I wonder why some of our wealthy Bahamians won't invest in these projects. What is it that the white nights and other near billionaire families do with their money? They certainly won't invest in any mega projects. They won't even team up together to put a project together.
I'm not for the lopsided agreement, and I think locals should get some work. If our wealthy put these projects together then it would be 100% bahamian performed. (oops I forgot, our wealthily also use foreign labour / companies to do the work).
Truth is, if foreigners didn't put these projects together, we wouldn't have any projects. And while we don't get the lions share of the work, without these foreigners we wouldn't have any real hotels.
Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it asserts that:
A citizen of a state in which that citizen is present has the liberty to travel, reside in, and/or work in any part of the state where one pleases within the limits of respect for the liberty and rights of others,[3] That a citizen also has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country at any time
International law does not allow a country to refuse entry of one of its citizens.
Regarding the work permits. I was in the Solomons Fresh Market food store, it occurred to me that we are really hurting ourselves in so many other ways.
For example; I noticed the pies in the bakery case in the store. These imported pies, come in a cardboard box, built for shipping. To the point, it occurred to me that when we import all these various items that we could make here, we are really allowing the "Miami Bakery" to sell their wares here in Nassau, without even having a business license, much less a work permit for their staff.
Think about that for a moment. Obviously we can't set up an auto manufacturing plant here, so we have to import autos, and perhaps many other complex item. But when we can't even bake the apple pies that we eat here in the Bahamas, then we are the fools who are giving away our jobs and opportunities to the foreigners. ! person and a couple of $1000.00 ovens in their garage could bake more pies than Solomons can sell in a day. Solomons be charging $25.00 and more for a pie, or cake. We're the fools who can't see the opportunities in front of our faces.
Pies and cakes are an easy example, but there a millions of examples, and yet we say there aint no jobs? Sure seems to me there are many missed opportunities that we could explore.
I guess it's easier to just complain about how all our problems are caused by someone else.
More Bahamians have permanent residency or citizenship in other countries than, foreigners have been in possession of work permits in this country at one time. 3215 Bahamian nationals have citizenship in Canada 11422 Bahamian nationals have been granted USA citizenship 6412 Bahamians have been granted citizenship in UK over 8000 Bahamians with status in Europe
Chucky says...
I wonder why some of our wealthy Bahamians won't invest in these projects. What is it that the white nights and other near billionaire families do with their money? They certainly won't invest in any mega projects. They won't even team up together to put a project together.
I'm not for the lopsided agreement, and I think locals should get some work. If our wealthy put these projects together then it would be 100% bahamian performed. (oops I forgot, our wealthily also use foreign labour / companies to do the work).
Truth is, if foreigners didn't put these projects together, we wouldn't have any projects. And while we don't get the lions share of the work, without these foreigners we wouldn't have any real hotels.
On Contractors ‘sold out’ on Pointe labour deal
Posted 3 March 2016, 6:02 p.m. Suggest removal
Chucky says...
Dah QC better shave his chin good cause Banker gonna rest his nuts on it.....
On Mitchell: Cubans may be sent back to custody
Posted 2 March 2016, 6:14 p.m. Suggest removal
Chucky says...
Hi
What type of engineer? Civil, Structural? Where did you go to school?
I take it you are looking for a job?
On Pointe work permits making Bahamians ‘second rate citizens’
Posted 2 March 2016, 6:12 p.m. Suggest removal
Chucky says...
Keep track of "no votes" , we need to make sure these people never see another term in public office!
On 'Historic day' as gender equality bills passed
Posted 2 March 2016, 2:38 p.m. Suggest removal
Chucky says...
Me thinks the cubans are likely hiding in Ruffa's home on grand bahamas.........LOL
On Mitchell: Cubans may be sent back to custody
Posted 2 March 2016, noon Suggest removal
Chucky says...
Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it asserts that:
A citizen of a state in which that citizen is present has the liberty to travel, reside in, and/or work in any part of the state where one pleases within the limits of respect for the liberty and rights of others,[3]
That a citizen also has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country at any time
International law does not allow a country to refuse entry of one of its citizens.
On Mitchell: Cubans may be sent back to custody
Posted 2 March 2016, 10:48 a.m. Suggest removal
Chucky says...
I agree that's too many work permits to give.
Regarding the work permits. I was in the Solomons Fresh Market food store, it occurred to me that we are really hurting ourselves in so many other ways.
For example; I noticed the pies in the bakery case in the store. These imported pies, come in a cardboard box, built for shipping. To the point, it occurred to me that when we import all these various items that we could make here, we are really allowing the "Miami Bakery" to sell their wares here in Nassau, without even having a business license, much less a work permit for their staff.
Think about that for a moment. Obviously we can't set up an auto manufacturing plant here, so we have to import autos, and perhaps many other complex item. But when we can't even bake the apple pies that we eat here in the Bahamas, then we are the fools who are giving away our jobs and opportunities to the foreigners. ! person and a couple of $1000.00 ovens in their garage could bake more pies than Solomons can sell in a day. Solomons be charging $25.00 and more for a pie, or cake. We're the fools who can't see the opportunities in front of our faces.
Pies and cakes are an easy example, but there a millions of examples, and yet we say there aint no jobs? Sure seems to me there are many missed opportunities that we could explore.
I guess it's easier to just complain about how all our problems are caused by someone else.
On More Chinese workers than Bahamians at The Pointe
Posted 2 March 2016, 6:41 a.m. Suggest removal
Chucky says...
Or you can blindfold them with a piece of dental floss.......
On More Chinese workers than Bahamians at The Pointe
Posted 2 March 2016, 6:31 a.m. Suggest removal
Chucky says...
More Bahamians have permanent residency or citizenship in other countries than, foreigners have been in possession of work permits in this country at one time.
3215 Bahamian nationals have citizenship in Canada
11422 Bahamian nationals have been granted USA citizenship
6412 Bahamians have been granted citizenship in UK
over 8000 Bahamians with status in Europe
etc etc etc
On Smith: Don’t lay a finger on Cubans
Posted 1 March 2016, 7:05 a.m. Suggest removal
Chucky says...
I suggest whoever votes against women's rights , well , we should make sure they never get elected again!
On Rollins: Gender vote will fail
Posted 29 February 2016, 4:35 p.m. Suggest removal