Not me! The yapping white-haired little poodle simply told KP Turnquest that he should be imposing much more significant annual taxes and fees on the very impressive annual profits of the web shops. This is tantamount to saying that our government should be quite content to effectively participate as a significant profit-sharing partner in the corrupt money laundering and other racketeering activities of the numbers' bosses. Such an absurd stance by the Minnis-led FNM government will surely anger regulators of the global financial system. It is abundantly clear now that Minnis and his cabinet ministers have been "bought" by Sebas Bastian!
Not only is Minnis capable of making himself look like a real fool, but he's very capable of making those around him look like real fools too, especially his lap dog cabinet ministers who are only too willing to say "How high?" whenever he tells them to "Jump!" In this particular case Duane Sands will of course now waffle on about whatever to try get back his credibility, but it's too late. The damage has been done. Sands now knows that undying loyalty never comes without a dear price attached to it.
As a medical doctor Minnis should at least understand why the airline flight attendant always tells you to put on your oxygen mask first before trying to help others do so, including your own children seated next to you. The principle is a very simple one: Without attending to your own vital (emergency) needs, how can you possibly justify attending to those of others. Notwithstanding all of his election campaign talk, it seems Minnis somehow no longer thinks there are any Bahamians who have vital (emergency) needs right here at home. A hurricane relief donation of US$200,000 from our government (the Bahamian people) to the people of Dominica would have been ever so much more fairer, sufficient and appropriate in the circumstances.
What part of the saying "Charity begins at home" does Minnis not get?! This is a well known proverb that expresses the overriding demands of taking care of one's family and others close to us, e.g. our own fellow Bahamians, before caring for others, especially those in distant countries. Perhaps Minnis is unaware of recent translations of 1 Timothy 5:8 that state: *"But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever."*
* Rub-a-dub-dub, * Three stooges in a heli-tub, * And who do they think they be? * All three of them just pretending to be, * Like they come from a very rich country!
The IMF and its affiliated international agencies (all of whom represent the interests of the developed countries) are certainly trying to help the naive dolts like PM Minnis, AG Carl Bethel, Finance Minister KP Turnequest, QC Moree, lawyer/accountant Michael Paton, Governor John Rolle, banker/accountant Gowan Bowe, and so on, to "get it". Unfortunately though, these twits may still just not "get it" at the end of the day. The message is a very simple one and has now been all too clearly telecast by the global financial community: shut down the web shops or else!
Also, in case you missed it, the borrowing continues:
>Ministry of Finance
>Public Notice
>Deustche Bank US$250M Loan >Published Date : September 15, 2017
>The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, acting through the Ministry of Finance, as the Borrower, the lenders defined therein and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Administrative Agent, entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of the 14th day of September, 2017, to facilitate a loan in the amount of Two Hundred and Fifty Million Dollars in the currency of the United States (US$250,000,000) for the Authorized Uses as defined in the Credit Agreement.
>Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at the sum of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) with a 6 month interest period rate plus a margin of three hundred (300) basis points or 3.00%. Interest payments under the Credit Agreement will be made in semi-annual installments, with principal paid 365 days after the disbursement date.
>Proceeds under the Credit Agreement will be used by the Borrower to meet capital and other budgetary requirements for Fiscal Year 2017/18.
Don't flatter yourself too much @ sheeprunner12. From what I can see from many of the comments posted by bloggers to The Tribune's website, a lot of us feel the same way about a lot of the things that plague our country today.
Reality_Check says...
Not me! The yapping white-haired little poodle simply told KP Turnquest that he should be imposing much more significant annual taxes and fees on the very impressive annual profits of the web shops. This is tantamount to saying that our government should be quite content to effectively participate as a significant profit-sharing partner in the corrupt money laundering and other racketeering activities of the numbers' bosses. Such an absurd stance by the Minnis-led FNM government will surely anger regulators of the global financial system. It is abundantly clear now that Minnis and his cabinet ministers have been "bought" by Sebas Bastian!
On Sebas: Web shops 'least likely' to pose financial crime risk
Posted 5 October 2017, 12:15 a.m. Suggest removal
Reality_Check says...
Not only is Minnis capable of making himself look like a real fool, but he's very capable of making those around him look like real fools too, especially his lap dog cabinet ministers who are only too willing to say "How high?" whenever he tells them to "Jump!" In this particular case Duane Sands will of course now waffle on about whatever to try get back his credibility, but it's too late. The damage has been done. Sands now knows that undying loyalty never comes without a dear price attached to it.
On Medical aid to be volunteers
Posted 4 October 2017, 1:42 p.m. Suggest removal
Reality_Check says...
As a medical doctor Minnis should at least understand why the airline flight attendant always tells you to put on your oxygen mask first before trying to help others do so, including your own children seated next to you. The principle is a very simple one: Without attending to your own vital (emergency) needs, how can you possibly justify attending to those of others. Notwithstanding all of his election campaign talk, it seems Minnis somehow no longer thinks there are any Bahamians who have vital (emergency) needs right here at home. A hurricane relief donation of US$200,000 from our government (the Bahamian people) to the people of Dominica would have been ever so much more fairer, sufficient and appropriate in the circumstances.
On Medical aid to be volunteers
Posted 4 October 2017, 12:53 p.m. Suggest removal
Reality_Check says...
What part of the saying "Charity begins at home" does Minnis not get?! This is a well known proverb that expresses the overriding demands of taking care of one's family and others close to us, e.g. our own fellow Bahamians, before caring for others, especially those in distant countries. Perhaps Minnis is unaware of recent translations of 1 Timothy 5:8 that state: *"But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever."*
On Medical aid to be volunteers
Posted 4 October 2017, 12:38 p.m. Suggest removal
Reality_Check says...
Fully agree - Rolle should be shown the door!
On Governor: 'Great concern' remains over bank access
Posted 3 October 2017, 8:58 p.m. Suggest removal
Reality_Check says...
* Rub-a-dub-dub,
* Three stooges in a heli-tub,
* And who do they think they be?
* All three of them just pretending to be,
* Like they come from a very rich country!
On Minnis: Our duty to help Dominica
Posted 3 October 2017, 1:18 p.m. Suggest removal
Reality_Check says...
The IMF and its affiliated international agencies (all of whom represent the interests of the developed countries) are certainly trying to help the naive dolts like PM Minnis, AG Carl Bethel, Finance Minister KP Turnequest, QC Moree, lawyer/accountant Michael Paton, Governor John Rolle, banker/accountant Gowan Bowe, and so on, to "get it". Unfortunately though, these twits may still just not "get it" at the end of the day. The message is a very simple one and has now been all too clearly telecast by the global financial community: shut down the web shops or else!
On IMF: Bahamas bank fees rise up to 186%
Posted 2 October 2017, 3 p.m. Suggest removal
Reality_Check says...
This comment was removed by the site staff for violation of the usage agreement.
On IMF: Bahamas bank fees rise up to 186%
Posted 2 October 2017, 2:27 p.m.
Reality_Check says...
For those of you interested in Bahamas economic and statistical info see:
https://tradingeconomics.com/bahamas/in…
https://tradingeconomics.com/bahamas/ne…
Also, in case you missed it, the borrowing continues:
>Ministry of Finance
>Public Notice
>Deustche Bank US$250M Loan
>Published Date : September 15, 2017
>The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, acting through the Ministry of Finance, as the Borrower, the lenders defined therein and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Administrative Agent, entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of the 14th day of September, 2017, to facilitate a loan in the amount of Two Hundred and Fifty Million Dollars in the currency of the United States (US$250,000,000) for the Authorized Uses as defined in the Credit Agreement.
>Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at the sum of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) with a 6 month interest period rate plus a margin of three hundred (300) basis points or 3.00%. Interest payments under the Credit Agreement will be made in semi-annual installments, with principal paid 365 days after the disbursement date.
>Proceeds under the Credit Agreement will be used by the Borrower to meet capital and other budgetary requirements for Fiscal Year 2017/18.
On Bahamas' GDP grows 27.6% to $10.7bn
Posted 1 October 2017, 4:54 p.m. Suggest removal
Reality_Check says...
Don't flatter yourself too much @ sheeprunner12. From what I can see from many of the comments posted by bloggers to The Tribune's website, a lot of us feel the same way about a lot of the things that plague our country today.
On A COMIC'S VIEW: Dominica and the tears of Minnis
Posted 1 October 2017, 10:15 a.m. Suggest removal