Whilst cost of food is an issue (though as some have pointed out above there are options). One of the biggest issues is the lack of well lit and secure areas to get exercise on. All the locations are badly lit and unsecure so people leave once it gets dark. If we could make it safe to be in the parks more people would exercise which would hopefully flow through our healt.h
Government can promise all they want for things to move fast and work. but they know they never will. The only way for that to happen is to stop the rampant corruption at every level , and there is no incentive for those that can stop it to do that.
The money for the fire trucks was probably spent on the west end election and sending all those Government members there. Or it could also have been on sending the team to see Trump get inaugurated. I mean what else are our taxes for, if not for those amazing elected officials and their friends to prance around like royalty.
Normally that is the case with Capital spend. However, if due to this they aren't using the people used for the Abaco Hurricane Shelter, or RM Bailey or many other examples then this might actually be good news for Bahamas.
So who is responsible for having a way to track the doctors overtime? Of course it is the Government. Is he now saying he won't pay the overtime as there was no way to track it? He has known this for the last 3 years and done nothing to change it. Yet again trying to spin that it is the other sides fault and never the Government who seem to be unable to change anything in a positive manner.
LOL, he keeps putting his foot in it. If the healthcare of the citizen was so important to the PM , he would direct only essential travel to happen, and the savings to be put to health care. But no, him and his friends must travel. How much did Clint's travel to Dubai cost? Bet it would pay for many new machines at PMH. But no, under no circumstances should the high life of the powers that be, be lowered to help the citizens.
I do not agree with Government funding the renovations of the union, nor giving them crown land. however if you agreed to that in the MOU this should be done. Your fault for agreeing to something to get what you wanted and then not keeping your end of the Bargin
Government is just playing the card they always do, which is to blame the companies for the cost of living. It is never their fault. There is nothing they can do about BPL being one of the largest cost to a business (can you imagine the cost of electricity in a supermarket with chillers and freezers). There is nothing they can do about the duty rates, there is nothing they can do about the large increase in expense to get a business license (whether you only need a basic accountant review or now an audit). There is nothing they can do about the fact that stores have to spend a large amount on security personal and cameras. Basically per the Government there is nothing they can do and it is all the private sectors fault the cost has gone up. Unfortunately many will believe them
When PLP reduce VAT to 10% but put it on all bread basket items they said this was due to it not being right that wealthy benefitted from VAT free items. They said it would be better for Government to increase social services to help those most in need. They did nothing to help social services and now they are doing the opposite of what they said was needed. All in the hope it will help them in the next election. Why should someone who earns $100,000 need 5% off their food. Use the $30 million reduction to help those who need it most. If its 3,000 then that's $10,000 each, if 30,000 that's $1,000 each. Either way much more then the 5% reduction will help them
Dawes says...
Whilst cost of food is an issue (though as some have pointed out above there are options). One of the biggest issues is the lack of well lit and secure areas to get exercise on. All the locations are badly lit and unsecure so people leave once it gets dark. If we could make it safe to be in the parks more people would exercise which would hopefully flow through our healt.h
On Hemisphere-leading obesity’s threat to ‘bankrupt’ Bahamas
Posted 29 January 2025, 9:08 a.m. Suggest removal
Dawes says...
Government can promise all they want for things to move fast and work. but they know they never will. The only way for that to happen is to stop the rampant corruption at every level , and there is no incentive for those that can stop it to do that.
On Bahamas suffers ‘massive losses’ on flawed natural resource regime
Posted 24 January 2025, 8:51 a.m. Suggest removal
Dawes says...
The money for the fire trucks was probably spent on the west end election and sending all those Government members there. Or it could also have been on sending the team to see Trump get inaugurated. I mean what else are our taxes for, if not for those amazing elected officials and their friends to prance around like royalty.
On Munroe: Efforts under way to fix GB fire trucks
Posted 24 January 2025, 8:49 a.m. Suggest removal
Dawes says...
Normally that is the case with Capital spend. However, if due to this they aren't using the people used for the Abaco Hurricane Shelter, or RM Bailey or many other examples then this might actually be good news for Bahamas.
On ‘Penny wise, pound foolish’ fear on capital spend cuts
Posted 21 January 2025, 5:11 p.m. Suggest removal
Dawes says...
I can understand if the Freeport car is bonded. As no duty has been paid. If they didn't do that all of us would import via Freeport.
On ‘Business ease fix just not so simple’
Posted 21 January 2025, 9:02 a.m. Suggest removal
Dawes says...
So who is responsible for having a way to track the doctors overtime? Of course it is the Government. Is he now saying he won't pay the overtime as there was no way to track it? He has known this for the last 3 years and done nothing to change it. Yet again trying to spin that it is the other sides fault and never the Government who seem to be unable to change anything in a positive manner.
On ‘Time-tracking needed to justify Doctor overtime’
Posted 17 January 2025, 1:11 p.m. Suggest removal
Dawes says...
LOL, he keeps putting his foot in it. If the healthcare of the citizen was so important to the PM , he would direct only essential travel to happen, and the savings to be put to health care. But no, him and his friends must travel. How much did Clint's travel to Dubai cost? Bet it would pay for many new machines at PMH. But no, under no circumstances should the high life of the powers that be, be lowered to help the citizens.
On PM slams health staff over strike
Posted 16 January 2025, 9:30 a.m. Suggest removal
Dawes says...
I do not agree with Government funding the renovations of the union, nor giving them crown land. however if you agreed to that in the MOU this should be done. Your fault for agreeing to something to get what you wanted and then not keeping your end of the Bargin
On Glover-Rolle: 96 percent of the MoU has been delivered
Posted 15 January 2025, 11:47 a.m. Suggest removal
Dawes says...
Government is just playing the card they always do, which is to blame the companies for the cost of living. It is never their fault. There is nothing they can do about BPL being one of the largest cost to a business (can you imagine the cost of electricity in a supermarket with chillers and freezers). There is nothing they can do about the duty rates, there is nothing they can do about the large increase in expense to get a business license (whether you only need a basic accountant review or now an audit). There is nothing they can do about the fact that stores have to spend a large amount on security personal and cameras. Basically per the Government there is nothing they can do and it is all the private sectors fault the cost has gone up. Unfortunately many will believe them
On ‘Most competitive food industry in the world’
Posted 14 January 2025, 9:25 a.m. Suggest removal
Dawes says...
When PLP reduce VAT to 10% but put it on all bread basket items they said this was due to it not being right that wealthy benefitted from VAT free items. They said it would be better for Government to increase social services to help those most in need. They did nothing to help social services and now they are doing the opposite of what they said was needed. All in the hope it will help them in the next election. Why should someone who earns $100,000 need 5% off their food. Use the $30 million reduction to help those who need it most. If its 3,000 then that's $10,000 each, if 30,000 that's $1,000 each. Either way much more then the 5% reduction will help them
On Beware ‘populist trap’ over $30m food-based VAT cut
Posted 14 January 2025, 9:20 a.m. Suggest removal