How pathetically sad these two people are. I now realize one of the biggest problems facing this country is that we as a people suffer from an ethical deficit. We have no statesmen and no one who can look to the common good above their own interest and reputation, no one who can simply be honest and take responsibility for their actions. So These two blame the messenger ( auditor) and refuse to answer questions, or accept any responsibilty. Again simply disgraceful, can these two just resign and go, the Bahamian people deserve so much better.
It is a slush fund, but then you have never accepted the truth about your beloved corrupt PLP. I would like 10,000 to get my house repaired, will I get it no, it will go to buy votes and my vote is not for sale. Unlike you, I believe in working for what you receive not based on political affiliation or corruption. It is people like you, blind apologists for our corrupt govt that are destroying this country but I have news for you we have young people who are educated and will change the moral fibre of this country.
Suddenly Mr. Allen decides to pursue these deadbeat contractors? Only because the auditors report was made public. Why is this matter only now being addressed? If he did not know about the fraud then it is incompetence on his part, and if he did then shame on him for just deciding to protect public funds now. This whole programe should be disbanded, who decides whose home is repaired? It is ripe for corruption for corruption, and political interference. Public funds should not be used this way, ever. No one is fixing my house but they take my tax dollars and waste it this way. Mr. Allen and Mrs. Pratt should resign, and this slush fund abolished.
A webshop is a money launderers' dream. Simply go in and lose consistently, like most people do thousands of dollars per week, profits deposited in a bank, transferred to another account and clean as a whistle. No way any bank should accept these deposits from webshops who are owned by in one case by a convicted criminal, who operated illegally for years, regulated by a corrupt government. This is dirty business and Mr. Gomez knows this.
I am a Resident of Long Island and the truth is there is a great deal of crime here, most of which goes unreported. Furthermore, these crimes are rarely solved. This has less to do with the professionalism of our police officers and more to the fact that they are under resourced, under manned, and lack assistance from a community who fear retribution from criminals. There was a six month period last year in which there was not a single operational police vehicle for the whole northern half of Long Island, a span of 35 miles. I know because the police asked me to drive them to an investigation as they had no transportation. As it was they took over a week to get to the scene of the crime, as usual it was not solved. These officers it must be said many times used their own vehicles at their cost during this period. They are to be commended and our government shamed, it was simply unacceptable.
Murders are not solved on this island. I do not know of a single murder committed in the last 10 years where there is someone serving time for this terrible crime. Long islanders know this, and as such do not cooperate. They know they are isolated, and vulnerable,and the truth is the police take far too long to answer calls, the stations are often closed if you do not have a cell number then God help you. In short we know we are on our own, the police are to far away and inaccessible to help you usually. Again not so much their fault as a lack of resources.
This case of the murdered doctor that Mr. Gibson writes about had this island on edge. How is it that a manhunt is on for a convicted murderer and the public was not warned so that they could be aware and make informed choices? Why the big secret? Any time a hardened convict is released to Long Island they wreak havoc on our trusting, unsuspecting populace. It is unacceptable to hide this from the public given how vulnerable we are. And yes, if the police were more proactive and successful in following up on Mr. Gibson's complaint the doctor could very well be alive today. His complaint was made by Saturday and the doctor murdered allegedly by the same individual Wednesday night. Why so long to catch such a person on Long Island? We have good police but they are under resourced, under trained, and should be more proactive. Long Island has a lot of crime now and most of it is never solved.
Dear Scotiabank, Mr. Gibson's comments are meaningless, purely for a gullible electorate and you have nothing to fear. They are indicative of this promise a lot ( we believe in bahamians), do nothing for them party, epitomized by our do nothing prime minister. He dithers while the Bahamas burns, he should be called perry "NERO" Christie. But of course you already knew that, your were happy to earn $100 million plus in net income during the good years, billions over the lifetime of your existence in the Bahamas which have been repatriated drawing down on our precious foreign currency reserves, while reserving top positions for expatriates on work permit, while offering not a single share of Scotiabank to a Bahamian. And you tell us it is just business and nothing personal.
What should be done is that the tax on repatriated bank profits should be increased drastically and immediately. This will reduce the drain on our foreign currency reserves which are already desperately thin, and it will give an advantage to Bahamian banks. As you shrink our Bahamian banks and credit unions will grow. A good example is commonwealth bank that has over 500 employees with not a single work permit! It is 100% Bahamian. Every share of commonwealth bank is owned by a Bahamian and Bahamians can freely purchase shares on Bisx whenever they like. Not a single dollar of commonwealth bank's usual annual net income of 50 million is repatriated to a head office draining foreign reserves. Please do not take it personal, it is only business, but it is time we truly put bahamians first, and support and invest in those that support and invest in us.
Devastating for Long Island which is left with just one bank in Grays, a 35 mile drive from either the northern or southern tip of the island. Most of all I feel for the employees some of whom drove over an hour everyday to get to work, and we're dedicated and took pride in their jobs. Scotia rewarded them by laying them off and they have no realistic prospect of employment on an island that is an in an economic depression. Well done Mr. Christie, in your current delusion you would call this job creation.
DonAnthony says...
How pathetically sad these two people are. I now realize one of the biggest problems facing this country is that we as a people suffer from an ethical deficit. We have no statesmen and no one who can look to the common good above their own interest and reputation, no one who can simply be honest and take responsibility for their actions. So These two blame the messenger ( auditor) and refuse to answer questions, or accept any responsibilty. Again simply disgraceful, can these two just resign and go, the Bahamian people deserve so much better.
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DonAnthony says...
It is a slush fund, but then you have never accepted the truth about your beloved corrupt PLP. I would like 10,000 to get my house repaired, will I get it no, it will go to buy votes and my vote is not for sale. Unlike you, I believe in working for what you receive not based on political affiliation or corruption. It is people like you, blind apologists for our corrupt govt that are destroying this country but I have news for you we have young people who are educated and will change the moral fibre of this country.
On Contractors paid for no work to be pursued ‘to the depths of hell’
Posted 15 April 2015, 4:45 p.m. Suggest removal
DonAnthony says...
Suddenly Mr. Allen decides to pursue these deadbeat contractors? Only because the auditors report was made public. Why is this matter only now being addressed? If he did not know about the fraud then it is incompetence on his part, and if he did then shame on him for just deciding to protect public funds now. This whole programe should be disbanded, who decides whose home is repaired? It is ripe for corruption for corruption, and political interference. Public funds should not be used this way, ever. No one is fixing my house but they take my tax dollars and waste it this way. Mr. Allen and Mrs. Pratt should resign, and this slush fund abolished.
On Contractors paid for no work to be pursued ‘to the depths of hell’
Posted 15 April 2015, 12:58 p.m. Suggest removal
DonAnthony says...
A webshop is a money launderers' dream. Simply go in and lose consistently, like most people do thousands of dollars per week, profits deposited in a bank, transferred to another account and clean as a whistle. No way any bank should accept these deposits from webshops who are owned by in one case by a convicted criminal, who operated illegally for years, regulated by a corrupt government. This is dirty business and Mr. Gomez knows this.
On Gomez expects change in Canadian banks stance on webshop proceeds
Posted 9 April 2015, 3:28 p.m. Suggest removal
DonAnthony says...
I am a Resident of Long Island and the truth is there is a great deal of crime here, most of which goes unreported. Furthermore, these crimes are rarely solved. This has less to do with the professionalism of our police officers and more to the fact that they are under resourced, under manned, and lack assistance from a community who fear retribution from criminals. There was a six month period last year in which there was not a single operational police vehicle for the whole northern half of Long Island, a span of 35 miles. I know because the police asked me to drive them to an investigation as they had no transportation. As it was they took over a week to get to the scene of the crime, as usual it was not solved. These officers it must be said many times used their own vehicles at their cost during this period. They are to be commended and our government shamed, it was simply unacceptable.
Murders are not solved on this island. I do not know of a single murder committed in the last 10 years where there is someone serving time for this terrible crime. Long islanders know this, and as such do not cooperate. They know they are isolated, and vulnerable,and the truth is the police take far too long to answer calls, the stations are often closed if you do not have a cell number then God help you. In short we know we are on our own, the police are to far away and inaccessible to help you usually. Again not so much their fault as a lack of resources.
This case of the murdered doctor that Mr. Gibson writes about had this island on edge. How is it that a manhunt is on for a convicted murderer and the public was not warned so that they could be aware and make informed choices? Why the big secret? Any time a hardened convict is released to Long Island they wreak havoc on our trusting, unsuspecting populace. It is unacceptable to hide this from the public given how vulnerable we are. And yes, if the police were more proactive and successful in following up on Mr. Gibson's complaint the doctor could very well be alive today. His complaint was made by Saturday and the doctor murdered allegedly by the same individual Wednesday night. Why so long to catch such a person on Long Island? We have good police but they are under resourced, under trained, and should be more proactive. Long Island has a lot of crime now and most of it is never solved.
On Long Island - residents’ point of view
Posted 9 April 2015, 1:51 p.m. Suggest removal
DonAnthony says...
Dear Scotiabank, Mr. Gibson's comments are meaningless, purely for a gullible electorate and you have nothing to fear. They are indicative of this promise a lot ( we believe in bahamians), do nothing for them party, epitomized by our do nothing prime minister. He dithers while the Bahamas burns, he should be called perry "NERO" Christie. But of course you already knew that, your were happy to earn $100 million plus in net income during the good years, billions over the lifetime of your existence in the Bahamas which have been repatriated drawing down on our precious foreign currency reserves, while reserving top positions for expatriates on work permit, while offering not a single share of Scotiabank to a Bahamian. And you tell us it is just business and nothing personal.
What should be done is that the tax on repatriated bank profits should be increased drastically and immediately. This will reduce the drain on our foreign currency reserves which are already desperately thin, and it will give an advantage to Bahamian banks. As you shrink our Bahamian banks and credit unions will grow. A good example is commonwealth bank that has over 500 employees with not a single work permit! It is 100% Bahamian. Every share of commonwealth bank is owned by a Bahamian and Bahamians can freely purchase shares on Bisx whenever they like. Not a single dollar of commonwealth bank's usual annual net income of 50 million is repatriated to a head office draining foreign reserves. Please do not take it personal, it is only business, but it is time we truly put bahamians first, and support and invest in those that support and invest in us.
On Gibson criticises Scotiabank - and warns of hotel layoffs
Posted 1 April 2015, 1:50 p.m. Suggest removal
DonAnthony says...
By the way scotia earned 5.7 billion in net income last year, as much as our national debt. How is that for a wonderful corporate citizen?
On Scotiabank to close branches, 50 jobs to go
Posted 30 March 2015, 3:05 p.m. Suggest removal
DonAnthony says...
Devastating for Long Island which is left with just one bank in Grays, a 35 mile drive from either the northern or southern tip of the island. Most of all I feel for the employees some of whom drove over an hour everyday to get to work, and we're dedicated and took pride in their jobs. Scotia rewarded them by laying them off and they have no realistic prospect of employment on an island that is an in an economic depression. Well done Mr. Christie, in your current delusion you would call this job creation.
On Scotiabank to close branches, 50 jobs to go
Posted 30 March 2015, 3:02 p.m. Suggest removal
DonAnthony says...
What an injustice, definitely a case of fowl play.
On Munroe says administrator must be removed from his role
Posted 26 March 2015, 9:15 p.m. Suggest removal
DonAnthony says...
What a good laugh. I just hope " big Red" provided you with with a good meal of chicken souse, albeit the most expensive souse you have ever eaten.
On Munroe says administrator must be removed from his role
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