I think a lot of people hope that this is the case that causes it to stop. Its wrong that we value ourselves less, but if this changes things then at least some good may come.
Lol Government can't do anything in time, and yet always expects the Business community to be able to. Anyway prices will go up, and Government can blame the merchants and we shall see if enough people believe them. And doing it this way means the cost falls on the merchant and not the Government
I am sure the government don't care. They will trust that most Bahamians won't understand this, then they can say how they tried to help but the greedy merchants did not pass it on (i can already see the flightless one saying something along these lines). All merchants should get together and produce a flyer they can put in their store saying how they will be increasing prices due to this and how customers can find out how it works at X website. If they all went together it may work, but i am sure they won't and the Government relies on this.
Daivs has a legal background. He just relies on there being enough people who will blindly believe anything he says. You can see an example of those people above your comment. There is never any questioning, just 100% that what they said is true.
We have to pay no matter what eventually. How does he intend for this to work? Is it just because its election time. This is incredibly stupid to say and do with a company that is basically bankrupt.
Can tribune get a neutral legal person to give their opinion. Based on a very brief reading it appears that the Government can only request payment for the year gone and not from 1960 odd. Then it also said that the cost would be net and not gross and there was a mention of immigration costs being $15 million as against $170 million in fees recorded. if that's the case the port will never owe Government much money, unless they have the best schools, police, hospital in the country. Of course that's what i understood it to be, but i could be totally wrong. So please have a legal person advise.
Dawes says...
I think a lot of people hope that this is the case that causes it to stop. Its wrong that we value ourselves less, but if this changes things then at least some good may come.
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Dawes says...
The powers that be don't care, they don't use PMH anyway and nor do their family.
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Dawes says...
You should also mention how kind Dr Darville is, as apparently that makes it all ok.
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Dawes says...
Lol Government can't do anything in time, and yet always expects the Business community to be able to. Anyway prices will go up, and Government can blame the merchants and we shall see if enough people believe them. And doing it this way means the cost falls on the merchant and not the Government
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Dawes says...
Thats right, once they give their share all is good!!!
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Dawes says...
I am sure the government don't care. They will trust that most Bahamians won't understand this, then they can say how they tried to help but the greedy merchants did not pass it on (i can already see the flightless one saying something along these lines). All merchants should get together and produce a flyer they can put in their store saying how they will be increasing prices due to this and how customers can find out how it works at X website. If they all went together it may work, but i am sure they won't and the Government relies on this.
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Dawes says...
Umm isn't this basically what continuous Governments have done to the Rest of The Bahamas? Like NIB etc.
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Dawes says...
Daivs has a legal background. He just relies on there being enough people who will blindly believe anything he says. You can see an example of those people above your comment. There is never any questioning, just 100% that what they said is true.
On Davis doubles down on victory claim in $357m GBPA arbitration
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Dawes says...
We have to pay no matter what eventually. How does he intend for this to work? Is it just because its election time. This is incredibly stupid to say and do with a company that is basically bankrupt.
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Dawes says...
Can tribune get a neutral legal person to give their opinion. Based on a very brief reading it appears that the Government can only request payment for the year gone and not from 1960 odd. Then it also said that the cost would be net and not gross and there was a mention of immigration costs being $15 million as against $170 million in fees recorded. if that's the case the port will never owe Government much money, unless they have the best schools, police, hospital in the country.
Of course that's what i understood it to be, but i could be totally wrong. So please have a legal person advise.
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