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. I am a Barbadian by birth and my ancestors have lived here since the 17th century. I wonder what JustSayingBajan has to say. Browse 119 sir charles williams stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Politically Tired 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. Jack Kidd, brother of supermodel Jodie, has been banned from his local polo club in Barbados. Barbados Today firmly discourages any commentary or statements that are libelous, disruptive in nature or incites others to violate our Terms of Use. What I found most interesting in the clip are the views of the two caves, one at Sandy Lane and the other at Apes Hill. 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. 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. I also want to look into the Mark Goodridge case, because I am not familiar with that case. Must be rather depressing Karl, must it not. Harlequins David Ames disobeys court order, fails to give evidence in court. Cuh dear, for the Barbados radar to work we will need a commission of enquiry, a board to discuss next steps, a BOLT contract paying millions to an offshore company, an engineer to assess it, a second foreign engineer to assess it again, a sub-contractor to do the actual work that the offshore company was contracted to do, a team of workmen, a voting on additional monies by Parliament for the cost overrun and finally it will be workingafter four years, at which time that particular system will be obsolete and we will need to start the process over again, by another government etc etc.. SIR CHARLES OTHNIEL WILLIAMS, late of Bromefield Plantation House, Bromefield, St. Lucy, entered into rest on November 19, 2021. Wells will not stop the flooding. Born on 24th November, 1932 at Ashford Plantation, St. John to Lilian and John Williams, "COW", as he is known to friend and foe alike, would go on to become one of the greatest Barbadians of his generation. 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. You did not have to collect any data or facts to form your opinion. It was his first wife that he got most of his money from. hard work DOES pay off the narrow minded and ignorant posters on this site can only see fit to insult his family. Low income housing and housing areas are equally not likely to be of much interest to anybody investing from overseas. This is done all the time in Canada and some of the housing developments are very beautiful. A man who loved the land, he was reputed to be the largest private landowner in Barbados. 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. Sir Charles Williams | GIS When Johan Bjerkhamn, the son of a prominent White man who had 40 guns in his home, killed his son, we noticed the mainstream media that puts poor Black peoples business out for everyone to see every day did not want to cover the story. 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. Sir Charles also pioneered the growth of polo and was a major owner in horse racing. What a load from bajan people who seem to expect the world owes them everything. He or any other citizen who has the money should be able and permitted,without any government restriction whatsoever, to buy any company,assets or land(real estate)he can afford to buy.The overriding principle here,as in any commercial transaction, is that there is a willing seller and a wiiling buyer,and there should be no restriction.Anything apart from that is pure jealousy and is quite a ridiculous suggestion. In fact, it was the opposite. On the one hand, COW is self made and he and his staff and his partners create jobs and real value for Barbados. With regard to slave ownership in the 1817 returns about 10% of the total number of slave owners (about 6000) were classified as FN or FM . I said in my comment that we will not do MAJOR research. At a function last December, to celebrate his official retirement as head of the C.O. Robert, regarding the Arch Cot situation. He made it clear he wanted to be wealthy and to do much better than his relatively humble beginnings. However, he never tired of pointing out that he was not born with a gold spoon in his mouth. 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. Lot of green eyed monsters about, dont forget he employs a lot of people. 894646. 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. Deepest condolences to the family of Sir Charles his brother Ralph Bizzy and the Williams family circle as we say thank you for Moving The Earth to Please among the many other magnificent contributions you have done while sharing the space on earth. While they are beautiful to behold they tell a story of what is under the surface in these locations and others around the island. Then sometimes, the people give you all kind of hassle and stop paying rent and you have a next tough time getting people evicted or trying to get the court make them move. It is your opinion that the case was a fiasco. Other countries, with land prices at a more reasonable level also have returning Nationals. 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? Starcom Network News understands Sir Charles died at the Bayview Hospital this evening. One of Barbados' most iconic - CBC News Barbados | Facebook Please understand that comments are moderated and it is not always possible to publish all that have been submitted. The body of Sir Charles was interred at the St. James Cemetery. Follow us on. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++. Deepest condolences to the Williams Family. 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. Thats what happened to COW. 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. Barbados Minister of International Business Donville Inniss: Swiss Bank Account for your online pornbusiness? Sir Charles Williams Welcome to our home andBarbados, Sir Charles Williams Welcome to our home and Barbados | Business is a Lifestyle. Because BFP is a blog site open for varied opinions does not give one licence not to think before posting pig ignorant unsubstantiated bilge, gossip and tosh. From the comments made, one could similarly extract other examples of generalizations. What a travesty of justice BFP why you dont do a story on Elombe Mottley winning a prize from David Commisong Clement Payne movement or that too African for you hehehe there goes a mottlley crew COW, Elombe Elton, Commissiong and Mia oh lawd. When he was asked by this newspaper about his retirement he made it clear: You all got this thing wrong. Sir Charles (Cow) Williams would have been 89 yesterday but sadly died on Friday 19 November in Bayview Hospital in Barbados, to where he had been taken earlier last week. 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. Please, The subscription details associated with this account need to be updated. A lot of western countries are now making it much harder for people to emigrate to their countries. Wonder what the owner meant by that phrase when he/she chose it to name the boat. 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. Congrats to Sir Williams on his achievements. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. There are some of us who have taken the risk and lost lots of money, ate biscuits and corn beef while others party their life away and run to the fast food and other restaurants. Never Enough is Never Enough for the simple reason that the actual economic activity of construction can never get enough land, . He treats them relatively well. Who made the better choice. Barbadian business titan Sir Charles "Cow" Williams has died. Founder of the C.O. Twenty-four years later he was back in St Lucia working with Sir Charles on a major highway project that included cutting a tunnel. There is a time and a place for everything. 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. Barbadian men only get rich if they have workers! 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. The first was when, shortly after Charless birth, his father lost his job as a plantation manager. 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. Thats why we changed the law for our new Chief Justice. To my mind looking at the returning Nationals is to look in the wrong place. The commentary in the blogs on that occasion represents a goldmine for sociologists which will be used one day. 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. Sir Charles, known by the moniker COW was unapologetic about his brash Bajan accent, his no-nonsense style and aggressive business practices. stepchild. He appeared to be Indian or mixed race. PM Mottley pays tribute to Sir Charles Williams - nationnews.com