You are joking aren't you---Milk duty free ?????????? Cheaper to put cheap gin or rum on your cornflakes.

ho, ho ho, As a long serving teacher the security of the GCSE is compromised daily. Examples subject teachers invigilating their own subject, students caught cheating being declared absent and practical exams being sat on different dates so that in theory a student in Nassau could call a student I Freeport for the questions.

Yes we buy cars and burglar alarms every week on the other hand food is just an impulse purchase. Why audio / visual equip for churches ? How the hell does that reduce our living costs.

In reality much of the equipment was purchased and stored in the unoccupied critical care block .Despite limited access much of it disappeared. How normal.

Be proud and flying the flag is commendable but foreign investment is always necessary and bear in mind BEC has been in total control of itself and run by Bahamians and look at the state of it, same with Bahamasair. The main culprit is not Bahamian ability but continued political interference, year after year and appointment to positions by way of political affiliation rather than ability.

Was my last comment removed. Oh dear someone got upset at the truth.
High power prices.-Lowest oil price in years
Higher electricity costs due to paying off BEC debt.
Ron Zacapa rum Duty free $87 ,USA $37.00 with tax.
Kalik $53 a case-home product ???
Extra taxes or look for new forms of income

Who will often send you to a specialist or for expensive tests. Its you who are living in a dream world.

So we propose a tax on vehicle insurance -- Is that before or after VAT. A sin tax, what a joke when you see duty free liquor signs all over the place when in actuality liquor is much cheaper in the States. Home brewed national beer at $53 a case is just unbelievable and we are reaching the point of diminishing returns whereby customers simply stop buying anything but essentials.
How about a hook tax, given that Exuma normally has between 3-500 boats moored in and around the harbor during the winter months .Say $5.00 a night X an average of 400 boats is $2000 X 7 roughly$56,000 a month. Provide one or two people with A small power boat to collect and there is income for the country. Multiply that by other islands and it is quite sizable. How about enforcing a tax on holiday home rentals.
OH I forgot this takes a real interest, some organizing and monitoring. Sorry so stupid lets just tax the working class again until all the lights are off and citizens are starving.

Fuel prices at their lowest --electricity costs still as high as ever.
PM says Government will pay off BEC debt, then quietly says, that will add a cent or two to our bills.
No modern equipment, Therefore same fixed costs of operation .Debt starts to climb again.
The hundred dollar question is why on earth would any sane foreign company risk operating in an environment whereby they will be subject to political interference at every step and be the scapegoat when the power continues to go out.

Most rational and intelligent people have repeatedly stated that rather than us VAT revenue to pay down the National debt it will be used for all manner of ill thought out VOTE getting projects by the PLP. It is the incompetents that caused this problem than pretend that they can fix it. Not a chance in hell-devaluation is coming.