Wow...43 years of independence has to be an accomplishment for any country and it has been for my country Barbados. Its no doubt that BIM, like all former colonies of Europe have found a way to stand on their own two feet right? Or are we deceived by the so called first world countries to believe we are independent.
So we no longer answer to the Queen and the Premier is now a Prime Minister but are we really free from colonialism with conglomerates like the International Monetary Fund and the other international organizations dictating our pace? This entry isn't to belittle the achievements of our forefathers but rather to shed light on the yoke that binds us still as we are not truly free.
No country will ever clear its debt with the IMF...no country will ever be free from the " conditionalities" impose for the sole purpose to be stumbling blocks in the path of development. So this leaves us to question the extent to our independence as much has changed since that fateful night on the Garrison Savannah November 30th 1966, we still have to toe the lines drawn by the super powers of the G8 countries.
So to the young people of Barbados, remember the privilege we have of being an independent country but never forget that their is always room for improvement.
Risse
Y.F.B... the P.R of the Future
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