maqroll Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 2 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Can i just say im in barbados and thia place is **** amazing 1st place in Caribbean ive been too and wow Are you enjoying a Mount Gay? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 I went to Barbados when I was younger. I found the people, the island, the culture all to be amazing. I was there for an hour stopover aged 10 on my way to Trinidad. I never left the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted March 26, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted March 26, 2023 14 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Can i just say im in barbados and thia place is **** amazing 1st place in Caribbean ive been too and wow You lucky so and so. Have a great time Dem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AVFC_Hitz Posted March 26, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 26, 2023 13 hours ago, robby b said: Barbados! Great! I've never been there, bet I'd love it. Good for you Dem, hope you have a lovely time out there. You never know with Dem, he could have just misspelt Bridlington. 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 4 hours ago, Seat68 said: I went to Barbados when I was younger. I found the people, the island, the culture all to be amazing. I was there for an hour stopover aged 10 on my way to Trinidad. I never left the airport. Spot on mate this is how i havw found it. The people don't have much but are just so happy and positive with smiles on their faces. We could learn a lot from them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 Political assassination yesterday in Ecuador of a presidential candidate who vowed to root out cartel-politician corruption. Sad. Ecuador was relatively peaceful until recently due to the drug trade. Another reason to make all drugs legal. The shooting is online if you want to view it. You don't see him get shot and you don't see any gore, but he was shot in the head multiple times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 On 10/08/2023 at 14:31, maqroll said: Another reason to make all drugs legal Too much money being spent on the invisible war on drugs for certain drugs to ever be legalised. I agree btw, legalise, regulate and squeeze the criminals and their wallets. It's the only way to ever stop this shit happening by making it non profitable to the extent it currently is. Prohibition in the US was a perfect example of what happens when you try to stop people using. The criminal becomes much more powerful and the politicians that protect them do too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted October 3, 2023 Author Share Posted October 3, 2023 Might as well roll the dice, I guess. Intractable anarchy is tough to try to contain and fix with just men wearing blue helmets toting rifles. This could all go belly-up. Quote UN votes to send Kenyan-led security force to Haiti to combat gangs UN votes to send Kenyan-led security force to Haiti to combat gangs | Haiti | The Guardian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustibrooks Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 (edited) Speaking to a neighbour of mine that’s from Guyana, he’s mentioned that they have had a recent discovery of oil and other natural commodities. He didn’t sound too happy about the discovery because he believes there may be conflict. Well after speaking with him I came across this from a few days ago and I think it’s something to keep an eye on for 2024 and beyond. Hopefully we don’t have another conflict/proxy war over the same things. Edited November 3, 2023 by Rustibrooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 God forbid if that region goes off 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 No worries. The US will never stand for a nation annexing a bordering nation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustibrooks Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Seems like Venezuela may have succeeded in their referendum to do with annexing a part of Guyana (for their oil reserves). So we are getting closer to a potential conflict, Brazil and USA( no surprise) are watching closely. It doesn’t seem like this will be solved diplomatically at this point. The irony is that the Venezuelan president has condemned Israel for their actions pretty openly but they are fine with wanting to invade their neighbours over oil they claim is theirs. Based on what the British Empire controlled when they ruled Guyana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 15, 2023 Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 (edited) It's going to very interesting to see how things play out in Argentina with their new nutter in charge. The Argie Left has no one but themselves to blame. Edited December 15, 2023 by maqroll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted December 22, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 22, 2023 Touch paper on Argentina lit. Decrees include Total housing deregulation Removal of land sale protections (previously foreign entities couldn't purchase plots over a specific size, this has been removed) Nationalised service companies sold (of course) Subsidies on things like public transport removed leading to vastly increased fares Full labour deregulation including a rollback of employment protections Sale of national satellite system to Musk A few rich people will be getting very rich very fast, and Argentina will be on fire in very short order. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Not good. Quote Armed gunmen wearing masks stormed a television station in Ecuador’s largest city on Tuesday, taking anchors and staff hostage and exchanging gunfire with the police as cameras rolled before the intruders were subdued and arrested. The televised violence, captured live, erupted in the city of Guayaquil as the South American country has descended into chaos this week, with a powerful gang leader disappearing from prison, uprisings breaking out in several prisons and inmates kidnapping and threatening guards. Ecuador Plunges Into Crisis Amid Prison Riots, Kidnappings - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts