If whoever comes into control of the properties structure them as rentals that can be used to procure a partial amount of the outstanding fund.

This plan is extremely bad compared to the other blunder because it goes against the historic economic narratives of putting Bahamians first and preserving/not selling off the main islands(Bahamian Land).

After Toby Smith was screwed out of a deal and them publicly denouncing the deal, by them deciding to endorse deal again it makes them look like they are partakers in his dispossession and denial.
Furthermore, as stated by approving this project they essentially have handed over a very lucrative deal to a foreigner by not only selling off and using public land but selling off customers from the whole island tourism economy. Any good businessman/economist could understand this but they are blind as ever. Truly a new day indeed

We are literally the only options for these cruise companies until Cuba opens up (for short trip cruising) yet we still let them have the keys.

This government goes from selling prized possessions to foreign companies for nothing to single handily stunting the growth of entire local industries.

Yep, we the Bahamian people need to clean the house of this elitism, nepotism, and abuse of the law that has festered over these 50 years.
If ya daddy, mummy, uncle, granddaddy is an MP we need to say no and tell them to give it a break. We are being run aground by corruption to a point of national ruin by individuals who don't know what they are doing.

We have a Cabinet full of lawyers and the occasional doctors who are running our economy, public works, and agricultural policy. Unsurprisingly all they can do is wreck it, bleed out dry, or further destroy what we have now today. Instead the people with degrees are left with no say and are forced to suffer with the stupid decisions.

I will really be surprised the day a PLP linked official is tried for corruption under a PLP government and vice versa. We really need to vote for someone other than FNM and PLP next election for our countries sake.
If the old folks don't want to, then let it be a youthful political revolution. To say once and for we are done with the foolishness of these 2 parties. All whilst making sure the party that is elected is one that makes practical, non-extremist, yet meaningful public policy reforms.

A party which will stand independent of the Blue and Red as well as the blue and yellow.
Ending this tragic legacy left upon us by the "sunshine boys".

It could also be as a developing country who struggles with poverty and a careless government who doesn't regulate carcinogens in products. It would be helpful if we had a Caribbean wide food standard regulations but alas we don't.

Furthermore the link could be related to delayed diagnosis due to Covid 19 overwhelming the healthcare system. Now we are finally seeing the many individuals who would of been diagnosed coming at once.

You telling me if the US refused to ship us any gas this country could still run. As far as I know we are country built on a vulnerable resource that we have no way of getting, yet all is a ok.

It only takes one global shortage, embargo, or war and we'll be the first ones begging. We saw what covid did. If we really want to live of to our independence we should try to at least be semi-sufficient energy wise.

This is what happens when the government and public planners don't care to institute a "greenbelt", local planning powers, and encourage "brownsite" development. Every last bit of nature/forest will be cut down until their is none left.
Maybe if they as citizens don't want this trend to continue, they should probably vote for an environmental oriented party. PLP doesn't seem like they care about any solutions to fix their problems.

A Party Lamenting Planning should not hold the keys to government. Its a shame we were told they had a plan they were following, when in reality every plan they make, ends up not being followed, 50% by the FNM and 49% via their own lies/contradictions.

We need a local government for the downtown area and a city plan that is a separate issue from the weekly tantrums of Rawson Square.
Perhaps, one of the first things that could be fixed is the institution of city-wide (downtown) parking fees and zones.

I mean this is obviously Royal Caribbean's move to get one up on their competitors all whilst scraping in extra cash. All their passengers instead of getting a taxi, going downtown, to junkanoo beach, and etc will be heading cross the harbour with their money.

Companies like Atlantis and Baha Mar are too big to feel the hit but they certainly don't want a competitor hence their apprehension. However, SME's will be feeling this the most and unfortunately despite for nearly a decade of governments promising to fix Bay St.(half of my life)
The only solution they have come up with is to put up billboards, fences, tarp, and now to attract people elsewhere to not spend time in the city.

There is no city council, no city plan that is actually being followed, no city based policy/standard, no regulatory enforcement downtown.

We have a council of unqualified grifters known as the cabinet who will say anything, do anything, sign anything, take anything, and pay anything to talk about how much jobs something will bring and how everything under the sun is good for tourism.

New school, "this is an opportunity for tourism in this country"
Computer Lab opens. "This is has the potential to increase tourism"
Police catches a gangbanger "We tank our polices for their efforts to tackle crime and now about tourism we are expecting to see a dramatic increase in visitors becuase of the capture of this 1 individual"

It looks like Brave is a Hypocrite to me unless he can explain why he didn't accept the deal before and what had to change for him to change his position so drastically. He went form the hardest of no's to a teethy grinning yes, to the point that it seems he didn't even care what happened with Mr. Smith nor would he address it.

That would be income tax which is a tax system we don't use unfortunately. Additionally, its uncommon to collect income tax on National Insurance.

Countries tend to have different/higher rates for Business taxes, property taxes, or by having a wealth tax. I've never seen it be placed on national insurance So they could follow your suggestion however, it would just make more sense at that point to switch from sales taxes (VAT) to income taxes on the whole.