These scams take place everywhere. Sounds like either an outright quick cash scam or the makings of a Pyramid scheme where initial investors get paid out by the next set of investors..
Mind you whist not coming under the heading of scams I have to question why a local beer Kalik Platinum had just gone up by $4 a case from $50 a case to $54 a case a rise of just over 12%. Funny how items rise by such large amounts. As for buying Bahamian, WHY when even local produced items often cost more expensive than imported items ?

As a Bahamian I love all this blame the foreigner crap, no wonder nobody wants to invest here with all this underlying hatred. Face facts the PLP practiced third world economics and spent spent and spent again whilst ignoring the maintenance and replacement of old and inefficient utilities. Christie was smart because if power and light had succeeded in making a go of the power situation he would (if re-elected) have taken the credit but if they failed then its back to blaming the foreigner. As a country we have had plenty of time to get our economy in order train people and run our own show but seem happy to accept cash donations and volunteer help when it suits us but put out this same old "blame the foreigner mantra" .Remember it is our own black Bahamians that have the power and freedom to make these choices.

I sympathize with the dealerships but years ago I bought a new vehicle but one year old from standing unsold. Cost $19800. Same brand new vehicle in USA $9500. j You can get parts for these cars and literally buy 4 or 5 for the cost of one average new American car. Duty is way to high and successive governments seem to not understand this. Added to which if you own a new car on a Family island and repairs done under guarantee mean the customer footing the shipping. If I get 5 years out of an immaculate clean fuel efficient Japanese car I can afford to throw it away and buy a new one and have it shipped to me for a minimum savings of $15-2000.

Everything was timed to happen just before the election, like the hirings,contracts etc. How long do these PLP idiots expect to lie to us.

Onll try and appear fair when it suits you. I know a person on a family island who waited 6 months yo get rent paid - oh I forgot he is FNM.

At what cost you corrupt idiot. You hired anybody and everybody ( plp supporters) qualified,unqualified,simple and othwise and drove the country into debt. You should be ashamed.

Maybe we should start by aresting the verbal filth that spews out of some Bahanian youth and educate patents and headteachers on how young women dress and behave in public.

Mr Roberts, your memory is either short or confused. The previous government that you support wasted money like never seen before, incurring a huge debt that this and the next generation will have to pay, notwithstanding a repackaged PLP getting re-elected and continuing to waste money. Poor people and the fast disappearing middle class struggled to feed their families with even staples costing a fortune by adding VAT to everything and what do we have to show for this sacrifice -nothing. Projects were mismanaged, not put out to tender, jobs given to supporters even when there was no actual work to do, and the countries financial status being downgraded. Carnival failed, BAMSI is a costly joke, Bahamasair a financial money pit along with BOB. Nothing to apologise for?

Great effort especially when you consider the small population from which to choose athletes compared to the big countries.

What about one person hired as a head janitoress but never worked a day on one of the family islands.