The below was posted by "Publius" in talking about the number of Bahamians employed at the GB Shipyard. I have attended courses and been amazed how many dropped out. They weren't paying so I guess they did not care.
"A contrast here being the Shipyard requires skilled workers. Many young men on that island complain about the requirement of being skilled. They do not want to acquire certification and they say so. They instead say that they simply expect for a highly specialized business to give them a job just because they are Bahamian. Even when certification courses are free or next to nothing in fees, many of them still do not want to become certified. It is far too pervasive a Bahamian mindset."
You complain about Bill 3, yet I do not see you urging people to vote "Yes" for Bill 1.
At the moment the only way for Bahamian woman who has a child is born outside The Bahamas, to get that child automatic Bahamian citizenship, is to have the child out of wedlock.
If she is married then we deny the child automatic citizenship and punish the mother for having a child in wedlock.
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I stand corrected, thank you.
On Referendum is all about politics
Posted 20 May 2016, 9:43 p.m. Suggest removal
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Good example of leadership LBT!
On Butler-Turner: I stand with PLP over the referendum
Posted 20 May 2016, 9:29 p.m. Suggest removal
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Very good letter.
On The four gender bills
Posted 20 May 2016, 9:17 p.m. Suggest removal
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Dream on. See the remarks to the story that 30% high school leavers are unemployable.
It is time we got real and came up with a method of changing 'poor attitude'.
On Gov’t strikes ‘template’ with the GB Shipyard
Posted 20 May 2016, 9:15 p.m. Suggest removal
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The below was posted by "Publius" in talking about the number of Bahamians employed at the GB Shipyard. I have attended courses and been amazed how many dropped out. They weren't paying so I guess they did not care.
"A contrast here being the Shipyard requires skilled workers. Many young men on that island complain about the requirement of being skilled. They do not want to acquire certification and they say so. They instead say that they simply expect for a highly specialized business to give them a job just because they are Bahamian. Even when certification courses are free or next to nothing in fees, many of them still do not want to become certified. It is far too pervasive a Bahamian mindset."
On High school leavers: 30% ‘unemployable’
Posted 20 May 2016, 5:38 p.m. Suggest removal
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Many don't write BGCSE's at all. These are our lost society. I agree that their attitude stinks.
Yet, we must figure out how to engage them and change their focus. I don't know how we do that, but it is such a waste of human recourses.
On High school leavers: 30% ‘unemployable’
Posted 20 May 2016, 3:42 p.m. Suggest removal
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You complain about Bill 3, yet I do not see you urging people to vote "Yes" for Bill 1.
At the moment the only way for Bahamian woman who has a child is born outside The Bahamas, to get that child automatic Bahamian citizenship, is to have the child out of wedlock.
If she is married then we deny the child automatic citizenship and punish the mother for having a child in wedlock.
On Referendum is all about politics
Posted 19 May 2016, 5:35 p.m. Suggest removal
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All the legislation should be amended requring the Minister responsible to table the Audit within 60 days of its receipt.
On Ministers fail to table audits
Posted 19 May 2016, 1:49 p.m. Suggest removal
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But the families will continue to suffer injustice. Especially the children.
Not to mention the rest of the civilized world will look down on our outdated and anti-women law.
On EDITORIAL: Political ‘pay back’ time is next year, not for the June 7 referendum
Posted 18 May 2016, 8:10 p.m. Suggest removal
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Minnis is out of touch with reality.
On ‘FNM is not falling apart’ insists party leader Minnis
Posted 18 May 2016, 8:07 p.m. Suggest removal