The Bahamas is not an agricultural exporter but it does provide Financial Services. Look who has been the biggest beneficiary of Bahamian Financial Services Head Offices. Yup, Barbados. Why you may ask is that? The answer is the WTO.
Tourism and Financial services are the basis of our economy, not agriculture, nor do we manufacture very much, except in Freeport (and they have suffered by us not being in the WTO).
Ask yourself why all those good paying Head Office jobs are no longer in The Bahamas and are now, for the most part, in Barbados.
WTO does not deal with freedom of movement of labour.
Bahamas dollar will soon lose its value when The Bahamas gets 'junk bond' status.
Migrants will want to go to Cuba where they have better education than The Bahamas, better health than The Bahamas, and will soon have better job opportunities.
The Bahamas is going down hill fast. WTO would improve our businesses and business opportunities. The country would be much better off if it went into the WTO.
They are not going to be able to reduce the immigration and other misleading statements used to get the old, who want to turn back the clock and the lower educated labourer, who wants the old union days back to vote for leave.
And now they find that it is not what they thought.
SP etc. you are making misleading statements that do not accurately reflect reality.
"But proponents of remaining in the EU view the position as wishful thinking because the UK only possesses 13% of the EU’s total sea area, but is allocated 30% of the EU’s current fish quotas."
"The Prime Minister yesterday said he was targeting a ‘top 50’ ranking for the Bahamas in the World Bank’s ‘ease of doing business’ index within five years, arguing that its current 106th spot does not reflect its capabilities and potential."
But wait isn't he the Minister of Finance?? Doesn't Customs come under the Ministry of Finance???
I guess this is one of those case where he spoke as Prime Minister at one place and acts a Minister of Finance at another.
Oh no, is Perry Christie schizophrenic or does he just speak out of both sides of his mouth?
Good luck with that LBT. Most of the delegates are old enough to be your father and mother.
They are a group of very old "out of touch" individuals. They are clinging to old ideas. They have no idea of how to move this country forward and just want to keep things they way they are, even if that is to continue a downward spiral.
" Mr Turnquest said someone should still be made to answer Bahamians regarding how the millions invested in the 2014 and 2015 festivals were spent."
Be more direct when you speak because when you by say "someone" you are not putting anyone on the hook to answer. Why not ask the Minister responsible for finance to give the answer?
Stop trying to be polite. You are there to get answers and to make government accountable.
**"The change in plane by British Airways comes after an expansion of the Owen Roberts International Airport in the Cayman Islands, to where the flight continues from Nassau. This three-year $55m development includes a larger terminal to accommodate the higher volume of passengers and a reinforced runway to accommodate the 777. "**
It is very significant to the Cayman Islands economy.
Also, BA is phasing out its 767s so a different aircraft has to be used. The only smaller aircraft they have is the new 787, but it maybe that they feel that Cayman has the numbers to justify a larger aircraft.
He can say anything because he knows that he doesn't mean it and the general public are too stupid (Grade "D" or to dumb to write any BGCSE) to know what he is saying.
Economist says...
The Bahamas is not an agricultural exporter but it does provide Financial Services. Look who has been the biggest beneficiary of Bahamian Financial Services Head Offices. Yup, Barbados. Why you may ask is that? The answer is the WTO.
Tourism and Financial services are the basis of our economy, not agriculture, nor do we manufacture very much, except in Freeport (and they have suffered by us not being in the WTO).
Ask yourself why all those good paying Head Office jobs are no longer in The Bahamas and are now, for the most part, in Barbados.
On Services Coalition ‘irony’ over WTO
Posted 4 July 2016, 1:31 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
Hammond did not address the need for access to the single market. The EU has said "access to the Single Market comes with free movement of labour."
They have said that is non-negotiable.
On Services Coalition ‘irony’ over WTO
Posted 4 July 2016, 1:17 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
WTO does not deal with freedom of movement of labour.
Bahamas dollar will soon lose its value when The Bahamas gets 'junk bond' status.
Migrants will want to go to Cuba where they have better education than The Bahamas, better health than The Bahamas, and will soon have better job opportunities.
The Bahamas is going down hill fast. WTO would improve our businesses and business opportunities. The country would be much better off if it went into the WTO.
On Services Coalition ‘irony’ over WTO
Posted 3 July 2016, 3:35 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
SP etc.
Get real and tell the whole truth.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-eu-…
They are not going to be able to reduce the immigration and other misleading statements used to get the old, who want to turn back the clock and the lower educated labourer, who wants the old union days back to vote for leave.
And now they find that it is not what they thought.
SP etc. you are making misleading statements that do not accurately reflect reality.
On Services Coalition ‘irony’ over WTO
Posted 3 July 2016, 11:26 a.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
"But proponents of remaining in the EU view the position as wishful thinking because the UK only possesses 13% of the EU’s total sea area, but is allocated 30% of the EU’s current fish quotas."
On Services Coalition ‘irony’ over WTO
Posted 3 July 2016, 11:09 a.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
"The Prime Minister yesterday said he was targeting a ‘top 50’ ranking for the Bahamas in the World Bank’s ‘ease of doing business’ index within five years, arguing that its current 106th spot does not reflect its capabilities and potential."
But wait isn't he the Minister of Finance?? Doesn't Customs come under the Ministry of Finance???
I guess this is one of those case where he spoke as Prime Minister at one place and acts a Minister of Finance at another.
Oh no, is Perry Christie schizophrenic or does he just speak out of both sides of his mouth?
On Air cargo costs to rise ‘tremendously’
Posted 1 July 2016, 2:17 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
Good luck with that LBT. Most of the delegates are old enough to be your father and mother.
They are a group of very old "out of touch" individuals. They are clinging to old ideas. They have no idea of how to move this country forward and just want to keep things they way they are, even if that is to continue a downward spiral.
They are incapable of a single new idea.
On Butler-Turner heads to Grand Bahama for support
Posted 1 July 2016, 2:08 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
" Mr Turnquest said someone should still be made to answer Bahamians regarding how the millions invested in the 2014 and 2015 festivals were spent."
Be more direct when you speak because when you by say "someone" you are not putting anyone on the hook to answer. Why not ask the Minister responsible for finance to give the answer?
Stop trying to be polite. You are there to get answers and to make government accountable.
On 'Why is there still no report for Carnival?'
Posted 1 July 2016, 1:39 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
**"The change in plane by British Airways comes after an expansion of the Owen Roberts International Airport in the Cayman Islands, to where the flight continues from Nassau. This three-year $55m development includes a larger terminal to accommodate the higher volume of passengers and a reinforced runway to accommodate the 777. "**
It is very significant to the Cayman Islands economy.
Also, BA is phasing out its 767s so a different aircraft has to be used. The only smaller aircraft they have is the new 787, but it maybe that they feel that Cayman has the numbers to justify a larger aircraft.
On Larger plane for BA direct flights from Heathrow 'very significant'
Posted 1 July 2016, 1:32 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
He can say anything because he knows that he doesn't mean it and the general public are too stupid (Grade "D" or to dumb to write any BGCSE) to know what he is saying.
On PM targets ‘top 50’ business ease rank
Posted 1 July 2016, 8:35 a.m. Suggest removal