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Economist says...

Agreed 100%

Economist says...

Dr. Minnis urged, did not demand. They have not given it so tell us what you think it should say and explain to us why, why we should be following your line of thinking.

You should cause a national debate on this report.

For the love of God and Country, please show us that you can lead or resign.

Economist says...

By and large there are many other places in our area, Cayman, Cuba, Jamaica and the DR to mention a few, that are far more attractive to investors.

That is why Turks & Caicos and Cayman can be said to have full employment.

Ease of doing business says it all.

Economist says...

We must resist NHI with as much resistance as possible until the government fixes the PHA 's accountability so that it becomes efficient before nhi is introduced.

To do otherwise will speed up the bankruptcy of the finances of The Bahamas and then no one will get anything.

On $100m NHI budget ‘isn’t much money’

Posted 17 January 2017, 4:07 p.m. Suggest removal

Economist says...

**finally!!!**

Now can we fix things first before we do something else stupid, like implementing NHI.

Economist says...

In the US and the UK the banks took large losses for the bad loans that they made. Today the banks have changed their policy evidencing that they realised that they had a problem, not the consumer.
The Central Bank should, indeed it is their duty, to step in and say to the banks that the banks can't make the consumer pay for the banks mistakes.

Because the banks are saying "We messed up, but the Bahamian public is going to compensate us for our bad management", and the Central Bank and the government are doing nothing.

This, along with the BOB debacle is clear evidence that we can fire those in the "Banks Supervision Dept" as they do nothing. I don't know how many are working there, but Fire them all, we won't even know they have gone.

Economist says...

Mr. Sumner, until the business community takes the government to court, like they do in "First World" countries, the business will continue to be treated like the "third world' wimps they appear to be.

Economist says...

This is precisely why we cannot afford National Health Insurance.

All that will happen is that the government will through more money at the PHA hole in the ground using NHI as the justification.

Economist says...

**"....and promised that a government led by him would reverse the recent credit rating downgrade “in short order” by placing an immediate stoppage on “wasteful spending, scandalous contracts,” and “weeding out the corruption.”**

How will he reverse the down grade in "short order"?

Place an immediate stoppage on wasteful spending. It is not like there is a Ministry of Wasteful Spending. You have to weed out the culprits, charge them, and do proper prosecutions, you need evidence and the will to push all this quickly.

None of the above can be done in "short order".

Minnis and Christie both living in a world of their own. plp=fnm=plp no difference.

On FNM pledges on solar, health and culture

Posted 5 January 2017, 2:48 p.m. Suggest removal

Economist says...

This man must have a degree in "double talk".