Comments on: Barbados and Guyana… Can we meet on a plate?

By: courtney cully

courtney cully — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:21:11 +0000

This situation is just so sad,as a young man growing up in Guyana,there were many caribbean nationals living in guyana,many from Barbados. What has happened?

By: Sanderson Rowe

Sanderson Rowe — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:35:32 +0000

Wow!From food to Politics .

By: Biswattie Ramsawak

Biswattie Ramsawak — Mon, 18 May 2009 22:10:48 +0000

Bajans have a right to expect entrants into their country to conform to immigration laws.

By: malaika06

malaika06 — Sun, 17 May 2009 17:15:04 +0000

It’s a myth Cynthia so continue dreaming. Caribbean integration is stillborn. Time to throw out the baby and bath water.

As to the fusion of West Indian food, well that’s all over in the diaspora, not only in the region

By: Bajan34

Bajan34 — Sun, 17 May 2009 12:46:01 +0000

Good article, I just want to say that they are many Bajans who are not xenophobic. But there is a small, vocal, xenophobic group, making a lot of noise and giving the impression that Bajans are not an inclusive people. The fact that we do have so many non-nationals who reside here is testament to that. Those xenophobes are the ones calling the call-in radio programs. I do agree, however, that there is a need for some level of management as it relates to immigration issues, but certainly the region as a whole continues to mess around with Caribbean unity, and the process of unification has been incredibly slow. And remember, Barbados has always been a vocal supporter of Caribbean unity, from the federation days, when Jamaica and then Trinidad decided to reject unity. In addition Barbados has been most vocal about the Caribbean Court of Justice, and along with Guyana, are the only members. Barbados has also been most vocal and has taken the lead on the Caribbean Single Market and Economy.
The problem is that Barbados has also been most impacted by the immigration issue, only The Bahamas has been impacted to a greater degree, as it relates to Haitian immigration to that nation. It has been estimated that there are anywhere from 30,000, to 50,000 Guyanese here, of which only 10,000 are here legally. This in a population of 250,000. And to make matters worse, these mostly indo-Guyanese, do not make enough of an effort to become part of the Bajan community/society, they stick to themselves, they do not try enough to connnect with Bajans, and I think that is a big part of the problem, that it seems there is this very large community of people, in your country, who are simply here to take advantage, do not care about Barbados and Bajans, and are not interested in being friendly. Some are, I have some Guyanese friends, but many are not…

By: brownin

brownin — Sat, 16 May 2009 15:56:49 +0000

WOW Cynthia, I can say that i feel your pain. All the bashing in the media or anywhere outside the comfort of my ‘home’ can sometimes be tooooooo much.
But nothing like food to ease the pain, but I am afraid only on the plate will the twain meet