Excellent points!

We need new laws to protect our waters.

How else will we keep them clean, especially important for next time we sell off a chunk of land in our protected marine parks , i.e. Bell Island to the Aga Khan

Mitchell has been seen and photographs posted on Facebook and what’s app of him and underage boys, and yet no investigation or charges laid. Seems to me he is above the law.

Little bar off east street, anyone else remember seeing the photos shared online?

The tax on profits versus duties is a red herring.
Everyone knows corporations will find “write offs” and pay essentially no tax as they do in every country.
The idea of income tax will be no different than duties, it will inevitably end in the low income earners paying most of the tax.
The only real solution is a tax based on assets, because wether it’s personal or corporate income tax the wealthy always find the loopholes that will be cleverly included in the legislation.
We all know that a tax based on assets would work, and be fair, and that is precisely why it will never be instituted in any nation.
After all we know that the ruling class and the wealthy are one in the same, and what’s good for one, is good for the other. So who of the ruling class is ever going to create and pass legislation that costs themselves money.

If only there were a way that the masses could be number one consideration of all legislation created and passed.

There is only 1 real reason that governments get into the pension business, that is simply to have another big pie to steal a slice from.
Though in our case, there is not even 1 slice remaining.

a foreign worker cannot train a Bahamian replacement. its just not possible.

Foreigners who come from a proper society with proper schools who advance to real universities and are the taught by top notch professors have a real advantage, even over our best and brightest.
But they are not miracle workers.

It take a university of professors years to shape the typical university grad, and anyone who thinks the grad can replicate the university experience on a undereducated bahamamian is sadly mistaken.

the mere thought of a skilled professional being able to educate an understudy to his own level while working is perhaps the best example of Bahamian arrogance i have ever heard.
you would have to think our d average people have some hidden genius inside, to believe they can obtain the equivalent of a university education as an understudy in 7 years.

wake up people, if we are to replace foreign expertise, with Bahamians it will start only after fixing our education system, and family values, work ethic, and then sending our kids to top universities, and then they will need years of experience in real world top firms, and then we need them to come home with their education and experience.
At best this is a road 30 years long. if we start today.
To think otherwise is simple arrogance and stupidity.

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truth is, even if we are on par with other banana republics in responce time, doesnt mean anything good, just means were similar in providing slow service.

another truth, police are acting as claims inspectors for insurance companies when it comes to accidents.

people should be able to just exchange info and move on from accodents unless someone is hurt. its a civil matter for the most part.

A nation who's citizenry knows it's worthy, willing and able to compete will open its doors and welcome the world, its people and competition.

Our nation, and people know that we cannot compete, we're not able to get up to standard, and long since given up on trying.

As such a nation, and people, we must keep our guard up and tight controlls over who comes and why, and what they do here and how long they stay.

If we dont, or we allow "them" to come, and to stay, and allow "them" access, in time we will become a new and different nation or citzenry. Darwinism ensures the stronger and smarter will wash over the lazy and weak.

Eventually we'd be a nation of successful people, though our Bahamian ancestorial routes will become highly diluted.

Those of us that are here now, need these protections to ensure we have the easiest chance to thrive. And we need to have these protections to ensure the same for our future generations.

While we may not rise to the level of our nations & citizenrys potential, with protection we can preserve the bloodlines.

So whats your choice, preserve what we can at the expense of a brighter more successful future, albeit diluted Bahamian future?

Of course the choice is obvious, we will use our xenophobic ways to protect ourselves at the expense of our future.

i assume that "distributors" for brands can buy their wares in bulk at wholesale prices. And of course they pay duty based on wholesale price and the bulk shipments.

Yet some how, almost every sing product can be purchased at retail US price, shipped in idividually, and duty paid accordingly, and coat much much LESS than what any of our "Bahamian Distributors" charge.

Why would we want to protect them? Its laughable, what good are they?

Fix this issue "distributers" and you will be well protected. Or be greedy, continue to lose sales, and hope for legislation that protects you while you gouge the citizenry.