There are many different scenarios that can unfold here. Some of them are far better than others, and it is creating the positive ones that we should be focused upon. Getting the test kits that allow Bahamians to see who has already had it and recovered would be a very good thing to do, as if as some suspect many of us have already had it and not had symptoms or only very mild symptoms - well, that could be a very positive game changer. That could drive policy in a far more business oriented way with little risk to human health, if the results are positive enough. Also the Prime Minister and Government deserves genuine praise for closing traffic from China and Italy so early. That may have saved countless lives. Lastly, government opening up key new sectors of the economy to offset the unemployment would be welcome - and there are ways to do that in agriculture particularly that can maintain ample social distancing. Good luck to every one!
Thank you Neil for reporting the news, albeit dreadful news. How you managed this on the very same day the hurricane struck. Someone give Mr. Hartnell a knighthood!
May Mr. Roberts and every one affected be safe and get things back up and running soon!
All thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected.
I believe there was a conspiracy to injure Sarkis by certain groups so that they could gain control. And now as of August 2016 they have largely succeeded.
This is a very important article by Mr. Neil Hartnell, and is it to be deeply applauded by any one who values the rule of law and human rights.
For what the article is really saying is if you stand up for your rights, and more importantly merely stand up for your rights to due process, you risk being (and in this case you will be) significantly discriminated against in a manner that is fundamentally abusive and an affront to due process.
I regret the need to say this, but if one looks at what the Chinese have done to Tibet, this is potentially a very worrying moment in Bahamian history.
It is only those who make decisions based on important values that protect everyone, even when such decisions will hurt them financially, that can be trusted to any position of power in civil society.
This action by CCA fundamentally supports and corroborates many of the complaints made by Bahamian investor Sarkis regarding dirty tricks by CCA et al.
This action places a moral responsibility on the current Bahamian Government to intervene and request due process be upheld by CCA in regards to this firing, otherwise it risks the appearance - or reality - of corruption run amok.
The Bahamas is - and needs to be - better than that.
I dont think he's the only one. Young Dywan Rodgers is blazing a trail in that Spicer case, standing up for truth and justice...
And now Damian Gomez QC is speaking up too.
We minorities in the Bahamas deserve as fair a treatment and as equal rights. I thank the good Lord for honourable men like Fred Smith QC, Dywan Rodgers and Damian Gomez QC.
In the Spicer case he not only had a 3 wheeled car forced upon him by the bank, and that his family ran along behind tirelessly holding up the corner missing wheel, but Spicer did make many thousands of dollars of payments for the "car" each month to the bank, but only for the bank to refuse to reply to any of the correspondence before then seeking to seize everything Spicer owned...
Result: family ruined, retirement ruined, businesses ruined, members of the family's health ruined and the FCIB bank's response?
According to what appears to be the affidavit evidence as reported - just lie to the Supreme Court and hope to bully your way out of it!!!
Well,, one thing for sure the first caribbean loan adverts are true - get a FCIB Loan and change your life...
They just fail to disclose what kind of catastrophic and cataclysmic change they have in mind....
Any action by any judiciary or a leading lawyer anywhere that upholds the right to prevent illegal hacking of private communications, such as e mails related to normal commercial and environmental matters (I.e. non terrorism), is to be warmly applauded.
Hopefully this will provide an excellent opportunity to develop a cutting edge privacy law in the Bahamas to help attract leading businessmen and entrepreneurs to the Bahamas.
If that could go hand in hand with developing cutting edge Banking legislation, and perhaps even some double tax treaties in areas related to Global Security and Environmental matters at least, we could help start drive the Bahamas to be a regional powerhouse....
This case seems to run and run and run. And every time the CIBC bank hopes the Spicers will just give up and go away more and more evidence comes out embarrassing the bank...
Why would a bank not just admit its mistakes (4 x 4 = 12 etc.) and make reparations to its long standing customer, instead of engaging in what even the press now reports as a respected and conservative lawyer is now advising our Supreme Court is a "Cover up", before the bank's own former employee steps forward and basically appears to be saying - yup the bank is not telling the truth.
The Spicer case is clearly becoming, or revealing, a bigger scandal.
It is absolutely self evident fcib cibc made whopping mistakes, and then may have lied about it under oath to the Supreme Court.
Isn't that a serious thing to do?
As Mr. Gomez makes clear, it is equally absolutely right that no Canadian customer would be treated like this for the best part of a decade - as Mr. Spicer appears to have been - without plaintiff bar lawyers screaming cover up and demanding punitive damages.
But with no plaintiffs bar to speak of in the Bahamas, no wonder the Spicer case, with its egregious issues, has attracted the interest of a QC and former senior Cabinet Minister, several law firms working on it without fees, and many others, looking to explore how these types of mistakes and cover ups exposed in The Spicer case link to the wider issue of abusive banking practices in the Bahamas which would likely never be inflicted on Canadian customers in Canada.
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There are many different scenarios that can unfold here. Some of them are far better than others, and it is creating the positive ones that we should be focused upon. Getting the test kits that allow Bahamians to see who has already had it and recovered would be a very good thing to do, as if as some suspect many of us have already had it and not had symptoms or only very mild symptoms - well, that could be a very positive game changer. That could drive policy in a far more business oriented way with little risk to human health, if the results are positive enough. Also the Prime Minister and Government deserves genuine praise for closing traffic from China and Italy so early. That may have saved countless lives. Lastly, government opening up key new sectors of the economy to offset the unemployment would be welcome - and there are ways to do that in agriculture particularly that can maintain ample social distancing. Good luck to every one!
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Thank you Neil for reporting the news, albeit dreadful news. How you managed this on the very same day the hurricane struck. Someone give Mr. Hartnell a knighthood!
May Mr. Roberts and every one affected be safe and get things back up and running soon!
All thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected.
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Economist makes a valid point.
I believe there was a conspiracy to injure Sarkis by certain groups so that they could gain control. And now as of August 2016 they have largely succeeded.
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This is a very important article by Mr. Neil Hartnell, and is it to be deeply applauded by any one who values the rule of law and human rights.
For what the article is really saying is if you stand up for your rights, and more importantly merely stand up for your rights to due process, you risk being (and in this case you will be) significantly discriminated against in a manner that is fundamentally abusive and an affront to due process.
I regret the need to say this, but if one looks at what the Chinese have done to Tibet, this is potentially a very worrying moment in Bahamian history.
It is only those who make decisions based on important values that protect everyone, even when such decisions will hurt them financially, that can be trusted to any position of power in civil society.
This action by CCA fundamentally supports and corroborates many of the complaints made by Bahamian investor Sarkis regarding dirty tricks by CCA et al.
This action places a moral responsibility on the current Bahamian Government to intervene and request due process be upheld by CCA in regards to this firing, otherwise it risks the appearance - or reality - of corruption run amok.
The Bahamas is - and needs to be - better than that.
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Sad times
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I dont think he's the only one. Young Dywan Rodgers is blazing a trail in that Spicer case, standing up for truth and justice...
And now Damian Gomez QC is speaking up too.
We minorities in the Bahamas deserve as fair a treatment and as equal rights. I thank the good Lord for honourable men like Fred Smith QC, Dywan Rodgers and Damian Gomez QC.
We need more lawyers who do the right thing!!!
On QC: Judgement in email leak “saves financial industry” in Bahamas
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Bogart is to be applauded. So right....
In the Spicer case he not only had a 3 wheeled car forced upon him by the bank, and that his family ran along behind tirelessly holding up the corner missing wheel, but Spicer did make many thousands of dollars of payments for the "car" each month to the bank, but only for the bank to refuse to reply to any of the correspondence before then seeking to seize everything Spicer owned...
Result: family ruined, retirement ruined, businesses ruined, members of the family's health ruined and the FCIB bank's response?
According to what appears to be the affidavit evidence as reported - just lie to the Supreme Court and hope to bully your way out of it!!!
Well,, one thing for sure the first caribbean loan adverts are true - get a FCIB Loan and change your life...
They just fail to disclose what kind of catastrophic and cataclysmic change they have in mind....
On Consumers ‘totally naked’ against banking practices
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Entrepreneur says...
Any action by any judiciary or a leading lawyer anywhere that upholds the right to prevent illegal hacking of private communications, such as e mails related to normal commercial and environmental matters (I.e. non terrorism), is to be warmly applauded.
Hopefully this will provide an excellent opportunity to develop a cutting edge privacy law in the Bahamas to help attract leading businessmen and entrepreneurs to the Bahamas.
If that could go hand in hand with developing cutting edge Banking legislation, and perhaps even some double tax treaties in areas related to Global Security and Environmental matters at least, we could help start drive the Bahamas to be a regional powerhouse....
On QC: Judgement in email leak “saves financial industry” in Bahamas
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This case seems to run and run and run. And every time the CIBC bank hopes the Spicers will just give up and go away more and more evidence comes out embarrassing the bank...
Why would a bank not just admit its mistakes (4 x 4 = 12 etc.) and make reparations to its long standing customer, instead of engaging in what even the press now reports as a respected and conservative lawyer is now advising our Supreme Court is a "Cover up", before the bank's own former employee steps forward and basically appears to be saying - yup the bank is not telling the truth.
WOW....!
Speaking truth to power works!!!
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The Spicer case is clearly becoming, or revealing, a bigger scandal.
It is absolutely self evident fcib cibc made whopping mistakes, and then may have lied about it under oath to the Supreme Court.
Isn't that a serious thing to do?
As Mr. Gomez makes clear, it is equally absolutely right that no Canadian customer would be treated like this for the best part of a decade - as Mr. Spicer appears to have been - without plaintiff bar lawyers screaming cover up and demanding punitive damages.
But with no plaintiffs bar to speak of in the Bahamas, no wonder the Spicer case, with its egregious issues, has attracted the interest of a QC and former senior Cabinet Minister, several law firms working on it without fees, and many others, looking to explore how these types of mistakes and cover ups exposed in The Spicer case link to the wider issue of abusive banking practices in the Bahamas which would likely never be inflicted on Canadian customers in Canada.
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