Wow! Sobering reminder! But wasn't the only reason that the FNM used the Chinese for Bahamar because they couldn't find another foreign investor who would invest billions of dollars in the project after the first investor failed to financially deliver? I don't think China was the first entity we attempted to use for the Bahamar project, were they? I thought we only solicited their help after the initial investors were unable to live up to their financial obligations. I'm pretty certain that that's what I read.
Furthermore..... why would the US criticize the Bahamas for doing business with China, when they are conducting business with them as well??? Doesn't America owe China trillions of dollars??? I'm honestly asking because I'm not sure. Can you enlighten me?
How in the world can Bahamar boost the economy when the country is in a mess??? Don't you remember that Atlantis had to layoff hundreds of workers??? Don't you realize that our power company can't deliver consistent electricity??? Don't you realize that hundreds of guest recently returned abroad only to tell others about the black-out and their negative experience in the Bahamas??? Don't you realize that the United States Department of Justice is admonishing their citizens not to visit the Bahamas??? Do you realize that the Bahamas is now ranked in the top 10 for violence towards Northern Americans and Europeans, next to counties in the Middle East??? These are horrible statistics that don't fair well for the Bahamas. While our government likes to exercise amnesia and sweep these types of issues under the rug.... the US Embassy does not.
If you had the opportunity to travel frequently.... you would realize that the Bahamas is no longer an attractive tourism market. It's filthy, crime-ridden, and overly priced. For months out of the year I work in North America. And let me tell you..... the reports and feed back I get regarding the Bahamas is not good. If Bahamians are thinking that Bahamar is going to be the economic cash-cow that the Bahamas desperately needs..... they are grossly mistaken.
So...... Hotel executives are placing the blame on the contractors in an effort to conceal their own incompetence and false promises???? This is PLP bungling at its best! This damn government can't see any project to full completion!! Not a damn ONE!!
As a matter of fact...... I was recently shocked to learn that after the grand-standing ceremony by Perry Christie and his cohorts, the critical care block at PMH is still not open!!! How the hell can you hold an opening ceremony for an entity that's not even open and operating???
This government constantly makes false promises and assurances and can't deliver on a fraction of their declarations!!! The FNM, with all their faults, within five years conducted MAJOR infrastructural projects such as the Bahamar Resort, the Airport, the Road-Works, the Critical Care Building, etc. All of these projects were near completion when the FNM was voted out of government!! Now....... some three years later, Perry Christie and his PLP can't finish or complete any of these projects left behind!!! If the FNM were still in power, these infrastructural designs would have been completed by now!!! Thank goodness the National Stadium, and Road-Project was finished before they got voted out of office, or else these projects would still be laying dormant right now!!!
This damn government is absolutely worthless!!! Seriously people..... what the hell has this government done since coming to power, besides talking and conducting nonsense? Perry tried to convince the Bahamian public the we own the majority of BTC, when clearly we don't!! And as we later found out, it was just a ploy to initiate political favors to PLP cronies like Leon Williams!! And if the Bahamas government still did own the majority of BTC, then that would mean that the government is responsible for the upcoming layoffs.... a practice that the PLP had criticized the FNM government for!!! So which is it?? This government is so full of shit until its not even funny anymore.
Now we have this Bahamar nonsense going on where another PLP cronie, Robert Sands, is making promises only to recant and rescind his assurances because they can't deliver!! 2017 can't come quickly enough!!
This story is so sad in every sense of the word. Those poor children. If their mother did have psychological issues, then it would ultimately be up to family and friends to assist her in getting help. This-way the lives of the victims could have been spared.
As far as the accusation of the young lady having an attitude problem goes...... I think all of us are guilty at some point or the other for displaying acts of inappropriate behavior giving the constant stress that we are all under. The strain of day to day living placed on our backs by successive governments in order to survive, is overwhelming! A single mother with a college degree can't find a reasonable job to assist her children! This blame falls solely on the government! They have miserably failed our entire country!
What the hell is everyone talking about???? Has everyone forgotten that this is the same Robert Sands who promised the entire Bahamas that Bahamar was going to open on time???? Has everyone forgotten that when it DIDN'T open on time, this same Robert Sands went in hiding and refused to comment on the issue???? Now all of a sudden he emerges again making more guarantees related to Bahamar??? Please! This mans word doesn't count for two cents! Everything Mr. Turnquest is saying is true! But he is being more generous in words than I would be!
Furthermore....... The Bahamas isn't really an attractive tourist market anymore. The island is crime-ridden, filthy, and the electricity company can't sustain power to the island! Who wants to spend thousands of dollars to stay at a resort where there's no power or electricity? Does this government not realize that those guest staying at Atlantis during the recent black-out have already informed their friends and colleagues about the negative experience in the Bahamas?
This country can't sustain electricity as it is! So how can Bahamar and Robert Sands be making more assurances and promises when they haven't delivered on any of their last promises, and BEC is in shambles?
Tell people the truth!!! Bahamar is doomed to failure, and the Bahamas is a complete mess!!
Ok..... so let me get this straight....... When a politician gets sick, they seek medical attention at Doctors Hospital. And when the average citizen gets ill, their only recourse is PMH. Yet, these very same politicians expect us to believe that they possess complete confidence in the healthcare delivery system at PMH.
If that's the case.... then why don't exercise the public health system that they're constantly endorsing??? I dare say the answer is obvious! These worthless, crooked ass, politicians know that PMH is well below sub-standard!! How the hell can you promote a product that you refuse to use!!! These politicians are so full of shit until its not even funny!! Mother Pratt included!!
She claims to be a woman of the people, yet when her own well being is at stake, she abandons her guise as a grass-root supporter and seeks medical assistance from those deemed to have better medical resources!! What a hypocrite!!
"Customers may say cost reduction in July bill????" I'm assuming that there's a typo and the Tribune actually means "see a cost reduction." Either way it doesn't matter. Nothing that this government promises ever comes to fruition. Empty promises after empty promises.
Furthermore...... didn't Leslie Miller promise a reduction in electricity bill sometime last year? Still waiting.
Do you really think that any government personnel is ademently trying to uncover a bribery scandal???????
Please..... don't make me laugh. All of them are guilty of taking bribes at some point or the other. And if that's not the case they..... they are close friends and colleagues with someone who has. As a matter of fact.... Hubert Ingraham never fully gave an explanation as to the alleged bribe taken by Earl Deveaux when he took a chartered helicopter ride to Exuma! To this day we're still waiting for full disclosure.
Cobalt says...
Wow! Sobering reminder!
But wasn't the only reason that the FNM used the Chinese for Bahamar because they couldn't find another foreign investor who would invest billions of dollars in the project after the first investor failed to financially deliver? I don't think China was the first entity we attempted to use for the Bahamar project, were they? I thought we only solicited their help after the initial investors were unable to live up to their financial obligations. I'm pretty certain that that's what I read.
Furthermore..... why would the US criticize the Bahamas for doing business with China, when they are conducting business with them as well??? Doesn't America owe China trillions of dollars??? I'm honestly asking because I'm not sure. Can you enlighten me?
On Baha Mar opening is delayed to May
Posted 25 March 2015, 1:50 p.m. Suggest removal
Cobalt says...
How in the world can Bahamar boost the economy when the country is in a mess??? Don't you remember that Atlantis had to layoff hundreds of workers??? Don't you realize that our power company can't deliver consistent electricity??? Don't you realize that hundreds of guest recently returned abroad only to tell others about the black-out and their negative experience in the Bahamas??? Don't you realize that the United States Department of Justice is admonishing their citizens not to visit the Bahamas??? Do you realize that the Bahamas is now ranked in the top 10 for violence towards Northern Americans and Europeans, next to counties in the Middle East??? These are horrible statistics that don't fair well for the Bahamas. While our government likes to exercise amnesia and sweep these types of issues under the rug.... the US Embassy does not.
If you had the opportunity to travel frequently.... you would realize that the Bahamas is no longer an attractive tourism market. It's filthy, crime-ridden, and overly priced. For months out of the year I work in North America. And let me tell you..... the reports and feed back I get regarding the Bahamas is not good. If Bahamians are thinking that Bahamar is going to be the economic cash-cow that the Bahamas desperately needs..... they are grossly mistaken.
On Baha Mar opening is delayed to May
Posted 25 March 2015, 1:21 p.m. Suggest removal
Cobalt says...
So...... Hotel executives are placing the blame on the contractors in an effort to conceal their own incompetence and false promises???? This is PLP bungling at its best! This damn government can't see any project to full completion!! Not a damn ONE!!
As a matter of fact...... I was recently shocked to learn that after the grand-standing ceremony by Perry Christie and his cohorts, the critical care block at PMH is still not open!!! How the hell can you hold an opening ceremony for an entity that's not even open and operating???
This government constantly makes false promises and assurances and can't deliver on a fraction of their declarations!!! The FNM, with all their faults, within five years conducted MAJOR infrastructural projects such as the Bahamar Resort, the Airport, the Road-Works, the Critical Care Building, etc. All of these projects were near completion when the FNM was voted out of government!! Now....... some three years later, Perry Christie and his PLP can't finish or complete any of these projects left behind!!! If the FNM were still in power, these infrastructural designs would have been completed by now!!! Thank goodness the National Stadium, and Road-Project was finished before they got voted out of office, or else these projects would still be laying dormant right now!!!
This damn government is absolutely worthless!!! Seriously people..... what the hell has this government done since coming to power, besides talking and conducting nonsense? Perry tried to convince the Bahamian public the we own the majority of BTC, when clearly we don't!! And as we later found out, it was just a ploy to initiate political favors to PLP cronies like Leon Williams!! And if the Bahamas government still did own the majority of BTC, then that would mean that the government is responsible for the upcoming layoffs.... a practice that the PLP had criticized the FNM government for!!! So which is it?? This government is so full of shit until its not even funny anymore.
Now we have this Bahamar nonsense going on where another PLP cronie, Robert Sands, is making promises only to recant and rescind his assurances because they can't deliver!!
2017 can't come quickly enough!!
On Baha Mar opening is delayed to May
Posted 25 March 2015, 12:49 p.m. Suggest removal
Cobalt says...
Glad to see that there is still hope for our young men!
Congratulations, young man! Your parents must be proud!
On Only boy in the final takes Spelling Bee title
Posted 24 March 2015, 7:35 p.m. Suggest removal
Cobalt says...
This story is so sad in every sense of the word. Those poor children.
If their mother did have psychological issues, then it would ultimately be up to family and friends to assist her in getting help. This-way the lives of the victims could have been spared.
As far as the accusation of the young lady having an attitude problem goes...... I think all of us are guilty at some point or the other for displaying acts of inappropriate behavior giving the constant stress that we are all under. The strain of day to day living placed on our backs by successive governments in order to survive, is overwhelming! A single mother with a college degree can't find a reasonable job to assist her children! This blame falls solely on the government! They have miserably failed our entire country!
On Despair at death of family
Posted 24 March 2015, 2:55 p.m. Suggest removal
Cobalt says...
What the hell is everyone talking about????
Has everyone forgotten that this is the same Robert Sands who promised the entire Bahamas that Bahamar was going to open on time????
Has everyone forgotten that when it DIDN'T open on time, this same Robert Sands went in hiding and refused to comment on the issue???? Now all of a sudden he emerges again making more guarantees related to Bahamar??? Please! This mans word doesn't count for two cents! Everything Mr. Turnquest is saying is true! But he is being more generous in words than I would be!
Furthermore....... The Bahamas isn't really an attractive tourist market anymore. The island is crime-ridden, filthy, and the electricity company can't sustain power to the island!
Who wants to spend thousands of dollars to stay at a resort where there's no power or electricity? Does this government not realize that those guest staying at Atlantis during the recent black-out have already informed their friends and colleagues about the negative experience in the Bahamas?
This country can't sustain electricity as it is! So how can Bahamar and Robert Sands be making more assurances and promises when they haven't delivered on any of their last promises, and BEC is in shambles?
Tell people the truth!!! Bahamar is doomed to failure, and the Bahamas is a complete mess!!
On Baha Mar delay will force govt ‘to miss targets for revenue’
Posted 24 March 2015, 2:10 p.m. Suggest removal
Cobalt says...
Good point John!
So true! Those were actually good days.
On Miller: BEC customers may see cost reduction in July bill
Posted 22 March 2015, 3:16 p.m. Suggest removal
Cobalt says...
Ok..... so let me get this straight.......
When a politician gets sick, they seek medical attention at Doctors Hospital.
And when the average citizen gets ill, their only recourse is PMH. Yet, these very same politicians expect us to believe that they possess complete confidence in the healthcare delivery system at PMH.
If that's the case.... then why don't exercise the public health system that they're constantly endorsing??? I dare say the answer is obvious! These worthless, crooked ass, politicians know that PMH is well below sub-standard!! How the hell can you promote a product that you refuse to use!!! These politicians are so full of shit until its not even funny!! Mother Pratt included!!
She claims to be a woman of the people, yet when her own well being is at stake, she abandons her guise as a grass-root supporter and seeks medical assistance from those deemed to have better medical resources!! What a hypocrite!!
On Mother Pratt in hospital after attending funeral
Posted 22 March 2015, 12:10 a.m. Suggest removal
Cobalt says...
"Customers may say cost reduction in July bill????"
I'm assuming that there's a typo and the Tribune actually means "see a cost reduction."
Either way it doesn't matter. Nothing that this government promises ever comes to fruition. Empty promises after empty promises.
Furthermore...... didn't Leslie Miller promise a reduction in electricity bill sometime last year?
Still waiting.
On Miller: BEC customers may see cost reduction in July bill
Posted 21 March 2015, 10:58 a.m. Suggest removal
Cobalt says...
Do you really think that any government personnel is ademently trying to uncover a bribery scandal???????
Please..... don't make me laugh. All of them are guilty of taking bribes at some point or the other. And if that's not the case they..... they are close friends and colleagues with someone who has. As a matter of fact.... Hubert Ingraham never fully gave an explanation as to the alleged bribe taken by Earl Deveaux when he took a chartered helicopter ride to Exuma! To this day we're still waiting for full disclosure.
On Months later, still no one named in BEC bribe scandal
Posted 20 March 2015, 3:50 p.m. Suggest removal