a bye product of socialist policies.. subsidies promote inefficiency and slothful business practices. i doubt anything will change.. like so many other areas of the economy, these mailboat operators operate like lords unto themselves..
sorry for our country but glad that skilled bahamians are realizing that the Bahamas is not the world and you need to take responsibility for your own future and not wait/hope/rely on government to be your saviour...
what a bizarre press release.. a policeman appointed as ambassador and despite all the noise about cutting costs, former politicians already on pension reengaged for more handouts.. i mean WTF?
i don't see government acting on this advice.. probably has to happen over time, but is history is anything to go by, i wouldn't hold my breath. Unfortunately, we have come to a stage in this country where there are no easy or simple decisions.. the time for that passed and we did nothing. Its only bitter medicine going forward... too bad....
as a former employee of the agency that prepared this report, Butler knows exactly what it is saying, but understandibly for public relations reasons, he has to try and rebutt it. The CVR and FDR cannot be manipulated as i understand and whatever is written in the company books the pilots either complied with it or they didn't. finally, the storm didn't just show up, it was there and you cant do anything about it except to not be in the same place. the only thing you maybe could say in defence of Sky Bahamas is that this could have easily been any of the other ones too...
i dont know much about Bethel, but i do know we bahamians, especially in matters connected with politicians, like to jump over people's head (if this is true) i.e. not follow protocol, when we have greivances. you get repremanded in the private sector for this kind of thing... you have to follow process and keep going up the ladder if you dont get satisfaction at each stage, but you dont jump straight to the top...
i hope one day we dont find ourselves in a similar position.. we bahamians are too arrogant.. i remember when Pindling and Hanna used to brag about how much better our financial position was compared to those down south, now look at us, debt to GDP almost 80% with no-growth, stagnant economy. our time is coming....
this man is a politician and you sometimes have to interpret his comments against that backdrop... but in this case, i have to agree with him 100%......
at our core we are a xenophobic people despite what many say.. there's a persistent but unfounded fear in my view, of foreigners taking over... if we bring them in properly, give maybe 12-24 mths 'education visas', when time expires they have to leave if their country is habitable.. if not, you revisit the matter and make another decision... we must always be mindful that a similar catastrophe could also be inflicted on us and we may wish to receive compassionate assistance, so as it is written, do into others as you would have them do unto you...
Socrates says...
a bye product of socialist policies.. subsidies promote inefficiency and slothful business practices. i doubt anything will change.. like so many other areas of the economy, these mailboat operators operate like lords unto themselves..
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Socrates says...
comfortable post in London with luxurious benefits plus a full pension.. not his fault, but life can't be any better than that!
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Socrates says...
sorry for our country but glad that skilled bahamians are realizing that the Bahamas is not the world and you need to take responsibility for your own future and not wait/hope/rely on government to be your saviour...
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Socrates says...
what a bizarre press release.. a policeman appointed as ambassador and despite all the noise about cutting costs, former politicians already on pension reengaged for more handouts.. i mean WTF?
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Socrates says...
i don't see government acting on this advice.. probably has to happen over time, but is history is anything to go by, i wouldn't hold my breath. Unfortunately, we have come to a stage in this country where there are no easy or simple decisions.. the time for that passed and we did nothing. Its only bitter medicine going forward... too bad....
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Socrates says...
as a former employee of the agency that prepared this report, Butler knows exactly what it is saying, but understandibly for public relations reasons, he has to try and rebutt it. The CVR and FDR cannot be manipulated as i understand and whatever is written in the company books the pilots either complied with it or they didn't. finally, the storm didn't just show up, it was there and you cant do anything about it except to not be in the same place. the only thing you maybe could say in defence of Sky Bahamas is that this could have easily been any of the other ones too...
On Report: 'Poor decision making' contributed to Sky Bahamas crash landing in 2013
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Socrates says...
i dont know much about Bethel, but i do know we bahamians, especially in matters connected with politicians, like to jump over people's head (if this is true) i.e. not follow protocol, when we have greivances. you get repremanded in the private sector for this kind of thing... you have to follow process and keep going up the ladder if you dont get satisfaction at each stage, but you dont jump straight to the top...
On AG: Concerns in my office were never mentioned to me
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Socrates says...
i hope one day we dont find ourselves in a similar position.. we bahamians are too arrogant.. i remember when Pindling and Hanna used to brag about how much better our financial position was compared to those down south, now look at us, debt to GDP almost 80% with no-growth, stagnant economy. our time is coming....
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Socrates says...
this man is a politician and you sometimes have to interpret his comments against that backdrop... but in this case, i have to agree with him 100%......
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Socrates says...
at our core we are a xenophobic people despite what many say.. there's a persistent but unfounded fear in my view, of foreigners taking over... if we bring them in properly, give maybe 12-24 mths 'education visas', when time expires they have to leave if their country is habitable.. if not, you revisit the matter and make another decision... we must always be mindful that a similar catastrophe could also be inflicted on us and we may wish to receive compassionate assistance, so as it is written, do into others as you would have them do unto you...
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