I think that digitizing the real property tax process is a very good idea, as well as examining whether valuations are up to par with current market value (even if I disagree with the valuations themselves). That being said, a software development firm is not qualified to perform appraisals. Whoever made that decision needs to be fired. Did a US based software development firm have access to Bahamas MLS data to find comps that can be used to accurately ascertain the worth of a property? The short answer is that they didn't, which begs the question of how they calculated these valuations in the first place. The only explanation is voodoo magic was used to come to these numbers.
None of this even mentions that I find it ridiculous that a US based company was contracted in the first place. There are Bahamian developers that could have handled the software aspect, and frankly, it is insulting that a government would contract foreign appraisers with no knowledge of the Bahamian real estate market instead of turning to one of the experienced in-country appraisers first. There is no shortage of BREA licensed appraisers here.
Just more proof that COVID is nothing more than a giant grift. Where is "the science" that supports arbitrarily changing quarantine length? Can you still become symptomatic up to 14 days out?
That is just the way that inflation works. No way you can just print off a ton of money and not expect this to happen, on top of the supply chain issues.
Brave needs to stop talking garbage and go break down the COVID "hospitalizations" by being hospitalized for/with all the way back to the start of 2020. Funny how all of a sudden there has been a massive shift in policy the minute the sales pitch for these shots goes sour.
Minnis deserved the September spanking he got for this atrocity alone. What a complete waste of money. Guess we need to raise VAT or add another tax to pay for all of this BS, right?
So the solution to a labour shortage is refusing to hire/firing half (probably over half considering that a lot of retired folks have the shots) of the workforce?
If you had no problem with the anarchy and riots during the summer of 2020, you have absolutely no leeway to complain about this. Whatever happened on January 6th did not put business owners out of business or destroy lives beyond the political persecutions that followed some of the people involved. Is rioting only acceptable when one side does it? Besides, Bahamians have no right to complain about what the Americans did. Black Tuesday was our own version of January 6th. Pick up a history book sometime.
LastManStanding says...
I think that digitizing the real property tax process is a very good idea, as well as examining whether valuations are up to par with current market value (even if I disagree with the valuations themselves). That being said, a software development firm is not qualified to perform appraisals. Whoever made that decision needs to be fired. Did a US based software development firm have access to Bahamas MLS data to find comps that can be used to accurately ascertain the worth of a property? The short answer is that they didn't, which begs the question of how they calculated these valuations in the first place. The only explanation is voodoo magic was used to come to these numbers.
None of this even mentions that I find it ridiculous that a US based company was contracted in the first place. There are Bahamian developers that could have handled the software aspect, and frankly, it is insulting that a government would contract foreign appraisers with no knowledge of the Bahamian real estate market instead of turning to one of the experienced in-country appraisers first. There is no shortage of BREA licensed appraisers here.
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LastManStanding says...
How about government figure out how to keep power and water on first?
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LastManStanding says...
Just more proof that COVID is nothing more than a giant grift. Where is "the science" that supports arbitrarily changing quarantine length? Can you still become symptomatic up to 14 days out?
On COVID quarantine change: ‘Right direction on all fronts’
Posted 11 January 2022, 3:02 p.m. Suggest removal
LastManStanding says...
That is just the way that inflation works. No way you can just print off a ton of money and not expect this to happen, on top of the supply chain issues.
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LastManStanding says...
Brave needs to stop talking garbage and go break down the COVID "hospitalizations" by being hospitalized for/with all the way back to the start of 2020. Funny how all of a sudden there has been a massive shift in policy the minute the sales pitch for these shots goes sour.
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LastManStanding says...
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LastManStanding says...
> Office of the Spouse
Minnis deserved the September spanking he got for this atrocity alone. What a complete waste of money. Guess we need to raise VAT or add another tax to pay for all of this BS, right?
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LastManStanding says...
May he RIP.
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LastManStanding says...
So the solution to a labour shortage is refusing to hire/firing half (probably over half considering that a lot of retired folks have the shots) of the workforce?
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LastManStanding says...
If you had no problem with the anarchy and riots during the summer of 2020, you have absolutely no leeway to complain about this. Whatever happened on January 6th did not put business owners out of business or destroy lives beyond the political persecutions that followed some of the people involved. Is rioting only acceptable when one side does it? Besides, Bahamians have no right to complain about what the Americans did. Black Tuesday was our own version of January 6th. Pick up a history book sometime.
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