Over the years, I have learned that talking to the Bahamas Government balances many different competing voices and biases. Culturally, for Bahamians, we hate to see each other succeed. We teardown but do not help each other up, we think the worse but will never give a word of encouragement, we kill the dreams of our brother while polishing the dreams of others, it is our own faces we must see when we ask the question how did we get like this. Yes, we are the ones staring back at ourselves, asking others how we got like this. Why do we kill the dreams of our brothers?

I recently had the pleasure and somewhat fortunate opportunity to communicate with one of our countries relatively wealthy residents. Whose assessment of the Bahamas in terms of investment, in his view, was limited to "beautiful beaches and turquoise waters", which is our only "Unique Selling Proposition" (USP). "Set up such a plant in the southern - getting land at concessional terms, cheap labour and subsidies while being within the biggest market?" was a better proposition.

He added, "Considering our Bahamas and 80+% grade D population", which was a disappointing exaggeration of the facts. Then to add insults to injury, the gentlemen somehow hold that the government's national grade assessment of D should commensurate salary level, making the Bahamas more attractive to an investor.

In comparison, he continued, that our "proximity to the US isn't really strong" of an argument for new investments because "tourism, real estate and related services were only investment sense." Now, I am left with an insight into what is discussed, negotiated and sacrificed to invite investments into the Bahamas.

80+% grade D population assessment is not a reflection of the ability of Bahamians but better reflects the poor management, neglect and lack of development in our educational institutions.

The 50 Year Battle For Economic Growth In The Bahamas ...By Bahamians. The policies and structure of the past system of oppression have not dismantled the oppressive economic and ugly political structures of the past that divided Bahamians into (have and have nots) to the pleasure of a few who sit quietly waiting to celebrate our failures and collapse.

The secrecy of our government is still the nemesis in the darkroom of political corruption that enriches some. The politics of state victimization and petty disregard of anything Bahamian is still the old enemy of The Common Good.

"bold developments take bold leadership, demand more, and change the mindset" - elections 2022

Over the years, I have learned that talking to the Bahamas Government balances many different competing voices and biases. Culturally, for Bahamians, we hate to see each other succeed. We teardown but do not help each other up, we think the worse but will never give a word of encouragement, we kill the dreams of our brother while polishing the dreams of others, it is our own faces we must see when we ask the question how did we get like this. Yes, we are the ones staring back at ourselves, asking others how we got like this. Why do we kill the dreams of our brothers?

The culture of politics in the Bahamas is a simple mixture of short news coverages (fake smiles and deceitful handshakes, cheap T-shirts and hollow promises). While sitting politicians and those seeking an opportunity to ride themselves to wealth and opportunity, the Bahamian People continue to fall deeper into poverty.

A "go" at politics in the Bahamas is complicity to maintaining an outdated public service system where patronage continues to be served by "yes men and yes women", fuelling a petty, spiteful but destructive practice of economic bias and a racist (self-hating) machinery that is determined to further the oppression of the Bahamian People.

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The 50 Year Battle For Economic Growth In The Bahamas ...By Bahamians. The policies and structure of the past system of oppression have not dismantled the oppressive economic and ugly political structures of the past that divided Bahamians into (have and have nots) to the pleasure of a few.
The secrecy of our government is still the nemesis in the darkroom of political corruption that enriches some. The politics of state victimization and petty disregard of anything Bahamian is still the old enemy of The Common Good.
As a result, the people lose faith in our democracy while others sit quietly waiting to celebrate our failures and collapse.
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"Some Say Paranoid, and I Say Victim" The Bahamian Political Tragedy and A System In Need of Change.

"The faces may have changed, but the policies and structure of the past system of oppression have not dismantled the oppressive economic and ugly political structures of the past that divided Bahamians into (have and have nots). The secrecy of how we are governed is still the nemesis in the darkroom of political corruption. The politics of state victimization and petty disregard of anything Bahamian is still the old enemy of The Common Good. As a result, the people are losing faith in our democracy."

With Out An Official Response From The Minnis Administration, And After Months of Uncertainty and Much Frustration. BASIC, However, Understands That The Proposal To Update The Vehicle Inspection Services in The Bahamas Would Not Be Accepted.

As A Result, The Team At BASIC and Our International Partners, Sadly and Regrettably, Have To Announce Our Effort In The Bahamas Is Officially Abandoned.

To The 100s Of Bahamians Who Submitted Their Employment Information, We Appreciate Your Effort and Interest In Wanting to Be a Part Of This Cost Saving and Life-Saving Improvement Safety Effort in The Bahamas; for Bahamians.

Again, We Are Thankful For Your Support.

BASIC

There is nothing in the rules and procedures that cover today's modern motor vehicles for safety efficiency. The vehicle safety testing that follows the International Road Safety Testing Standards (that the Bahamas is a signatory) for safety efficiency are non-existing; even the manual vehicle stopping distance test is null void and failed to be carried out. There are still existing "headlamp" (and not headlights) testing, a wall-mounted plywood piece on the wall installed in 1954. Furthermore, the ONLY reference to safety in your rules and procedures is "Reflector" there was the addition of the word roadworthiness, and there in itself, is a contradiction by definition and current operation. ...so many of us are keepers of Petty Grudges riding down on the backs of Bahamians, stagnating progress or are accomplices to some other selfish if not duplicitous agenda.

A properly functioning brake or turning signal serves no one's interest but the lives saved when these simple safety instruments function properly and are maintained, as they should. A 45 - 55 dollar annual safety check of these motor machinery "would be minimal" in comparison to the now high rate of medical care.