Sir Charles Williams passes away - Starcom Network Sir Charles Williams passes away - Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation Dont be fooled there are a lot of black bajans who have money, they just dont flaunt it like some who dont have it. I believe Sir Cow adopts the phrase as his own and changes its meaning because that is what the economic activity in which he is involved requires. Home / Top Featured Article / Sir Charles Cow Williams passes away. Sir Charles Williams Welcome to our home andBarbados, Sir Charles Williams Welcome to our home and Barbados | Business is a Lifestyle. Williams general manager Neil Weeks added: Barbados had leaders like Errol Walton Barrow and Tom Adams who recognised that in a post-independence Barbados, the way that we were going to move the country forward was to build out its seaports, airport and its road network. When Bajans mention the names of prominent people like CO Williams on Down to Brasstacks on VOB, they are cut off. Prince Charles arrives in Barbados ahead of state visit Barbadian-born all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers, 85, voiced his disappointment after the Caribbean nation decided to become a republic. It is a matter of simple observation and measurement. 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. 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. The Republic Bank 2023 Sir Charles Williams International Fishing Tournament has officially started. Cow is a wealthy man and my dad is a poor man. Thats why Sandy Lane is built on high ground. The laws of Barbados must have allowed Cow to buy all the land that he wished to buy, once he had the money. The wells allow the rain coming off BET Hill and all around there to run off the surface quickly and down into these deep channels underground According to these individuals one of the wells claimed a life so there is indeed an element of risk in doing them but if the highway was put in with no consideration of how that new road and its water might affect the surrounding area then things around there would be bad. November 19th, 2021. You did not have to collect any data or facts to form your opinion. In my lifetime, I saw poor Black Bajans from my grandparents generation living in poverty. We may disagree with each other on this or any topic, but as long as we talk civil without name calling or degenerating into threats or wild-eyed racist comments, what the hell. #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. To the family of Sir Charles Williams family, we offer our condolences, may he RIP. Both caves appear in what were once quarry sites. 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. 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 saw the onwer everyone knows him mr defritas taking up the black kids ball then takin they picture like they were criminals, it hurt my heart im like i wonder if it was white kids who went on the jetty if he would treat them the same way n take their pictures like criminals, i wondered if that was a black man who own the buisness n took the boys pics if they were white what would happen if he treated them like criminals, its funny double standards in barbados but as the old ppl say time is longer than twine n u can do as much as u like but not as long as u like. Similarly, six or twelve foot diameter wells cannot deal with heavy rains if the catchment area directing the water towards them is great. The drain is the well, the bathtub the land. My condolences to the Williams family at this moment of sorrow stay strong God blessings to all of you. 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. A service of thanksgiving for the life of Sir Charles Othniel Williams will be held on Monday, November 29, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Old timers from down that side could have told them dont pelt away money!!! "Sir Charles Williams was probably best known as one of our leading construction . And what does he want Bajans to do ?? Then when he had got enough ,he dropped her like a hot potato. He leaves to mourn wife Mary-Ann Lady Williams, and children Stephen, Teddy and Charmaine. The so called citizen journalism can be entertaining and enlightening but it can also be an avenue where the homophobic, the racists the misogynistic the conspiracy theorists and peddlers of trash congregate to spout their rambling ill informed nonsense. Surrounded by friends, family, employees, investment partners and large and imposing construction equipment, Sir Charles was in his element. Thats what happened to COW. I am not familiar with that case, so I have opted to wait until I read up on it to comment on it. Barbados is a tiny island with one of the highest population densities in the world, yet it is going down this path and many of you cannot even see it. but, if the GOB has $50 million plus to build a landfill, . Never apologize for the length of your argument or the passion. My question to Bizzy Williams is, Why is land in Barbados so expensive? He and his brother and their offspring are the main people who have been selling multi million dollar properties to wealthy foreigners. He was also a black belly sheep farmer, and his company is a major player in the local cut flower industry. It speaks volumes about what this old arrogant whiteman thinks about blacks. If youre overseas and you let more than (what is it these days 3 houses?) How is your bank account? ), @Harry. I have seen many cases in which poor Black Barbadians have gone up against wealthy White Barbadians and foreigners, so I can speak with more confidence about that scenario. The perceptions we know, the reality still eludes us. What I found interesting was that there was a White British woman working in the office who boasted that she had never held a job for more than a year. The rate at which the water in the tub subsides is proportional to the diameter of the drain. I saw in the video that CO Williams has preserved the home he lives in, but there are many other buildings that could be saved. The photos showed that all of the people who did physical labour were Black men and that Black women held the low level office jobs, while the higher level office jobs were held by White women. Regarding your question, Would a poor white Barbadian be accorded the same treatment as a rich black Barbadian? Typical bajans, complain that things to hard, run from the hard work, and blame others for you dont get anywhere in life. ), {JustSayingBajan He was not impatient because he was haughty or uncaring. We would like to send our condolences to the family of Sir Charles Williams. It is impossible to tell from the Nations article what really happened in the case. Some comments may be republished on the website or in the newspaper; email addresses will not be published. So, in heavy rain, Bajans being at one time highly logical and sensible people, stayed put in whatever houses they had built for themselves. So if Sir Charles has sacrificed and now in his old age is very successful booyah to you who he doesnt appeal to. Someone with more scientific knowledge can refute what I said if they want to. On the leading page is a full photograph of almost 60 employees all black, not one white or pretend white face in the crowd. They only care about themselves. or by a plantation that was called Water Grove. Dear Just Saying Bajan, This is done all the time in Canada and some of the housing developments are very beautiful. Success comes through sacrifice not spending $500.00 on a cropover costume for one day. Sir Charles Williams Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images This is from Trevor McDonalds Secret Caribbean, made for British TV around a year or two ago. According to them the Garfield Sobers Roundabout has several deep 200 foot wells to be able to handle all of the surface water of the area. One of Barbados' most iconic businessmen has passed away. Williams family and Cows mother still put a roof over his head and $100 a month is more than most made 60 or 70 years ago, years ago and more than i made my first job 30 years after him ! We also noticed that the police would not go into his hospital room to question him and allowed him to flee the country on a private jet without being questioned. I work my ass off here in the UK and upon return for a rest, always get the beggars and the lookers as if I owe you something. Something that I read led me to believe the house was recently built. Sometimes though we want a specific outcome for one person and we dont want to bother to change the law so we just have the PM warn them. that is to say Free Negro or Free Mulatto. There are serious lessons to be learnt about the geology of Barbados in that clip if you look closely. Sir Charles "COW" Williams has fired back at the Barbados - YouTube Major gully systems discharge there. Words do have consequences. 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. The October 16, 2006, article references a Nation newspaper article. 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!!! (And yes, they are Bajan like the rest of us, so whether you think that is a problem is up to you. Anyone who purchased property in Port St. Charles could bring a boat into Barbados, duty free, a savings of 40 - 60 . We welcome reader comments on the top stories of the day. He treats them relatively well. There is no denying that many Barbadians are going through some tough times. Never Enough is Never Enough for the simple reason that the actual economic activity of construction can never get enough land, . Bajan people are too lazy both mentally to think of ways to elevate themselves and physically to go out and work. This is a blog. It infuriates me that the Black government of Barbados continues to listen to these blankety blanks and continues to sell off land that future generations of Bajans, who are overwhelmingly Black, will need to live on. We know that death will come to all of us, but the octogenarian seemed to defy age, and until recently, was happily riding his beloved horses and playing polo his Sunday ritual. If he is so terrified of losing his land ownership, he could lease the land that the houses are built on. #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. Dread..;). Meanwhile here in Barbados, we are stuck with a Bull in a China Shop. Family and friends here in the UK were appalled. 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