It's still hypocritical to complain about it when the former administration tried... then go for it when you're in power.

I am not against the raise, I do however see this as a slimy move considering our fiscal situation is far worse than it was in 2014.

Good but this reporting is purely one sided. I want to hear arguments for and against.

That aside, I don't stand against us ascending to member status but I think there should be considerable public consultation.

The Bahamian economy hasn't been stagnant for several years, it's been contracting and only recently came out of 7 years of contraction with piss poor growth.

i like the idea, I ear for the procurement process and whichever vendor will be servicing them, providing tech support and training with it.

We have a long history is jackassery and Tom Fuckery in the Procurement department.

while I disagree with this initiative entirely at the moment, you're categorically wrong about the two gentlemen.

What the FUCK!?!?!?!?!?

Where's the explanation for why we are borrowing so much. I need a detailed itemized list of where this money is going.

for once I can agree with you on something

People need to understand. The OECD has had a massive problem with that foolishness and so it got the attention of the former Central Bank governor W. Craig that it was underground banking. The reason it was left alone under the last administration was simply that the numbers businesses offered a service on many islands on which banking service was scanty or soon to be non-existent.

IL may say it was of their own initiative (they said the same about the KYC policy too) but I don't believe that. Securities commission has said before that they'd work to put an end to this and it seems that those words I heard are coming true.

That aside I am no fan what so ever of the numbers racket but any who...

I prefer this measure rather than the OECD going nuclear and blocking us from SEPA.

shame

Arrest the deficit and stabilize the economy to at least a 1.5% growth rate and I'm all for a pay raise. But don't give us the biggest deficit ever then talk sh8t about a pay increase the next fiscal year. GTFOH with that BS.