Utilities must share blame, says minister

UTILITY COMPANIES must share some of the blame for the long time it takes for roads across Barbados to be paved. Minister of Public Works Gline Clarke, speaking on Day 2 of the Estimates debate in the House of Assembly yesterday, said had it not been for utility companies doing work the same time as Government, it would take ministry officials only two weeks to complete the paving of a road.... "It is a fact that based on the work programme that we had agreed on this year, many of the utilities have not lived up to the expectation. But we have to continue to meet with them," Clarke said. "If these roads were free of the utilities, it would take us only a week or two to pave, but because of the utilities, it takes us very long to do so." Clarke said he met with officials of Barbados Light & Power and National Petroleum Corporation last year. He also said he would be encouraging these companies to erect better signage to inform motorists of diversions.Source:

How he mean if the roads were free of utilities... that's like saying IF Carol wasn't ugly, she would be better looking... duh!(There are many Carols, and this Morning I am not referring to any one specific, ok Barbados? *angel face*) How childish though, blaming others for your mistakes. Do the utilities own the roads? NO! So that means you have all the say about when they can dig and for how long. I wonder what he says to his wife in bed...Honey, if little georgie wasn't so small, I would be able to satisfy you. It's not my fault that you thought I was poking you with a cigarette, blame little georgie... pathetic. As Rommel Marshall said man.. POOR PLANNING. Encouraging the companies to put up better signs? Well I can forgive them for messing up the signs every now and then, after all they are in the business of providing electricity, not billboards. But the goverment ain't got no shame at all... why don't THEY put up better road signs. Deh got nuff roads with NO signs, just got yuh lost... can't even give proper directions. Amm.. come through de corner, turn up by some donks trees and come straight up... yuh gine see some men liming, turn down there... drive up til you see a banks shop mark Ally Cat and then make the first right. Now drive til you see a grasshopper on a croton leaf... I live in the house with the green paling. Umm... do any of these roads have SIGNS? Of course if that grasshopper sleeping at all, my cakes burn.

*After reading this post, 8 persons will go missing because they got lost in Barbados... they did stop and ask for directions, but no one else knew either. They will be forced to join the Lost Tribe of St. Andrew and live off coconuts and sea moss.