How much sense does it make for The Bahamas Government to spend millions training nurses only to lose them to the United States or other competing countries? At least three things need to happen: 1. Improve the salaries and benefits for nurses 2. Hold government trained nurses to a five year bond where they must work in the public system for that time. 3. Create the position on ‘nurse’s aid where persons who are less qualified and less trained can assist with duties that are non medical. These persons can have opportunities to get further training and eventually qualified to become nurses.

This is what drove the Bahamas economy into an economic tailspin. Too much money was not being accounted for. Money was being spent faster than it was coming in and government was hardly getting value for money on most of its expenditures. And that was only a small part of corruption that helped to bring the PLP down. In the main time Ben Carson, the heart surgeon who ran for US president is under investigation. Carson is Secretary of Housing and officials want to know how he was allowed to purchase a dining set valued at $31.500 for his apartment as secretary, when the total furniture allowance for the apartment is $5,000. Carson was estimated to worth $29 million before running for president.

Online shoppers hit with counterfeit products. A consumer agency in the US tested products from the most popular online shopping site. Of the products tested 20 out of 43 were counterfeit. The items included electronics, clothing, footwear and makeup. Not only were the items counterfeit but some items posed Health hazards and others like makeup had rat feces and urine in it. One phone charger caught fire even though it had the UL certification on it. So another way consumers are being ripped off. Online shopping is already expensive, especially for Bahamians who have to pay customs duties plus VAT. Then you find out the products you bought are not genuine but may also pose a hazard.

Aliv came into the market with the intention of stealing 40 to 50 percent of BYC’s customers. Only 10 percent of their market would come from new customers or new products. BTC also realize that The success of Aliv depends on Aliv’s ability to steal BTC’s customers. So far BTC has not only been successful in holding its customers but getting them back after they switched to Aliv. Many felt Aliv’s services were too expensive So, according to Aliv’s CEO the company may be changing its strategy a bit. Like RBC it will focus less on regular customers and target high end customers who don’t mind paying a little extra for services.

Donald Trump has already launched his campaign for second term...any questions

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> "The absence of that circulation is
> why this island's lifeblood is being
> squeezed to death. You and I have no
> new money to pump into the economy. I
> make no apologies for it; foreign
> investment now, foreign investment
> later, foreign investment as often as
> we can get it because we need it. When
> they come here we have to treat them
> right just as we treat ourselves
> right."

For a learned economists this seems a rather weak statement. Very weak. the only way to reduce the need for foreign investment is to allow Bahamians to become investors. Every major company around the world has shareholders. that way they allow the ordinary citizen to participate in the company and their earnings. Here all doors are continuously CLOSED to Bahamians. How can the economy grow when every cent of profit that is generated is exported? Case in point a five billion refinery< if it was genuine which i doubt> refining 192 Million barrels of oil a year. hundreds of millions profit. BUT The Bahamas gets 600 jobs and a One Hundred Thousand annual gratuity

...or live in Lyford Cay

the point is some casino guest already have room booked before they spend in the casino. Then they are given a second room by the hotel.for entertainment purposes.

Yours is the statement that is misinformed. The Bahamas is not a final destination for most Haitians that end up here. It is a transit point to get to The US and even Canada. Only since Trump crack down on illegal immigration did the number of Haitians coming here increase.

Haiti is not doing what other countries, like China,Jamaica, Etophia, Nigeria, Japan ,Canada and even the more wealthier countries around the world are not doing. And that is exporting their citizens around the world. Several reasons for it but mainly many of these people send money back to their respective countries and help and stabilize their economies at least to the world's standards.