Cruise lines do nothing to benefit the local economy. They do to get more for themselves. How can you say you are for Bahamians, and as soon as one has something, it gets pulled for the foreigner. Guess only for Bahamians if they get the low paying jobs.
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While one seeks to weigh the needs of the many against the few, why is it that it is always Bahamians who get the short end of the stick. How many other nations would take a Bahamian over their won national?

Hey Kevin,
It's called living up to your word. Something that seems beyond you.
Perhaps it would be better if all of Freeport was given to the cruise lines. That way you wouldn't even have to bother with thinking for yourself. Just listen to the bosses. There are many reasons why Freeport is in the shape it is in. And, I'm absolutely sure it is all other people's fault. As it always is. Kevin, are you drinking the water in Freeport?
I am simply looking for a cause of your increasingly illogical arguments and your messages from above. I seriously think you need help, or find out what is causing your condition. Was it the trauma of Dorian? Are there voices in your head?
Maybe China could just have Freeport as a payment for all their good deeds for the rest of Bahamians. The greater good, right Kevin?

This man is deranged and amazingly uninformed.
The cruise line has been quietly buying up the western end of Paradise Island for years, but not satisfied with the lion's share they also want the rest which Toby Smith has spent eight years of time,money and effort negotiating in goodwill with the government to seemingly snatched away from him at the eleventh hour.
I have to wonder, Kevin, what your position would be if you were wearing Toby's shoes especially in light of our politicians shining example and snowy clean when FOREIGN " investors" open their wallets.

Hey Messygyner. I have almost certainly mixed more concrete in the hot sun than most, used a Makita 38lb jackhammer to dig holes more than most, shingled and tiled roofs more than most, but you are correct about not ever having worked humping garbage cans all day. I do not know Mr. Smith at all but you not find anyone in the country who has ever put anything in any of my pockets. Now, can you say the same? I thought not.

What say Syphilis looks like somebody corn get mash and just so ya know I've spent more than thirty years in the construction industry so I know a thing or two about picks and shovels, concrete and drywall and have even used a jackhammer, Makita, Milwaukee and Bosch, more than a few times. As for someone putting something in my pocket, yes I'm still doing that earning my money the hard way, I still working for it.

hey MessyGin, you missed the point again. I was saying what people saying is Toby's hard work; having tea with the GG and things, just is not hard work compared to mixing concrete. I have mixed concrete, you are saying you have too which might or might not be true; but what you gotta admit is true is that it is true hard work. Not like tying one flag on one lighthouse one time. I hope you are able to understand this now what with all your drywall and picks and shovels experience. Picks? really?

I see posts declaring hoe hard Toby Smith has worked on this project and how much money he has spent. Frankly I do not believe it. How much money has he spent and on what has he spent it? Tying a flag onto the lighthouse, arranging a call on the governor general to get his face in the newspapers, and removing one small boat load of trash is not hard work. Mixing concrete in the sun is hard work, reporting to work at 4:30 am to hump trash cans all day is hard work. The money the cruise ship line has invested is serious long dollars, soo I ask again just what has Mr. Smith done that warrants him receiving a large parcel of some of the most valuable real estate in the Bahamas?

You strike me as an individual who has never lifted a shovel nevermind mixed any concrete. And the closest you've probably come to lifting trash cans would be putting out your own garbage.
You do strike me as one of those Bahamians who's pockets are always open to anyone who might put something in them.
You obviously don't know Mr Smith.

hawsbill creek agreement = throwing lots and lots more good money after bad. the implications for western PI be damned. until the free-port is eliminated nothing will change in that town. it is a failed economic concept. lets move on.

Western PI - everyone know there is a moratorium on crown land grants with waterfront. has been for 17 years now since Ingraham came back for the 2nd time and it came out that the PLP gave away tons of prime Bahamas beachfront real estates. Am i wrong?

So what changed that both a cruiseline and guy with the phone number of hte GG both get crown land grants? i guess Minnis and Turnquest are happy to give it all away for pittance.