The same situation exists with BEC: the Bahamian consumer kept its part of the deal and paid ALL the excesses on fuel when oil was above $60.00 a barrel. Now that oil prices have fallen below $60 and the surcharge on consumers light bills should be a negative amount, it is at the same rate it was when oil was $130.00 a barrel. And all your government can do is give lame ass excuses for not reducing your light bill. Yet when local retailers see the need to increase their prices to cover the overhead costs resulting from VAT. They sic a mad Pitt bull on them and threaten to take them to court. 2017. Soon come!

For the sake of clarity: what customs was doing in January was charging 35% duty plus 7.5 % vat on items that came in in December but was not cleared until January. But the same laws that brought VAT into effect quashed the old duty rates. So importers should either have paid 35% duty under the old rates and no VAT. Or paid 5% under the new rates plus 7.5 % VAT. Instead they paid a total of 42.5%!(the old rate of 35% plus 7.5 vat)

So where is E J Bowe on this? Where is E J Bowe on BEC? Where was the angry Pitt bull when Customs was charging old duty rates on fridges and stoves. And washers and dryers and still adding vat yet they expect to see retail prices on these items decrease. Yes. Cooking gas should be less than $50.00 for a 100 # tank! And your BEC bill should be 1/3 of what you are paying. But instead your caring government increased your light bill with a 7.5 % vat tax! Prove they ain't corrupt.

Yes Haitians help set Bahamians free from the cruel chains of slavery. Some people have a problem with that and they will sell dey ma to turn Bahamians against Haitians!

I don't know which Fred yall was talking'bout but I was referencing Fred mitchell

The best operator may not necessarily be the most aggressive one and so, like politics, the mobile company that can sell the best dream may be chosen.

Scientists: 'Look, One-Third Of The Human Race Has To Die For Civilization To Be Sustainable, So How Do We Want To Do This?'

the bible: revelation 9:18 a third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke and sulfur that came out of their mouths

The fact is 90% percent of BTC is marketing. The core company is gone no service no repair just rebranding and repackaging and tons of marketing to convince you that their products are the ones you need. And of course young faces are part of the marketing plan. So after a few years your time at BTC is done. You have to take the severance package and re-enter the job market at an older age and to fight even more fierce competition. some say that the entire retail industry will become obsolete. Consumers will sit in front of a computer like zombies and order what they want and robots will do the rest. Then one third of the work force will no longer be needed and will be terminated. Some even say they will be exterminated. Are we there yet?

Furthermore Fred Mitchel's policy requiring employers to provide insurance and housing for immigrant workers is discriminatory. For the sake of argument lets say someone in Lyford Cay or Old Fort Bay is looking for a house keeper and/or baby sitter. They have the money so they will shop for the best and most suited person for the position and they would prefer someone to live in and provide insurance for them. Now lets say a family in Stapleton has an aging parent they need someone to care for because they do not want to put them in an old folks home. The money they can afford to spend is the difference from what they are making minus their own living expenses and what the person will charge to do the care-taking. They cannot afford to pay for living accommodations and health care and children's schoolings etc., so now only the rich and famous can afford work permits. It is now, in fact, out of the reach of the working middle class.

If you read I did say they do not carry the originals because of the fear of crime. You, like everyone knows that Haitians are the target of robbers. If you lose our driver's licence you can have it replaced in a matter of hours. To replace immigration documents is more work than to replace a passport.