It's simple. Let them hire freely and they will do business in the Bahamas. The truth is that any business is better than no business and this will create jobs for Bahamians and bring revenue.

Ah, you hit upon one of my favourite Bahamian myths; that there is a Bahamian who can do every conceivable job. What a joke. Find me a data scientist, programmer, martech specialists, actuary. How about a Doctor who didn't graduate from a Caribbean community college. I agree; let them hire the best people, not the best of what's around.

Problem is, we already don't have enough land for lower-income Bahamians, let alone what would quickly become a flood of highly paid billionaire-employed foreign nationals, all of whom would need housing, mainly in the Western District of New Providence which is already rapidly becoming overcrowded.

The Bahamas is underpopulated, there is plenty land available

You've obviously never experienced the killer mosquito infested swamp lands of Andros or the ferocious sand flies down in Mayaguana that eat even discarded KFC chicken bones in mere seconds. LOL

tribanon well the average working class Bahamian cannot afford a piece of property nor a house in western new providence more particularly on west bay street. What do you suggest the government do to make land available for bahamians in the area?

Immediately halt all land sales to foreigners whether it be for commercial or residential development purposes.

I know several Bahamian developers and know of a young man who went away to study with the intention of becoming an actuary. The Bahamas might not be full of Einsteins or Newtons, but not all of us are intellectually disabled.

I am sorry, there is nothing wrong with having a degree from UWI. I have studied at UWI and abroad, and I can tell you that most programs at UWI are just as good as a public university in the US. Even better because you won't spend half your degree trying to figure out if you are a man or woman or learning about pedophilia.

lol. agree!

You are right. There is nothing wrong with that degree but let's not pretend that it is World class. Every Bahamian I know with money, and. I know many, all go to the US for medical treatment.

You have the wrong friends. I know many technicians educated in the Caribbean, engineers, doctors, lawyers, actuaries, economists, programmers. What is true about the Bahamas, especially PMH, is too many bad ones are allowed to coexist with them. So on any single shift you could pull the short straw. Under those odds, Id prefer to go to a US hospital too, but make no mistake, there are quacks all over the world. Hence malpractice lawsuits

You have the wrong friends

Very true

I like the way you gloss over the BahaMar debacle as if it wasn't a RED WARNING to all investors that this place is lawless and the government was complicit in Sarkis losing $900 million dollars. I recall loser ministers threatening to revoke his residency for speaking out as the economic rape was going on. No billionaires should invest in The Bahamas until the rule of law and economic norms are respected by the government. Period. Full stop.

and sky bahamas, and many more.

Frankly, too many to list with our corrupt politicians always being involved.

So, because they are in your yard, you think you have the right to milk them like cows?? Jesus, Mary, and Joseph......please keep fools away from these news outlets.

Why do you equate wealth to whiteness? That's a racist.

Gomez, let me get this straight, the government squanders the people's funds, or the people's funds were stolen from each governmental agency, or the ministers gave contracts to their friends and lovers and there is no money left. So, the solution is to tell people that are already contributing to our society to CONTRIBUTE MORE...........right. I see your stupid point. That is the wrong way to do business. Before the government ran out of money, the government was content with these billionaires. Now, the money ran out ; they need to give more. if i were a billionaire , I would pack up and leave. What the government of the Bahamas needs to do is make its citizens more financially responsible. Stop giving people handouts. Teach people what priorities are. The government is not Robin Hood. They should not strong arm people with money to give to people with no money.

...and The Public Accounts Committee of which Dr Minnis as opposition leader is currently the head, needs to meet and publish a public report. It has not met since 2014.

This guy fits the classic politician profile - engage the brain before opening your mouth.

Initially they say they don't provide much, then mention all the constructions , landscaping, etc that they use. Yes they can do more business here, but if it wasn't for them construction would have serious issues, so would landscaping, and all those high end restaurants out west. As one commentator mentioned, if you want them to set up more businesses here, make it easier for them to bring in who they want. Over time more and more Bahamians will rise through the ranks to get those higher jobs. But if they never bring them here initially they never will have the chance.

Begging Tony Gomez has spent enough time at the Lyford Cay Club to know that almost all of these billionaires detest and loathe nothing more than paying taxes, no matter in what form they may be packaged. And they have the means (and luxurious private jets) to live anywhere in our region of the world, or anywhere else for that matter, to escape being targeted for 'squeeze plays' by corrupt government officials.

More frankly put, most of these billionaires rightfully do not consider it their business to interfere with Bahamian voters getting the quality of life they purchase every five years or so with their vote at the polls. And if the political system is corrupt and broken, these billionaires see it as the Bahamian people's responsibility to do whatever it takes to free themselves from the reins of the corrupt political elite. Begging from or targeting billionaires as the answer to our problems will accomplish nothing.

I will never support selling citizenship, selling a right to vote is a disgusting practice. Keep it as it stands with economic permanent residency.

I have a better idea, why don't we fix the crumbling power grid, water systems, pot-hole laden roads, and make our streets safe. Who would have thought that no one wants to do business in a place where the power constantly fails and you have to invest in a backup generator, or water constantly goes off so you have to put in a cistern, or where you will get robbed at gunpoint on a bank drop.

I keep telling people this, it is all about the basics. We have always wanted to run before crawling and that is why we fail at everything we do as a nation.

What a joke! Let's get this straight -- you want the very people who already do the lion's share of shoring up the Bahamas economy to do more. And these are the very people who, when donating to the "white" organisations like the Humane Society or the National Trust are somehow villains who they then mock and ridicule. Hahahahahahaha!!!! Good luck with that plea.

How about the Bahamians take responsibility for the MESS we have created and continue to settle for? Why does it always have to be someone else to come and save us from ourselves? Where is our national pride when it really matters? It's not about jumping aroun don Independence Day waving flags -- it's so much more. When will we get it???? Shame on us!

Go throughout the country from Abaco to Inagua and examine how locals benefit from rich second home owners or winter residents or investors. A few examples:

1. Abaco .......... look at the poverty of the Haitian villages (labour force for the rich)

2. Bimini/Briland ......... look at the state of the locals schools & clinics etc

3. Inagua ........... look at the state of the school/amenities and lack of initiative to diversify

Most of these communities are exploited by the rich foreigners ............. and the Bahamians who may benefit from their "connections" do little to share the wealth with the general public

Agree with you. Today someone postulated that we could become a US territory, my immediate thought was, what would that do to our labour force? Make no mistake about it, persons like DAguilar would take it as an opportunity to hire an all white workforce. Bahamians would be fighting for Kentucky jobs. And it would have nothing to do with whether you had 20 degrees and 50 certifications. None of these issues are simple