How do you expect respect for laws, agencies & environment from the public, when Govt/Politically Elite DO NOT.
Now you will see the reality & shuffle!

no respect for anything, except the dollar!!

Ignoring the confusing double-talk. Stopover for 6+ days @$500/day/person equals $3,000. Cruise ship for 3 days @$77/day/person equals $231 or in 6days $462. Which one do you want to work for in your next 6 days?
The majority of cruise tourist may stay onboard, true?.This 15% of stopover spending!! They do not require hotel or transport infrastructure, food & service support industry. Just a wharf, water to dump sewage, possibly some fuel/electricity/supplies (if not available cheaper elsewhere). minimal Investments taking up space on our islands. Lets not forget they need a place to unload their garbage. What a great industry!! The numbers do not lie.

What is the differentiation of Loterry Gambling against Casino Gambling? Beyond the investment of glitz & expensive property? Society has legitimitized the practice, by assuming a portion of the income will be dedicated to social needs like education or medical. What is the actual percentage? Who decides? Remember, House Always Wins.
The question I have is why are we adding to the convenience of augmenting a commonly negative social issue? Open Sports Betting is a convenient vehicle to attract youthful parties to gambling. Freedom, requires responsibility! Do we have enough of each?...

The oil industry is the original gambler. Expensive exploration cost & analysis, determining the value of potential very high returns. The Truth Is, there is hydrocarbons below Every Square Foot of our Earth, compliments of past plants & animals over millions of years. The determining factor is How Easy to Gain A1ccess & Available Volumes!
Let's protect our resourceful Air, Salt & Fresh waters from this most destructive of industries, as experienced all over the world. Let the illgotten License Expire & place a Permanent Moratorium as law.

"We ThirdWorld Pirates, it's Mine!!

The first step is a real "In the Sunshine" information law. We must get rid of the 'I'm in Government, 'I'm more important than you' an erroneous attitude for Public Servants!!. Must be the modern day pirate mindset

As the July 10 Independence Celebration comes upon us, we must step away from the noise & artificial party back-slaping to ask a simple question: are you proud of what we have achived this year? ...the last 50?
This author is correct here. It is time for personal reflection on what you are Willing To Accept, from our environment, from government, from clergy, from businesses, from employees, from family, from yourself.
Real Pride comes from Respect

For the benefit of those who dream of receiving "riches for doing little" let 's have a National Lottery. Humans need dreams. The freely given contributions should be dedicated to the needs of the pathetic health & education system. Though a lottery is parasitic pyramid game on society, if operated correctly IT Could Provide What The Next Generations Need. Keep the Politically Elite out of it. Convicts don't 8change their stripes. ...How many Millions in the next FL Lottery Win?

Let's hear the fishermans side of the story, before quick bad-mouthing.
Piracy is a real threat for cruising yachtsmen & they must be cautious.
A stranded boater requires human compation & caution as potential Bait for Piracy.