This past week, victims of the massive Barbados land fraud that has placed many families into poverty have gone on record, and identified the lawyers and government officials whom they allege have stolen their real estate inheritance, but Barbados media has completely ignored these important stories. The victims' claims of official corruption, at the highest level, is important news of interest to all Bajans, but mainstream online and print newspapers have failed to cover it. I would think that such allegations and accusations, made against the Attorney General, and a sitting minister, would rate front page coverage, but a cover-up is obviously occurring in major media.
We therefore conclude that there is censorship; whether this occurs as the result of connections between directors of media companies and senior government officials, or party leaders needs to be determined.
Consumers of media in Barbados might want to contact the Board of Directors at One Caribbean Media Limited, and ask them why such important news is being redlined. The chart above identifies these directors.Why are Bajans being shortchanged when it comes to the truth about corruption and money laundering occurring with impunity in their country ? Do you not need independent media, not linked to the Power Elite ?
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