I did not always agree with his business analysis but I respected and appreciated it. It saddens me greatly that there are no more of his columns to look forward to. My condolences to his family.

You must be the life of the party. Please never volunteer to man a suicide hotline. Could always count on you for a lack of compassion and a negative thought in the midst of another’s tremendous loss.

What a load of crap. This govt pays lip service to renewable energy while at the same time frustrating Bahamians who want to solarize at every turn. The restrictions and red tape are unbelievable. Everything is engineered to protect BPL and have us enslaved to them forever. The fact that living in Long Island I am prevented by legislation to have a system larger than 4kw proves it. Lift these restrictions and allow me to put in a system that fully covers my electrical usuage and I will believe, otherwise this hypocritical govt is just lying when it comes to renewable energy.

There is a a very clear understanding for civil servants: you will have far more job security and work much less harder than private sector workers along with a lower salary. This is the pact, I have no problem increasing the salary of the civil service if it is downsized to an appropriate level that the govt can afford and if there is a commensurate increase in efficiency and productivity. Of course this will never happen which is why this country is facing a very real fiscal crisis in the near future. We need legislation that mandates a balanced budget. Every dollar of these increases will be borrowed adding further misery on the heads of already suffering taxpayers.

This is so true, they FNM has disappointed in many ways: where is the FOIA, there is no promised travel expenses accounting, BPL is a mess, and the list goes on. But the alternative, the PLP is far worse, the same corrupt dinosaurs, who of us have ever called someone and asked them if they had any “ shingles” for us?😜 They may have blundered these corruption cases but we all know how the former govt operated, and w the same faces who would expect anything different from them. So we have the choice of the bad (FNM) or the terrible (PLP).

In large part our immigration department can be characterized as a group of ignorant, civil rights violating thugs. They are so unprofessional!

In large part our immigration department can be characterized as a group of ignorant, civil rights violating thugs. They as so unprofessional!

Margin loans are convenient and can be a valuable way to leverage ones portfolio. The interest rate can be considerably lower than consumer loans ( royalfidelity offers 6.25%). It is important to manage them properly however, and in this case the doctor took out the maximum loan possible offering no cushion in the event of a downturn in the market. Also it helps to have a well diversified portfolio, with the best quality stocks.

An invasion which you so ably assisted by hiring a Haitian for decades (which you freely admitted) on low wages rather than paying a
fair wage to a Bahamian.

Birdie he has had people living in his home with him, how many persons have you sheltered?