These people are being extremely deceptive. As medical experts, they know (or should know) that once these strains of covid pass over the population, they disappear for good and pose no threat to humans,(unless someone, (yes a human being), reactivates, and spreads them again. So why the strong desire to have every human vaccinated? What, exactly is in this vaccine?

The problem too is faced by the smaller stores and businesses. They may take on a person that is not qualified and train them or, at least give them work experience. And as soon as they learn to tie their shoes properly they go put in applications to higher paying jobs. No gratitude to the business that took the time to teach and/or train them. Well, you may say that is the nature of the beast, but realize also, that when government increases the minimum wage, these small businesses have to pay the unskilled or unqualified workers more and still have to teach and train them at the company’s expense.

Yet they in the media crying for government to raise minimum wage. You can’t read or write or do math, but you know $210 a week is too, ‘Lil bit.’ Improve your skills and don’t worry about minimum wage.

And pay them $210.00 a week to teach them? You mad crazy!

Someone done t’ief da oil. Well by grabs.

Plenty people gonna have glaucoma and arthritis now

I am not knocking the foreign investment or the foreign investors. The point is they should not be given advantage over the Bahamian. Most of the small Bahamian owned motels and guest houses in New Providence and many family islands have closed because they don’t receive the support of the government. Many don’t get any concessions from government. Now put your point in another perspective. What if Bahamians were given the opportunity to buy into the many foreign businesses operating in the country? At one point Atlantis was a publicly traded company. Bahamians who bought stocks saw their investment increase four-fold in a few short years. Then Atlantis threw Bahamians their money back and went back to being private company. Was it because they didn’t want to disclose how much they are making? Stocks for every hotel, cruise line and airline servicing the Bahamas, including Bahamasair should be available to Bahamians on the local stock market.

And within a year of the graduating classes of 2021, the Bahamian people will be going to the polls (May 2022) to give this government their grades. How well will the FNM fare in this process? Will the Bahamian people be kind and generous or will they kick them out?

This country will mark one year since it has been battling the Corona pandemic in a few short weeks (3 or 4). It will also make one year since children have been to school in a face to face environment and a year since many senior citizens have ventured out of their homes, it only to church. And in a few weeks/months after that, the country will be preparing to graduate another generation of students on various levels, who, once again may have to have their ceremonies virtually. Some may not even have met any of their classmates face to face. So whenever schools reopen whether it’s after the Easter break or summer recess, hopefully government will put additional resources in place for returning students and even staff.

Bahamians should never have to pay taxes on their dwelling homes in any instance. They bear the brunt of the tax burden and once they acquire a dwelling home it should be tax free. Just look at how many millions are owed by foreign owned casinos whilst government try to squeeze locally owned web shops like lemons in the heat of summer. Look at the number of tax concessions given to foreign owned businesses compared to Bahamians. The entire tax structure is designed to keep Bahamians poor and impoverished while the foreigners can come here and become millionaires overnight. It’s a disgrace before heaven and on earth the amount of taxes being on everyday items being imported into this country. When VAT was introduced as part of tax reform it was supposed to replace customs duties (and stamp taxes) that were considered to be barriers to trade. But years later, not only is government still collecting VAT in addition to customs duties, but it has increased the amount of vat it is collecting by 60%. Even before the corona pandemic, Bahamians saw themselves in a worse economic condition than they have been in in a long time. And government is faring no better with the increased taxes. Two reasons 1 they are choking the guts out the local economy. Businesses cannot grow because of overtaxation and local Bahamians can only afford to buy what they need to survive . No room for progress. And even as many foreign businesses thrive (especially in the tourism industry) government sees little increases in revenue because these businesses are exempt from most of the taxes Bahamians pay. Bay Street and cable beach and paradise island has been closed for almost a year now. So basically it is the locals who are supplying government with revenue. What will happen in the next 3-9 months will be life changing for this country. As businesses will close, persons will be evicted from their apartments and others will lose mortgage properties. Next month will make a year since many in the population have worked. The cruise ships may not be back before summer or fall.. what are the short term plans to create employment and enhance government revenue? More taxes on the Lil poor, struggling, stressed out many unemployed Bahamians?