They only have themselves to blame

Ha, you can't make this stuff up!
The "jetski operators" aka gangs of armed thugs terrorizing the beaches of PI and Cable Beach for many years, are not content with merely non stop rape, assault and harassment of tourists and also being the biggest source of open drug activity in the Bahamas...NOW they are "upset" that Baha Mar has taken matters into their own hands and are forcing these thugs out of business by running a properly operated water sports business themselves

Gee, now who'll kidnap tourists and take them out past Salt Cay and assualt them on a daily basis? What a travesty! It's just not fairrrrrr!

You go Baha Mar!!!!

Regardless of your feeling toward the jet ski operators, the fact remains that they have a point. The Bahamas National Investment Policy reserves water sports for Bahamian participation only. Baha Mar, or any other foreigner for that matter, should not operate in this area, save for a specific derogation from the government. Let's try and see the forest from the trees, Groidal.

Boy Bahamians really loose with this corruption word. It couldn't be that people don't wanna rent a dirty jetski from a dirty looking person.

Need we even get to the rape issue.

Thugs.

The hotels have a right to protect their guests from predators.

Yes, yes Comrade "His Imperial Eminence" the Prime Minster, should hand out another job for Mark Holowesko........ become head man's for Watercraft Operators, yes, no?

Sorry they have made their own beds with their despicable behavior. Now let them suffer!

All yinna missing the point as usual it seems. . . water sports is truly for BAHAMIANS ONLY!! With that fact being established. . .the logical conclusion is. . .**WHO IS BAHAMIAN!!** Can that definition include **BAHAMIAN COMPANIES**??? I dare say a resounding "YES"!!!

Ergo. . .Haitian Bahamians. . .Chinese Bahamians. . .Jamaican Bahamians. . .a BAHAMIAN COMPANY. . .like Baha Mar. . .CAN APPLY? Even get a licence to operate any business allowed by Government!!

THAT ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT AND ALL YOU WHO TALK LIKE "THEY GETTING ROB" ARE REASONING WITH YA HEADS IN THE GROUND. . .the key **word** that makes most of yinna sound foolish is "BAHAMIAN". . .hehehehehehehehehehehehe!! My peoples them . . .yinna really have ta do better than this!!

Them jet skies boys just get outgunned. . ."se la vie" . . .up ya game. . .

That is absolute nonsense, licks2. The Bahamas' National Investment Policy (NIP) is very clear on this issue. A Bahamian company, as defined by the NIP, is a company where all - I repeat ALL! - of the owners of said company are Bahamian nationals (source: www.bahamas.gov.bs). Therefore, in this example, Baha Mar, whose beneficial owners are not 100% Bahamian nationals, do NOT qualify as a Bahamian company. Very simple to be honest. What is ironic, though, is that you are admonishing us for "missing the point", when you are so far off the mark that you must be related to Christopher Columbus!

is now a good time to talk about liability insurance, safety protocols, public safety, proper training, tourism/hospitality/Bahamahost training. background checks, proper licensing and review board, business licenses, VAT registration etc. no? oh nevermind.

The intention is to keep Bahamians on the front page portrayed as violent, thugs predators, killers, lazy, and use it to take every dollar out of our pockets. They stealing your country from right under your feet and our leaders our blinded. Don't forget what they did and continuing to to Jamaica.Brazil, Venezuela, Barbados...Minnis..invest more money in Bahamians, especially young men, and stopp take, take taking...!

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