one of the millions of things wrong with our budget system is gov't never really explains how they will fund expenditure. my theory is that most likely each ministry adds an arbitrary % to prior years budget and say this is what we expect to spend/receive. i wonder if Hartnell or some apprentice would analyse prior year budgets and assess predictions against reality? the slop bucket consolidated budget process is the gold standard for 3rd world so called developing countries, if you want to avoid specifics and scrutiny..

the PLP as usual forget our principal employers, hotels, and presumably those workers for whom this legislation was likely crafted, operate in a very crowded and competitive environment outside our borders where laws in many cases are not as onerous. how will already overpriced bahamian resorts compete? now more than ever, employerd will be encouraged to minimize hiring and to turn over the staff every few years to mitigate this burden...

one less inflated ego.. goodbye and good riddance..

the westminister system of gov't presupposes certain qualities and individual characteristics including honour and integrity ... enough said *.

our politicians have an eviable job.. except for Ministers, its parttime, mostly once a week with many 'breaks', pensionable and with no accountability. in other words, easy money. as for absences, i stand to be corrected but in my lifetime i wud think Pindling is the Guiness book of World Records holder for least appearances in the House during his career... with matters of substance rarely discussed, why bother anyway?

typical unionist thinking.. let all work or all be unemployed. there is no room for personal initiative, productivity or efficiency to remain competitive. Evans talks about years of service.. the late Paul Adderley used to say about that some workers give 20 years service while others repeat 1 year 20 times.. no doubt this legislation is for the latter. the decline continues.. sorry for the kids...

i've said for decades to my friends that we are a socialist society largely due to Pindling and Hanna... they got it from the UK who in the 70s and earlier were also socialists until the Thatcher years.. Unions are the last remaining notorious bastian of socialism and it seems that this sort of legislation combined with no financial discipline by gov't and debt spiraling out of control, will seal the fate of this once proud country.

a lot can be said about Rollins and his lack of political smarts, or if you prefer, what needs to be done to survive as a political creature. nevertheless, i now wonder with him and LBT out (yes she will lose her seat or be an Independent, means the same thing in our system), who will say the things nobody else is prepared to do, as the rest play the survival game?

most likely GOB (gov't of Bahamas) will pay this, meaning us. the strong-man, 'i'm above the law' politician mentality is ushering in a new era.. check Turkey, Phillipines, Trump now Christie.. all want to ignore and/or direct the courts. the line between democracy and dictatorship is becoming blurred..

we're all familiar with this kind of BS talk, but come on man, FOCOL investing in the national interest? sounds like these connected jokers have now become victims of their own propaganda after spewing it for so many years..