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. Sir Charles was passionate about Barbados, C.O. Thats why I started at age 18 and used free education to qualify myself, so I go my own profession,,, I am 27 now,,, used the money from that to buy 5 acres of land and farming it .. By the way I dont have a mortgage.. Got my own home, wife who works with me and two children.. no mortgage on the house, car or land:).. My $200.00 phone still works as well as my $15,000.00 car and farm vehicles. Keep reading and contributing to this blog, Mr. Watson. In the ensuing pages only black faces appear. 894646. In one fell swoop, the family lost their income and home. The mainstream media has opted not to tell the public details of the case. 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. Sir Charles also pioneered the growth of polo and was a major owner in horse racing. 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. We mostly voice our opinions here. was one such FM owning slaves. Oops! Husband of Mary-Ann Lady Williams. I agree with Mitchie Bell. It will take great effort to find a replacement. In recent years, he seems to have gotten caught up in trying to live the life of a British aristocrat. When he was asked by this newspaper about his retirement he made it clear: You all got this thing wrong. So if Sir Charles has sacrificed and now in his old age is very successful booyah to you who he doesnt appeal to. The poor people should all leave and the rich live with himI am disgusted! For 60 years he has moved the earth to please and Barbados. Why do I find this **** such a bore! 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 in the article told the story of what he is all about. Barbadian business magnate Sir Charles "Cow" Williams has died. He made it clear he wanted to be wealthy and to do much better than his relatively humble beginnings. Honestly, it is starting to get kind of annoying watching members of the BNB show up after- the- fact to complain about demolished properties. 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. It has caused much delayed grief, new funeral arrangements and new fears to enter a funeral home or to touch a loved one. hard work DOES pay off the narrow minded and ignorant posters on this site can only see fit to insult his family. never get enough water . The U.S. government is tearing down many of the housing projects that they built years ago, because they became drug and crime infested hell holes. For a while he seemed driven to turn all of Barbados into a playground for the rich and famous. In the Scotland District for example I have read old newspaper reports of individuals being washed away. Sign up and stay up to date with Barbados' FREE latest news. He was not one to flaunt the trappings of his achievement in the faces of others. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. sorry about the length of my previous comment.}. We celebrate his legacy. Heard that COW wasnt all that he says he is. Gone but not forgotten in spirit may you Rest In Peace. Abby Martin interviews Afra Raymond about the corrupt CL Financial CLICOdisaster. Point Id like to bring up and I dont know the answer off the top of my head and Im too lazy to look right now because Im heading out the door: Wasnt the home that fell into the cave built some decades ago? The Jamaica Observer ePaper is available to you at home or at work, and is the same edition as the printed copy available at https://bit.ly/epaper-login, Barbadian business mogul Sir Charles Williams has died, Breaking news from the premier Jamaican newspaper, the Jamaica Observer. 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? 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. As I mentioned on another thread weeks ago, I think it is sad that CO Williams and his brother, who devote a great deal of time to building new homes and structures for wealthy foreigners, dont seem to be interested in helping to preserve historic sites in Barbados. That is my opinion. Lot of green eyed monsters about, dont forget he employs a lot of people. 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. such a bore!! This man has worked damm hard for what he has unlike some bajans who run when the rain start to fall. The thinking more suits a large land mass with large natural resources, land and water but even China where there are enormous undeveloped resources is being bitten by unbridled development. The quarries have been done up beautifully and the caves add to the beauty but they also tell a story. (GC). Marcus or Clive or anybody, can you comment on this issue? We know you are creating a ruckus in Heaven - with the biggest heart. hey .. dont be surprised if the residents get flooded out occasionally although St. Lucy is a dry parish. Part of the fabric of our lives we will miss you . In as much as Sir Charles was a millionaire, he worked like a man who was now starting out in business and displayed an ethos that is worthy of emulation. Thats the story of Wotton Housing Development. The drain is the well, the bathtub the land. They will continue to support him as he and his offspring help to bring in and set up their new masters. Mailing Address: Despite his wealth and success in business, Sir Charles was not ostentatious. Tabor is also the largest of Victor Chandler International, a gambling and casinos company based in the United Kingdom. In my opinion, foreigners who are not living here all year round should pay more for land by paying a land purchase premium and higher land taxes. He went too far when he tried to force some Black Bajans who had been living on land next to one of his housing developments to move, so he could expand the development for rich White foreigners. Together we will make it in 2021. When the history of Barbados is written, there will surely be a prominent place for the name Sir Charles Othneil Williams. Your email address will not be published. You have made my essential point very clear and far more succinctly than I did. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. . You can bet as humble as they might have been, they were built well out of harms way. We welcome reader comments on the top stories of the day. The blogs are the only places we Black Bajans can go to, to voice our opinions freely. Rest in Happy Cow. Williams Construction Group, Sir Charles Othneil Williams, who over the years was more affectionately known to Barbadians across generations simply as Cow or Cow Williams, died this evening. Sir Charles passed away on November 19 aged 88. The feature you speak of in the eighties was done by one Al Gilkes there was a feature around 2002 or so in the Nation produced by that jackass Mike Williams nowadays he calls himself Mike Will hes COw pr the late Ikel Tafari commented then that every single one of CO Williams numerous companies was headed by white people in a 95% black country where the lion share of CO. Williams riches is derived from black taxpayers. It is at times like these that Bajans claim that God is one of us. CO Williams British wife who probably has never done anything for Barbados stands to inherit much of Barbados when he dies. 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. Wonder what the owner meant by that phrase when he/she chose it to name the boat. 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. At the s For information about this website or content published please contact the, Subscribe to NationNews with our Webfeed. I see cramped housing projects and all of the problems that come with them (crime, drugs, misery) on the horizon for Black Bajans if the Black government of Barbados does not do something to stop the nonsense. @HM After Tomas passed, I took a walk and wound up talking with some older persons in Wildey area. Currently I live 7 months in Canada and 5 months here. [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. CO and Bizzy Williams have offspring who work in the construction, real estate, and interior decorating businesses. Educated at The Lodge School, Cow Williams built the Williams group of companies with his younger brother, Bizzy, pioneered construction, mining, dairy farming, horticulture, agriculture, housing, electrical contracting and more. 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. It does not seem to have changed for it seems like eons. Those millions were spent to avoid flooding. We can now announce our dates (officially!) Old timers from down that side could have told them dont pelt away money!!! . But his determination and self-belief have propelled him to many accomplishments, dismissing the failures as part of lifes journey., At that event, C.O. It speaks volumes about what this old arrogant whiteman thinks about blacks. He was a self-made millionaire, and he was unashamed of it. They may delay the onset or quicken the disappearance of standing water after the rainfall. I like you am not a fan of CO Williams though you should know the man got black ass lickers at every turn. The laws of Barbados must have allowed Cow to buy all the land that he wished to buy, once he had the money. There is an old saying, Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. I am not that old. Politically Tired A good loser is always a loser." Narrator: "His voracious land buying has caused concern at the highest level." "The Prime Minister made the message very clear Robert, regarding the Arch Cot situation. 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. If that didnt happen, then dont blame him for wanting to achieve a certain level of financial and personal success and going out and doing it. Members of the polo community paying tribute to Sir Charles Williams. So I hope you are around in 10 to 15 to watch me and my family enjoy it.. Please tell us if you know. #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. I try to work hard to provide for my family and i am sure that is what COW did too, anyone who would not do that should not have born children. Home / Editorial / #BTEditorial Sir Charles, a Barbadian icon. Both caves appear in what were once quarry sites. April 5th - 9th 2022 The Sir Charles Williams Barbados International Fishing Tournament. I do not know the answer, but I would certainly be curious to find out. When Bajans mention the names of prominent people like CO Williams on Down to Brasstacks on VOB, they are cut off. Surrounded by friends, family, employees, investment partners and large and imposing construction equipment, Sir Charles was in his element. Heavy-duty machinery operators Cecile McClean, Cosmo Forde, Randolph Goodman and Trevor Best, who worked for Williams when he started the firm, were also there. The course of Charles Othniel Williamss life as a Barbadian entrepreneur could be traced to two strokes of bad luck in his early years. Another thing you can do is watch a TV news roundtable show on which guests armed with verified facts are assembled. If anyone knows otherwise, please correct me. It isnt nearly as fast as Never Enough and far less fancy. But he was also determined to do so, not by taking short-cuts but by being known for quality workmanship and ethical practices. Then he, together with myself and Mickey Hutchinson, who was the accountant at the time, presented his vision to what Warrens could become to the then Prime Minister Tom Adams. . They should also not be allowed to sit on land for longer two years without building on it. A small fragile coral island like Barbados rapidly becomes a China Shop into which a Bull is introduced. 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. We well recall his generous donations to Barbados Olympic bronze medallist Obadele Thompson or world champion hurdler Ryan Brathwaite. Either that or, like many White Bajans, he just doesnt want to be in the company of Black folks beyond a certain level. How can he now complain about land being too expensive? Remember the girl who nearly got washed away and the images of the water. Rest well Sir Charles. We decide what we want to do and then change the law to suit our decision and sometimes our decision is based only upon what we want to happen for one person. Barbados Today firmly discourages any commentary or statements that are libelous, disruptive in nature or incites others to violate our Terms of Use. 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. Meanwhile here in Barbados, we are stuck with a Bull in a China Shop. Who would consider developing around the Belle Gully for housing? Where are your grand-children going to move to? The writer made an important statement about this now fallen local icon in that retirement article. And what does he want Bajans to do ?? 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. Someone on Down to Brasstacks voiced the same opinion today. In fact, it was the opposite. Sir Charles died Friday evening at the Bayview Hospital surrounded by family and friends, according to relatives. Then when he had got enough ,he dropped her like a hot potato. Where the difficulty arises is when the cave is hidden underground and cant be seen without the use of specialised equipment. 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. Charles, who owned a single pair of shoes, sometimes went barefoot to school. Where are you when I am working 18 hour days. Learn how your comment data is processed. Sir Charles was human. From the comments made, one could similarly extract other examples of generalizations. Bajans do not understand their own land today like their ancestors at one time did. His wife Mary-Anne Lady Williams and his brother Ralph "Bizzy" Williams were at his bedside. that is to say Free Negro or Free Mulatto. The diameter of the bucket is several times the diameter of the drain. Sir Richard Cheltenham, former President of the Senate, described Sir Charles as a man short in stature, but with a great love for his family, friends and his country. I have no evidence that this is true. Thats what happened to COW. There is a time and a place for everything. Typical bajans, complain that things to hard, run from the hard work, and blame others for you dont get anywhere in life. We ask that comments are civil and free of libellous or hateful material. @measurement. We mostly voice our opinions here. He was known to call into radio-talk shows to air his feeling on the latest topical issue. http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/antilles/pack-public/animation/animMOSAIC2.html. Are you afraid you wont make thirty years of work to pay your mortgage? Cow Williams/Bizzy Williams are not rich and powerful men in Barbados because they are in possession of any specific or special intellectual ability but because they are of that tiny white ethnic group who have always held economic and social pre eminence. Regarding your question, Would a poor white Barbadian be accorded the same treatment as a rich black Barbadian? Never apologize for the length of your argument or the passion. Your email address will not be published. Robert here. I tried to find information on that Mark Goodridge case you mentioned. The late Sir Charles Williams. ), {JustSayingBajan This year has been a challenging year forcing us to adapt to life in the midst of a global pandemic. Warning: This form can only be used if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. Secondly, most if not all Barbadian whites are descendants of slaveowners. People voicing their opinions. 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! In the 2008 article, Barbados Free Press asks the questions, What happened at trial? Jolly Roger Back in Time Cruise Saturdaynight! The Black people who will live in the housing projects will be the maids, nannies, and chauffers of the foreigners who will purchase the land the Williams brothers say needs to be sold for foreign exchange. 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. Thank you all for your patience. We can say, we did it, weve made it!! I have so many fond memories of Sir Charles having known him all my life. Barbadian men only get rich if they have workers! He is into playing polo now. Sir Charles Williams Welcome to our home andBarbados, Sir Charles Williams Welcome to our home and Barbados | Business is a Lifestyle. I think Barbados land law is to blame also. . Just Saying Bajan you write as an intelligent, educated manwhat a pity your intelligence and education is suppressed by your ego and pride when you state We are not going to do major research before making each comment to make sure everything we say is plausible. We have been made stronger for what lies ahead. SIR CHARLES OTHNIEL WILLIAMS, late of Bromefield Plantation House, Bromefield, St. Lucy, entered into rest on November 19, 2021. "Sir Charles Williams was probably best known as one of our leading construction . I wonder what JustSayingBajan has to say. 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. The body of Sir Charles was interred at the St. James Cemetery. Perhaps Sir COW can diversify his construction operations to China where I am told there is a building boom because sooner rather than later Time Will Tell in Barbados. He made mistakes and sometimes offended. : 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. He was not impatient because he was haughty or uncaring. Regarding slave ownership, historical statistics show that over the period of slavery, thirty five percent of Barbadian whites owned no slaves and another forty percent owned less than five slaves. We would like to send our condolences to the family of Sir Charles Williams. On a somewhat unrelated note, the Doppler Radar picture if believed by any one would probably not have indicated the flods we had this morning. Our deepest condolences to the entire family. Ralph Bizzy Williams leading the casket into the St. James Parish Church. He appeared to be Indian or mixed race. Mr. Williams could make lots of money and oodles of goodwill in this island if he would build affordable, attractive housing for local people. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 2000 for his outstanding contribution to Barbados' development in a wide range of industries. One, that Sir Charles Williams owns most of the land in Barbados. Sir Charles Williams "Welcome to our home and Barbados" Secret Caribbean COW williams HQ Quote from COW Williams: "I am a poor loser. They want to keep selling land to keep money flowing into their offsprings hands. Land sold to foreigners is unlikely to ever return to Barbadian hands again, let alone be rented back to Barbadians. There are a lot of foreigners in the same income bracket buying holiday homes all over Barbados. COW was a poor white bajan ofetn refered to as a red neck by the ignorant bajan who live along side them. This utter racist bullcrap could only happen in Barbados. Brother of Daphne Hunte, Maureen Williams and Ralph Bizzy Williams, GCM. He had great loyalty tofriends and family, he was generous and unselfish and also a good judge of character. Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 729 5677 5447Passcode: 3setrz, Come and stay for the Social Worker love of a loved one. Rest well . He was 88. Dear Just Saying Bajan, At a function last December, to celebrate his official retirement as head of the C.O. 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. My sincere condolences to all of Cow's family. The family invites you to view the live streaming of the service; to view, please click here. 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. Success comes through sacrifice not spending $500.00 on a cropover costume for one day. The first was when, shortly after Charless birth, his father lost his job as a plantation manager. Sir Charles, known by the moniker COW was unapologetic about his brash Bajan accent, his no-nonsense style and aggressive business practices. Now, because people like CO Williams decided to make Barbados a place for the rich and famous without giving much thought to the repercussions for poor Blacks, I see the next generation of Black Bajans being tossed right back into the situation Blacks from my grandparents generation were in. At the s For information about this website or content published please contact the, Subscribe to NationNews with our Webfeed. 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 November 19th, 2021. 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. This new and growing alliance is one not now of colour only but of class, though I believe the white component is still dominant. Sir Rodney Errey Lawrence Williams, KGN, GCMG, KStJ (born 2 November 1947) is the current and 4th Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda. I have no clue what the outcome of that case was or if it is still going on. PS Cows white pet pig it appears is of of more value to him than any broken down Bajan heritage building. Please understand that comments are moderated and it is not always possible to publish all that have been submitted. The course of Charles Othniel Williams's life as a Barbadian entrepreneur could be traced to two strokes of bad luck in his early years. Go back to your partying and fast spending. The Barbados Free Press is not the place to come to if you are looking for people with databases full of verified facts. April 30, 2011 at 8:17 pm COW, how about more widely, helping the less fortunate than you. I have always been a reader on here and never comment, but i must say, Dont hate on the man for getting somewhere in life, he managed to succeed at what he did and is now living happy. 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. 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. Required fields are marked *. Congrats to Sir Williams on his achievements. Other countries, with land prices at a more reasonable level also have returning Nationals. It must have posed a real dilemna for the previous PM of Barbados having to tell a senior citizen masquerading as a blind ambitious young adolescent, some things he should already have been sensitive to. Please, Cow developed polo in Barbados and in 2009 his team won the Queens Cup. Rather than see the man for the hard working individual he is and use him as inspiration i.e. Founder of the C.O. He treats them relatively well. hey. Sir Charles was a compassionate gentleman. Grandfather of Oliver, Camilla, Dane, Lilly, Charlie and Sam. 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. The family invites you to view the live streaming of the viewing on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., to view, please click here. You hit the nail on the head. 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. There has not been any precedence that I know of for me to give an answer on that. It was an honor to meet you. The Guadelope Radar shows there is worse to come. Sir Charles died Friday evening at the Bayview Hospital surrounded by family and friends, according to relatives. We teach our children to that after the fine job then invest in massive home and buy a high end vehicle. He leaves to mourn wife Mary-Ann Lady Williams, and children Stephen, Teddy and Charmaine. Below is the PM's Statement He spent three years there before returning to Barbados. High rise buildings like those in New York or into the sea? Can Barbados successfully tap the exploding Chinese tourismmarket? If youre overseas and you let more than (what is it these days 3 houses?) Williams is the founder of C O Williams Construction Ltd, which has undertaken projects across the Caribbean including airports, hydro-electric power plants and golf courses.
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