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Forum: Caribbean
Sep 25th 2025, 12:36 am
Replies: 1
Views: 1,386
Posted By uk_grenada

Trinidad and Tobago - a short primer

Not the obvious place to retire or move to, BUT i actually love the place.

THE GOOD

The climate is of course typical caribbean, benign at all times, and with a small bonus, it really is out of...
Forum: Caribbean
Sep 25th 2025, 12:07 am
Replies: 1
Views: 1,092
Posted By uk_grenada

Re: The Caribbean islands in general

I strongly dispute the racism suggestion, barbados and the french islands are strongly racist, and its a thing elsewhere too, but many ex-pats just dont know, it depends on the circles they inhabit,...
Forum: Caribbean
Jun 4th 2025, 7:26 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,268
Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Caricom indefinite freedom of movement

It’s the biggest and most industrialised countries that are very much in favour of it, so Barbados Trinidad and Jamaica.
Forum: Caribbean
Jun 4th 2025, 7:22 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,268
Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Caricom indefinite freedom of movement

hi, the idea is that citizens of any of the countries that are full Caricom members will be able to live in any other members countries much like the European Union did. It was supposed to be...
Forum: Caribbean
May 26th 2025, 2:50 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,268
Posted By uk_grenada

Caricom indefinite freedom of movement

This was supposed to happen last year, but Antigua and i think St Kitts didnt want it, so it was dropped, but then it reappeared as the caricom heads of state said a 2 lane approach was ok, so...
Forum: Barbados
May 26th 2025, 2:44 am
Replies: 5
Views: 4,116
Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Shipping furniture/household goods from UK to Barbados.

As your new country is 110 volts i think? Most electrical things will need to be obtained in the US, though Trinidad [where i am now] is even cheaper for SOME us goods than the US itself as some are...
Forum: Caribbean
Oct 17th 2024, 1:49 am
Replies: 2
Views: 2,090
Posted By uk_grenada

Re: How people have found the change in lifestyle after moving from Britain?

About 20 years ago, an American thinking about retiring in the Caribbean wrote two books, one is called retiring in the Caribbean and the other is called living in the Caribbean, and they greatly...
Forum: Caribbean
Oct 17th 2024, 1:44 am
Replies: 6
Views: 2,441
Posted By uk_grenada

Re: St Vincent

Sorry, are used to live in Grenada the next door main island but have since moved to Trinidad and Tobago because it’s just a much nicer cheaper and actually more sympatheticenvironment here.

I...
Forum: Caribbean
Oct 17th 2024, 1:43 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,287
Posted By uk_grenada

Re: hurricane

It came straight over us in Grenada but Carriacou 40 miles north took the damage, however it does provide an exhilarating experience if you don’t get any actual damage…
Forum: Rest of the World
Jun 20th 2024, 9:49 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 8,369
Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Opinions - Are the Chinese going to Annex Taiwan?

Whatever drug cocktail you are on - i want some, and my totally free comrades prefer american vodka... Regards Kim Jong Putin Li Quang Amin Dada.
Forum: Central, South America & Mexico
Apr 8th 2024, 12:43 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,458
Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Guyana - a curiosity

It iw their primary language but what has that got to do with anything?
Forum: Central, South America & Mexico
Apr 7th 2024, 2:07 am
Replies: 9
Views: 2,458
Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Guyana - a curiosity

Lots if you are a citizen of guyana, or a certified oil or gold mining engineer via one of the exploration companies otherwise none.
Forum: Rest of the World
Mar 27th 2024, 10:19 pm
Replies: 383
Views: 90,890
Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Back in the Day

Here in Grenada, beautiful stamps depicting nature are a big business still for the postal corporation, Tourists still seem to like and buy them. They actually dont put glue on the back any more,...
Forum: Barbados
Jan 2nd 2024, 9:46 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,371
Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Solicitor for Wills

Remember a will that is written in clear unambiguous english, properly witnessed, is unlikely to be a problem, the only weasel words are those related to handling trusts, and also the statement that...
Forum: Barbados
Jan 2nd 2024, 9:41 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,371
Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Solicitor for Wills

I am in a similr situation. I have serious legal representation in the UK, they wrote my will and was advised that they could write it in plain english which though not as bullet proof as a uk...
Forum: Rest of the World
Dec 31st 2023, 12:59 pm
Replies: 383
Views: 90,890
Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Back in the Day

No never, but I did have a relative who owned a sports car manufacturer, that folded but it became a famous sports car dealer…. Porsche west London was owned by the Fraser Nash Co. Old man Nash...
Forum: Rest of the World
Dec 24th 2023, 3:16 am
Replies: 383
Views: 90,890
Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Back in the Day

I’ve had a German car with French tyres that never needed air in its tyres ever.

BUT they never had air, they were nitrogen filled, apparently the gas has bigger molecules or something like...
Forum: Rest of the World
Dec 12th 2023, 7:46 am
Replies: 383
Views: 90,890
Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Back in the Day

Remember! I still have one in London, a 1930’s Bentley supercharged. Scary device, if you get it wrong, it’ll break your fingers.

It lives in air conditioned splendour 360 days of the year,...
Forum: Rest of the World
Dec 1st 2023, 9:28 pm
Replies: 383
Views: 90,890
Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Back in the Day

Oh yes, i have no doubt that other civilisations revered numbers. Masons for example dont refer to god, the organisation believes in a higher being but what you call it is irrelevant. They refer to...
Forum: Rest of the World
Nov 6th 2023, 1:51 am
Replies: 383
Views: 90,890
Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Back in the Day

Its also about geometry, any freemason can explain:

Classical antiquity. The Pythagoreans invested particular numbers with unique spiritual properties. The number seven was considered to be...
Forum: Central, South America & Mexico
Sep 24th 2023, 12:44 am
Replies: 9
Views: 2,458
Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Guyana - a curiosity

The route to guyana is either via panama or trinidad from the caribbean, but i believe there are also a few direct transatlantic services to the region?
Forum: Central, South America & Mexico
Sep 24th 2023, 12:41 am
Replies: 9
Views: 2,458
Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Guyana - a curiosity

Guyana is definitely the new eldorado in that region, GDP growth since 2020 is about 80%, there are massive resources, some of which are still very much in their infancy. Oil is this years or...
Forum: Barbados
Aug 17th 2023, 7:04 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,981
Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Self Build

Of course to add insult to injury, its the deemed value, plus shipping and insurance cost, on which duty gets charged then vat on all the preceding....
Forum: Barbados
Aug 17th 2023, 7:03 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,981
Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Self Build

VAT is charged on the value that customs deem the tools to have - unless you have an exception that confirms they are duty free. The odd drill will likely be allowed as personal effects then you are...
Forum: Rest of the World
Jul 17th 2023, 12:42 pm
Replies: 383
Views: 90,890
Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Back in the Day

Love to meet up one day, here or there?

we all have an interesting story, but never get maudlin, there is more always.

this is penned to use an obsolete word on Ariapita ave in port of Spain...
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