The trend of listening to other radio stations started long before this...ZNS needs a full re-branding.

I made a personal goal to consistently follow the media and "dailies" over the past year and a half. While I am extremely familiar with Shenique Miller's professional work, I have to say that I have not once had an interest or even remembered her new show. I remember seeing an advertisement about it a long time ago...but that was it. I think it had more to do with that fact that it was on ZNS (a very OLD station in the eyes of persons 40 and below). She definitely has a journalistic presence! My unsolicited advice: connect with a local social media consultant, rebrand yourself, start your own media program (use instagram/youtube/podcasts) for an initial platform, and then watch the cash come in from advertisements. I'm under the age of 40 and your presence is still impactful. Get out your comfort zone and claim your own crown...seriously. Rise above the back and forth with ZNS...a station which is consistently losing viewership and listeners.

Ok. I read through the article and I am still not clear as to exactly what it is that Mr Rodney needs to be rectified. Also, why is it only detrimental to his property/operations? Because surely if this is something that is so egregious to the industry, wouldn't there be other boutique hotel owners on the island screaming and shouting just as loud? Or are other hoteliers experiencing the same issues and just finding a way to make it work? Because if they are...then he needs to figure out a way to make it work as well. I'm just not grasping what the real issue is for his hotel. Ultimately his decision to close Compass Point is HIS fault and no one else's. I don't see any other boutique hotels threatening to close...so that really weakens his stance. There is definitely not a lack of jobs available in the hotel industry right now...so if he closes, he better pay the Bahamian people and the Government will help them get new jobs with ease.

***"...What is the point of going home because we know that our facilities home cannot handle this type of outbreak..."***

Ahhh! Is her statement a fact or an opinion? I really wish the writer of the story would have followed up in the next paragraph with a comment on whether The Bahamas has the capacity to handle this type of outbreak. We can't let these kinds of comments just slide in the printed press without following up on whether it's true or not. Because if her statement is true, I would hope things are being put in place to rectify that. We have to be prepared. I remember when Ebola was rampant, the Minister of Health gave confidence in the procedures in place to address it. Hope we have something in place for this as well. #FactCheckin2020

offering an objective perspective: Good article with interesting statistics being offered. However, based on the content of the article, I do not see sufficient linkage on how low vocational skills in the workforce results in an efficiency rate of 30% for the overall economy of The Bahamas. First of all, what metrics are being used to determine 'efficiency' for The Bahamas? Surely the skills of the workforce could be a factor, but not the ONLY factor. This article seems to suggest a highly skilled/educated workforce will directly result in 100% efficiency of this economy. Now that's a debate! There are many other reasons why things don't work as well as they should in this country. Maybe the article's title should have been different (a little less vague). I mean, for comparison, Barbados has some of the highest educated citizens in the world (with a high literacy rate due to free education up to tertiary level)....but they are not seen as a 'highly efficient' country. 'Brain-drain' is an issue in this country, but there's a lot more going on that has resulted in low-'efficiency'.

Big Picture ------ > the dynamics of the market changed and Cavalier failed to adjust to the change in order to remain competitive. All the other details are just fluff. This would make for a good business case study at the University of The Bahamas. The things you do today to obtain success, won't necessarily be the same thing that fuels you to success tomorrow.

On one side, considering the sensitivity of the public, the response probably could have been worded better. However, on the other side, [1] a pledge is a promise/commitment to provide something (it can be anything), and [2] the government does not have to accept all pledges if the details ("strings") don't support the interest of the people. So if $1.5 Billion in pledges were offered, then that's factually what happened. It doesn't necessarily mean that's what The Bahamas will ultimately accept.

I am a totally independent voter (always have been); and I think the focus really should be on the fact that The Bahamas is getting the attention it needs in order to be helped. The more people see that the pledges are coming in, then the more others will be willing to jump on board. The bickering back and forth is distracting from the ultimate goal here -- help for the bahamas.

It's the leading sports headline coming out of ESPN and the NBA, and he is linked to The Bahamas. It makes sense for it to be on the front page...no? Seems more like good journalism to highlight the story...not character assassination.

Probably could have said it in a more comforting tone...but this seems logical. If the 'work' no longer exists for the work permit that you have, then yeah...time to go.

How will you determine the difference between the undocumented individuals displaced by Hurricane Dorian versus the undocumented individuals that have been living here for months/years and were never in the path of Dorian? Most of the displaced were brought to shelters in Nassau. If they were slick enough to get into this country illegally, I'm pretty sure they are slick enough to sneak into one of the shelters and pretend to be a victim of Dorian. Just food for thought...may need to flesh out some more details about this. The devil's in the details.

The recommendation may need to include all undocumented...however, that then looks like a stone's throw away from a path to citizenship. Secondly, have we boosted our sea patrol? At this very moment, the word may be out that defence force is stretched thin, and it's easier for more immigrants to find their way to our shores. This is a very tricky situation for the government.