This country is mired in debt, and one contributing factor is the bloated wage bill for persons hired (for political reasons like the last election). The FNM has to balance the books and people have to be needed and wiling to put out. Nobody as hard as it is entitled to a job and countless departments from education to social services to other depts. are overstaffed and persons have noting to do. I cannot calculate the number of times I have had business to do in a government office only to be told "he/she has just stepped out". The books need to be balanced otherwise todays economy will look like paradise compared to the future. And talking about unemployment there is plenty of work but you may have to lower your financial expectations, expect to get your hands dirty and work hard. Every Saturday I go past a corner in central Eleuthera where there are 15 to 20 Hatiens with their tools and lunch bags setting off to work. Why no Bahamians?????

This is the man that flew first class, stayed in the best hotels and what does the average Bahamian have to show for it. For your information yes the world of investors does take careful note of government policies, stability, creditworthiness and comments expressed by fools like yourself. Have you not realized that this is not the only country with sun sea and sand and investors and tourists can choose umpteen more accessible and friendly places. Bahamian people are friendly no doubt but that is only if there are visitors to be friendly with, and that you idiot depends on people like you and government ministers putting out positive vibes. But there again your not really bothered are you,, when did you last go to a food bank, have your power turned off or lay on a gurney in A and E for two days?

You really have a simplistic understanding of a countries beauty and value. Years of abysmal governance has reduced the Bahamas to a nearly bankrupt, overpriced inefficient country, Between Brave Davies comments and your beliefs you have already put off many potential investors. Yes Bahamians should govern this country, should have opportunity but not when there are insufficient trained modern thinking natives. Yes there are many hard working and sucessful Bahamian businesses but equally many foreign owned small and large companies that work hand in hand with locals. This country has potential but are we better off after all the years of mainly PLP mismanagement, clearly not. Look at the potholed roads,crumbling infastructure, inefficient power plants, grade D average in schools,huge personal debt,unemployment and on and on. This is a dog eat dog world Ta and the Bahamas has to either change with the times or fail. Nobody outside of this country really cares and certainly doesnt owe us a living.

Quite agree. On the islands we get our BEC and BTC bills two months out of date. Thank God for email. Used to subscribe to Mechanics weekly in 2001, received one copy out of 12. How can the building be blamed for that. A new buiding, which I agree is needed will not stop theft.

Nothing new with that threat. Mail has been undelivered, periodicals and foreign newspapers stolen for over 20 years/ Bahamas mail is a totally unreliable waste of money and time.

Rightly or wrongly at least this government has the moral fortitude to consider changes after criticism . The PLP never listened to anybody - remember the gambling referendum as one example.

Of course there is a good reason. Think that if a bank receives say $ 500,000
in foreign cheques every month and withholds payment for this ridiculous 30 days then its free money for them. Absolutely no reason otherwise why a cheque takes 30 days to clear with modern computerized systems.

So I guess the immigration officers must shout "please stop Mr Hatien" and then let them go if they run away. Difficult job to exercise compassion whilst dealing with potential law breakers.

Oh my another racist rant. For the record in teaching most foreign teachers, and there are not many if you exclude the Deputy Directors love of Cubans are usually excluded from any positions of authority, or extra earnings. The few remaining foreigners have been here for many many years, built houses, buy Bahamian and still are discriminated against. If you went to the UK or USA as a nurse or teacher you would have the same rights as a native, Not so in the Bahamas where a foreign teacher who has given his life to the country , done everything and more than asked for has NO right to a teachers pension that his Bahamian colleague has. As for the BGCSE that was supposed to be entirely set, checked, and marked in the Bahamas over 17 years ago yet still the exams submitted to the UK do not reach the required standard .
Blame the expatriate again ??????. Your racist and warped views are exactly what put off investors and prospective foreign homeowners coming here. It may surprise you to know that in the 21st century other countries recruit the best irrespective of nationality because it is recognized that one qualified individual can make a success and create hundreds of jobs.

Please Mr Educated doctor " my plans ARE" not is .