Comment history

Economist says...

This sounds more like sour grapes, or some other motive, on the part of Mr. Kaiser.
Anyone who has dealt with Financial Services will know that what was done and permissable has changed drastically over the last 25 years.
So a transaction that was acceted in 1995 will not be accepted today.

Perhaps this is a case of Kaiser holding Turnquest to todays standards for something done (under Kaiser's instructions) years ago under a much more relaxed set of standards.

He let this go on for this long and did nothing.....emmmmm.....something else is driving this and, because Turnquest is not a defendant and no fraud has been pleaded in the writ, it might be that Kaiser is throwing Turnquest under the bus to protect himself (Kaiser).

Economist says...

The Trump presidency has seen the greatest decline of trust in the United States to be the world leader for democracy and free enterprise.

Just last week 15 nations, including New Zealand, Australia, Japan and South Korea, in Asia signed a trade agreement which includes China, but not the US.

A year or so ago the EU signed a trade agreement with China. Something to help counter-balance the destructive trade policies of Donald Trump.

Maybe Trump meant "MCGA" and not "MAGA" because he has really pushed the China agenda to China's advantage and the US disadvantage.

Economist says...

This man does not read the financial news.

Royal Caribbean and Carnival are holding on to their ships as best they can, even after raising extra capital, they don't have any money for other investments right now.

On Grand Lucayan 'turn over' before end-20

Posted 13 November 2020, 3:34 p.m. Suggest removal

Economist says...

You are correct he will probably abolish WTO and then he and China can beat up on each small country indivdually.

You know the saying, "Divide we fall".

Economist says...

What a mess there will be when another hurricane , like Betsy in 1965, hits from that side of the island.

Guess no one remembers what Love Beach looked like after the storm.

I would never invest in any property there.

On $100m Love Beach condo project revives

Posted 28 October 2020, 7:25 p.m. Suggest removal

Economist says...

"Let the small man who is properly registered hustle on."

He is the one being hurt by the "unregistered" small man who ducks VAT, Business License, National Insurance and, in many cases, real property tax.

We need to protect that small man who is properly registerd from the informal crooks.

Economist says...

I also respect yours.

We both know that we, as a country, are in trouble. By our respectful debate we may find solutions.

We both want the country to do well.

On Bahamas misses over marine genetics share

Posted 27 October 2020, 1:50 p.m. Suggest removal

Economist says...

A weak and spineless government.

They keep letting Hutchison walk all over the Bahamian people.

On Grand Lucayan sale needs 'double deal'

Posted 27 October 2020, 1:49 p.m. Suggest removal

Economist says...

Absolutely not the case. The Bahamas was unable to protect its banking sector because it was not able to rely on the protection of the WTO which the other two countries were able to do.

Business likes certainty and by being menebers of the WTO Barbados and Trinidad were able to provide the banks the protection that they required.

On Bahamas misses over marine genetics share

Posted 27 October 2020, 10:45 a.m. Suggest removal

Economist says...

A good example of countries that have benefited to our cost are Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago.

In the early 2000's we lost the bank head offices to them because they were members of WTO and we were not.
WTO covers services as well as goods. The Bahamas was a major service provider upto that point. We have steadly been losing out for the last 20 years.
these were paying Bahamians good paying jobs and benefits.
We lost, they gained.

On Bahamas misses over marine genetics share

Posted 26 October 2020, 9:25 p.m. Suggest removal