a majority of us still dont want to accept that we have severe limitations in this country in terms of dollars, bodies, know-how, etc.,.. where/how will new opportunities arise? we are fundamentally just buyers and sellers. how much clothes can we buy in NY or Miami, markup, then try to resell here? look at our hospitality industry.. not a single major, successful hotel in the country owned by bahamians except maybe Comfort Suites.. good news is we dont need to do it all if someone else is prepared too and we can reap the benefits e.g. Atlantis.. no local ownership there but plenty jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars moving through the economy.. dont see any disadvantage for bahamians with that.. we couldn't do it....

on the other hand, what position will we put these people in by not telling them anything, keeping them on the job, they will christmas shop, then get let go in January just before the credit card bill comes.. what a dilemma..

i have advocated that we law-abiding citizens have the right to carry concealed weapons to give us a chance when we come under attack by those opposed to law and order... this article further convinces me that is the right thing to do.. now, if we are to have a referendum, this should certainly be a question put to the people...

i'm certain this is not the first time something like this has happened on earth. secondly, gov't has available to it heaps of advice from agencies like IDB and many others.. given all of this, it should not be too difficult to make sense of a deal that will work for all. we don't live in a vacuum and we don't need to keep reinventing the wheel...

i question the usefulness of this position Ace Newbold has.. he and Minnis seem to be out of sync and when you query this guy, most answers he doesn't have or the response is something like PM says what he likes when he feels like...

an extreme example by the MadHatter, but the essence of it; the chronic resistance to change and new things, is indeed endemic...

in a free and democratic society, gov't should not be in the business of managing your personal finances.. they should not be in the salary deduction business either.. a credit arrangement is between the parties concerned and should be governed by the risk-taking decisions of the lender, based on their lending criteria, and application of civil law for breaches of any agreement.. should gov't also tell you what to eat and when to exercise so you dont become a burden on the public health system? how far do you go? we bahamians need to learn to take ownership of our actions, good and bad...

so the PLP borrowed a page from the FNM playbook.. shame on both parties.. what a great way to kill FDI.. the opposition always threatening to repeal what current gov't does.. why not just apply for a permit to demonstrate instead, get some placards reading 'don't come here', then go to Prince George and NIA and wave them at the arriving guests?

i'm sure the Queen has had a few sleepless nights over this one.. brown skin, divorcee and no top shelf lineage.. oh my.... however, nothing but praise for Harry..

death of the financial services industry has long been coming.. dont know how so many still dont see it. the 'big boys' want their citizens' money and they will mash up anybody who gets in the way of them, by whatever name you call the industry.. we need to be more pragmatic, accept that the game is over and move on...