Man, Minnis treated people badly in some misguided attempt to save us from Covid 19, but what is this government's excuse for the shabby way we're treated? And what is happening with Cornish and with the shanty towns?????

How come the tribune disable comment when the story is about an wanna be mp wanting to be pm? has that case been completed?

Government creates all sorts of ridiculous and unnecessary licensing requirements for three main purposes:

1) To derive loads of fee income a/k/a tax revenue by picking the pockets of Bahamians and their private sector businesses;

2) To promote crony capitalism by cherry picking which private sector businesses are to be the 'licensed' winners and 'unlicensed' losers in our society; and

3) To reward the wealthy financial backers of election campaigns and, whenever possible, buy large numbers of votes.

...**'Tis' the fear** ---- That the $20 national symbols licensing ---- Will lead to where **every single transaction we do will be monitored** 24/7 by the Colony's Central Authority (CCA). — And, everything else is made into like this and that, --- Including by the year of 2025, ---- The making of a --- '**Cashless Society.*– 'Aye.' 'Nay?'

It's honestly a national disgrace that Bahamians have to pay money to make use of our own national symbols.

Is the Bahamas the only country that has this requirement? I think not.

Not sure what your point is given that most governments in the world today overtly and covertly oppress rather than serve 'their' people.

I didn't know this was a requirement, but what he's saying sounds extremely reasonable. I'm sure Bahari is making a lot more than $20.00. I'd the government says fill out this application, they price it and you pay $20, then do it. If you look at it from a proprietary standpoint, if this was a private company that owned these images, you either could not use them or you would have to get their permission and pay a huge amount for use of it. $20 paid by a handful of merchants won't lead to a lot of money in the treasury.

@ComradeTrueBahamian, **Be Justly Warned.** ---- Just cause governments make lots **A** requirement, --- It still doesn't mean that it's extremely reasonable levy a **Tax** of Fifty cents nor Twenty dollars, cause they,**The PLPs'** ---- Don't own Rawson Square nor the Carveouts' Rights to reproducing the **Colony's Quasi 50th Independence T-shirts.**