Publication: Daily Nation
Paper Section And Page: 27
Paper Date: Mon, Jun 18, 2001
Byline:
KEYSTONE DEVELOPMENTS is accusing a “selfish, bigoted and
politically motivated” few of forcing them to pull out of development here.
A statement from the directors Barry Rubery and Peter Inston yesterday said they
felt they had received no recognition from either Government, or the Press for
their “significant achievements” here and had had enough.
They listed some of the achievements as: the construction of a large free car park, bathroom facilities, a shower, landscaping on both sides of the road, pavements where there previously were none, a restored beach bar, donations to the Barbados Children’s Trust raised from a Mullins charity, a five-star international standard housing development, and the building of free local vendor stalls.
“But there are a few selfish, bigoted and politically motivated locals who are determined to undermine the good work Keystone has done and the multi-million United States dollars invested and hundreds of jobs created,” the statement said.
“You read nothing in the Press about the positive things Keystone have achieved, it’s all negative and Keystone have now had enough,” it added.
The statement said Keystone would not invest further in Barbados, but would look to other “more amenable Caribbean islands to invest”.
They warned Barbadians, however, that they would have to be careful that other investors who received similar injustice did not pull out as well.
“It is a small island and the pack of cards can easily come crashing down and the high standard of living enjoyed now by most Barbadians could easily disappear,” it concluded.