'Seven Million Visitors' yet the average Bahamian is living in a 3rd world

This smuck refuses to sit down and write President Trump a thank you note. Instead he chooses to smugly take credit for something he had absolutely nothing to do with, i.e. the turn-around of the U.S. economy that began in January 2017. This guy is a most deceitful little white-haired (albeit balding) yapping poodle! LMAO

smuck s/b schmuck

actually the turn around in the U S economy started long before 2017 but don,t let your bias and Faux news facts get in the way ..Its been one of the longest economic growth in U S history .Under President Obama the unemployment rate went from about 9% to just over 4% and the market went from about 8 thousand to 22000 .Trumped pulled the biggest middle class tax payer paid for stimulus ever , the tax cuts for the wealthy. and is now running trillion dollar deficets in a "good " economy .The last time deficets were this high was when Bush did the tarp and Obama did the stimulus in the height of the recession . Numbers don't lie after the U S got out of the recession Obama was running half the deficits Trump is . Although the trade war w China might be needed it has basically turned the wealthy farmers into even wealthier framers w taxpayer money while the small farmers are going out of business .Facts don,t bother you ,you cut the cloth to suit your bias ,

U.S. national debt was $12 trillion when Obama took office and was $21 trillion when he left office 8 years later with no tax breaks for U.S. corporate and individual taxpayers. Obama was content to have the Federal Reserve drop helicopter money all over the place leaving President Trump stuck with the bill. Trump has cut taxes and beefed up U.S. military strength while avoiding conflicts around the world and bringing U.S. troops back home. We won't see Trump pissing away $500 billion like Obama did with the Solyundra scandal. Despite the helicopter money, year-on-year growth of the U.S. economy was anemic at best under Obama. Trump changed all of that and D'Aguilar is basking in Trump's success. You can be rest assured, the balding poodle will not hold himself responsible when our tourist numbers com way down in the event of a U.S. recession. LMAO

A skilled reporter would've asked the Minister about his contribution to the increasing figures.

more specifically - since assuming office - what has he done that contributed to improving numbers?

Brought those cronies home that had jobs all over the globe in tourism offices doing nothing,, and used that money to expand our tourism product on the internet with firms that know internet marketing , Got us better ad agengies like the one that did the Lenny Kravitz commercial ,instead of the the previous bunch that picked the agency by how big a kick back they can get ..No the FNM is not perfect but compared to the PLP and 500 million walking right out the front door of BOB I will take the FNM ..

These FNM fellows never speak the truth. They lie for everything. telling lies in it self
is corruption.. Check out Dion Foulkes big lie.

Under former PLP's comrade crown minister V. Alfred - BAMSI grew and sold more bunches bananas never before achieved - but they sold all 1. 3 million at $1 loss per bunch, yes, no .... Still, not much tourists dollars made their way into cash registers local merchants ..... Fish fry, straw and potters cay's vendors were left by the millions tourists unable afford pay their stalls monthly rents .... Bay Street building owners, still weren't prepared repair their sitting empty paying tenants years ,,,,,

plenty of tourist dollars go to the fish fry on the family island I live,,one restaurant at fish fry the tourist wait outside its so packed ,, ,,and to an eatery at the eastern end ,,actually we have had one of the best years ever.I have run 140 tours this season , that's money for many locals .The boat owner , me the Capt , the marina for gas and dockage , the guy that supplies the ice to the marina , the sodas and beer , the taxi drivers ,,all Bahamian and all the supply businesses Bahamian owned ,,

Comrade Captain Concerned, mind asks, what out island you're on?

there is new construction going on ,,the homes r renting on arbnb ,and yes Bahamians own some of the rental places .We also build them ,maintain them ,fix the ac etc .There are two family islands that do well , Abaco and now Exuma . Eleuthera is starting and Spanish wells is getting more guest ..I took out some Italians that I take out every year , they are now upgrading their home w pool and another cottage for rental ,,local Island guy doing the work .Now its going to cool a bit bc the global and U S economy is cooling , but we have high end guest so the coming recession wont be quite as bad .I would tell u personally which Island I live on ,,not on here I don,t have the time to be accosted by some loud mouth "unemployable " know it all when I,m going to the grocery store.

"A record-breaking seven million visitors coming to The Bahamas" and there is still marginally NOTHING for them to do here!

Where are the native shows, night clubs, dinner shows, day trips, etc?

The only reason the Bahamas is flourishing and has succeeded to date in tourism is our proximity, and the tourist feels more comfortable, safer and can move about freely without being hassled here than many other competing destinations.

TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar has absolutely **no clue** what caused the increase! He needs to admit his ignorance and find ways of increasing in-resort spend by encouraging Bahamians to get involved in new innovative ventures to provide new tours, excursions and entertainment for visitors.

Stop the blah, blah, blah, and get to work!!