@ John...Sincere apologies. It was not intentional to overstep what should have been glaringly obvious, even to V. Alfred Gray and Picewell Forbes.
Why successive PLP & FNM administrations hadn't focused on developing Freeport as a rival to Orlando in the tourism industry is a mindboggling mystery, as it is relatively simple and albeit 80+% guaranteed success ratio!
Sarkis overall tourism development theory (with a few tweaks) is unquestionably the best model for not just Freeport, but Grand Bahama in general. *AND* he would be in a much better position with the whole Island at his disposal than being confined to the Baha Mar site.
@ Banker .. On the contrary. 20+ years hands-on personal experience in tourism and research reveal food and spirit festivals in Orlando are actually enjoying healthy growth in popularity, as more visitors turn to foodie events as a means to determine their travel destinations.
Note, I specifically stipulated "dinner show acts on rotational bases from ***" throughout the Caribbean,"*** purposefully intended to enhance "tourism travel experiences" throughout **The Caribbean Basin,**
Likened to the PLP and former fnm, caricom is an abject failure to the Caribbean diaspora for not having enough sense to speakING with one voice regarding regulating the cruise ship industry for the benefit of the region!
Aruba enjoys a booming 13 dinner show business popular with cruise passengers.
The Bahamas lost it's way 4 decades ago! Successive PLP & FNM administrations turned a deaf ear to me & many other tourism industry professionals constant warnings that we were headed for disaster and failure in our number 1 industry.
50 years of neglect and gradual decline caused Bahamians to FORGET how to entertain tourist!
We must now bring in regional entertainment, rediscover ourselves and simply get back to the basics which initially propelled the Bahamas to the # 1 position in regional tourism.
no problem.....childs play!!!.....**if** the current FNM administration is receptive to well trained, experienced, hands-on, tourism industry professionals!!
Minister of Tourism is on the right track but needs to think out of the box to jump-start the economy!
Offer Sarkis enough concessions to entice him bringing a consortium of friends to develop Grand Bahama as a rival to Disney world or at minimum Canada's Wonderland and encourage public-private partnership to give Bahamians opportunity to meaningfully invest in the development of the tourism product.
Simultaneously, jump start increased New Providence tourist spend by bringing in the best dinner show acts on rotational bases from throughout the Caribbean until Bahamians are brought up to speed.
Rotating shows will keep the tourism product "fresh and exciting", and expose Bahamians to what quality dinner shows should be.
Fred Smith is a Haitian mulatto elite that knows every major Haitian arm, drug and human smuggler operation in the Bahamas.
Has he ever assisted the government in eradicating Haitian criminal elements in the Bahamas?
**NO**
Fred Smith is a classic example of how Haitians work together to undermine the Bahamas in favor of Haitians! It wouldn't be surprising to anyone if he were found intricately involved in Haitian human smuggling. He does not deserve a Bahamian citizenship with a right to vote as he has no loyalty to the well being of Bahamians.
Case in point. Every Haitian knows the intricate workings of Haitian human, drug, and arms smuggling. Yet no haitian with any Bahamian status has EVER stepped forward to assist the government in eradicating their criminal countrymen.
**WHY** would we grant citizenship to a people that systematically work against the interest of the Bahamas and Bahamians? **WHY**
Regardless how many decades Haitians have been among us, they have not assimilated and have shown absolutely NO loyalty to the Bahamas and we are rushing to give them citizenship with a right to vote? **FOOK NO!!**
Simpleton. Let us be sensible, not credulously stupid. Anyone entering the Bahamas illegally as of July 10, 1973, and their offspring now seeking regularization should be granted residency, NOT citizenship!
Why is it Bradley Gargoyle Roberts cannot seem to notice any "direct violation of established and longstanding cabinet code of ethics and procedures for its ministers" with Perry Christie, Shane Gibson, and Kenrid Dorsett?
Know it all Gargoyle Roberts is also uncharacteristically "mum" on where the missing $40+Million hurricane relief and VAT funds disappeared to!
Why is it Bradley Gargoyle Roberts cannot seem to notice any "direct violation of established and longstanding cabinet code of ethics and procedures for its ministers" with Perry Christie, Shane Gibson, and Kenrid Dorsett?
Know it all Gargoyle Roberts is also uncharacteristically "mum" on where the missing $40+Million hurricane relief and VAT funds disappeared to!
**WTF?** Haitians are warning the Prime Minister and threatening to vote him out? Why the hell are we giving Haitians the right to vote in the first place?
These parasites come to our country illegally, live in shanty's, run a totally parallel economy, engage in drug, arms and human smuggling, deprive legal individuals and Bahamians of jobs, subvert and undermine all government authority at every possible turn, burn and desecrate our flag, overwhelm our school, health and social services, have absolutely no respect for our laws, and couldn't give two pinches of hog poop about the well being of Bahamians or the Bahamas, and we reward them with citizenship and the right to vote? **are we fooking crazy, stupid or just dumb?**
Obviously, successive lousy, good for nothing, useless, administrations are responsible for allowing these people to illegally remain in our country and we are now faced with this national security issue.
Although regularizing them might be the proper course of action at this juncture. The question still remains. **WHY** are we giving them voting privileges in our country when we all know Haitians do not care about the future of the Bahamas or Bahamians? Haitians care about Haitians, and they should, just as Bahamians should care about Bahamians!
IF we must give Haitians a status, we should adopt best practices of other countries and give them residency with a right to work or citizenship without the right to vote as they will vote in the best interest of Haitians *not bahamians!*
**we can not** have a foreign nationality here in numbers equalling our indigenous citizenry with the right to engage in the political decision-making process. History dictates Haitians will continue illegally flooding into the Bahamas and we simply cannot effectively stop them. This Haitian citizenship issue opens the door for Haitians to possibly becoming the deciding factor in the political outcome of elections.
The Haitian constitution already declares any individual born of Haitian descent as automatically entitled to Haitian citizenship. So WHY are we hurting our heads to give "descendants" of Haitians who already have Haitian citizenship, Bahamian citizenship, when all they really "need" is residency to be regularized?
**It is absolutely a-s-i-n-i-n-e** to give these people the opportunity to totally disenfranchise and deprive Bahamians out of our own country!
SP says...
@ John...Sincere apologies. It was not intentional to overstep what should have been glaringly obvious, even to V. Alfred Gray and Picewell Forbes.
Why successive PLP & FNM administrations hadn't focused on developing Freeport as a rival to Orlando in the tourism industry is a mindboggling mystery, as it is relatively simple and albeit 80+% guaranteed success ratio!
Sarkis overall tourism development theory (with a few tweaks) is unquestionably the best model for not just Freeport, but Grand Bahama in general. *AND* he would be in a much better position with the whole Island at his disposal than being confined to the Baha Mar site.
I stop!
http://tribune242.com/users/photos/2015…
On Offer on table for Grand Lucayan
Posted 19 October 2017, 7:58 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
@ Banker .. On the contrary. 20+ years hands-on personal experience in tourism and research reveal food and spirit festivals in Orlando are actually enjoying healthy growth in popularity, as more visitors turn to foodie events as a means to determine their travel destinations.
Top Orlando Dinner Shows. - https://alcapones.com/orlando-dinner-th…
Note, I specifically stipulated "dinner show acts on rotational bases from ***" throughout the Caribbean,"*** purposefully intended to enhance "tourism travel experiences" throughout **The Caribbean Basin,**
Likened to the PLP and former fnm, caricom is an abject failure to the Caribbean diaspora for not having enough sense to speakING with one voice regarding regulating the cruise ship industry for the benefit of the region!
Aruba enjoys a booming 13 dinner show business popular with cruise passengers.
https://www.visitaruba.com/things-to-do…
Cuba has a thriving dinner show & nightlife business.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions…
Mexican ports enjoy huge returns from dinner shows.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions…
Jamaica is off the chain with dinner and food tours
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions…
The Dominican Republic is **THE** most innovative & # 1 nightlife regional destination
https://www.viator.com/Dominican-Republ…
The Bahamas lost it's way 4 decades ago! Successive PLP & FNM administrations turned a deaf ear to me & many other tourism industry professionals constant warnings that we were headed for disaster and failure in our number 1 industry.
50 years of neglect and gradual decline caused Bahamians to FORGET how to entertain tourist!
We must now bring in regional entertainment, rediscover ourselves and simply get back to the basics which initially propelled the Bahamas to the # 1 position in regional tourism.
no problem.....childs play!!!.....**if** the current FNM administration is receptive to well trained, experienced, hands-on, tourism industry professionals!!
On Offer on table for Grand Lucayan
Posted 19 October 2017, 7:32 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Minister of Tourism is on the right track but needs to think out of the box to jump-start the economy!
Offer Sarkis enough concessions to entice him bringing a consortium of friends to develop Grand Bahama as a rival to Disney world or at minimum Canada's Wonderland and encourage public-private partnership to give Bahamians opportunity to meaningfully invest in the development of the tourism product.
https://www.canadaswonderland.com/
Simultaneously, jump start increased New Providence tourist spend by bringing in the best dinner show acts on rotational bases from throughout the Caribbean until Bahamians are brought up to speed.
Rotating shows will keep the tourism product "fresh and exciting", and expose Bahamians to what quality dinner shows should be.
On Offer on table for Grand Lucayan
Posted 19 October 2017, 8:09 a.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Fred Smith is a Haitian mulatto elite that knows every major Haitian arm, drug and human smuggler operation in the Bahamas.
Has he ever assisted the government in eradicating Haitian criminal elements in the Bahamas?
**NO**
Fred Smith is a classic example of how Haitians work together to undermine the Bahamas in favor of Haitians! It wouldn't be surprising to anyone if he were found intricately involved in Haitian human smuggling. He does not deserve a Bahamian citizenship with a right to vote as he has no loyalty to the well being of Bahamians.
On FRED SMITH: Trampling on people’s rights, ignoring the law, is a dangerous path to follow This process of threats, ultimatums, indiscriminate, wholesale terrorist raiding by the government on the imm
Posted 17 October 2017, 9:13 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Case in point. Every Haitian knows the intricate workings of Haitian human, drug, and arms smuggling. Yet no haitian with any Bahamian status has EVER stepped forward to assist the government in eradicating their criminal countrymen.
**WHY** would we grant citizenship to a people that systematically work against the interest of the Bahamas and Bahamians? **WHY**
Regardless how many decades Haitians have been among us, they have not assimilated and have shown absolutely NO loyalty to the Bahamas and we are rushing to give them citizenship with a right to vote? **FOOK NO!!**
On Haitians warn PM over exit deadline
Posted 16 October 2017, 9:56 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Simpleton. Let us be sensible, not credulously stupid. Anyone entering the Bahamas illegally as of July 10, 1973, and their offspring now seeking regularization should be granted residency, NOT citizenship!
On Haitians warn PM over exit deadline
Posted 16 October 2017, 9:44 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Deficient parenting?
On Girl, 8, dies in cruise horror
Posted 16 October 2017, 9:27 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Why is it Bradley Gargoyle Roberts cannot seem to notice any "direct violation of established and longstanding cabinet code of ethics and procedures for its ministers" with Perry Christie, Shane Gibson, and Kenrid Dorsett?
Know it all Gargoyle Roberts is also uncharacteristically "mum" on where the missing $40+Million hurricane relief and VAT funds disappeared to!
http://tribune242.com/users/photos/2013…
On Roberts accuses Sands of ethics code breach
Posted 16 October 2017, 7:11 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Why is it Bradley Gargoyle Roberts cannot seem to notice any "direct violation of established and longstanding cabinet code of ethics and procedures for its ministers" with Perry Christie, Shane Gibson, and Kenrid Dorsett?
Know it all Gargoyle Roberts is also uncharacteristically "mum" on where the missing $40+Million hurricane relief and VAT funds disappeared to!
On Roberts accuses Sands of ethics code breach
Posted 16 October 2017, 7:09 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
**WTF?** Haitians are warning the Prime Minister and threatening to vote him out? Why the hell are we giving Haitians the right to vote in the first place?
These parasites come to our country illegally, live in shanty's, run a totally parallel economy, engage in drug, arms and human smuggling, deprive legal individuals and Bahamians of jobs, subvert and undermine all government authority at every possible turn, burn and desecrate our flag, overwhelm our school, health and social services, have absolutely no respect for our laws, and couldn't give two pinches of hog poop about the well being of Bahamians or the Bahamas, and we reward them with citizenship and the right to vote? **are we fooking crazy, stupid or just dumb?**
Obviously, successive lousy, good for nothing, useless, administrations are responsible for allowing these people to illegally remain in our country and we are now faced with this national security issue.
Although regularizing them might be the proper course of action at this juncture. The question still remains. **WHY** are we giving them voting privileges in our country when we all know Haitians do not care about the future of the Bahamas or Bahamians? Haitians care about Haitians, and they should, just as Bahamians should care about Bahamians!
IF we must give Haitians a status, we should adopt best practices of other countries and give them residency with a right to work or citizenship without the right to vote as they will vote in the best interest of Haitians *not bahamians!*
**we can not** have a foreign nationality here in numbers equalling our indigenous citizenry with the right to engage in the political decision-making process. History dictates Haitians will continue illegally flooding into the Bahamas and we simply cannot effectively stop them. This Haitian citizenship issue opens the door for Haitians to possibly becoming the deciding factor in the political outcome of elections.
The Haitian constitution already declares any individual born of Haitian descent as automatically entitled to Haitian citizenship. So WHY are we hurting our heads to give "descendants" of Haitians who already have Haitian citizenship, Bahamian citizenship, when all they really "need" is residency to be regularized?
**It is absolutely a-s-i-n-i-n-e** to give these people the opportunity to totally disenfranchise and deprive Bahamians out of our own country!
On Haitians warn PM over exit deadline
Posted 16 October 2017, 6:50 p.m. Suggest removal