“ But we know that when we sing and dance and fully express our creative, cultural identity”
For the last fifty years all our governments have been able to do with any efficiency is sing and dance, nothing of substance SMT!

> Many Bahamians here in Dubai have
> been surprised at how many people have
> never heard of The Bahamas.

Why are they surprised? What had the Bahamas done to get their attention?

So, **straight from Expo 2020 website, here's what Dubai said the Sustainability District where the Bahamas is, is all about**

"*Sustainability District:*
*As you explore the Sustainability District, you’ll SEE SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION, what countries are doing to champion sustainability, and experience how the human race can enjoy living in harmony with nature in a high-tech future*"

**Basically, what I gather from the Expo website is, people will be coming to the Sustainability District to see the Bahamas display examples of some of the world's most advanced technology addressing Bahamian problems**

"*The technology and other innovations on display are breathtaking.*

Of course! Those countries spent the last five years identifying problems facing their people, then dreaming, envisioning, planning and implementing technical solutions with the purpose of "*displaying advanced technology to the world*"

We could sing good though

It's about making friends - this pretty much sums up the level of expertise Davis and his minions have about running our country's economy. I would respect him more if he just came out and said it was an all expenses paid vacation for his friends. If Davis wants a new friend, he should get a dog.

Yeah , it's all about making friends, but you are making the friends. when an investor from that conference comes over to make the investment, whom is to benefit first? The politician whom made the friend benefits because he or she gets in on the action first. we the people, get left in the dark because we didn't make the friend. You , the Prime minister get the gift from the country and you put it in your house. The gifts should go in the museum, not your house. The politicians always benefit and the layman whom she or he represents gets a turkey and a campaign shirt for Christmas!

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Bahamas Ministry of Tourism is part of The Government of the Bahamas. They spent under $100 million on advertising in digital, print, and national TV in the last year. They invest in premium ad units and advertised on over 100 different Media Properties in the last year across multiple Media formats. Bahamas Ministry of Tourism launched and advertised 2 new products in the past twelve months
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When you put things in perspective just 1 percent of the Ministry of Tourism’s annual budget was spent on the trip to Dubai. And some people ask, ‘How much value will the country get from this trip?’ The fact is, like advertising the results are not immediate. Some will remember their experience or interaction with the Bahamas at the expo three, four, even five years from now and some may decide to visit The Bahamas. Then there are the spin-off effects. Is it much to do about nothing? Trade shows and expos like this are costly to plan and put on, but those who plan them know the value of the experience and the exposure.

THIS EXPO HAD **NOTHING TO DO WITH TOURISM**

They are floating that either because they have no idea what they're talking about or to distract you from the fact that the money was not used to meet the objective.

**Placing this project under Tourism was a BIG mistake. It should have been more correctly placed under Works and Environment with Tourism receiving a "space" in the overall design**

There is a reason Michael Diggiss was selected as Project Manager and not a Tourism expert.

So if it had nothing to do with tourism, then why give tourism a ‘space’ in the overall design? You mix up like conch salad ma bey

Because its and **opportunity**

It’s a tourism opportunity , yes?

Read my comment under this. I cant type twice. I already explain to you the difference between "the objective"

I think in Marketing they call that **upselling**. What we did instead was forget all about the burger product we was supposed to be selling, the one that was on the flyer, and just offered the cotton candy

MESSAGE TO DAVIS:

MAKE YOUR USELESS FRIENDS IN THE MIDDLE-EAST BY SPENDING YOUR OWN PERSONAL FUNDS RATHER THAN SQUANDERING OUR COUNTRY'S VERY LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES.

For those that dont know, the world has moved on from Hurricane Dorian. We should too. Not in terms of assisting victims but in terms of continuing to use it as a crutch for what we **havent** done.

So what if the government collects all the royalties due from the tiefin of sand and aragonite plus its share of the treasure on the five sunken ships )$5 billion in total) plus add a ‘splurge tax’ of $20 on every tourist that visits this year, then sends every Bahamian, that wants to go, to Dubai? Will that make yin’s feel better?

You really need to up your discourse.

Actually bIm bringing nit down to the level of the masses

Thought by now, Exumas PopoulacesCommeners', would've heard from one de colony's 100+  traveling delegation, if **Swimmin' Wit' De Pigs'** exhibition, met wit' a roaring tourism magnet success at EXPO Dubai, ― Yes?

Didn't Fred Mitchel make enough friends the last time he went under the Christie administration? Again, this is the most expensive F-1 race to attend IN THE WORLD!!!!!
What in the WORLD do we expect to get from this waste of money?
Brave, Fred, and all the good old boys having a good time?
That's all I can see. Track the rate of return on this joke of a trip. How much will it cost in the end and how much business does it attract to the Bahamas.
I know the answer already.
You do too.

There are apps now to make friends, no need to fly to the other end of the planet...

This Dubai fiasco expose what a mess up country the Bahamas is.

This project was at the onset driven by Michael Diggiss, Tony Joudi and other persons. This was intended to showcase the Bahamas at this expo besides tourism. The son of a late senior FNM cabinet minister said this. When the government changed in May 2017,the incoming FNM government was luke warm in it's support. This is when everything started to fall apart.

The PLP when they returned to power did nothing to support the Bahamas participation in this expo. They simply want to go on this trip. Many persons selected to go on this trip should not have gone.. There are more deserving persons who should have gone on this trip. However persons were selected to participate in this event on the usual Bahamian criteria's .

This is a perfect example of why some other countries in the caribbean have either caught up with the Bahamas or surpass the Bahamas in some areas. That is the view of both a PLP politician as well as a former FNM ambassador to Caricom.

Maybe they should’ve taken more White Bahamians. What is the culture of White Bahamas anyway? Interesting. They love to party in Abaco.

Hopefully the PM (and those future PM's) have got the message. Remember the government answers to the people, not the other way around.

So he's looking for potential overseas investors huh ? Guess, those work permits and concessions are going to be free flowing over the next few years

Brave and Fred remember what the Bahamian people did to them in 2017.....sent them packing....so, y'all really think they came back now to do anything for the people? They will ride that treasury hard for five years just in case y'all planning to do the same thing to them again.

It has already sprung deals, I believe more will come. they got to see what a small nation can offer and understand that we are not just a small island filled with donkeys and mules.

a SMALL NATION driven by OIL!! Do you see a "way" for the Bahamas through "they erl"??

A mediocre effort at best, grade school level entertainment. The videos of the participants in their best party mode, posted freely shows the remedial level of the delegation.
Cronyism, short and sweet! (for them)
And now they're stuck in Dubai, begging for Money to come home? This ain't over yet.