"He argued that the Government’s failure to mandate joint venture partnerships between Bahamian contractors, and their foreign counterparts and developers, meant that the necessary skills and knowledge needed to participate in work on major foreign direct investment (FDI) was not being transferred to locals."
JV won't do it. Tha Bahamians will just "tag along" and not learn anything much. A JV where Bahamians also work abroard and have to pull their own weight would work. Then when the JV has something going on in The Bahamas there will be more qualified Bahamians.
**"They need to save Bahamian workers, and not contract workers, especially at this time. They’re not looking into what is happening at these properties."**
Will Mr. Beckford work for less salary doing the same job?
All businesses are suffereing from a very limited cash flow but need to maintain the property as best they can.
We can't keep running to government to force this business or that to do something beccause we want it. You are not a child Mr. Beckford. Go and negotiate with the hotel or start your own business. The world is changing and the COVID-19 wave is washing over our shores as well, the government can't stop the wave.
I think that you will find that Dr. Dahl-Regis put a stop to an order of 10,000 tests because she felt that they were too expensive. Yet Bahamasair can burn through $10 million in 3 months.
Guess bahamaair 600 or 700 staff more important tha the lives of 390,000 Bahamians.
Not only those like Atlantis, but also the businesses like Buckeye, PharmaChem, GB Shipyard, Bradford Marine, Polymers, etc. all of which invested tens of millions of dollars and are the ones who provide the only real employment in Grand Bahama.
In addition, these foreigners all pay well and provide good benefits.
But you will see that these are industries that came when we were less xenaphobic than we are today.
Very good Dr. Rodgers. Agree completely. It is time that we, as a people, grew up and joined the rest of the world. It is much more difficult to do business in The Bahamas compared to other countries.
We are scared of change insted of imprasing it and moveing forward. The rest of the world is leaving us behind.
Insted of folowing the Cayman Island,s to success and low unemployment, we are folowing Haiti, to failure and high unemployment.
Every other airline in the world has been laying off staff, even the ones owned by governments.
I did not see anything about layoffs for an airline that is already overstaffed and, as correctly stated above, has NEVER made money.
Cooper just wants us tax payers to keep paying. This crazy.
Shut Bahamasair down it is not vital to our ifrastructure, indeed it is holding back our infrastructure becuase we spend money on Bahamasair rather than the ifrastrcture that the islands badly need.
Cayman has done over 11,000 tests for a population of 65,000. That is the equivalant of The Bahamas doing 66,000 tests. Remember they offered to sell up to 45,000 tests to at cost.
They sold 35,000 to Bermuda which has done over 7,000 tests for a population of 62,000 so that is around the equivalant of us doing 42,000 tests.
You can be sure that they know who is asymtomatic, who is coming down with it but has not shown any symtoms yet and who is already sufferring fron COVID 19.
Our PM did not go to Grand Bahama because "the professionals told him that there were pockets of COVID 19 in GB and he might walk into one because they did not know where they were.
Economist says...
"He argued that the Government’s failure to mandate joint venture partnerships between Bahamian contractors, and their foreign counterparts and developers, meant that the necessary skills and knowledge needed to participate in work on major foreign direct investment (FDI) was not being transferred to locals."
JV won't do it. Tha Bahamians will just "tag along" and not learn anything much. A JV where Bahamians also work abroard and have to pull their own weight would work. Then when the JV has something going on in The Bahamas there will be more qualified Bahamians.
On 'Why aren't we being put first?'
Posted 3 July 2020, 1:35 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
**"They need to save Bahamian workers, and not contract workers, especially at this time. They’re not looking into what is happening at these properties."**
Will Mr. Beckford work for less salary doing the same job?
All businesses are suffereing from a very limited cash flow but need to maintain the property as best they can.
We can't keep running to government to force this business or that to do something beccause we want it. You are not a child Mr. Beckford. Go and negotiate with the hotel or start your own business.
The world is changing and the COVID-19 wave is washing over our shores as well, the government can't stop the wave.
On Atlantis defends contract worker re-hiring move
Posted 24 June 2020, 3:44 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
Well they are way ahead of Grand Bahama International Airport.
All of Grand Bahama is made to suffer at the hands of Hutchison.
On Abaco airport to be 'clean and ready' on July 1
Posted 19 June 2020, 5:15 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
It will have to go to the Ethics Committee means she will delay it.
Maybe when she goes to buy a car we should create a Car Ethics Committee to see if it is safe for her to drive.
This woman is such a waste of time.
On Steroid is available for COVID-19 treatment
Posted 19 June 2020, 5:14 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
Agreed, Cayman has the 4th heighest testing per capiter in the world. Bermuda is 12th.
The Bahamas is way down in the bottom half at 131st.
On Carib visitors to face quarantine
Posted 19 June 2020, 11:33 a.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
I think that you will find that Dr. Dahl-Regis put a stop to an order of 10,000 tests because she felt that they were too expensive. Yet Bahamasair can burn through $10 million in 3 months.
Guess bahamaair 600 or 700 staff more important tha the lives of 390,000 Bahamians.
On 'We’re not doing enough COVID testing'
Posted 12 June 2020, 5:05 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
It is the FDI business investor that we need.
Not only those like Atlantis, but also the businesses like Buckeye, PharmaChem, GB Shipyard, Bradford Marine, Polymers, etc. all of which invested tens of millions of dollars and are the ones who provide the only real employment in Grand Bahama.
In addition, these foreigners all pay well and provide good benefits.
But you will see that these are industries that came when we were less xenaphobic than we are today.
On Bahamians urged: Abandon foreign investor 'xenophobia'
Posted 10 June 2020, 1:10 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
Very good Dr. Rodgers. Agree completely. It is time that we, as a people, grew up and joined the rest of the world. It is much more difficult to do business in The Bahamas compared to other countries.
We are scared of change insted of imprasing it and moveing forward. The rest of the world is leaving us behind.
Insted of folowing the Cayman Island,s to success and low unemployment, we are folowing Haiti, to failure and high unemployment.
On Bahamians urged: Abandon foreign investor 'xenophobia'
Posted 9 June 2020, 4:46 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
Every other airline in the world has been laying off staff, even the ones owned by governments.
I did not see anything about layoffs for an airline that is already overstaffed and, as correctly stated above, has NEVER made money.
Cooper just wants us tax payers to keep paying. This crazy.
Shut Bahamasair down it is not vital to our ifrastructure, indeed it is holding back our infrastructure becuase we spend money on Bahamasair rather than the ifrastrcture that the islands badly need.
On Bahamasair cutting its summer schedule by 20%
Posted 4 June 2020, 1:45 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
Cayman has done over 11,000 tests for a population of 65,000. That is the equivalant of The Bahamas doing 66,000 tests. Remember they offered to sell up to 45,000 tests to at cost.
They sold 35,000 to Bermuda which has done over 7,000 tests for a population of 62,000 so that is around the equivalant of us doing 42,000 tests.
You can be sure that they know who is asymtomatic, who is coming down with it but has not shown any symtoms yet and who is already sufferring fron COVID 19.
Our PM did not go to Grand Bahama because "the professionals told him that there were pockets of COVID 19 in GB and he might walk into one because they did not know where they were.
That's because we have done very little testing.
On SATURDAY UPDATE: No new cases of COVID-19
Posted 31 May 2020, 12:10 p.m. Suggest removal