Blah, blah, blah, blah. Reports of 180+ Haitians caught coming in on a 30ft boat last week was swept under the rug!
Never mind electricity, what the hell is Minnis doing to address the steady influx of illegal Haitians being facilitated to enter the country by legally documented Haitians?
For every illegal Haitian caught, a legal documented Haitian should be expelled from the country. This would be a strong deterrent for documented Haitians to stop the practice of facilitating the smuggling of family members to the Bahamas.
Branville McCartney finally said something I totally agree with. However, the Bahamas being "a bit behind the eight-ball" in the medical marijuana industry, has to be the understatement of the year!
We are consistently "behind the eight-ball". Banking, development, tourism, immigration, mariculture, education, renewable energy, financial services, agriculture, and everything else other countries in the region came from way behind us in the '70s when we were leaders in tourism, banking, and financial services. They have now left us "doodling" speeding along, well on the way to nowhere.
In fact, the only thing the Bahamas "leads" in, compliments of Lynden Oscar Pindling, Hubert Alexander Ingraham and Perry Gladstone Christie, is asinine stupidity and collaborative political corruption!
While many regional countries have already implemented and are reaping huge profits from marijuana, as usual, the Bahamas is moving at a crippled snail's pace with something that would be of real significant benefit for our economy and people.
Which geniuses on the so-called "commission" decided forbidding medical marijuana for children under 18 was the way to go? Surly these geniuses are aware there are other ways of ingesting medical marijuana than smoking it?
Decriminalization of marijuana would provide a badly needed **instant boost** to our ailing, declining economy, free up much-needed space in Fox Hill prison, clear the courts' of any number of nuisance, petty possession offenses, to facilitate serious crimes, and allow the police extra manpower and time to deal with real criminals.
So what are we pondering? Stop the blah, blah, blah, blah, and get on with it! We are too self-righteous to get out of our own way!
Despite Mr. Russell's ongoing negative bias about people providing Airbnb accommodations throughout the country, he totally misses the point that these guests "SPEND" a great deal more directly into new areas of the local economy than regular hotel guests!
Local bars, restaurants, food stores, liquor stores, etc all over the island now benefit from tourism.
Instead of burdening people with taxes, the government should find ways of encouraging more involvement of inner-city homeowners to get involved with the Airbnb model. If allowed to grow, entrepreneurs will see the need for providing more amenities to service travelers which translates into a better-diversified tourism product, more jobs, and ultimately more taxes will reach the governments' coffers.
Complicating growth with taxes and unneeded regulations will be a major hindrance.
Mr. Pinder's plan may not be 100% perfect, however, there is an urgent need for something to be done about ex-pat workers and unemployed Bahamians.
There are literally tens of thousands of unneeded ex-pat workers in this country doing jobs that Bahamians can do. Many employers prefer ex-pats because they are much more subservient than Bahamians.
The ex-pat worker will work harder and suffer more abuse than Bahamians simply because they enjoy a much better standard of living here, can send remittances to unemployed relatives in depressed countries and do not want to be sent back to home countries where there are no jobs at all and drastically reduced standards of living.
We need to start somewhere in addressing this issue and getting the proliferation of ex-pat workers under control, and Mr. Pinder's idea is a great way to start. Any necessary adjustments can be made down the road.
The Bahamas is already a ‘Collapsed State’ for many Bahamians who find themselves standing in soup kitchen lines every day because Fred's Haitians and other blue-collar ex-pats have taken their jobs!
Why the hell do we allow Bahamians to suffer the indignities of joblessness and begging for handouts while ex-pats are enjoying the fat of the land?
DUH!....These clowns took MONTHS to conclude what most of the world concluded AND implemented years ago?
They need to stop the brainstorming charade and get on with it already.
Legalize the dam stuff, clear people's police records caught with personnel use amounts, make room in Fox Hill for serious offenders, free those in prison for stupid small amounts and join the U.S. Jamaica, Canada and everywhere else in producing pot as a cash crop.
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. We are 40 miles off the U.S. coast and we are the 6th most expensive country in the world to live in!?
You people are debating the price of eggs while we should all be demanding the powers that be to break monopolies and lower prices on everything!
The government would make even more income due to the increase in volume sales when more people could afford more goods pay VAT on consumer goods.
Three stooges Pindling, Ingraham, and Christie, as finance ministers obviously knew absolutely nothing about finance, market forces or basic sales principles!
SP says...
Blah, blah, blah, blah blah, Why do they refuse to pass proper Freedom Of Information act legislation with teeth? What are they so deeply afraid of?
The country would leapfrog forward if we identified and removed the "elite" criminals that have been holding us hostage for decades!
On Office of the Prime Minister: We're making progress (video)
Posted 1 January 2020, 11:33 a.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Blah, blah, blah, blah. Reports of 180+ Haitians caught coming in on a 30ft boat last week was swept under the rug!
Never mind electricity, what the hell is Minnis doing to address the steady influx of illegal Haitians being facilitated to enter the country by legally documented Haitians?
For every illegal Haitian caught, a legal documented Haitian should be expelled from the country. This would be a strong deterrent for documented Haitians to stop the practice of facilitating the smuggling of family members to the Bahamas.
On INSIGHT: Promises and power cuts - BPL really is a deal breaker for a Minnis second term
Posted 30 December 2019, 5:41 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Branville McCartney finally said something I totally agree with. However, the Bahamas being "a bit behind the eight-ball" in the medical marijuana industry, has to be the understatement of the year!
We are consistently "behind the eight-ball". Banking, development, tourism, immigration,
mariculture, education, renewable energy, financial services, agriculture, and everything else other countries in the region came from way behind us in the '70s when we were leaders in tourism, banking, and financial services. They have now left us "doodling" speeding along, well on the way to nowhere.
In fact, the only thing the Bahamas "leads" in, compliments of Lynden Oscar Pindling, Hubert Alexander Ingraham and Perry Gladstone Christie, is asinine stupidity and collaborative political corruption!
While many regional countries have already implemented and are reaping huge profits from marijuana, as usual, the Bahamas is moving at a crippled snail's pace with something that would be of real significant benefit for our economy and people.
Which geniuses on the so-called "commission" decided forbidding medical marijuana for children under 18 was the way to go? Surly these geniuses are aware there are other ways of ingesting medical marijuana than smoking it?
Decriminalization of marijuana would provide a badly needed **instant boost** to our ailing, declining economy, free up much-needed space in Fox Hill prison, clear the courts' of any number of nuisance, petty possession offenses, to facilitate serious crimes, and allow the police extra manpower and time to deal with real criminals.
So what are we pondering? Stop the blah, blah, blah, blah, and get on with it! We are too self-righteous to get out of our own way!
On Bahamas 'behind 8-ball' but not too late on marijuana
Posted 28 December 2019, 11:07 a.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Despite Mr. Russell's ongoing negative bias about people providing Airbnb accommodations throughout the country, he totally misses the point that these guests "SPEND" a great deal more directly into new areas of the local economy than regular hotel guests!
Local bars, restaurants, food stores, liquor stores, etc all over the island now benefit from tourism.
Instead of burdening people with taxes, the government should find ways of encouraging more involvement of inner-city homeowners to get involved with the Airbnb model. If allowed to grow, entrepreneurs will see the need for providing more amenities to service travelers which translates into a better-diversified tourism product, more jobs, and ultimately more taxes will reach the governments' coffers.
Complicating growth with taxes and unneeded regulations will be a major hindrance.
On PI resorts eye 90% Xmas occupancies
Posted 27 December 2019, 7:52 a.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Mr. Pinder's plan may not be 100% perfect, however, there is an urgent need for something to be done about ex-pat workers and unemployed Bahamians.
There are literally tens of thousands of unneeded ex-pat workers in this country doing jobs that Bahamians can do. Many employers prefer ex-pats because they are much more subservient than Bahamians.
The ex-pat worker will work harder and suffer more abuse than Bahamians simply because they enjoy a much better standard of living here, can send remittances to unemployed relatives in depressed countries and do not want to be sent back to home countries where there are no jobs at all and drastically reduced standards of living.
We need to start somewhere in addressing this issue and getting the proliferation of ex-pat workers under control, and Mr. Pinder's idea is a great way to start. Any necessary adjustments can be made down the road.
On Labour chief's permit plan 'very costly and onerous'
Posted 26 December 2019, 8:55 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
The Bahamas is already a ‘Collapsed State’ for many Bahamians who find themselves standing in soup kitchen lines every day because Fred's Haitians and other blue-collar ex-pats have taken their jobs!
Why the hell do we allow Bahamians to suffer the indignities of joblessness and begging for handouts while ex-pats are enjoying the fat of the land?
On QC’s ‘collapsed state’ fear if another Dorian
Posted 25 December 2019, 12:06 a.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Sooooooo failed politicians that identify as jackasses, morons and just plain stupid, should do what now?
More alphabet people. JMJPS?
On FACE TO FACE: I felt like I was a girl from as young as I can remember, says Alexus
Posted 24 December 2019, 11:51 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
The government didn't ask a single soul any questions about following the U.S. failed war on drugs and destroying tens of thousands of Bahamian lives!
Now that the U.S. has moved on and legalized drugs, our government cannot "follow" them out of the failed initiative.
We are a stupid little country lead by stupid little people, too self-righteous to get out of our own way!
On Commissioner supports expunging records for possession of small marijuana amounts
Posted 24 December 2019, 11:39 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
DUH!....These clowns took MONTHS to conclude what most of the world concluded AND implemented years ago?
They need to stop the brainstorming charade and get on with it already.
Legalize the dam stuff, clear people's police records caught with personnel use amounts, make room in Fox Hill for serious offenders, free those in prison for stupid small amounts and join the U.S. Jamaica, Canada and everywhere else in producing pot as a cash crop.
What the hell are they pondering?
On 'Marijuana will boost economy': Commission report says drug has huge business potential
Posted 24 December 2019, 9:15 a.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. We are 40 miles off the U.S. coast and we are the 6th most expensive country in the world to live in!?
You people are debating the price of eggs while we should all be demanding the powers that be to break monopolies and lower prices on everything!
The government would make even more income due to the increase in volume sales when more people could afford more goods pay VAT on consumer goods.
Three stooges Pindling, Ingraham, and Christie, as finance ministers obviously knew absolutely nothing about finance, market forces or basic sales principles!
On ‘We need bigger profit on eggs’
Posted 17 December 2019, 6:24 p.m. Suggest removal