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Home / Editorial / #BTEditorial Sir Charles, a Barbadian icon. Once again the proverbial white wool is being used to cover eyes of unsuccessful,unambitious,lethargic,gimme gimme,you owe me etc., black Nouveau Riche wannabees.Sandy Lane estates are owned by approximately 40+% blacks and the remaining by Expatriots and the handfull so called white ex slave masters,,,,,,,,,the government is 99.99999% black and government jobs are 99.9998% black occupied,,,,Bank posts are all 99.9999% occupied by blacks,,,,,,,BHTI is 99.95555% black,,,,,,,,etc.,,, etc.,,,,highly sought after land along the coast of North,South,East and West are owned by blacks,,,who readily sell out to foreign interest for future development that will in turn restrict their movemen,that will in turn be blamed on white suppression,,,,and on and on the road goes,,,,how do I know,,,Because I dont allow no Radical,trouble stirring,boulder on the shoulder,retrogadial thinking yardduck try to program my mental state of process. I have had the privilege and pleasure of knowing him at close range, both professionally and personally, for almost 40 years. Founder of the C.O. How many other countries are so free and easy with their land laws? Sir Charles was in the business of making money yes, but when he spoke of his project, his dreams, his plans, it was always in terms of how many jobs it would create and how much foreign exchange it would earn and how the society would benefit, she stated.Tributes were paid in song by Rose Gemmell and John Yarde.The body of Sir Charles was interred at the St. James Cemetery. Family and friends here in the UK were appalled. It seems that nowadays, more often than not, Im embarrassed to be a Bajan. With all the squatters rights nonsense it is easier to let the land sit idle and let someone put their sheep or old cow to eat grass and keep it from growing tall. I have no clue what the outcome of that case was or if it is still going on. We had so many good times with him and the world will be a sadder place without him. [Quote] it is the returning nationals, Bajan Brits and Yankees, who are allowing realtors to price the local middle-class out of decent, affordable housing in good areas. #BTEditorial Salvation Army has Barbadians vote of confidence, #BTEditorial St Thomas promised relief but many simply want action, #BTEditorial Making room for dissent, even in the choir, #BTEditorial We need to move faster than speed against our newest drug scourge, #BTEditorial A positive move by Cave Shepherd, Police investigate accident at Lodge Hill. He was a ground breaker in may fields of endeavor. Are we to take the unhinged Tea Party/Fox News/Sarah Palin ludicrous utterances seriouslyit may come as a surprise but many do and the consequences can be deadly as was recently demonstrated in Texas. The 88-year-old, larger than life businessman, passed away on November 19 at the Bayview Hospital and the announcement of his death took many by surprise. It will take great effort to find a replacement. My sincere condolences to all of Cow's family. Born on November 24, 1932 at Ashford Plantation, St John, where his father was employed as a manager, young Charles suffered the traumatic experience of his family being evicted from the managers quarters of the plantation when his father was dismissed from the job. He leaves to mourn wife Mary-Ann Lady Williams, and children Stephen, Teddy and Charmaine. What now forinvestors? JustSayingBajan supervisors at C.O.Williams are about 50/50 black & white, my other half has worked there for 24 years so supposed thats fairly accurate ( the other half is not a supervisor & of the very much darker shade! We remain so enthralled by the rich white man, poor black man syndrome that we often forget that the majority of Barbadian whites were dirt poor until the late nineteen sixties and seventies, when numbers of them were drawn into the expanding middle class. Words do have consequences. Code of Silence in effect over CL FinancialBailout, Pat Hoyos: Plasma gasification will bring economic and environmental disaster toBarbados, Your Child Is Sick: Welcome To Barbados Queen ElizabethHospital, Auditor Generals Reports Trinidad and Tobago, BIDC Barbados Investment Development Corporation, Norman Girvan Caribbean Political Economy, Graeme Hall National Park Watershed ManagementPlan, Police Jurisdiction And Authority InBarbados, Water Crisis In Barbados Part 1: A Birds EyeView, Waterpark Developers InsultingAdvertisement, Website Links Barbados Political Parties,Candidates. Genealogy for Sir Charles Othniel Williams (deceased) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. He said that people shouldnt get upset if Trinidadians build manufacturing plants on land and sell the properties to Bajans for less than what Bajans could purchase them for in Barbados and create employment for Trinidadians. All I could come up with are a couple of Barbados Free Press articles, one titled, Barbados Lawyer Wanted for Beating of Teen Thoughts of Racial Tension, White Privilege, and Black Attitudes, dated October 16, 2006, and another titled, The Strange Disappearing Court Cases of Barbados And How the News Media Keeps Silent, dated January 30, 2008. Please tell us if you know. If there was concern that he had too much land and wanted to get more, then change the laws. One of Barbados' most iconic businessmen has passed away. They are not the ones that have pushed land prices so high. They earn more money overseas than can ever be earned locally and are quite happy to buy land in middle class developments and leave it undeveloped for years and years, waiting on their retirement Of the total number of employees of the extended Williams conglomerate, we need the following precise data for an informed discussion: what percentage are white and what percentage areblackand from there, the corollary, what are the corresponding percentages for management. The Barbados government makes it more burdensome than its worth to rent out land. He had great loyalty tofriends and family, he was generous and unselfish and also a good judge of character. He dumped his wife of many decades and married a British woman who supposedly is a distant relative of the British Royal Family. Most of the people who comment here are Black every day Bajans who use this site to express our feelings to each other or about each other and others in Bajan society and elsewhere. Sign up and stay up to date with Barbados' FREE latest news. Wonder what the owner meant by that phrase when he/she chose it to name the boat. It has caused much delayed grief, new funeral arrangements and new fears to enter a funeral home or to touch a loved one. Would not the class differential/ability to wield influence kick in here? I wonder if the house that fell into the cave at Arch Cot would have been built on that spot if the owner of the property could have afforded a better piece of land elsewhere? Making them rethink how to get things done and setting new goals. Please, Cow developed polo in Barbados and in 2009 his team won the Queens Cup. Brother of Daphne Hunte, Maureen Williams and Ralph Bizzy Williams, GCM. We can now announce our dates (officially!) We have been made stronger for what lies ahead. It is a matter of simple observation and measurement. Some comments may be republished on the website or in the newspaper; email addresses will not be published. Your email address will not be published. Starcom Network News understands Sir Charles died at the Bayview Hospital this evening. There have been reasonable questions raised about how active and functional the islands democracy could be in the Barbados has received a grim wake-up call we dare not ignore. Thats what happened to COW. However, our advertising department can be more than accommodating if emailed: If readers wish to report offensive comments, suggest a correction or share a story then please email. i love justsayingbajan u keep it real , i was at the beach last sunday saw sum black kids some boys on the jetty behind the boatyard. The Apes Hill Plantation development encompasses the parishes of St. James, St. Thomas and St. Andrew. His silence may well be demonstrative of his attitude to politicians, his employees and Barbados. Required fields are marked *. The body of Sir Charles was interred at the St. James Cemetery. He also contributed heavily to road building and construction in St Lucia. But hey, its a democracy and you are entitled to do as you have done in writing and make an ass of yourself. He spent three years there before returning to Barbados. Quote from COW Williams: I am a poor loser. But he was also determined to do so, not by taking short-cuts but by being known for quality workmanship and ethical practices. I am appalled that a man would have the nerve to say that he was asked by the PM to stop buying land because he was interfering with the social fabric of a country and laugh it off!!! In order to maintain a reasonable level of discourse (We are not shooting for the level you are accustomed to in academia), it is important that a diverse group of people comment on the issues. Barbados has lost a Legend. The 88-year-old, larger than life businessman, passed away on November 19 at the Bayview Hospital and the announcement of his death took many by surprise. RIP Sir Charles, Condolences to all his family. I had all and all three cost me a fortune.. Great grandfather of Dax. One of Barbados' most iconic businessmen has passed away. Our sincere condolences to the Williams Family on the passing of COW. Despite his wealth and success in business, Sir Charles was not ostentatious. As the narrator said if you have the money anything is possible in the Caribbean. even having proper pork in your home! We can say, we did it, weve made it!! He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 2000 for his outstanding contribution to Barbados' development in a wide range of industries. Thats why Sandy Lane is built on high ground. Since comparison is a valid technique for any science based enquiry, it would be illuminating to find out the comparable statistics for other large employers, say the Civil Service or any major black owned company. Oops! Recent photographs that I have seen show that things have not changed at CO Williams companies. Re. Mailing Address: Barbadian business magnate Sir Charles "Cow" Williams has passed away. Yawn!! The first was when, shortly after Charless birth, his father lost his job as a plantation manager. I knew who I was, I knew where I came from and I knew where I was going, he declared. Shame on you, you bunch of critical, lazy good for nothing fools. Minimum wage is so low that anyone with the ability to start to round up men to do their work can get rich in Barbados ! I tried to find information on that Mark Goodridge case you mentioned. Or is it only white owned companies who should hire employees of different ethnic backgrounds? I am not one so have no particular axe to grind, but at the end of the day these people are Barbadians and have every right to buy homes in Barbados. West Coast high-end millionaire properties are not really going to be of any interest to the average Bajan. Bajans do not understand their own land today like their ancestors at one time did. Many have struggled whilst living in the UK, USA & Canada and yet they still sent money to their relatives living in Barbados. Please understand that comments are moderated and it is not always possible to publish all that have been submitted. Forthright and fearless, Sir Charles was also not one to remain quiet about any issue of public debate. I dont see why you couldnt try to get a few dollars, dollars that were made off of the physical labour of Blacks, from him before she makes out like a bandit. Those who want facts and data can do research themselves. Barbados Today firmly discourages any commentary or statements that are libelous, disruptive in nature or incites others to violate our Terms of Use. We use this site to vent, because we are unable to express ourselves freely in the colonial era minded Bajan mainstream media, which protects prominent people like CO Williams. view all Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 729 5677 5447Passcode: 3setrz, Come and stay for the Social Worker love of a loved one. Rest well . It is such an embarrassment to see some of the comments made here by fellow Bajans. It has been just over two weeks since Anneka Prescod last saw her Barbados queen of surfing, Chelsea Tuach, has delivered another world-class performance, landing a silver medal yesterday at the 2023 Pan American Su Zeeko romped to his third victory on the trot in the Barbados Thoroughbred Breeders Association Breeders Stakes and Trophy race day at the Garrison S Barbadians are being told to brace for the possibility of shortages in some crops, as the agricultural drought affecting the island persists. Registered in England No. He was unafraid to make his views known on controversial matters such as race relations, crime and violence, and of course political and economic developments. We will, however, try to publish comments that are representative of all received. What age are you.? Barbadian business titan Sir Charles "Cow" Williams has died. Cow should thank successive black governments for giving him lots of easy money contracts that make him the sickening geriatric braggart he is like he bugly brother Bizzy. Bajan people are too lazy both mentally to think of ways to elevate themselves and physically to go out and work. And what does he want Bajans to do ?? Fact is they are quite a force in the market. I think that was the turning point, the point where it became clear that his allegiance is with White people no matter where they are from and not with Black Bajans. What does he want to buy Barbados?? At the s For information about this website or content published please contact the, Subscribe to NationNews with our Webfeed. Of the total number of employees of the extended Williams conglomerate, we need the following precise data for an informed discussion: what percentage are white and what percentage areblackand from there, the corollary, what are the corresponding percentages for management. Dear Just Saying Bajan, West Coast high-end millionaire properties may not be of any interest to the average Bajan but they will certainly have a knock on effect on land prices overall. How is your bank account? Go back to your partying and fast spending. or by a plantation that was called Water Grove. He was not impatient because he was haughty or uncaring. Sarah Ann Gill, our National hero or heroine . . This is from Trevor McDonalds Secret Caribbean, made for British TV around a year or two ago. Land is being turned into time-shares, closed off estates etc. . There are serious lessons to be learnt about the geology of Barbados in that clip if you look closely. : I assume you are being sarcastic.If not, good for you.Hope you will be alive in 10 to 15 years to enjoy it all. A risk taker, many of his investments have flourished but some also went bust. Those who object to our opinions can do research and collect data and publish it here for everyone to see. Your preference for a preferred outcome derived from emotional biases has reduced you to an ordinary bozoand when you state we, please be advised you would never speak for me and those people I know. A construction mogul whose name is associated with a wide sphere of development in Barbados, Williams passed away peacefully at the Bayview Hospital in the eastern Caribbean island on Friday evening. Deepest condolences to the Williams Family. In some instances they end up in jobs they dont like. I know the name of another fishing boat that perhaps still operates out of the Bridgetown fishing complex. When he was asked by this newspaper about his retirement he made it clear: You all got this thing wrong. There is no denying that many Barbadians are going through some tough times. He was 88. Any submissions made on our comment section, are solely the views of the individual and not Barbados Today. The October 16, 2006, article references a Nation newspaper article. He is into playing polo now. Most of us are not university professors and are not trying to have very high level discourse with each other, though I try to make reasonably intelligent comments. And he had little time for pretence and showiness. . Eventually the flood water will subside but until it does, the land is flooded. Turn off the sound and watch it so you are not distracted when those two views appear. Please don't use the comments to advertise. @John Would be nice if the Barbados radar were working so we could see a bit further but for now. Jane Shattuck, the White American wife of Greg Hoyos, let the readers of her blog know that her brother-in-law, Patrick Hoyos, was able to call up the Attorney General, Adriel Brathwaite, and get her name placed on a list of cleared people at the Grantley Adams airport, because she was unhappy with the way Bajan immigration officers treated her. building on your land the government will try to declare it a tenentry and take it from you and give to the people renting from you. Port St. Charles was developed by three Barbadian businessmen - Sir Charles Williams, his brother Ralph 'Bizzy' Williams, and Bjorn Bjerkhamn. Politically Tired Scientific discovery on the issue of race will not work in Barbados since the race construct in Barbados is not based on science. Government has spent millions on the water course to the West of the Globe Cinema where people live nowadays but look at maps 50 years ago and you will see people never considered building in that location. He used to fish out of Bathsheba with my dad who owned his own boat until he retired Cow saved his money and took his parents advise to invest his money in land. In ten years tell me if you are any better off. #BTEditorial Confidence and trust not easily acquired, #BTEditorial LIAT former workers finally get resolution, U.S. says it cannot confirm China collected real-time data from spy balloon, Trump flying from Florida to face criminal charges in New York. Today we chuckle at the old timers who avoided rain . wife. Williams, rose from humble origins and a single earth-mover to become the nations largest private ownerof land and the founder of C. O. Williams Construction. When we write comments about them on mainstream media websites, on the rare occasion when anything is written about them, the comments are not published. I am not familiar with that case, so I have opted to wait until I read up on it to comment on it. When the history of Barbados is written, there will surely be a prominent place for the name Sir Charles Othneil Williams. A good loser is always a loser., Narrator: His voracious land buying has caused concern at the highest level., Response from COW Williams: The Prime Minister made the message very clear He said (my land buying) was having an impact on the social structure and I obeyed him like a good obedient boy., COW on his ambitions in life: There were three ambitions I had. I have no evidence that this is true. He appeared to be Indian or mixed race. In the clip shown, two such generalizations are made. If he has any allegiance its to the super rich, white, black or polka-dot. If you want to see spokespeople with databases of verified facts, you should go to a university and sit in an auditorium and listen to historians, psychologists, or other professionals speak. Sir Charles, 88, was one of the many Barbadians who paid keen attention to Maloney's exploits over the weekend and was filled with pride when the 17-year-old ascended the highest peak of the. Take a large bucket of water and throw it into an empty bathtub. For example, Karl Watson mentioned the Mark Goodridge case. Barbadian men only get rich if they have workers! Private. Mr. Williams could make lots of money and oodles of goodwill in this island if he would build affordable, attractive housing for local people. To the family of Sir Charles Williams family, we offer our condolences, may he RIP. Any black Bajan who sold land to COW on the buying spree he boasting about should be drawn and quartered the govertnment should consider where necessary to compulsorily acquire any land this selfish greedy cow bought .Without doubt in that land buying spree racism involved. I guess the 1 in a 100 year rainfall consideration which engineers consider when designing for construction may need to be relooked!! There is an old saying, Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. I am not that old. I will miss him and so will many Barbadians who he helped along the way developing an excellent business with great workers and the best supervisors and family members. Currently I live 7 months in Canada and 5 months here. Success comes through sacrifice not spending $500.00 on a cropover costume for one day. Learn how your comment data is processed. Sir Charles, who has spearheaded numerous major . He promised to stop at our Cattlewash home the following day as he did quite often on many occasions to update plans in the making. Now, I dont know this and perhaps you can tell me: Would a poor white Barbadian be accorded the same treatment as a rich black Barbadian? They will continue to support him as he and his offspring help to bring in and set up their new masters. Tabor is also the largest of Victor Chandler International, a gambling and casinos company based in the United Kingdom. Ralph Bizzy Williams leading the casket into the St. James Parish Church. We need to start teaching our children how to be entrepreneur, and how to invest in stocks, shares and real estate. Abby Martin interviews Afra Raymond about the corrupt CL Financial CLICOdisaster. You have made my essential point very clear and far more succinctly than I did. Our deepest condolences to the entire family. my 2 sense. 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Though CO Williams has hired many Black people over the years, he has rarely hired them to do anything other than physical labour or low level office work. A construction mogul whose name is associated with a wide sphere of development in Barbados, Williams passed away peacefully. COW, how about more widely, helping the less fortunate than you. SIR CHARLES OTHNIEL WILLIAMS, late of Bromefield Plantation House, Bromefield, St. Lucy, entered into rest on November 19, 2021. ), {JustSayingBajan He often said his achievements were by dint of hard work, as he told an interviewer once: Hard work never scared me and I was always happy to make an extra buck.. Also please stick to the topic under discussion. Im going to spend $200.00 and still get calls and $15,000.00 on a car with spare change in my pocket! The blogs are the only places we Black Bajans can go to, to voice our opinions freely. Williams Construction, the company he built from the ground up with his sweat and tears, as well as the fact that in several islands of the region, his motto "We move the earth to please", is as familiar as it is in Barbados. A housing development wont miraculously stop it. The late Sir Charles Williams. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. COW is entitled to continue his quest for riches,if thats what makes him happy.Just saying Bajan is equally entitled to venting on daily blogs but he should realize that he is unlikely to change anything or have any effect whatsoever on COWs life.If thats how he wants to spend his time and energy,so be it.Hope he is giving his children a good education and instilling in them the virtues of hard work,ambition,entrepreneurship etc.If not his great grandchildren will be venting on blogs 100 years hence while COWs will be on their yachts in the harbours of Monaco. Leader of the Opposition Bishop Joseph Atherley today issued a statement on the passing of Sir Charles Williams. . On the one hand, COW is self made and he and his staff and his partners create jobs and real value for Barbados. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time, My sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Sir Charles. They recognised that he was old-school and raised in an era that shaped his thoughts and perspectives. We are grateful to be in a position . I wonder what JustSayingBajan has to say. The name COW Williams is today as much a household name in Barbados as it is in neighbouring Caribbean islands, where Sir Charles executed many a construction project. Grandfather of Oliver, Camilla, Dane, Lilly, Charlie and Sam.

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