Well certainly the person who originally posted this article, and is also from Barbados itself, referred to the individual in question as a white male; other blacks on the island particularly from the Rastafari community have also referred to him as white, so clearly there are many who do not share your view of whether he is white are not.

Clearly you have not really understood the effects of colourism and light-skinned privilege. To many blacks whether he is whole European or not, he is white, and in the context of daily discrimination, and the fact that light-skinned ones do benefit over their dark-skinned counterparts in this racist unjust system, it is a fair position for them to take. Often it is light-skinned ones who do display the attitudes of whites, trying to take the forefront amongst blacks due to their own inherent superiority complexes.

In light of that I wonder how many dark-skinned African people may have been overlooked for that post in favour of this light-skinned one to ensure the island remains appealing to tourists, and that strong Black voices are not brought to the mainstream?