Jim,I don't feel anyone should be given money for nothing even if it is our natural resource.What should happen is a definitive contract should be signed between the drilling company and the Bahamas ensuring jobs are given to Bahamians. This would be a completely new industry to us so we will not have persons skilled for this industries available work.Foreigners will have to work here but with Bahamians at their sides getting the needed training and certification to take control of all positions within a specific time frame.This way we all win.The oil company makes money,the Bahamas makes money and thousands of Bahamians are employed gaining new careers that will allow them to then work anywhere in the world in this field.The amount of jobs that would be created by drilling here would be massive,if the oil is a vast quantity there may be the need for multiple platforms each needing hundreds of workers,emergency and spill/cleanup workers adding hundreds more.Drilling in the Bahamas would be the best thing for the Bahamas right now.I see thousands of critical and great paying jobs coming out of this and thousands of Bahamians gaining professional training/certification.I know people are concerned about the environment but the oil companies have equipment for such accidents and with the BP spill the equipment is now better and responses to spills and accidents are quick and Professional.
I feel if monies are to be given to the citizens it should be in the form of a certain block of shares in the oil company only.
Cemk says...
Jim,I don't feel anyone should be given money for nothing even if it is our natural resource.What should happen is a definitive contract should be signed between the drilling company and the Bahamas ensuring jobs are given to Bahamians. This would be a completely new industry to us so we will not have persons skilled for this industries available work.Foreigners will have to work here but with Bahamians at their sides getting the needed training and certification to take control of all positions within a specific time frame.This way we all win.The oil company makes money,the Bahamas makes money and thousands of Bahamians are employed gaining new careers that will allow them to then work anywhere in the world in this field.The amount of jobs that would be created by drilling here would be massive,if the oil is a vast quantity there may be the need for multiple platforms each needing hundreds of workers,emergency and spill/cleanup workers adding hundreds more.Drilling in the Bahamas would be the best thing for the Bahamas right now.I see thousands of critical and great paying jobs coming out of this and thousands of Bahamians gaining professional training/certification.I know people are concerned about the environment but the oil companies have equipment for such accidents and with the BP spill the equipment is now better and responses to spills and accidents are quick and Professional.
I feel if monies are to be given to the citizens it should be in the form of a certain block of shares in the oil company only.
Ellis.
Ellis.
On Oil drilling in the Bahamas
Posted 21 June 2012, 1:38 p.m. Suggest removal