Again, I'd love to keep the local manufacturing...but at what cost, the people are broke, so we are going to put up a protective tariff so that we can get local manufactured product up on the shelf at a higher price to the consumer...instead of letting the consumer benefit from lower costs on the store shelf. The flip side of course is if there are no jobs, there is no income...round and round we go...

Go ahead and tax the juices across the board with a 'sin tax'...but that should apply to ALL drink manufacturers, including the locals brands.

This is one of the primary reasons the concept of NHI scares the hell out of me...our existing government agencies and controls are so corrupt, NHI would just be a financial disaster and would end up so out of control people would still be in ill health and the country would be more broke!!

What do you expect when major players in the PLP hierarchy have devoted most of their legal career to defending gangsters and drug runners...you expect them to honestly hunt down criminals? They embrace it!!

I agree it should be disbanded, but really only so long as the legislation is no in place. Once they figure out and put in place the legislation, then it can brought into action.

Hit them all, no matter how small the involvement. If you are linked to it, press charges on each and every one. Don't just target a select few and let others lurk or disappear in the shadows!!

Just hope the only thing they are paying is for the towing...if they get slapped with a formal parking ticket I think the flat fee on that is what $250?

While I understand the concept of trying to employ our populace, and encourage industry...if I can import an essential good at $2 , but it gets tagged with a protected tariff...and heaven forbid it is a breadbasket item that gets constrained by price control...let's say I can't put that item to market for $4-$5...the local manufacturer will try to sell that product for say $3.75...so in general terms, the concept of protective tariffs drives up the cost of living. Option A...the consumer gets the item for $2.50-$3.00...option B, protective tariffs, etc, you may end up paying double that as a consumer. Be careful what you wish for.

Super Value has shifted there general markup nearly 10% since the introduction of VAT...the cost of doing business here is extreme. Schaefer was known to 'reprice' items through a third party stateside for import, essentially falsifying invoices. Robin Hood essentially dissolved as this link was being revealed. His one key was he had political connections and investigations were held at bay for as long as possible.

I'm with you on this one...the concept of the Bahamas being a major data centre is scary, between power cuts, internet outages, etc, etc, the idea is laughable at best.