Oh, for god's sake people, why must everything be a race thing? If Bahamians are so concerned about getting beach access everywhere, why didn't the beloved governement of the day negotiate beach rights before the whole Atlantis circus came to town? Whose fault is that -- certainly not Atlantis'.
Private property is, well....private. That's kind of how it works.
And when visitors to Cabbage beach (or any beach) learn to behave themselves, pick up after themselves, and not harass others trying to enjoy the beach (yes, I am a Bahamian who has been harassed by other Bahamians to buy crap, rent jet skis and the like), then perhaps we might be welcome on pirvate property.
Technically, if this murder was committed at 2:30am New Year's Eve (ie, early morning Jan 1), then this is #1 for the New Year, not added to 2015's tally.
Condolences to this young man's family. The murders have to stop. We cannot continue as a civilised society like this.
What a joke this government is! They don't want anything to do with colonialism, yet they are very happy to jump up and down for the honours bestowed by the Queen (at their suggestion, of course) What a bunch of wannabe fools we have leading this country.
Who's next -- all the web shop boys and maybe a few drug kingpins too? Or maybe they can make an exception for Nygard? The Queen must be horrified at the Knighthood and Companions for this round. I surely am!
If this is true, then the manager is a complete disgrace to the hotel and should be dismissed. But somehow there must be more to the story, as no sane, right-thinking person would throw out a choir of children from a hotel. There must be more to the story.
If not, it reflects very poorly on the hotel, and certainly on the manager. This is hardly an immigration problem - it's a huge PR problem.
See some of the comments above, and keep in mind the latest "facts" to come out of the NHI
-- Each doctor will be given 500 patients to see (how long will it take to get an appointment??) -- There is NO catastrophic care included in the NHI plan that I can see (more cookouts...) -- Each person will be covered for $221 in health care per YEAR! (that doesn't even cover the cost of an annual physical, much less medications)
How short memories we Bahamians seem to have. As I recall, despite all the various recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry, there was not a single person investigated or convicted for the obvious shenanigans that took place during that shameful nation for sale era. And let's count how many of those named are still in politics today!
No, MonkeyDoo, I mean a damn alarm system that alerts when the temperature of the freezer goes below a certain level! It can send an alert to a cell phone, house phone, or any phone you want -- even Perry's phone! It's almost idiot proof and requires no idiot standing around to monitor it. Just an idiot to fix it -- which is where the problem comes in, I suppose!
Surely an alarm system that alerts operators to a failed freezer would have been the bare minimum precaution in this case. As usual, government failures cost the people!
Voltaire, while I agree with you in principle, the fact remains that Mr. Rufa "worked". It does not matter that he did not receive money for his work (and we do agree that he "worked"), what does matter is that he was doing a job that would typically be paid. The fact that he was not paid is irrelevant in this case.
Someone else brought up expats being fearful of cutting their child's hair -- bad example really, but the one in which a yoga teacher accepts "donations" - let's call it what it is "donations" is just a sneaky way of being "paid" We aren't really that stupid, are we? But the point being is that Mr. Rufa was previously cautioned about his activities -- yet he chose to do so again. That is his crime -- arrogance and disregard for the law.
Do I agree with the laws as they stand? Not at all. In my view, the country should have a very liberal foreign worker policy, and the Bahamians would have to compete with the jobs with everyone else. I don't get the sense this would be a very popular point of view, but in my opinion, it would force the Bahamas to have to compete on the world stage. Education would become essential as a means to compete for a job, and this would force a far better standard of education. Just my 5 cents, but I'll step away and let the outrage begin!
DillyTree says...
Oh, for god's sake people, why must everything be a race thing? If Bahamians are so concerned about getting beach access everywhere, why didn't the beloved governement of the day negotiate beach rights before the whole Atlantis circus came to town? Whose fault is that -- certainly not Atlantis'.
Private property is, well....private. That's kind of how it works.
And when visitors to Cabbage beach (or any beach) learn to behave themselves, pick up after themselves, and not harass others trying to enjoy the beach (yes, I am a Bahamian who has been harassed by other Bahamians to buy crap, rent jet skis and the like), then perhaps we might be welcome on pirvate property.
On Injunction not extended over beach access
Posted 8 January 2016, 2:16 p.m. Suggest removal
DillyTree says...
Technically, if this murder was committed at 2:30am New Year's Eve (ie, early morning Jan 1), then this is #1 for the New Year, not added to 2015's tally.
Condolences to this young man's family. The murders have to stop. We cannot continue as a civilised society like this.
On UPDATED: Man dies in New Year's Eve shooting
Posted 1 January 2016, 7:43 p.m. Suggest removal
DillyTree says...
What a joke this government is! They don't want anything to do with colonialism, yet they are very happy to jump up and down for the honours bestowed by the Queen (at their suggestion, of course) What a bunch of wannabe fools we have leading this country.
Who's next -- all the web shop boys and maybe a few drug kingpins too? Or maybe they can make an exception for Nygard? The Queen must be horrified at the Knighthood and Companions for this round. I surely am!
On Two Knights and a Dame among Bahamians recognised in Queen's New Year honours
Posted 1 January 2016, 7:37 p.m. Suggest removal
DillyTree says...
If this is true, then the manager is a complete disgrace to the hotel and should be dismissed. But somehow there must be more to the story, as no sane, right-thinking person would throw out a choir of children from a hotel. There must be more to the story.
If not, it reflects very poorly on the hotel, and certainly on the manager. This is hardly an immigration problem - it's a huge PR problem.
On Dept of Immigration reviewing report on Christmas choir incident
Posted 31 December 2015, 5:44 p.m. Suggest removal
DillyTree says...
If anything, we'll need MORE cookouts!
See some of the comments above, and keep in mind the latest "facts" to come out of the NHI
-- Each doctor will be given 500 patients to see (how long will it take to get an appointment??)
-- There is NO catastrophic care included in the NHI plan that I can see (more cookouts...)
-- Each person will be covered for $221 in health care per YEAR! (that doesn't even cover the cost of an annual physical, much less medications)
NHI is doomed before it's even begun.
On ‘Cookout days are over’ says union chief as he backs NHI
Posted 31 December 2015, 2:58 p.m. Suggest removal
DillyTree says...
How short memories we Bahamians seem to have. As I recall, despite all the various recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry, there was not a single person investigated or convicted for the obvious shenanigans that took place during that shameful nation for sale era. And let's count how many of those named are still in politics today!
On YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: The ethical hypocrisy of George Smith
Posted 24 December 2015, 12:11 p.m. Suggest removal
DillyTree says...
No, MonkeyDoo, I mean a damn alarm system that alerts when the temperature of the freezer goes below a certain level! It can send an alert to a cell phone, house phone, or any phone you want -- even Perry's phone! It's almost idiot proof and requires no idiot standing around to monitor it. Just an idiot to fix it -- which is where the problem comes in, I suppose!
On Farmers angry over hundreds of pounds of meat spoiled as cooler breaks down
Posted 23 December 2015, 4:37 p.m. Suggest removal
DillyTree says...
Surely an alarm system that alerts operators to a failed freezer would have been the bare minimum precaution in this case. As usual, government failures cost the people!
On Farmers angry over hundreds of pounds of meat spoiled as cooler breaks down
Posted 23 December 2015, 11:49 a.m. Suggest removal
DillyTree says...
Fred really doesn't like anyone to challenge HIS authority.
On Mitchell says judge's ruling is a challenge to authority
Posted 18 December 2015, 12:12 p.m. Suggest removal
DillyTree says...
Voltaire, while I agree with you in principle, the fact remains that Mr. Rufa "worked". It does not matter that he did not receive money for his work (and we do agree that he "worked"), what does matter is that he was doing a job that would typically be paid. The fact that he was not paid is irrelevant in this case.
Someone else brought up expats being fearful of cutting their child's hair -- bad example really, but the one in which a yoga teacher accepts "donations" - let's call it what it is "donations" is just a sneaky way of being "paid" We aren't really that stupid, are we? But the point being is that Mr. Rufa was previously cautioned about his activities -- yet he chose to do so again. That is his crime -- arrogance and disregard for the law.
Do I agree with the laws as they stand? Not at all. In my view, the country should have a very liberal foreign worker policy, and the Bahamians would have to compete with the jobs with everyone else. I don't get the sense this would be a very popular point of view, but in my opinion, it would force the Bahamas to have to compete on the world stage. Education would become essential as a means to compete for a job, and this would force a far better standard of education. Just my 5 cents, but I'll step away and let the outrage begin!
On Are expats still welcome in The Bahamas?
Posted 17 December 2015, 3:22 p.m. Suggest removal