If Ms. Jobeth goes into a store and they have marked up their merchandise by 400%, and then they tell her that she will get a 20% discount on her purchase, would you expect Ms.Jobeth to be at the counter thanking the owner? You don't have to be a math major to figure this out. But, doing better than a D- education would help.
Outside of keeping the tourism sector going and strong and robust, as it’s our number one industry, ease of doing business and education are probably the two biggest drags on the economy. There are just not enough qualified people and incentives for workforce development, and the ease of doing business has gotten worse, not better.”
# Asked to specify the problems, Mr Myers replied: “It’s everything in terms of boating regulations, in terms of taxation and getting power and getting services, getting Business Licences. It’s easy to pay taxes though. Whenever it’s been advantageous for the Government to receive revenue they’ve streamlined the hell out of it, but in terms of the ease of doing business for the private sector it’s not easy.
# “The labour issues, the power issues and the Immigration issues. It typically all comes to a head around government agencies like the Department of Labour and labour laws, and not having a really clear and defined process. That’s why I say education. Education is a big part of the ease of doing business.
# “If the workforce is not there, and you have to hire abroad to grow your business, the next thing you buck up into is the Department of Labour and Department of Immigration [obtaining work permits], and skilled labour shortages. That’s a significant impact on your business, both local and foreign. That all has to do with the ease of doing business. It’s not just the obvious things like permits.”
This is because the politicians of both parties are the worst of the criminals in this country. They do not give a flying fluck about ease of doing business or the Bahamian people. They don't care. They are there to make as much money as possible in a 5 year period by giving out contracts to their criminal friends. They do not want an educated populace who reads the papers and can critically think because then we would see clearly how badly we are getting screwed. The politicians in this country, from the very top to the very bottom, do not care about anything other than stuffing their own pockets. Period!
This is an interesting story to print only days after the fanfare filled ground breaking ceremony on a Family Island on Andros. Are you suggesting that there is a connection to these multi-million dollar no bid contracts going to PLPs, and somehow they never get finished? That's an awful lot of money to be handed around, wouldn't you say? Editor, have you ever looked closely to see where this money is going? if there is not the staff, the electricity, water, or internet to run these clinics, could there possibly be another reason these "deals" are going through? Just asking because it seems like no one else is.
Are you suggesting that there is no risk to life and limb for speaking out in this country. You must be mad. We are silent for a reason. The shit that goes on in this country would make the devil cringe.
"The false accusations aren’t only damaging to our client personally and professionally but have the potential to cause irreparable harm to her standing as a public servant and the integrity of the office she holds,” Mr Wells wrote." Some people seem unaware that there is no integrity to any office here. What are we missing?
Too big to fail? Corrupt and impotent politicians. Hey, let's just raise the rates on private pilots and yachts, since we are held hostage by these :entities". If that doesn't work, let's go to the UN and beg for money. None of the money, of course, will be used to give Bahamians a better standard of living. The rich will continue to get a free ride here, and everywhere else people are too compromised to speak up.
Porcupine says...
Whoa! At first glance at the Tribune headline, "Porky's Pumping Pink" had me imagining our MPs doing something like Diddy did.
On Porky's "Pumping Pink" discounts for breast cancer awareness
Posted 19 October 2024, 8:20 a.m. Suggest removal
Porcupine says...
If Ms. Jobeth goes into a store and they have marked up their merchandise by 400%, and then they tell her that she will get a 20% discount on her purchase, would you expect Ms.Jobeth to be at the counter thanking the owner?
You don't have to be a math major to figure this out. But, doing better than a D- education would help.
On ‘Almost 80,000 see lower power bills’
Posted 18 October 2024, 7:47 p.m. Suggest removal
Porcupine says...
Outside of keeping the tourism sector going and strong and robust, as it’s our number one industry, ease of doing business and education are probably the two biggest drags on the economy. There are just not enough qualified people and incentives for workforce development, and the ease of doing business has gotten worse, not better.”
#
Asked to specify the problems, Mr Myers replied: “It’s everything in terms of boating regulations, in terms of taxation and getting power and getting services, getting Business Licences. It’s easy to pay taxes though. Whenever it’s been advantageous for the Government to receive revenue they’ve streamlined the hell out of it, but in terms of the ease of doing business for the private sector it’s not easy.
#
“The labour issues, the power issues and the Immigration issues. It typically all comes to a head around government agencies like the Department of Labour and labour laws, and not having a really clear and defined process. That’s why I say education. Education is a big part of the ease of doing business.
#
“If the workforce is not there, and you have to hire abroad to grow your business, the next thing you buck up into is the Department of Labour and Department of Immigration [obtaining work permits], and skilled labour shortages. That’s a significant impact on your business, both local and foreign. That all has to do with the ease of doing business. It’s not just the obvious things like permits.”
How much more really needs to be said?
On Developer ‘one and done’ because ‘just too painful’
Posted 18 October 2024, 7:42 p.m. Suggest removal
Porcupine says...
This is because the politicians of both parties are the worst of the criminals in this country. They do not give a flying fluck about ease of doing business or the Bahamian people. They don't care. They are there to make as much money as possible in a 5 year period by giving out contracts to their criminal friends. They do not want an educated populace who reads the papers and can critically think because then we would see clearly how badly we are getting screwed. The politicians in this country, from the very top to the very bottom, do not care about anything other than stuffing their own pockets. Period!
On Developer ‘one and done’ because ‘just too painful’
Posted 18 October 2024, 7:40 p.m. Suggest removal
Porcupine says...
Hey Tribune Editor,
This is an interesting story to print only days after the fanfare filled ground breaking ceremony on a Family Island on Andros.
Are you suggesting that there is a connection to these multi-million dollar no bid contracts going to PLPs, and somehow they never get finished?
That's an awful lot of money to be handed around, wouldn't you say?
Editor, have you ever looked closely to see where this money is going?
if there is not the staff, the electricity, water, or internet to run these clinics, could there possibly be another reason these "deals" are going through?
Just asking because it seems like no one else is.
On Ten years on and Exuma hospital ‘a great tragedy’
Posted 18 October 2024, 5:35 p.m. Suggest removal
Porcupine says...
Are you suggesting that there is no risk to life and limb for speaking out in this country.
You must be mad.
We are silent for a reason.
The shit that goes on in this country would make the devil cringe.
On Ten years on and Exuma hospital ‘a great tragedy’
Posted 18 October 2024, 5:06 p.m. Suggest removal
Porcupine says...
Great news.
Who will be alive to see it?
Nobody who is living today.
On AG Office finalising renewable energy PPA projects on the Family Islands
Posted 18 October 2024, 5:03 p.m. Suggest removal
Porcupine says...
The criminals have become emboldened by this administration.
They don't even try to hide it.
On Govt breaks ground on new $6.8m clinic in Mangrove Cay, Andros
Posted 17 October 2024, 2:09 p.m. Suggest removal
Porcupine says...
"The false accusations aren’t only damaging to our client personally and professionally but have the potential to cause irreparable harm to her standing as a public servant and the integrity of the office she holds,” Mr Wells wrote."
Some people seem unaware that there is no integrity to any office here.
What are we missing?
On Minister: I’m no cheat
Posted 17 October 2024, 9:31 a.m. Suggest removal
Porcupine says...
Too big to fail?
Corrupt and impotent politicians.
Hey, let's just raise the rates on private pilots and yachts, since we are held hostage by these :entities".
If that doesn't work, let's go to the UN and beg for money.
None of the money, of course, will be used to give Bahamians a better standard of living.
The rich will continue to get a free ride here, and everywhere else people are too compromised to speak up.
On ‘Last resort’: URCA licensees ‘flouting’ annual fee payment
Posted 17 October 2024, 9:22 a.m. Suggest removal