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A tourist primer.

See the pic in the article, I grew up on that beach. It was once considered one of the greatest in the world. That was before climate change and sea erosion reduced it sand surface area by about a third of its original size, as when I growing as a young boy and playing cricket on that beach.

Last year I stayed at the resort overlooking the beach, to rekindle my spirit and in essence to recapture some of those boyhood memories, but was devastated by the on-going erosion and the invasion of an unwelcome nuisance - Sargassum seaweed.

So when, yesterday, President Trump signed regulations top nullify Obama's climate change efforts, someone should have alerted him to the immediacy of negative impact on the economy of some countries due to climate changes on ocean temperatures and the growth of Sargassun seaweed.

In reply to ProWI

is that Batts Rock?

ProWI,

ALL THE BLAME FOR WHAT IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING HERE AND NOW, AND MORE THAT IS SURELY COMING OUR WAY (I.E. CLIMATE CHANGE, RESOURCE DEPLETION, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION .....), MUST BE LAID AT THE DOORSTEP OF CAPITALISM MATE!!

CAPITALISM IS GUILTY AS CHARGED AND SHOULD BE PUT TO DEATH IMMEDIATELY!!!

GET WITH THE PROGRAM!!!

OH RA$$!!!

FUNNY AS FCUK!!!

HA!HA!HA!

SHEIK

But seriously, what is up with that camouflage ban? And the extent of how seriously it's taken?

In reply to Tryangle

So serious I had to buy a T-Shirt for Soca on the hill and surrender offending garment at entrance..and it was a fitted sleeveless camo vest,totally un-military..same here in T&T but only incident I had they took couple pairs of my kids' nice new shorts etc at the airport after a shopping trip after we declared our shopping ffs!!

Lady smiled and took all camo, about 6 items....I mean it' s an offence after all...steups...she also wanted to take some bamboo print stuff too,I protested and pointed out that's not military camo despite similarity...

Backward law..

And I want to buy a surplus REAL 'demilitarized' Hummer from the US Army ffs!!

In reply to Tryangle

SVG has the same Rule also , in
SVG , that is the uniform worn by
the rapid Response Teams .

I have no idea whether that may also be the case in Barbados . perhaps someone from BIM will
enlighten US regarding this matter .

In reply to POINT
It is still against the law to wear camouflage garments in public in Barbados. I even got word a few months ago that if customs sees such garments in your suitcase when you arrive, they can be confiscated. Not sure if that last part is true though.

In reply to BeachBum

Yes it can and will be.
Same goes to realistic looking toy guns.

Dem say if CHE invites ya to go to a beach

run like rass

In reply to sgtdjones

Che/she has a camo batty rider..

In reply to BeachBum

A few years ago, we flew in to Barbados on the late JetBlue from New York. I had totally forgotten about that law, so my then-4-year-old boy, at 2:30am or whatever time it was, the customs guy was sternly pointing out my child's camo pants. He suggested I changes his clothes right then and there.

I was all "we'll take our chances" and cut a trail.

My wife, who hadn't ever been to Barbados, was giving the customs guy and me WTF looks throughout.

The funny thing is that they'd probably be just as hard line if it was hot pink or bright orange "camo" wear, but wouldn't blink if it was striped or checker-patterned green/brown/black. Strange law, nevertheless.

If I remember correctly (and I was a child at the point) back in the late 70s or early 80s there were some bandits going around in camouflage and military type attire similar to the Bajan defense force and robbing people in the island. That triggered the banning of everything with camouflage or military related. So this ban been in effect a good thirty something years now

In reply to Tryangle

my wife once arrived in Bim with a camouflage rag she picked up at some soca fete up here. They took it away from her

In reply to defeyeant

Yeah man ,she coulda camouflage a big Rambo rat or she elbow with that and reek havoc in Bim! Lol even modern military camo is different nowadays..most of the times they're in solid green or other solid colours anyway,so best dey ban green too?


In T&T you cannot paint your vehicle army green or Coast Guard blue.I don;t know how the local red Ferraris make out because I also heard about fire engine red being in the same category..lol

In reply to ProWI

In reply to nick2020

Yow Nick a Bigdog camouflage pon mb all of a sudden
...a sgt jess sudden so camouflage as a fucking tit newbie

ISIS camouflage in Larvatille...

In reply to Outswinger

Used to grab a long thin coconut tree trunk with a group of your friends and swim out as far as the reef too?

Dived to the bottom of the sea without any of the modern fancy gear, with bells ringing in your ears?

Played cricket all day long on the beach?

Checked out all those girls who came from all over the island to the "best beach in the world" to have all-day picnics? The days before sea erosion, when the buses could come right down to the beach?

If so, then that was your beach home.

In reply to bravos

In reply to ProWI

Yeah. You are right on those. I even tried to dive conch wid Pa Grey and dem, but let me tell yuh. Conch ground water was too darn deep fuh me yuh hear? Couple of guys buss dem ear drum doing dat. Deep, deep, deep.

Dat reef was far too, like de one by Sam Lord's.

In reply to ProWI

So weh you from exactly?

In reply to bravos

yup..

It is a law from the Tom Adams era about stifling public protests and over throwing of governments.

based on ill founded fears of course and it still remains in force to this day in Bimshire...

I too think its backwards but no one has been willing to remove it due to how even more stupid the society has become..

guess its here to stay...

In reply to Tryangle

I'm sure impersonating a cop is a crime EVERYWHERE though!

In reply to powen001

Yeah but it's the same here in T&T,de blasted nice and polite customs officer lady take all my kids lil harmless cool looking pants,and they does last looooong and make good hand downs too

Forget to wear pants...