag be taken away from us

The question is, is it his land?  I hate that the west coast is being built up the way it is BUT if the land belongs to him then surely he has the right to do what he wants.  If, however, it is a public access, then he has no right whatsoever and needs to back off!

Did anyone ask that question?

The lyrics of the National Anthem needs to be changed to"These fields and hills beyond recall are not our very own.We sold our birthright left and right,our politicians gave up the fight.We are attacked from every side.”
Sometimes civil disobedience is warranted.

By law even if a person owns beachfront property they have to provide access to the locals. It seems that these foreigners think they are bigger than the law.  Why? Because it is not really enforced.

It goes even further than this. Foreigners should not even be able to own land in Barbados unless they become citizens or are married to a citizen.