OK, so 10 people conspire to steal nearly half a million dollars — in “honoraria,” no less! — and nobody is held accountable, nobody goes to jail, nobody loses their job ... everybody just shrugs their shoulders.
And we wonder why the lights go out every day, the phones don’t work, the planes are always late and nobody seems to want to do honest work anymore? I hate to sound so negative and hopeless all the time, but ...
Bingo! That’s the problem ... the fate of the small intra-island airlines is all wrapped up in politics rather than performance. Who owns it becomes more important than anything else. Recipe for disaster.
I can remember some years back, in the earlier days of the ‘web, when VOIP internet phone calling via computers first started to emerge. The Bahamian government’s response was to pass a law making it illegal to use such services, in hopes of preserving their Batelco monopoly — even tho friends of mine in government and business routinely used that “free” service to call abroad. That law probably is still on the books!
That stupid, short-sighted, against-the-tide sort of thinking prevails today ... and probably always will.
On Eleuthera, the worst utility was always Water and Sewer, which operates to this day as if it is a secret arm of the Soviet KGB. The woman who was alleged to be in charge was “off the island” every time I went there ... like, where did she live, Los Angeles? And *nobody* else was willing or able to do anything at all.
Batelco was a close second-to-worst. A 3-month wait for a routine service call for a problem on your line was the norm, as was paying a gratuity (bribe) to get anything done at all. Little wonder they collapsed when suddenly one day they faced ... competition!
Clamshell says...
Oh, goodie ... more Philip “Gravy” Davis!
On PLP CONVENTION: Day one
Posted 25 July 2019, 4:14 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
OK, so 10 people conspire to steal nearly half a million dollars — in “honoraria,” no less! — and nobody is held accountable, nobody goes to jail, nobody loses their job ... everybody just shrugs their shoulders.
And we wonder why the lights go out every day, the phones don’t work, the planes are always late and nobody seems to want to do honest work anymore? I hate to sound so negative and hopeless all the time, but ...
On Education bonus fraud: ‘Ten should face action’
Posted 25 July 2019, 12:36 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
... because that would involve taking actual responsibility. They wamt “a piece of the pie,” but they don’t wanna pay for the oven it came from.
On Atlantis buyer must give workers 'piece of the pie'
Posted 23 July 2019, 2:16 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
Bingo! That’s the problem ... the fate of the small intra-island airlines is all wrapped up in politics rather than performance. Who owns it becomes more important than anything else. Recipe for disaster.
On Sky Bahamas in fight to survive: Flights grounded and airline could face total collapse
Posted 23 July 2019, 1:09 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
Listen up! Tal’s gonna tell us everything he knows about how to effectively communicate a message!
On BTC warns staff – Time to get real: CEO tells unions to stop confrontation and accept change
Posted 22 July 2019, 4:41 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
Did that ever actually work?
On BTC warns staff – Time to get real: CEO tells unions to stop confrontation and accept change
Posted 22 July 2019, 2:36 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
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On BTC warns staff – Time to get real: CEO tells unions to stop confrontation and accept change
Posted 22 July 2019, 2:34 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
🤣🤣🤣😎
On BTC warns staff – Time to get real: CEO tells unions to stop confrontation and accept change
Posted 22 July 2019, 1:31 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
I can remember some years back, in the earlier days of the ‘web, when VOIP internet phone calling via computers first started to emerge. The Bahamian government’s response was to pass a law making it illegal to use such services, in hopes of preserving their Batelco monopoly — even tho friends of mine in government and business routinely used that “free” service to call abroad. That law probably is still on the books!
That stupid, short-sighted, against-the-tide sort of thinking prevails today ... and probably always will.
On BTC warns staff – Time to get real: CEO tells unions to stop confrontation and accept change
Posted 22 July 2019, 11:46 a.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
On Eleuthera, the worst utility was always Water and Sewer, which operates to this day as if it is a secret arm of the Soviet KGB. The woman who was alleged to be in charge was “off the island” every time I went there ... like, where did she live, Los Angeles? And *nobody* else was willing or able to do anything at all.
Batelco was a close second-to-worst. A 3-month wait for a routine service call for a problem on your line was the norm, as was paying a gratuity (bribe) to get anything done at all. Little wonder they collapsed when suddenly one day they faced ... competition!
On A COMIC'S VIEW: First, Nair put his foot in his mouth - then the Office of the Prime Minister put its foot to his behind
Posted 20 July 2019, 12:11 p.m. Suggest removal