This it typlical Tribune "smear" headline. This fellow has nothing to do with Lyford Cay. His firm has an office in a building on Western Road called Lyford House. That is his only nexus to Lyford Cay, the name of an office building, yet headline reads "Lyford Cay Broker in $22 Million Bribery Scheme." This is not journalism it is slimy, disingenuous, propaganda. Your editors ought to be ashamed, and should print a retraction of this grossly misleading story.
When will someone who has his ear let Mr. Moultrie know that his role is limited to being a parliamentarian functionary. No one cares for his views on anything. No one cares what political party he chooses to affiliate with. He is a gas bag who displays an embarrassingly undeserved sense of self importance.
Well said Mr. Wells. When will someone who has his ear let Mr. Moultrie know that his role is limited to being a parliamentarian functionary. No one cares for his views on anything. He is a gas bag who displays an embarrassingly fragile sense of self importance.
The failure of a broad swath of the Bahamian citizenry to pay their real property taxes is more than a scandal, it is a blight on the nation's financial stability. That said, no reasonable person can deny that this situation is one of long standing, going back to the very outset of national Independence. To provide a chance for relief, via some reduction for properties valued at the lower end of the spectrum, in order to reorder the system, makes a world of sense. What makes no sense is to permit the wealthy, and this includes legions of current and former governmental officials, to escape one dime of the taxes including penalties they owe and have owned for years. There needs to be a bill passed that requires the government to foreclose and sell properties that have unpaid real property tax bills and to use the proceeds to retire the obligation. This proposed relief bill if limited to properties below $250,000 in appraised value would not be offensive. If fairness requires, provide some future relief to such lower value properties in the form of a discount. If such a law were passed, stand back and watch the Fat Cats scramble to pay up. They hold properties worth billions and they are not going to lose them. Further with a firm eye on past failure to collect, this proposal will bring few of those large scale miscreants to the table.
All the king's horses and all the king's men have singularly failed in their efforts to bring this disease under control. A tiny few island nations with extremely disciplined populations have effectively addressed the spread of this virus. The rest of the world would have been far better served to have assisted their elderly in isolating, and to have gone on with business as usual. The WHO and CDC efforts have proved singularly ineffectual in doing anything but adding monstrous economic pain to the scourge.
Humans have the choice to rob, steal, murder and cheat, does that mean that a civilized government should sanction those activities? Anyone who studies the problem knows that many gamblers are addicted, and impose serious damage and suffering on their families and the greater society. It is a fiction that what they do hurts no one but themselves.
Tarzan says...
This it typlical Tribune "smear" headline. This fellow has nothing to do with Lyford Cay. His firm has an office in a building on Western Road called Lyford House. That is his only nexus to Lyford Cay, the name of an office building, yet headline reads "Lyford Cay Broker in $22 Million Bribery Scheme." This is not journalism it is slimy, disingenuous, propaganda. Your editors ought to be ashamed, and should print a retraction of this grossly misleading story.
On Lyford Cay broker in $22m bribery scheme
Posted 13 April 2021, 4:09 p.m. Suggest removal
Tarzan says...
Should we line up to reward the foxes in the chicken coop? The corruption was endemic. The averted eyes painfully obvious.
On ‘We’re being given no respect’
Posted 5 March 2021, 10:47 a.m. Suggest removal
Tarzan says...
When will someone who has his ear let Mr. Moultrie know that his role is limited to being a parliamentarian functionary. No one cares for his views on anything. No one cares what political party he chooses to affiliate with. He is a gas bag who displays an embarrassingly undeserved sense of self importance.
On Speaker considering question time
Posted 5 March 2021, 10:44 a.m. Suggest removal
Tarzan says...
Well said Mr. Wells. When will someone who has his ear let Mr. Moultrie know that his role is limited to being a parliamentarian functionary. No one cares for his views on anything. He is a gas bag who displays an embarrassingly fragile sense of self importance.
On ‘MPs not Mr Speaker set the House rules’
Posted 5 March 2021, 10:34 a.m. Suggest removal
Tarzan says...
The failure of a broad swath of the Bahamian citizenry to pay their real property taxes is more than a scandal, it is a blight on the nation's financial stability. That said, no reasonable person can deny that this situation is one of long standing, going back to the very outset of national Independence. To provide a chance for relief, via some reduction for properties valued at the lower end of the spectrum, in order to reorder the system, makes a world of sense. What makes no sense is to permit the wealthy, and this includes legions of current and former governmental officials, to escape one dime of the taxes including penalties they owe and have owned for years. There needs to be a bill passed that requires the government to foreclose and sell properties that have unpaid real property tax bills and to use the proceeds to retire the obligation. This proposed relief bill if limited to properties below $250,000 in appraised value would not be offensive. If fairness requires, provide some future relief to such lower value properties in the form of a discount. If such a law were passed, stand back and watch the Fat Cats scramble to pay up. They hold properties worth billions and they are not going to lose them. Further with a firm eye on past failure to collect, this proposal will bring few of those large scale miscreants to the table.
On 50% PROPERTY TAX AMNESTY: Huge incentive to persuade families to wipe out arrears
Posted 2 March 2021, 9:15 a.m. Suggest removal
Tarzan says...
And Fred has such a record of honesty and personal integrity that any charge he makes must be taken seriously.....excuse me I'm getting sick.
On PLP Chairman calls for PM to 'come clean' about Rolle resignation
Posted 27 February 2021, 8:52 a.m. Suggest removal
Tarzan says...
All the king's horses and all the king's men have singularly failed in their efforts to bring this disease under control. A tiny few island nations with extremely disciplined populations have effectively addressed the spread of this virus. The rest of the world would have been far better served to have assisted their elderly in isolating, and to have gone on with business as usual. The WHO and CDC efforts have proved singularly ineffectual in doing anything but adding monstrous economic pain to the scourge.
On 13 new cases of COVID-19
Posted 23 January 2021, 10:27 a.m. Suggest removal
Tarzan says...
Fred the impotent, dithers on.
On Opposition concerns prevent Senate debate on emergency orders
Posted 4 July 2020, 1:08 p.m. Suggest removal
Tarzan says...
Humans have the choice to rob, steal, murder and cheat, does that mean that a civilized government should sanction those activities? Anyone who studies the problem knows that many gamblers are addicted, and impose serious damage and suffering on their families and the greater society. It is a fiction that what they do hurts no one but themselves.
On Sad to see numbers shops reopening
Posted 11 May 2020, 9:51 a.m. Suggest removal
Tarzan says...
Should announce they'd put some virus on that graftin' cash and Brave et al would starve.
On Govt 'not proactive enough' in response to coronavirus
Posted 5 March 2020, 7:52 a.m. Suggest removal