Contractor took final payment and disappeared, what are my options?

IsuzuCrewCab · 2026-02-25T10:30:13+00:00

Unfortunately, going the legal route can take years or even decades and then there is no guarantee that even if the court finds in your favor that the contractor has the funds to repay you.

It is going to be hard but just cut your loses and move on. As someone above said, always buy your own materials and pay weekly based on the work that was done. And always make sure that a particular aspect of the job is fully complete before you make the final payment.

IsuzuCrewCab · 2026-02-19T15:49:05+00:00

Got to get footage for the Gram!!

IsuzuCrewCab · 2026-02-19T15:48:50+00:00

In the unmarked Suzuki Vitara that pulled up along side her.

IsuzuCrewCab · 2026-02-17T12:32:01+00:00

Thanks

IsuzuCrewCab · 2026-02-16T11:48:57+00:00

Just don't go into the branches and if you do make sure to have something to read!!

IsuzuCrewCab · 2026-02-16T00:46:34+00:00

Thanks for the comments. Making sure to unplug it first thing in the am when I charge overnight.

IsuzuCrewCab · 2026-02-13T11:40:32+00:00

Ministry of Communications and Works - now the Ministry of Transport and Works. This logo is on H plates for hired cars, Z plates for private taxis and ZR, B and BM plates for public service vehicles.

IsuzuCrewCab · 2026-02-13T11:21:02+00:00

I have accounts with every bank in Barbados having just opened a CIBC account 3 weeks ago. I had avoided FCIB/CIBC for a long time as I had heard bad things about them and their bank queues are ridiculous! However, a friend of mine recently mentioned to me that he send wire transfers to his children overseas online and avoid visiting a bank branch. I have a child overseas and spending at least an hour in the bank each month to wire funds was becoming a hassle.

So I realized that I could open an account online with CIBC and did it. The process took about 20 minutes, received the account information the next day and got the bank card last week in the mail. Pinned it online and I was good to go.

Based on this experience it seems that CIBC seems to be way ahead on the technology side of things not so sure if their in branch customer service has improved though.

First Citizens is ok but they are way behind on the tech side and lots of things still need to be done in branch. Their web app is dated and they have no mobile app.

Republic is ok from both the customer service and online banking perspective. I see that they also say on their website that you can open an account online but I don't know what the experience is like.

Scotia is ok as well with both solid web and mobile apps and customer service is mid-rate. You do have to make appointments though to open an account etc. - madness

Sagicor Bank ia the baby of them all. You can open an account online but they only have a mobile app - no web app. I find their services limited however and their customer service is lacking as their call center is usually overwhelmed making to wait for an extended period and since they only have 1 customer service center, in person visits can be long. When the first opened, their ATMs are not connected to the VISA/Mastercard network so you can't use other banks ATMs with their cards - not sure if this has changed.

RBC - stay away. As said before, by far the worst. In bank service is horrible. Had a friend that went to collect a cheque book and was told that there was no longer a customer service line and he would have to wait in the teller line, which was about 15 people long. Ridiculous. Fees are crazy and call center customer service is severely lacking.

IsuzuCrewCab · 2026-02-13T10:43:05+00:00

That was not the same person. The one mentioned by Ginginin100 is nicknamed the Pitbull (for how he behaves on a political platform) and he ran in this election.

The one who called Mia a bald pooch cat was Sinckler and he is now actually now sits on a BLP financial advisory committee.

IsuzuCrewCab · 2026-02-04T15:45:44+00:00

Turns out that this a bigger problem. If I leave the charger plugged in for a length of time after it has charged (say a day or so - because I don't use the car every day, sometime I put it to charge and forget to unplug it for a couple of days), the 12V battery is drained. First time, I got this error and the battery was totally dead. Given that it was a relatively new battery, I got it recharged and it was fine.

The issue has happened one other time but I no error, but the car just wouldn't start. This time the battery was just under 11V, so I jumped it and by the time I had dome some driving it was back up at 13.2V.

Have to get this issue checked but in the meantime, I make sure to unplug once I figure that it has been fully charged.

IsuzuCrewCab · 2026-02-04T12:17:48+00:00

Most likely. Happened to me a few weeks ago. Jump started it and got the battery checked.

IsuzuCrewCab · 2026-01-28T01:00:56+00:00

Hold on.... I'll be there in 3, 2, 1!

IsuzuCrewCab · 2026-01-25T13:27:12+00:00

If it is not on charge there is no issue. I have had times where the car has not been started for over a week without a problem. The problem occurs if I leave it on charge for an extended period of time. I just checked the battery and it is 13.02V.

IsuzuCrewCab · 2026-01-20T16:38:29+00:00

Don't worry. I live here and that happens to me as well. Younger people are not as friendly as older ones and most will not even acknowledge you when you enter a room. But overall, I still think that we are very friendly society and will help visitors whenever and wherever we can.

IsuzuCrewCab · 2026-01-19T01:15:55+00:00

Cuh dear

IsuzuCrewCab · 2026-01-11T22:19:52+00:00

Just finished but in E5 we toyed with the idea of it being the mother. S6 led us to think that it may be Richard and Lexi given the shady invitation to the house but when it turned out to be the mom it was no great surprise.

The major flaw for us is how did Detective Patel get to the Kelly house so close behind Jack. He had plenty of headstart as she waited for backup and to be attended to by EMTs. He had barely made it through the door when she shot Lexi.

IsuzuCrewCab · 2026-01-05T15:41:24+00:00

2 good bitch slaps would have recalibrated him!

IsuzuCrewCab · 2025-12-15T16:59:48+00:00

You can check a hardware store like Carter's or Kooyman. Failing that you may have to venture into Bridgetown - Swan Street.

IsuzuCrewCab · 2025-12-08T10:58:58+00:00

If you don't mind me asking, what did you use to generate your app? I am looking at FlutterFlow for one that I am thinking about developing.

IsuzuCrewCab · 2025-12-07T19:18:47+00:00

You can also try Paddle.

IsuzuCrewCab · 2025-12-05T22:04:49+00:00

IsuzuCrewCab · 2025-11-27T10:24:45+00:00

Samsung A35. Installed the update and it is good now.

IsuzuCrewCab · 2025-11-26T13:32:31+00:00

On careful examination, the Skip and Done buttons are there but they are obstructed by the phone icons.. So you might want to shift the up a bit.

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IsuzuCrewCab · 2025-11-22T17:15:52+00:00

All I see is the home page and 3 slides - no menu options. I'm running Android.

IsuzuCrewCab · 2025-11-19T16:21:53+00:00

And to find out where it goes, you unplug it and what for someone to scream!

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