The US company alleged: “CCA has breached the sub-contract by... failing, neglecting and refusing to fully pay CDI for the work; directing CDI to perform the Change Order Work at an agreed-upon price and then refusing to pay for it; alleging that certain final inspections are necessary for final payment and then refusing to conduct inspections; asserting false, perpetual reasons for not paying; approving invoices and then failing to pay them in full; paying approved invoice amounts in one month and then taking back monies previously paid by reducing percent complete values on subsequent invoices.”
It claimed that despite receiving the invoices three days later, and raising no dispute or protest over the sum claimed, CCA “has failed, refused and neglected to pay the balance of the account”.
Demanding that a 1 per cent interest penalty be added to the unpaid balance, Controlled Demolition alleged that CCA (Bahamas) would be “unjustly enriched” if it retained the benefits of its work without compensation being paid.
One subcontractor of CCA Bahamas that worked at the Baha Mar site and did not get paid for work done is seeking to collect on a $750,000 plus debt owed by CCA Bahamas for work done nearly six years ago.
CCA had moved to compel CDI to arbitrate the dispute, but U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl denied that motion. In addition, Judge Koeltl ordered that the case be settled, and on April 27, the case was assigned to Magistrate Judge Kevin Nathaniel Fox for settlement.
Bahamian sub contractors (of CCA Bahamas) are collectively owed around $74 million for work done on Baha Mar. And New York federal courts maybe the resolve for Bahamian Subcontractors ...if a class action were to be organized.
*** contact: ( bahamaspti@gmail.com ) for more information on the CCA Bahamas/ Bahamian Subcontractors Class action**
***CCA Bahamas (“Pay When Paid” Clauses) for Bahamas Subcontractors***
***
CCA Bahamas should pay Bahamian contractors as was promised, many companies fell for the promise line: that "regardless: you will be paid for your work" I was told by senior CCA officials that the company (CCA Bahamas) did not have a money issue so payments would be make if we stayed on (at the Baha Mar Site) when it was becoming clear that something was not right at BahaMar.
...I do understand that some companies did receive payments (those companies that were called on to work on the POINTE project) ...they got paid off for work done at Bahamar. I do agree that CCA Bahamas is playing a game with Bahamian Subcontractors and using the BahaMar issue (or the “Pay When Paid” Clauses) as a cover not to pay its bills here in the Bahamas - and they know that this government would not pressure them to do so.
Paying Bahamian Contractors should be a condition to continue projects in the Bahamas – but we are Bahamians and we should always sit second fiddle to foreign investors. My company which was one of the last remaining companies to stay on at Baha Mar, before the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a US Bankruptcy Court was announced, still has outstandings with CCA dating back to March 2015.
**the big question and a point of clarification on the whole issue:**
(1) CCA Bahamas, the contractor for the former Baha Mar Hotel project, who hired (or have signed contractual agreements) with Bahamian subcontractor and owe them somewhere in the area of $75 million for work requested and performed at the Baha Mar site.
(2) CCA position is (they are not paying Bahamian subs until they are paid what they are owed by the former Baha Mar owners, but the former owner is on record that they own CCA Bahamas no monies.
(3) Bahamian subcontractors are of the belief that any sale of the former Baha Mar hotel project would include settlements owed to them by CCA Bahamas - ...but this maybe an oversight on behalf of the Bahamian Subcontractors.
(4) CCA Bahamas want to deflect its responsibility by saying because of the Baha Mar impasse it is not obliged to honor its contractual responsibilities to pay Bahamian Sub Contractors. But this is not the true case, CCA Bahamas is being selective in who is paid for personal advantage where it is expedient.
(5) Bahamian contractors are collectively owed around $74 million for work done on Baha Mar. New York federal courts maybe the resolve for Bahamian Subcontractors ...if a class action were to be organized.
CCA Bahamas should pay Bahamian contractors as was promised, many companies fell for the promise line: that "regardless: you will be paid for your work" I was told by senior CCA officials that the company (CCA Bahamas) did not have a money issue so payments would be make if we stayed on (at the Baha Mar Site) when it was becoming clear that something was not right at BahaMar.
...I do understand that some companies did receive payments (those companies that were called on to work on the POINTE project) ...they got paid off for work done at Bahamar. I do agree that CCA Bahamas is playing a game with Bahamian Subcontractors and using the BahaMar issue as a cover not to pay its bills here in the Bahamas - and they know that this government would not pressure them to do so.
Paying Bahamian Contractors should be a condition to continue projects in the Bahamas – but we are Bahamians and we should always sit second fiddle to foreign investors. My company which was one of the last remaining companies to stay on at Baha Mar, before the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a US Bankruptcy Court was announced, still has outstandings with CCA dating back to March 2015. *
*the big question and a points of clarification on the whole issue:* *
(1) CCA Bahamas, the contractor for the former Baha Mar Hotel project, who hired (or have signed contractual agreements) with Bahamian subcontractor and owe them somewhere in the area of $75 million for work requested and performed at the Baha Mar site.
(2) CCA position is (they are not paying Bahamian subs until they are paid what they are owed by the former Baha Mar owners, but the former owner is on record that they own CCA Bahamas no monies.
(3) Bahamian subcontractors are of the belief that any sale of the former Baha Mar hotel project would include settlements owed to them by CCA Bahamas - ...but this maybe an oversight on behalf of the Bahamian Subcontractors.
(4) CCA Bahamas want to deflect its responsibility by saying because of the Baha Mar impasse it is not obliged to honor its contractual responsibilities to pay Bahamian Sub Contractors. But this is not the true case, CCA Bahamas is being selective in who is paid for personal advantage where it is expedient.
(5) Bahamian contractors are collectively owed around $74 million for work done at Baha Mar. New York federal courts maybe the resolve for Bahamian Subcontractors ...a class action is being put forward - please contact (bahamaspti@gmail.com) for information on this matter.
the big question and a point of clarification on the whole issue:
(1) CCA Bahamas, the contractor for the former Baha Mar Hotel project, who hired (have signed contractual agreements) with Bahamian subcontractor and owe them somewhere in the area of $75 million for work requested and performed at the Baha Mar site. (2) CCA position is (they are not paying Bahamian subs until they are paid what they are owed by the former Baha Mar owners, but the former owner are on record that they own CCA Bahamas no monies. (3) Bahamian subcontractors are of the belief that any sale of the former Baha Mar hotel project would include settlement owed to them by CCA Bahamas - ...but this maybe an oversight on behalf of the Bahamian Subcontractors. (4) CCA Bahamas want to deflect its responsibility by saying because of the Baha Mar impasse it is not obliged to honor its contractual responsibilities to pay Bahamian Sub Contractors. But this is not the true case, CCA Bahamas is being selective in who is paid for personal advantage where it is expedient. (5) Bahamian contractors are collectively owed around $74 million for work done on Baha Mar. New York federal courts maybe the resolve for Bahamian Subcontractors ...if a class action were to be organized.
It is my knowledge and experience that a 2014 Bahamas Government RFP where only a select few international and local companies were secretly invited to submit tenders, did cause an international incident when premier companies in the technology and manufacturing field felt annoyed that they were not invited to bid on the lucrative Government contract which will be 2 years delayed this coming June. The tender was given to a far away and unknown company which won the bid to upgrade and modernize a government department that is 60 years behind the 8 ball in terms of technology. This same government department is plagued with problems but is a vital government department that should be generating over 36 million dollars in revenue annually. But the outdated why the department is run - causes a about a 15 million dollar leak annually.
A local provider, seeking the intervention of the Minister incharge for the department, was given an opportunity to submit a generous proposal where some of the international technology and manufacture leaders in the field; agreed to form a partnership giving the local company the lead position on the project. A comprehensive and extremely generous proposal was formed, submitted and rejected by the Government tender process leaving owners to wonder who could offer a better proposal considering the top companies in the world came together to offer the Bahamas the most comprehensive fix to a long and vexing out of date government service.
Included in the fix was an offer to update the out of date government accounting platform (the outdated platform that is currently being used is also plagued with problems, not being able to interface (communicate) with most of today's software and hardware.) One of the partnering companies in the bid process is the new owner of the company that provided the Bahamas Government with the accounting package back in the 1980s. The opportunity, had attention given to the proposal, could saved the Bahamas millions of dollars - and give the Bahamas the same accounting package that is used by 100s of governments and fortune 500 companies world wide.
The international companies were so upset with the Bahamas bid process that complaints were filed on two continents - Germany, Canada and The USA. Companies promised that they would not sit silently while Bahamian Government Officials deal and wheel contracts.
Much of this was reported in a September 2014 Nicki Kelly column in The Punch - Ms Kelly said about her reporting " my intent in writing the piece was not to promote the cause of any one bidder, but to show how the government has failed to carry the bidding process to its logical conclusion. And if and when a bidder is chosen, will it be a fair choice, or will someone be getting an expensive kickback."
Update - Re: CCA Bahamas trying to scam their way out of paying Bahamian contractors by saying (works completed at the Baha Mar Site failed to satisfy contractual agreements.) The scammers at CCA not only extorted payments from Bahamian contractor while on the site, but now they want tief monies owed to Bahamian contractors now over a year.
CCA has its reputation on the line, for sure; and it's proving itself to be a dishonest investor in the Bahamas ...is this a prelude to how Bahamian workers will be treated at their planned new hotel?
Update - Re: CCA Bahamas trying to scam their way out of paying Bahamian contractors by saying (works completed at the Baha Mar Site failed to satisfy contractual agreements.) The scammers at CCA not only extorted payments from Bahamian contractor while on the site, but now they want tief monies owed to Bahamian contractors now over a year.
CCA has its reputation on the line, for sure; and it's proving itself to be a dishonest investor in the Bahamas ...is this a prelude to how Bahamian workers will be treated at their planned new hotel?
Update - Re: CCA Bahamas trying to scam their way out of paying Bahamian contractors by saying (works completed at the Baha Mar Site failed to satisfy contractual agreements.) The scammers at CCA not only extorted payments from Bahamian contractor while on the site, but now they want tief monies owed to Bahamian contractors now over a year.
CCA has its reputation on the line, for sure; and it's proving itself to be a dishonest investor in the Bahamas ...is this a prelude to how Bahamian workers will be treated at their planned new hotel?
Bahamian Government Minister, Mr. V Alfred Gray may have exposed his PLP lead government for lawsuits; by admitting publicly: that "What they do not want us to do is help people who support us. But that’s going to be a lie. ***"We are going to do as much as we can for the people who support us because if it hadn’t it been for them we wouldn’t be in power today.”*** ...or should there be a constitutional review of how political parties govern The Bahamas - Government by the people for the People. It was long held that being a supporter of an opposing political party - you could not contribute economical in the Bahamas; because of victimization, favoritism and cronyism. Now a sitting member of The Bahamas Government (who is a member of the PLP organization) his admitted publicly that this corruption is practice in governing the Bahamas by his PLP party members and members of The Bahamian Government ...how worst can it be and here lay an admission why our country has not advanced economical, where there has being an unnatural imbalance in the economic share which now has the Bahamas bordering a fail state status, poor - with desperate Bahamians resorting to crime to survive.
The debate on the street and on the local talk-shows is exactly that: is the Christie government gearing up for a backlash from the Bahamian People, or is the crime situation in the Bahamas more severe than what is reported or release in police reports. I can remember my days at the Tribune when we went to press briefings at the Police HQ on East St. ...the situation back then was always worse than what was released to the public.
Or with the current political unrest in Haiti there could be additional immigrants on their way to add to the thousands already here in the Bahamas, It may be a good idea to arm ourselves against any unforeseen threat.
But there is also a possibility that considering the state of our economy and the likelihood of a downgrade or devaluing of the Bahamian dollar which will surely ignite mess unemployment, panic and civil disobedience.
But the worse scenario would be a Christie administration making plans to hold on to power in a desperate attempt to realize his hopeless dream of being a Great Bahamian Political Leader.
"horrors of Tienanmen Square" I dont think so. the news report do state: “gift” from the Chinese government, that it was the result of discussions that happened last year where the ***RBDF***- but desperate men do desperate things. And if the Christie administration were to use riot equipment against Bahamians ...then Mr Perry Gladstone Christie would have vindicate the UBP. and rendered the **Quiet Revolution** a failure.
Franklyn says...
**Part 2:**
The US company alleged: “CCA has breached the sub-contract by... failing, neglecting and refusing to fully pay CDI for the work; directing CDI to perform the Change Order Work at an agreed-upon price and then refusing to pay for it; alleging that certain final inspections are necessary for final payment and then refusing to conduct inspections; asserting false, perpetual reasons for not paying; approving invoices and then failing to pay them in full; paying approved invoice amounts in one month and then taking back monies previously paid by reducing percent complete values on subsequent invoices.”
It claimed that despite receiving the invoices three days later, and raising no dispute or protest over the sum claimed, CCA “has failed, refused and neglected to pay the balance of the account”.
Demanding that a 1 per cent interest penalty be added to the unpaid balance, Controlled Demolition alleged that CCA (Bahamas) would be “unjustly enriched” if it retained the benefits of its work without compensation being paid.
One subcontractor of CCA Bahamas that worked at the Baha Mar site and did not get paid for work done is seeking to collect on a $750,000 plus debt owed by CCA Bahamas for work done nearly six years ago.
CCA had moved to compel CDI to arbitrate the dispute, but U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl denied that motion. In addition, Judge Koeltl ordered that the case be settled, and on April 27, the case was assigned to Magistrate Judge Kevin Nathaniel Fox for settlement.
Bahamian sub contractors (of CCA Bahamas) are collectively owed around $74 million for work done on Baha Mar. And New York federal courts maybe the resolve for Bahamian Subcontractors ...if a class action were to be organized.
*** contact: ( bahamaspti@gmail.com ) for more information on the CCA Bahamas/ Bahamian Subcontractors Class action**
On The best price may not be the best pick
Posted 4 May 2016, 12:18 a.m. Suggest removal
Franklyn says...
***
***CCA Bahamas (“Pay When Paid” Clauses) for Bahamas Subcontractors***
***
CCA Bahamas should pay Bahamian contractors as was promised, many companies fell for the promise line: that "regardless: you will be paid for your work" I was told by senior CCA officials that the company (CCA Bahamas) did not have a money issue so payments would be make if we stayed on (at the Baha Mar Site) when it was becoming clear that something was not right at BahaMar.
...I do understand that some companies did receive payments (those companies that were called on to work on the POINTE project) ...they got paid off for work done at Bahamar. I do agree that CCA Bahamas is playing a game with Bahamian Subcontractors and using the BahaMar issue (or the “Pay When Paid” Clauses) as a cover not to pay its bills here in the Bahamas - and they know that this government would not pressure them to do so.
Paying Bahamian Contractors should be a condition to continue projects in the Bahamas – but we are Bahamians and we should always sit second fiddle to foreign investors. My company which was one of the last remaining companies to stay on at Baha Mar, before the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a US Bankruptcy Court was announced, still has outstandings with CCA dating back to March 2015.
**the big question and a point of clarification on the whole issue:**
(1) CCA Bahamas, the contractor for the former Baha Mar Hotel project, who hired (or have signed contractual agreements) with Bahamian subcontractor and owe them somewhere in the area of $75 million for work requested and performed at the Baha Mar site.
(2) CCA position is (they are not paying Bahamian subs until they are paid what they are owed by the former Baha Mar owners, but the former owner is on record that they own CCA Bahamas no monies.
(3) Bahamian subcontractors are of the belief that any sale of the former Baha Mar hotel project would include settlements owed to them by CCA Bahamas - ...but this maybe an oversight on behalf of the Bahamian Subcontractors.
(4) CCA Bahamas want to deflect its responsibility by saying because of the Baha Mar impasse it is not obliged to honor its contractual responsibilities to pay Bahamian Sub Contractors. But this is not the true case, CCA Bahamas is being selective in who is paid for personal advantage where it is expedient.
(5) Bahamian contractors are collectively owed around $74 million for work done on Baha Mar. New York federal courts maybe the resolve for Bahamian Subcontractors ...if a class action were to be organized.
Part 1
On The best price may not be the best pick
Posted 4 May 2016, 12:15 a.m. Suggest removal
Franklyn says...
CCA Bahamas should pay Bahamian contractors as was promised, many companies fell for the promise line: that "regardless: you will be paid for your work" I was told by senior CCA officials that the company (CCA Bahamas) did not have a money issue so payments would be make if we stayed on (at the Baha Mar Site) when it was becoming clear that something was not right at BahaMar.
...I do understand that some companies did receive payments (those companies that were called on to work on the POINTE project) ...they got paid off for work done at Bahamar. I do agree that CCA Bahamas is playing a game with Bahamian Subcontractors and using the BahaMar issue as a cover not to pay its bills here in the Bahamas - and they know that this government would not pressure them to do so.
Paying Bahamian Contractors should be a condition to continue projects in the Bahamas – but we are Bahamians and we should always sit second fiddle to foreign investors. My company which was one of the last remaining companies to stay on at Baha Mar, before the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a US Bankruptcy Court was announced, still has outstandings with CCA dating back to March 2015.
*
*the big question and a points of clarification on the whole issue:*
*
(1) CCA Bahamas, the contractor for the former Baha Mar Hotel project, who hired (or have signed contractual agreements) with Bahamian subcontractor and owe them somewhere in the area of $75 million for work requested and performed at the Baha Mar site.
(2) CCA position is (they are not paying Bahamian subs until they are paid what they are owed by the former Baha Mar owners, but the former owner is on record that they own CCA Bahamas no monies.
(3) Bahamian subcontractors are of the belief that any sale of the former Baha Mar hotel project would include settlements owed to them by CCA Bahamas - ...but this maybe an oversight on behalf of the Bahamian Subcontractors.
(4) CCA Bahamas want to deflect its responsibility by saying because of the Baha Mar impasse it is not obliged to honor its contractual responsibilities to pay Bahamian Sub Contractors. But this is not the true case, CCA Bahamas is being selective in who is paid for personal advantage where it is expedient.
(5) Bahamian contractors are collectively owed around $74 million for work done at Baha Mar. New York federal courts maybe the resolve for Bahamian Subcontractors ...a class action is being put forward - please contact (bahamaspti@gmail.com) for information on this matter.
On Baha Mar contractor suffers dispute reverse
Posted 2 May 2016, 7:19 a.m. Suggest removal
Franklyn says...
the big question and a point of clarification on the whole issue:
(1) CCA Bahamas, the contractor for the former Baha Mar Hotel project, who hired (have signed contractual agreements) with Bahamian subcontractor and owe them somewhere in the area of $75 million for work requested and performed at the Baha Mar site.
(2) CCA position is (they are not paying Bahamian subs until they are paid what they are owed by the former Baha Mar owners, but the former owner are on record that they own CCA Bahamas no monies.
(3) Bahamian subcontractors are of the belief that any sale of the former Baha Mar hotel project would include settlement owed to them by CCA Bahamas - ...but this maybe an oversight on behalf of the Bahamian Subcontractors.
(4) CCA Bahamas want to deflect its responsibility by saying because of the Baha Mar impasse it is not obliged to honor its contractual responsibilities to pay Bahamian Sub Contractors. But this is not the true case, CCA Bahamas is being selective in who is paid for personal advantage where it is expedient.
(5) Bahamian contractors are collectively owed around $74 million for work done on Baha Mar.
New York federal courts maybe the resolve for Bahamian Subcontractors ...if a class action were to be organized.
On Receivers confident Baha Mar buyer ‘in place’ by end-2016
Posted 29 April 2016, 1:05 p.m. Suggest removal
Franklyn says...
It is my knowledge and experience that a 2014 Bahamas Government RFP where only a select few international and local companies were secretly invited to submit tenders, did cause an international incident when premier companies in the technology and manufacturing field felt annoyed that they were not invited to bid on the lucrative Government contract which will be 2 years delayed this coming June. The tender was given to a far away and unknown company which won the bid to upgrade and modernize a government department that is 60 years behind the 8 ball in terms of technology. This same government department is plagued with problems but is a vital government department that should be generating over 36 million dollars in revenue annually. But the outdated why the department is run - causes a about a 15 million dollar leak annually.
A local provider, seeking the intervention of the Minister incharge for the department, was given an opportunity to submit a generous proposal where some of the international technology and manufacture leaders in the field; agreed to form a partnership giving the local company the lead position on the project. A comprehensive and extremely generous proposal was formed, submitted and rejected by the Government tender process leaving owners to wonder who could offer a better proposal considering the top companies in the world came together to offer the Bahamas the most comprehensive fix to a long and vexing out of date government service.
Included in the fix was an offer to update the out of date government accounting platform (the outdated platform that is currently being used is also plagued with problems, not being able to interface (communicate) with most of today's software and hardware.) One of the partnering companies in the bid process is the new owner of the company that provided the Bahamas Government with the accounting package back in the 1980s. The opportunity, had attention given to the proposal, could saved the Bahamas millions of dollars - and give the Bahamas the same accounting package that is used by 100s of governments and fortune 500 companies world wide.
The international companies were so upset with the Bahamas bid process that complaints were filed on two continents - Germany, Canada and The USA. Companies promised that they would not sit silently while Bahamian Government Officials deal and wheel contracts.
Much of this was reported in a September 2014 Nicki Kelly column in The Punch - Ms Kelly said about her reporting " my intent in writing the piece was not to promote the cause of any one bidder, but to show how the government has failed to carry the bidding process to its logical conclusion. And if and when a bidder is chosen, will it be a fair choice, or will someone be getting an expensive kickback."
On ‘Damning indictment’ on our governance
Posted 15 April 2016, 10:24 p.m. Suggest removal
Franklyn says...
Update - Re: CCA Bahamas trying to scam their way out of paying Bahamian contractors by saying (works completed at the Baha Mar Site failed to satisfy contractual agreements.) The scammers at CCA not only extorted payments from Bahamian contractor while on the site, but now they want tief monies owed to Bahamian contractors now over a year.
CCA has its reputation on the line, for sure; and it's proving itself to be a dishonest investor in the Bahamas ...is this a prelude to how Bahamian workers will be treated at their planned new hotel?
On ‘If Izmirlian is back, who needs their mental health checked now?’
Posted 14 April 2016, 8:58 p.m. Suggest removal
Franklyn says...
Update - Re: CCA Bahamas trying to scam their way out of paying Bahamian contractors by saying (works completed at the Baha Mar Site failed to satisfy contractual agreements.) The scammers at CCA not only extorted payments from Bahamian contractor while on the site, but now they want tief monies owed to Bahamian contractors now over a year.
CCA has its reputation on the line, for sure; and it's proving itself to be a dishonest investor in the Bahamas ...is this a prelude to how Bahamian workers will be treated at their planned new hotel?
On 04132016 EDITION
Posted 14 April 2016, 10:28 a.m. Suggest removal
Franklyn says...
Update - Re: CCA Bahamas trying to scam their way out of paying Bahamian contractors by saying (works completed at the Baha Mar Site failed to satisfy contractual agreements.) The scammers at CCA not only extorted payments from Bahamian contractor while on the site, but now they want tief monies owed to Bahamian contractors now over a year.
CCA has its reputation on the line, for sure; and it's proving itself to be a dishonest investor in the Bahamas ...is this a prelude to how Bahamian workers will be treated at their planned new hotel?
On PM: Izmirlian ‘deserving of consideration’ over Baha Mar
Posted 13 April 2016, 6:54 p.m. Suggest removal
Franklyn says...
Bahamian Government Minister, Mr. V Alfred Gray may have exposed his PLP lead government for lawsuits; by admitting publicly: that "What they do not want us to do is help people who support us. But that’s going to be a lie. ***"We are going to do as much as we can for the people who support us because if it hadn’t it been for them we wouldn’t be in power today.”*** ...or should there be a constitutional review of how political parties govern The Bahamas - Government by the people for the People. It was long held that being a supporter of an opposing political party - you could not contribute economical in the Bahamas; because of victimization, favoritism and cronyism. Now a sitting member of The Bahamas Government (who is a member of the PLP organization) his admitted publicly that this corruption is practice in governing the Bahamas by his PLP party members and members of The Bahamian Government ...how worst can it be and here lay an admission why our country has not advanced economical, where there has being an unnatural imbalance in the economic share which now has the Bahamas bordering a fail state status, poor - with desperate Bahamians resorting to crime to survive.
On Gray defends BAMSI contract for former PLP minister
Posted 18 February 2016, 4:06 a.m. Suggest removal
Franklyn says...
Hi Athena,
The debate on the street and on the local talk-shows is exactly that: is the Christie government gearing up for a backlash from the Bahamian People, or is the crime situation in the Bahamas more severe than what is reported or release in police reports. I can remember my days at the Tribune when we went to press briefings at the Police HQ on East St. ...the situation back then was always worse than what was released to the public.
Or with the current political unrest in Haiti there could be additional immigrants on their way to add to the thousands already here in the Bahamas, It may be a good idea to arm ourselves against any unforeseen threat.
But there is also a possibility that considering the state of our economy and the likelihood of a downgrade or devaluing of the Bahamian dollar which will surely ignite mess unemployment, panic and civil disobedience.
But the worse scenario would be a Christie administration making plans to hold on to power in a desperate attempt to realize his hopeless dream of being a Great Bahamian Political Leader.
"horrors of Tienanmen Square" I dont think so. the news report do state: “gift” from the Chinese government, that it was the result of discussions that happened last year where the ***RBDF***- but desperate men do desperate things. And if the Christie administration were to use riot equipment against Bahamians ...then Mr Perry Gladstone Christie would have vindicate the UBP. and rendered the **Quiet Revolution** a failure.
http://tribune242.com/users/photos/2016…
On A frightening prospect
Posted 2 February 2016, 7:39 p.m. Suggest removal