BARBADOS HAS LOST ITS IDENTITY, TOO MANY OWNERS, TOO LITTLE ACCOUNTABILITY

 

Let’s stop sugarcoating the truth, Barbados has lost its identity, not just culturally, but economically, structurally, and spiritually. 

This island, once rooted in a sense of community, independence, and national pride, is now being parceled out piece by piece, handed over to foreign investors, lenders, and interests. 

And the people? They're left asking one burning question, Who really owns Barbados now?

Let’s break it down, Barbados has numerous government-run institutions, including ports, licensing departments, medical facilities, tax offices, and national corporations, all of which collect money from the people on a daily basis. 

From fees, duties, taxes, licenses, fines, permits, and beyond, money is moving. Constantly. 

Yet, every time we blink, there's news of another massive loan from foreign lenders. Millions  and Billions are piling up like sugar cane on a truck, but where’s it going?

If these institutions are generating revenue and the country is attracting foreign investors, why is the government still holding a begging bowl in hand? 

Why are potholes turning into craters, why are hospitals still under-equipped, clinics under-resourced, and basic infrastructure falling apart?

Here’s the bitter truth, Foreign investment doesn’t always mean local empowerment.

When these foreign investors roll in with their big dollars, shiny suits, and empty promises, many of them are not planting roots here, they’re extracting. 

Their businesses may be operating in Barbados, but their bank accounts are overseas, profits are wired out before the ink on the contract dries.

It’s economic colonization 2.0, and we’re letting it happen.

These so-called "investments" often come with hidden terms. 

Lands leased for 99 years, hotels that give locals crumbs, contracts that silence national interest. 

And when profits are made, very little stays behind to truly nourish the island, instead, Barbados becomes a pretty backdrop for external wealth while locals watch the price of bread go up and the quality of life go down.

And let’s not pretend anymore, billions have been borrowed, and there’s little transparency. 

Ask yourself, Where is the paper trail, who is auditing the inflow and outflow, where are the detailed reports, who's holding the gatekeepers accountable?

The numbers aren't adding up, the conditions of roads, public health services, housing, transportation, and education don’t reflect a country that’s seen billions in loans and investments.

So… is this an "Ozark" moneyuation?

Are we witnessing a modern-day money washing machine at work, where funds come in, disappear, and resurface in offshore accounts, luxury vehicles, or overpriced ghost projects?

We may not have proof yet, but we do have eyes, and people are waking up.

Barbados is at a crossroads, the soul of this country is being auctioned off in silence while those in power speak of "development" and "partnerships." 

But we can’t eat buzzwords, we can’t live in slogans, we need tangible, traceable, transparent progress.

The time for pretending is over, this is a call for real accountability, a call for an audit, a call for truth.

Barbados doesn’t belong to foreign lenders, global developers, or elite puppeteers.

It belongs to Barbadians, and it’s time the people take it back.

No more blind trust, no more borrowed lies, if we don’t own our future, someone else will, and they already are.

Wake up, Barbados, before there’s nothing left to call our own.