Comments on: 5 Simple Steps To Improve Tourism In Barbados

By: Robert Eckert

Robert Eckert — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:41:29 +0000

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By: garryaw

garryaw — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:43:00 +0000

At the top of my list should be to start paying everyone that works in the service industry in Barbados a fair and decent wage, because most of them are on a pittance. I now see the light as to why so many of them are the way that they are, when dealing with the public….

I agree with your comment about the burning of toxic garbage that is a disgrace, but the prospects of the gov/police caring about it or doing anything about it are highly unlikely, they don’t seem to have much of a clue….

By: big john from new york in half moon fort

big john from new york in half moon fort — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:00:59 +0000

i agree!! but you should put training in the service industry at the top of your list.if only some of the bajans knew what a treasure of an island they live on ! someone should teach them about burning toxic garbage(wire for copper)on the beach! in stroud bay aka duppys!!one of the best views on the island and they go there to burn the toxic mess and the gov/police do nothing??!!!
I WILL NOT RETURN BECAUSE OF IT !

By: Victor

Victor — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:44:35 +0000

I cant agree more about the rubbish strewn about in Barbados, often just steps away from a bin. Peop1e out having a beer at night by the beach in Bathsheba enjoy chucking empty bott1es onto the rocks then, the 1oca1 kids can cut their feet on the beach after schoo1. Any beauty spot frequented by 1oca1s on weekends is knee deep in p1astic cut1ery and po1ystyrene containers. It makes my b1ood boi1. Is it a kind of arrogance or just 1azyness? I’ve begged friends not to chuck chefette containers out the car window and they just think I’m mad. I’ve taken p1astic bags to the beach and c1ean up around where I’m sitting so I don’t have to see the rubbish and used nappies YUK on1y to be sco1ded by friends that it “doesnt 1ook right”! There is something going on here about amour propre or de1usions of grandeur and I wonder if there is a 1ink between that and the high handed rudeness you get from staff in Cave Shepard and other expensive shops, as if to say “just because you can spend $1000.00 on toys doesnt make you any better than me” or “picking up my rubbish after myse1f is beneath me”. I’ve heard peop1e argue that someone is paid to c1ean up so why shou1d I do it?

By: T C Griffith

T C Griffith — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:01:42 +0000

Couldn’t agree more, in a number of places social attitudes need improvement.Being married to a managerial representive at a Swiss national tourist office I get a first-hand knowledge of the comments of Swiss people visiting our region.
Without surrendering moral or worth, there’s a simple logo to show and speak.
IT’S NICE TO BE IMPORTANT, BUT IT’S MORE IMPORTANT TO BE NICE–to one and all.