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The united workers party may well begin to look at its leadership in light of the following news article that appeared in yesterdy's www.caribbeannewsnow.com entitled:US ACTION AGAINST ST LUCIA MAY BE CONNECTED TO VISA REVOCATION. The article (brought to my attention today by my US pardner who phoned me here), states that Richard Frederick may, very well have been framed by St Lucians with ties to the Labour party ,some of whom may be in the current administration and may have had,as well as may still have, shady ties with,some US Federal officials at the Embassy in Barbados and the US state dept.So the article states. Those people may be seen ,states the on line article,as having lied to and misleading US federal Officials
If the Caribbeannewsnow.com report holds water then there is every reason to see that Frederick stands an excellent chance to be the next PM of St.Lucia because of the popular support he shall have been gathered in Frederick's behalf as a result.The UWP had very well consider this possibllity since it is unlikely that it will win a premature elections under the current party leadrship.However which ever way it runs the coming election fight in SLU will likiely be between PIP of the SLP and Frederick of the UWP. Serious stuff folksOnce again this is Hulla,your Brasilian/St Lucian from bahia,Salvador,brasil
hulla!!!!u back smoking this shit again???
let them smoke their shit man.
List has been a Crappy airline providing crappy service over 30 years and is only now these talking heads want to talk. I can remember the crappy service from 1979 going to Bim.
1/% of 20865 is 208.65. Since Caribbean News Now posts the Richard Frederick visa revocation story less than 48 hours ago 16865 readers have access the story most of the readers are located in the US, Canada, Europe and the Caribbean. On FB book there are 376 likes to the story while on the FB SLAP page there are less than 20 hardcore labor hacks like making grey noise the story is false. Those Labor hacks don’t even make up 000.5% of the total readers critical of the story. In sum not even a 1% of the readers have said the story is bogus.
Shooting the messenger is alive and well
http://www.caribbeannewsnow.com/topstory-Editorial%3A-Shooting-the-messenger-is-alive-and-well-17868.html
Correction to my numbers above:
20865 readers have access the story!!
Are you guys forgetting the small Islands governments’ have history of screwing up things dating back to the late 1950s when the West Indies Federation, also known as the Federation of the West Indies, was a short-lived political union that existed from 3 January 1958 to 31 May 1962?
Common sense should tell any one if those corrupt idiots can screw up a political union in 4 years what do your expect they will do to a little air carrier plague with top heavy and over paid incompetent and dishonest management.
I submit to you for LIAT to survive this on-going gross mismanagement, the Robert Crandall of American Airlines and the Frank Lorenzo of Continental Airlines doctrine must be implemented.
Tokyo Rose, what does that crap you have posted there have to do with the article? That Caribbean News article can have a billion readers and that dogs not change any thing. It is all National Enquirer type news.
You need to get on with your life.
HULLA???
IS A "F+++++KING clown"' dirty unwashed bamboo-clout.
If a government of the People, by the People and for the People becomes destructive of those aims for which that government was instituted, then it is the Right and the Responsibility of the People to rise up and replace the old forms of government, and institute a new form of self-government that will be responsive to that People and that will also be responsible TO The People who have formed it and for the reasons and aims for which it was created.
No Prime minister or nation leader has the right to act as a tinpot dictator to threaten the media with litigation or overt acts for pursuing the truth.
Funny thing that: This call is so full of empty.
It does NOT show that the leader of the UWP has any learning coming out or to show for his years with Air Jamaica. He has learned nothing. And so, here in this call he has said nothing that shows that he has any greater understanding of the airline business than the ordinary man in the street. Where is the leadership in of all this, sir?
We are so sick and tired of the blind leading the blind? Are you showing that you are about to give us another round of this sh*t?
Like the LPM leader, Chastanet is proving time and time again that he is just another VERY, very ORDINARY two-bit politician making noises to grab headlines.
Obviously, he is quite mundane, lost and all at sea, like the majority of us. He is UNABLE to point to NOT EVEN ONE concrete solution to the everyday inconveniences that plague this airline.
Smart people are looking past the usual bla, bla, bla for real substance. For real substantive issues.
We are so sick of politicians whose usual fare is the frothing of their usual load of wishy-washy inanities presented TO THE UNSUSPECTING for public consumption Mr. Chastanet.
To those capable to see past your smoke-screen, you are so-o-o-o-o-o-o and too OBVIOUS. Bye!
Well that is what we stand for in the region; CRAPPY AND MEDIOCRE and it begins with our leaders. Have you heard Ralph Gonsalves speak about LIAT? You would swear that there is noting happening and LIAT is just fine. Ralph Gonsalves who is the loudest shareholder of LIAT is exactly what is wrong with our region. Look at his country St Vincent. For the past 30 or more years the infrastructural development in his country has been slower than a turtle. Someone described the country to look like the back streets of Haiti which is true. So I can understand why Ralph would see nothing wrong with LIAT. I have heard Kenny Anthony of Saint Lucia say that the high airfares are caused by the government taxes SO DAMN IT REMOVE THE BLOODY TAXES. I am not the one who imposed the taxes; YOUR GOVERNMENTS DID. So in the interest of your citizens and visitors REDUCE THE DAMN AIRFARES. You see we vote for these people year in and year out not realizing that they will give us exactly what they think we deserve. Why hasn't there been competition for LIAT. COMPETITION DRIVES PRICES DOWN don't they know that? of course they do but Ralph Gonsalves will shoot down EVERYTHING that represents some competition for LIAT. The CEO of LIAT was made a scapegoat for the chairman and all others. The bell will soon ring for his ass as well. My only empathy is for the staff who are obligated to work under these conditions because their governments HAVE NO COMPASSION. Keith Mitchell has taken a stand that unless LIAT puts its house in order, he will not pump money into that sinking ship. Bravo Mr. Mitchell
Politicians are the ones preventing LIAT from shutting down and restarting. They do not understand fully nor appreciate the issues facing the owners of carriers in the industry.
The current structure of, and the nature of the demands placed by the governments on that carrier do not allow for a sustainable future. Recapitalizations and government subsidies are going to remain the norm.
If management is constrained in its decision-making to rationalize and streamline operations by the shareholders or governments of the day, in what is essentially a near monopolistic operational environment, then financial losses can mainly be attributed to the current ownership structure of that company.
Granted the operational cost structure facing LIAT, the shareholders cannot expect to have their cake and eat it too. LIAT facing such a future will remain a loss-making enterprise. Saint Lucians should bite the bullet and pay the monopolistic pricing but the government should stoutly resist pouring money into a financial black-hole.
Like our quintessential country bookies in our rum shops, Chastanet found reason to criticize the minister for the operations of an airline which Saint Lucia has no control over.
The foolishness continues.
He gave absolutely NO STATISTICAL EVIDENCE why it should be a major concern, such that it would prompt a statement from the minister. So it boils down to just another instance of hot air marketing impressions, as per this character.
Now if he were real management material with genuine MBA scholarship to boast about, wouldn't he, as the recent past minister in charge of tourism, say something like, 'LIAT is responsible for x percent of our destination arrivals, contributing x amount of dollars and accounting for x per cent of Saint Lucia's GDP'?
Can any thinking person from this obvious marketing and attention-grabbing ploy, deduce from this show that this character knew what he was doing as tourism minister? Or, can anyone reasonably come to the conclusion that this character was on top of his game as the holder of that post as minister of tourism? Really?
Jackass politics from jackass politicians. That's what we are getting and reverting to time and time again in Saint Lucia.
That is the kind of politician that Saint Lucian ignoramuses, country bookies, and noisy political yard fowls adore, idolize, deify and proudly boast about.
Anonymous said...September 26, 2013 at 5:51 PM
Anonymous, they, the UWP want to be relevant and wants to be seen doing something.
Like you hinted, after 30 years of the worst service from an airline, ONLY now they see fit to talk about LIAT.
Yeah, the UWP leadership want to be kept in the news...no matter how crappy their spewing.
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Like our quintessential country bookies in our rum shops, Chastanet found reason to criticize the minister for the operations of an airline which Saint Lucia has no control over.
The foolishness continues.
He gave absolutely NO STATISTICAL EVIDENCE why it should be a major concern, such that it would prompt a statement from the minister. So it boils down to just another instance of hot air marketing impressions, as per this character.
Now if he were real management material with genuine MBA scholarship to boast about, wouldn't he, as the recent past minister in charge of tourism, say something like, 'LIAT is responsible for x percent of our destination arrivals, contributing x amount of dollars and accounting for x per cent of Saint Lucia's GDP'?
Can any thinking person from this obvious marketing and attention-grabbing ploy, deduce from this show that this character knew what he was doing as tourism minister? Or, can anyone reasonably come to the conclusion that this character was on top of his game as the holder of that post as minister of tourism? Really?
Points all well taken.
Doh worry your head. Only the very blind cannot see through this as just another of Chastanet's publicity stunts. There is, as was pointed out above, no real substance behind any of it.
As usual, when speaking to the uninitiated, he expects his anecdotal approach is always going to fool a lot of people. With mate, it is just old-fashion jackass Kuntrie Boukie politics as usual. New day but SOS.
Its like most things Caribbean. Managment is really lacking.
I think this article is really quite stupid.
Thankfully Ian resigned not sure if was accepted ?
LIAT needs an overhaul.
Government Taxes at the Airport need a relook as 1/2 of any fare is in Taxes.
New planes will make No difference its all about proper managment.
There is much more to the obvious management weaknesses regarding LIAT. Running an efficient airline is much more demanding than running a huge land-based business. There is so much uncertainty regarding operations.
There is financial management, operations management, marketing management, and maintenance and logistics just to name a few management issues. Some of these areas today are controlled by some pretty sophisticated software systems as employed by the profitable airline companies still in the air today.
However, listening to one senior manager of that airline the other day left some with the impression that the SKAs of LIAT's management, left much to be desired, and fell far short of even the BASICS of modern management.
Now, if the basics are not there, does that inspire a hell of a great deal of confidence that the specialisms demanded by the airline industry will ever be incorporated in day-to-day operations?
More: granted the constraints imposed by low cash flow, if LIAT's routes and schedules are not optimized to maximize revenue generation and minimize cost, but at the same time financial inflows are inadequate to service LIAT's debts, and operating expenditure, from where will the surplus be derived to systematically purchase or retire obsolete assets?
Do you see why the shareholder governments had again to pony up, finding new capital injections, to replace existing assets in order to service current routes?
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