Why do we pay all these elected officials and civil servants and then go hire private consultants and put more burden on the tax payers? This practice is more than ridiculous. If those in charge do not know what they are doing or how to do it they should all resign. Don't they realize that this is part of the problem of gross over-expenditure or do they simply not care?
The very fact that civil servants do not contribute to their pensions contributes to their attitude of self-entitlement, but little else and is another great part of the problem of lack of funding and lack of performance. Don't need to hire any so-called 'consultants' to tell them that. It is also grossly unfair to the rest of the population that actually have to work for a living.
"They're developing a steady stream of funding built into port fees to ensure the port has what it needs to maintain international standards," he added. "They're putting forward something they believe can work.
"I don't want to say too much but what they're speaking about is a charge on the shipping companies. The percentage they're speaking about, they're confident they can do that with a fairly negligible impact on the end user as they have similar systems in other ports they do business with."
(1) If there are already port fees, what is being done with them and (2) why dump more fees on the private sector which is already over-burdened by exorbitant government taxes?
(3) The north Abaco port remains a well-guarded National secret!
DDK says...
Mad as a March hare lol!
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DDK says...
Excellent letter, excellent points and questions. Das we people and dey like it dat way!
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DDK says...
Perhaps the RBPF is not interested in CCTV's and body cameras........
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DDK says...
We sure like to emulate our "great" neighbour to our north-west. Does not bode well.
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DDK says...
Web Shop Weasel!
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DDK says...
Nassau, The Wild West of The Bahamas. Please be reminded that serious crime is down...........
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DDK says...
Why do we pay all these elected officials and civil servants and then go hire private consultants and put more burden on the tax payers? This practice is more than ridiculous. If those in charge do not know what they are doing or how to do it they should all resign. Don't they realize that this is part of the problem of gross over-expenditure or do they simply not care?
The very fact that civil servants do not contribute to their pensions contributes to their attitude of self-entitlement, but little else and is another great part of the problem of lack of funding and lack of performance. Don't need to hire any so-called 'consultants' to tell them that. It is also grossly unfair to the rest of the population that actually have to work for a living.
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DDK says...
"They're developing a steady stream of funding built into port fees to ensure the port has what it needs to maintain international standards," he added. "They're putting forward something they believe can work.
"I don't want to say too much but what they're speaking about is a charge on the shipping companies. The percentage they're speaking about, they're confident they can do that with a fairly negligible impact on the end user as they have similar systems in other ports they do business with."
(1) If there are already port fees, what is being done with them and (2) why dump more fees on the private sector which is already over-burdened by exorbitant government taxes?
(3) The north Abaco port remains a well-guarded National secret!
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DDK says...
'Cus we ain't got no sense!
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DDK says...
This is NOT funny and if the boat ran over a swimmer, the tragic accident should be properly and OPENLY investigated........
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