Come on, Birdie. Minnis is not an imbecile. He may not possess the kind of political clout necessary to lead a party; however, I truly believe he is an honest and intelligent man - two characteristics lacking in most of our politicians.
We really need to start diversifying our economy. Tourism is great and has built the economy of this country, but it has some major flaws. For one - its flaky. It can leave just as quickly as it came. You don't need to look far to see how many places have been developed to cater for cheap cruiseship and package-deal type tourists only for them to move on to somewhere else a few years later: somewhere cheaper, less crowded and more novel (aka Cuba). When that happens the country in question is devastated because they've over invested and over speculated in a flaky industry. It's extremely worrying for us...... But meanwhile our government doesn't seem to get it. They neglect things like education and small Bahamian-owned businesses and instead devote all the attention to the mega resorts, and cruise ship ports - the kind of developments which only make Bahamians more economically dependent on tourism, and do little to foster the kind of entrepreneurial spirit that we so desperately need in this country.
The fact of the matter is that the chairman of BEC owes a significant amount of money to the corporation. Whatever way you look at it that is simply unacceptable.
Environmental reasons? What a load of BS. If the environment is his concern than he wouldn't simply put a blanket ban on all cars over 10 years old - Instead he would lower the import duty on cars that have better fuel efficiency - or vice versa - raise the import duty on gas guzzlers. Besides, many cars over 10 years old burn less fuel than some of the newer cars! I don't know who he's trying to fool with that nonsense but it ain't working. I would like to see perry christie stop treating the public like fools. Everyone would have far more respect for him if he told the truth. The truth behind the the ban is that cars over 10 years old are obviously cheaper than new cars, and the government can't afford to lower the duty rate to 65% if everyone is going to buy cheaper older cars. Psssh say environment. Give me a break.
Abaconian says...
^ hit the nail on the head.
On BGCSE RESULTS: Mathematics E, English D+
Posted 12 August 2015, 10:42 p.m. Suggest removal
Abaconian says...
Disgrace.
On BGCSE RESULTS: Mathematics E, English D+
Posted 12 August 2015, 10:32 p.m. Suggest removal
Abaconian says...
Come on, Birdie. Minnis is not an imbecile. He may not possess the kind of political clout necessary to lead a party; however, I truly believe he is an honest and intelligent man - two characteristics lacking in most of our politicians.
On Bradley Roberts told: Put up or shut up on Dr Minnis claims
Posted 12 August 2015, 10:15 p.m. Suggest removal
Abaconian says...
Truth be told. Bahamar should never have been built in the first place. Just another unsustainable tourism fantasy.
On Baha Mar sues China State Construction in UK High Court
Posted 30 June 2015, 9:10 p.m. Suggest removal
Abaconian says...
We really need to start diversifying our economy. Tourism is great and has built the economy of this country, but it has some major flaws. For one - its flaky. It can leave just as quickly as it came. You don't need to look far to see how many places have been developed to cater for cheap cruiseship and package-deal type tourists only for them to move on to somewhere else a few years later: somewhere cheaper, less crowded and more novel (aka Cuba). When that happens the country in question is devastated because they've over invested and over speculated in a flaky industry. It's extremely worrying for us...... But meanwhile our government doesn't seem to get it. They neglect things like education and small Bahamian-owned businesses and instead devote all the attention to the mega resorts, and cruise ship ports - the kind of developments which only make Bahamians more economically dependent on tourism, and do little to foster the kind of entrepreneurial spirit that we so desperately need in this country.
On Cuba: Immediate threat to 20% of Bahamas’ visitors
Posted 24 June 2015, 10:06 a.m. Suggest removal
Abaconian says...
The fact of the matter is that the chairman of BEC owes a significant amount of money to the corporation. Whatever way you look at it that is simply unacceptable.
On Power problems at BEC as board is ‘ignored’
Posted 16 June 2015, 8:27 a.m. Suggest removal
Abaconian says...
Environmental reasons? What a load of BS. If the environment is his concern than he wouldn't simply put a blanket ban on all cars over 10 years old - Instead he would lower the import duty on cars that have better fuel efficiency - or vice versa - raise the import duty on gas guzzlers. Besides, many cars over 10 years old burn less fuel than some of the newer cars! I don't know who he's trying to fool with that nonsense but it ain't working. I would like to see perry christie stop treating the public like fools. Everyone would have far more respect for him if he told the truth. The truth behind the the ban is that cars over 10 years old are obviously cheaper than new cars, and the government can't afford to lower the duty rate to 65% if everyone is going to buy cheaper older cars. Psssh say environment. Give me a break.
On Duty rate on cars cut, but ban on vehicles over ten years old
Posted 1 June 2015, 5:29 p.m. Suggest removal