My fellow Bahamians I know you want exactly what America wants. You want disaster areas declared and you want the government to fund rebuilding. But we are not America- we simply do not have the money or the economic strength to even pretend to be like America. If the government borrows another dime for its so called hurricane relief, we may as well get our inflatables now and plan our escape to the America we love so because that will be the end of the Bahamian economy. 80percent of what is borrowed will be squandered and generations will be left holding that bill. We need to work hard, call up some imagination, let the system do its job- meaning people need to claim insurance and the companies need to pay without rate increases, the people need to use their money on their house instead of "need to relax" trips to Miami, and in this instance rather than looking all around to help Haiti, Cuba etc. we need to figure out how to help Grand Bahama, Andros and South Beach. Honestly, I don't understand Bahamians who run to help everywhere else but forget their neighbor in need. Not that they don't "need", but at least here you might see where your labour or assistance is going.
i understand what u saying banker but i have to tell you, i refuse to abide by those catholic rules and when i go into a catholic church i take communion because that is about Christ and my symbolic acceptance of the gospel not a church. besides this vulgarian might have just gotten saved. u know we Bahamians love a good redemption story.
Our governing system have done this damage to the economy- not the PLP or the FNM but BOTH under the same system. We have allowed our governments to make poor financial decisions, borrow as if we had oil wells pumping in our back yards, finance elections, indulge in massive corruption and cronyism, give contracts to unqualified people, give away Bahamian land to entities that take advantage of loopholes and never follow through to completion, give loans to political cronies that they don't pay back and without consequences, allow unqualified friends and family to get away with underhanded deals- often having to do with land- that should be criminalized. These same friends and family are allowed to assumed underserved, unearned positions of leadership in key areas when they have not shown themselves to be visionaries, good people managers or good fiscal managers or qualified to begin with, waste money on carnivals so that a few people could forget their sorrows and f'd up condition for a few minutes, become hamstrung by unions to such a degree that the governing school system is a complete and utter failure and service in this country's number one industry is sub par at best. It is a government that has made accountability a curse word and has utterly failed its people in developing a reliable energy system, has refused to intervene with better banking laws as banks milk the Bahamian people dry, refuses to respond in any meaningful way to report after report of massive theft and corruption in government agencies and I know this is going to make people mad- but a government that decided to roll a dice and allow Izzy to develop an outsized project based on a model whose day has past and in a market where two out sized projects like Atlantis and Bahamar could not survive- hoping for a double six and getting zip. And now this government has decided to play games with the Chinese who now has this country by the short and curlies. I have been saying for a long time we need to be honest and devalue the Bahamian dollar because its buying power has decreased in big ways in the past ten years. This is just confirmation of all I have feared. We must dismantle the system that allows these azz-h**s to pretend as if they know anything about economics and more than that- anything about running a country in a responsible, ethical or visionary manner. Not ONE politician in government right now has done anything memorable to move this country forward- not one. Their service has been completely forgettable and history will not remember a single one.
Brand? lol. Try this "COB or UOB is committed to providing the best possible tertiary education in the world. Its results will be demonstrated by the quality of thinkers, researchers educators and professionals it produces." Forget brand- they need substance and they need to teach their students proper research and information gathering methods. Until then- those students should not be presenting anything to the public because they have nothing to give. Our bar is too low.
Every Bahamian who went up there to received "the gift", and signed away their rights need to shut up including the person speaking on condition of anonymity. You can't blame the PLP or any politician- if you don't demand better from them. Those expecting enough to buy a car or go on vacation- must be doing well because those are not things any right minded, fiscally responsible person would be spending money on right now.
Greentea says...
This has to be a joke right? Little Dominica gave 100 - SMH!
On People’s Republic of China donates $50,000 to NEMA
Posted 14 October 2016, 6:44 p.m. Suggest removal
Greentea says...
My fellow Bahamians I know you want exactly what America wants. You want disaster areas declared and you want the government to fund rebuilding. But we are not America- we simply do not have the money or the economic strength to even pretend to be like America. If the government borrows another dime for its so called hurricane relief, we may as well get our inflatables now and plan our escape to the America we love so because that will be the end of the Bahamian economy. 80percent of what is borrowed will be squandered and generations will be left holding that bill. We need to work hard, call up some imagination, let the system do its job- meaning people need to claim insurance and the companies need to pay without rate increases, the people need to use their money on their house instead of "need to relax" trips to Miami, and in this instance rather than looking all around to help Haiti, Cuba etc. we need to figure out how to help Grand Bahama, Andros and South Beach. Honestly, I don't understand Bahamians who run to help everywhere else but forget their neighbor in need. Not that they don't "need", but at least here you might see where your labour or assistance is going.
On Minnis calls on govt to declare 'disaster areas'
Posted 10 October 2016, 9:01 p.m. Suggest removal
Greentea says...
"The only thing that is not in short supply right now is work." Lol. Way to see the silver lining John. Lots of work to do.
On Minnis calls on govt to declare 'disaster areas'
Posted 10 October 2016, 10:02 a.m. Suggest removal
Greentea says...
i understand what u saying banker but i have to tell you, i refuse to abide by those catholic rules and when i go into a catholic church i take communion because that is about Christ and my symbolic acceptance of the gospel not a church. besides this vulgarian might have just gotten saved. u know we Bahamians love a good redemption story.
On FNM expected to select Jeff Lloyd as St Anne’s candidate
Posted 4 October 2016, 10:06 p.m. Suggest removal
Greentea says...
Our governing system have done this damage to the economy- not the PLP or the FNM but BOTH under the same system. We have allowed our governments to make poor financial decisions, borrow as if we had oil wells pumping in our back yards, finance elections, indulge in massive corruption and cronyism, give contracts to unqualified people, give away Bahamian land to entities that take advantage of loopholes and never follow through to completion, give loans to political cronies that they don't pay back and without consequences, allow unqualified friends and family to get away with underhanded deals- often having to do with land- that should be criminalized. These same friends and family are allowed to assumed underserved, unearned positions of leadership in key areas when they have not shown themselves to be visionaries, good people managers or good fiscal managers or qualified to begin with, waste money on carnivals so that a few people could forget their sorrows and f'd up condition for a few minutes, become hamstrung by unions to such a degree that the governing school system is a complete and utter failure and service in this country's number one industry is sub par at best. It is a government that has made accountability a curse word and has utterly failed its people in developing a reliable energy system, has refused to intervene with better banking laws as banks milk the Bahamian people dry, refuses to respond in any meaningful way to report after report of massive theft and corruption in government agencies and I know this is going to make people mad- but a government that decided to roll a dice and allow Izzy to develop an outsized project based on a model whose day has past and in a market where two out sized projects like Atlantis and Bahamar could not survive- hoping for a double six and getting zip. And now this government has decided to play games with the Chinese who now has this country by the short and curlies. I have been saying for a long time we need to be honest and devalue the Bahamian dollar because its buying power has decreased in big ways in the past ten years. This is just confirmation of all I have feared. We must dismantle the system that allows these azz-h**s to pretend as if they know anything about economics and more than that- anything about running a country in a responsible, ethical or visionary manner. Not ONE politician in government right now has done anything memorable to move this country forward- not one. Their service has been completely forgettable and history will not remember a single one.
On Attorney: BOB debacle shows governance rule enforcement ‘selective’
Posted 1 October 2016, 5 p.m. Suggest removal
Greentea says...
This is such a simple thing to get right and yet... speaks volumes.
On In the pink? Rawson Square is a little off-colour
Posted 28 September 2016, 10:28 p.m. Suggest removal
Greentea says...
I don't know Mr. Major- but I do know that he doesn't have a record of success. Why then is he being placed anywhere near the public purse?
On Carnival cost nearly $10m
Posted 28 September 2016, 2:23 p.m. Suggest removal
Greentea says...
LOL!
On Carnival cost nearly $10m
Posted 28 September 2016, 2:22 p.m. Suggest removal
Greentea says...
Brand? lol. Try this "COB or UOB is committed to providing the best possible tertiary education in the world. Its results will be demonstrated by the quality of thinkers, researchers educators and professionals it produces." Forget brand- they need substance and they need to teach their students proper research and information gathering methods. Until then- those students should not be presenting anything to the public because they have nothing to give. Our bar is too low.
On Carnival cost nearly $10m
Posted 28 September 2016, 2:21 p.m. Suggest removal
Greentea says...
Every Bahamian who went up there to received "the gift", and signed away their rights need to shut up including the person speaking on condition of anonymity. You can't blame the PLP or any politician- if you don't demand better from them. Those expecting enough to buy a car or go on vacation- must be doing well because those are not things any right minded, fiscally responsible person would be spending money on right now.
On Staff left short in Baha Mar pay
Posted 28 September 2016, 2:03 p.m. Suggest removal