excellent article. Nice to know that there is at least one great journalist on the island! more articles like this along the way would be so appreciated.
newcitizen i agree with you wholeheartedly. i'm happy that baha mar finally put out an explanation so that all the "patriotic" bahamians, who were up in arms because their egos are out of joint about why Baha Mar went to the U.S, will finally understand. However, even with this simplistic explanation people seem to be clueless. Chapter 11 was the best thing to do in order to buy Baha Mar time and to still keep (hopefully) Bahamian employees. Our government and courts would be best to stay out of what they don't understand and can't handle. Too many naysayers that for whatever reason seem to want Baha Mar to fail when it's come this far. i can't help but wonder what they want to happen to the buildings should the resort never open.
a simple solution - if they can't pay the fine then they should be forced to do community service which would mean cleaning up garbage after people like themselves. and if they don't, then they get a minor felony on their record. there are definitely ways to make people accountable. tired of bahamians who say things can't be done. and ferl would be better than the styrofoam - at least it can be reused, heated and it won't be slowly poisoning people like styrofoam. lots of nay sayers around here, but very few people coming up with solutions. at these woman and her balls is trying to do something.
Happy to see the residents are not letting this be swept under the rug. The only way things will happen is if they continue to stick together and speak up. They must find experts to speak on their behalf and they need to continue to be public.
I am a Bahamian born and raised and i feel the same way as Mr. Drummer. I too will soon be gone and not looking back. The Bahamians that do not have a choice but to live here must start changing the way things are done, they must have a vision for a better Bahamas or the tipping point (which we may have passed) will be here sooner than they know it and we will be another Jamaica or soon enough Haiti - (countries that we have acted as if we were better than for many years). Most of my middle class friends are planning their exit strategies and many have left already. Without the middle class a country has no hope of success.
i sympathize completely with E. Miller. Putting a VAT on medical insurance just makes it that much more unaffordable for so many people who will end up giving up their insurance and will instead be a greater burden on the country's "free" medical. I pay a fortune each month for private medical and am very angry to have to pay additionally on top of that. This is just assinine.
this depends on the contract you negotiate. many bahamian businesses pay monthly, some biweekly, and some weekly. it generally depends on your title within the company. most of the expats are senior positions and therefore paid monthly. and most of the bahamians who are execs are paid monthly - they were paid by baha mar. the issue of salary for "bahamians" relates to those who are on weekly and bi-weekly payment schedules. the majority of hotel workkers (not execs), govt workers, construction people, retail staff in this country are paid weekly and bi-weekly, so you are ignorant to act as if a foreignor is behaving badly. ultimately it depends on your position within a company and what kind of industry you work in. it's that simple. nothing to do with expat vs bahamian. come on...you must know better. my mistake was not being clearer in my above statement and including the bahamians who are also paid monthly.
what this does show, however, is that the expats were all paid their full salaries while the bahamians were not, when chapter 11 was declared. i guess baha mar is more concerned about keeping the "A" team happy in the hopes that they will stay on to move the development forward. End of the day it's the "a" team expats who will either need to be woo-ed back for the project or their colleagues internationally so you need them to go out speaking positively about how they were treated.
EnoughIsEnough says...
well said....
On Baha Mar court ruling tomorrow
Posted 21 July 2015, 3:22 p.m. Suggest removal
EnoughIsEnough says...
excellent article. Nice to know that there is at least one great journalist on the island! more articles like this along the way would be so appreciated.
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Posted 21 July 2015, 8:12 a.m. Suggest removal
EnoughIsEnough says...
excellent suggestion! let's see who listens...
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EnoughIsEnough says...
newcitizen i agree with you wholeheartedly. i'm happy that baha mar finally put out an explanation so that all the "patriotic" bahamians, who were up in arms because their egos are out of joint about why Baha Mar went to the U.S, will finally understand. However, even with this simplistic explanation people seem to be clueless. Chapter 11 was the best thing to do in order to buy Baha Mar time and to still keep (hopefully) Bahamian employees. Our government and courts would be best to stay out of what they don't understand and can't handle. Too many naysayers that for whatever reason seem to want Baha Mar to fail when it's come this far. i can't help but wonder what they want to happen to the buildings should the resort never open.
On Why Baha Mar filed for bankruptcy
Posted 16 July 2015, 9:23 p.m. Suggest removal
EnoughIsEnough says...
a simple solution - if they can't pay the fine then they should be forced to do community service which would mean cleaning up garbage after people like themselves. and if they don't, then they get a minor felony on their record. there are definitely ways to make people accountable. tired of bahamians who say things can't be done. and ferl would be better than the styrofoam - at least it can be reused, heated and it won't be slowly poisoning people like styrofoam. lots of nay sayers around here, but very few people coming up with solutions. at these woman and her balls is trying to do something.
On ‘Living like pigs’ - activist slams waste strewn after festivities
Posted 16 July 2015, 6:21 p.m. Suggest removal
EnoughIsEnough says...
Happy to see the residents are not letting this be swept under the rug. The only way things will happen is if they continue to stick together and speak up. They must find experts to speak on their behalf and they need to continue to be public.
On Silent protest - but strong words over Rubis oil spill
Posted 15 July 2015, 5:34 p.m. Suggest removal
EnoughIsEnough says...
I am a Bahamian born and raised and i feel the same way as Mr. Drummer. I too will soon be gone and not looking back. The Bahamians that do not have a choice but to live here must start changing the way things are done, they must have a vision for a better Bahamas or the tipping point (which we may have passed) will be here sooner than they know it and we will be another Jamaica or soon enough Haiti - (countries that we have acted as if we were better than for many years). Most of my middle class friends are planning their exit strategies and many have left already. Without the middle class a country has no hope of success.
On Wake up or lose this Paradise
Posted 15 July 2015, 10:40 a.m. Suggest removal
EnoughIsEnough says...
i sympathize completely with E. Miller. Putting a VAT on medical insurance just makes it that much more unaffordable for so many people who will end up giving up their insurance and will instead be a greater burden on the country's "free" medical. I pay a fortune each month for private medical and am very angry to have to pay additionally on top of that. This is just assinine.
On VAT on private health insurance
Posted 9 July 2015, 11:58 a.m. Suggest removal
EnoughIsEnough says...
this depends on the contract you negotiate. many bahamian businesses pay monthly, some biweekly, and some weekly. it generally depends on your title within the company. most of the expats are senior positions and therefore paid monthly. and most of the bahamians who are execs are paid monthly - they were paid by baha mar. the issue of salary for "bahamians" relates to those who are on weekly and bi-weekly payment schedules. the majority of hotel workkers (not execs), govt workers, construction people, retail staff in this country are paid weekly and bi-weekly, so you are ignorant to act as if a foreignor is behaving badly. ultimately it depends on your position within a company and what kind of industry you work in. it's that simple. nothing to do with expat vs bahamian. come on...you must know better. my mistake was not being clearer in my above statement and including the bahamians who are also paid monthly.
On Baha Mar workers paid after three-day delay
Posted 8 July 2015, 3:10 p.m. Suggest removal
EnoughIsEnough says...
what this does show, however, is that the expats were all paid their full salaries while the bahamians were not, when chapter 11 was declared. i guess baha mar is more concerned about keeping the "A" team happy in the hopes that they will stay on to move the development forward. End of the day it's the "a" team expats who will either need to be woo-ed back for the project or their colleagues internationally so you need them to go out speaking positively about how they were treated.
On Baha Mar workers paid after three-day delay
Posted 8 July 2015, 1:41 p.m. Suggest removal