Complete lack of foresight for decades has led us down this path, while internal compliance without signing onto these external requirements could have put us in a very strong position. Kinda hard to turn it around now, given that we are so beholden to the IMF etc.
Ok Birdie, so this administration should cancel all fiscal commitments made by the outgoing administration in order to reduce borrowing going forward? I like the idea, as damn near anyone entering onto a contract with such a bunch of crooks aught to probably be prosecuted. However, canceling contracts and not paying bills is a sure fire way to lose any Government credibility remaining. Now, if we could go after the $$ stolen, kicked back and otherwise pilfered....... That aught to negate the need to borrow at all! Locking them up would be icing on that cake!
Pure PLP deceit. Promise them cake, feed them dirt. From crap free healthcare to costly crap Free Healthcare. Creating the "consolidated fund" was one of the first moves by the PLP to get their hands on the money. Throw it all into a big bucket and no one will miss a few million here and there. Now with billions stolen, wasted, pillaged, and they won't stop.
Damn near all civil servants do this kind of stuff, endemically corrupt to the point that most of them have fingers in other pies. Ministers included. Port Dept officials conducting (for personal profit) the "required" coursework and exam for Capt. licenses, Road traffic dept officers "handling" company fleet vehicle inspections, Straight down through the rank and file. I could go on and on. Nationally, how do you fire 50+% of the Civil service? With whom do you replace them? Can you even start to stamp out this sort of wholesale corruption?
And why would they come for someone who is clean? Conducts themselves in an honorable fashion as a habit? PLP and FNM of old might, and did. It is called political persecution. That I've seen first hand. However few they may be, there are some who Owe no one, Steal nothing, and do not survive by political favor. Can you claim the same?
Aside the conspiracy paranoia, On site container inspection, hopefully for containers shipped to "at risk" importers carries all sorts of logistical problems, many created by the very process envisioned itself. Hmmm. Damages from unloading/reloading, missing stuff. Fraud potential walks in with every employee including Customs officers, But keep trying, might get it right!
Future Governments have nothing to fear if they conduct themselves honestly.... Being honest does not prevent accusation, or even questioning, but generally creates exoneration. Kinda hard to do for this outgoing crew.....
Liquidate and you penalize shareholders. You honestly think with that precedent you would ever get any local or foreign investors again? (aside the sell out to foreigners of land and services) Forensic audit yes, go after the defaulters, publish the names, but salvage it if at all possible. The existing black eye will turn into seizures otherwise.
Short on Toilet paper, and rioting in the streets. LNG can play a role in future energy needs, alongside alternate energy. Policy aught to allow residential, commercial and industrial, under the current electrical code, which outlines its integration. The "two meter" deal proposed by BEC is garbage and is designed to add cost, frustrate, and stall. Digital meters are programmable to allow or dis-allow grid tied Solar. Let it Rip! (by qualified entities)
The_Oracle says...
Complete lack of foresight for decades has led us down this path,
while internal compliance without signing onto these external requirements could have put us in a very strong position.
Kinda hard to turn it around now, given that we are so beholden to the IMF etc.
On Provider: Automatic tax share breaches constitutional rights
Posted 31 May 2017, 8:35 p.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
Ok Birdie, so this administration should cancel all fiscal commitments made by the outgoing administration in order to reduce borrowing going forward?
I like the idea, as damn near anyone entering onto a contract with such a bunch of crooks aught to probably be prosecuted.
However, canceling contracts and not paying bills is a sure fire way to lose any Government credibility remaining.
Now, if we could go after the $$ stolen, kicked back and otherwise pilfered.......
That aught to negate the need to borrow at all!
Locking them up would be icing on that cake!
On THE BUDGET: Government debt 'historically high'
Posted 31 May 2017, 2:31 p.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
Pure PLP deceit. Promise them cake, feed them dirt.
From crap free healthcare to costly crap Free Healthcare.
Creating the "consolidated fund" was one of the first moves by the PLP to get their hands on the money. Throw it all into a big bucket and no one will miss a few million here and there.
Now with billions stolen, wasted, pillaged, and they won't stop.
On Minister: $126m NHI funding ‘doesn’t exist’
Posted 30 May 2017, 6:27 p.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
Damn near all civil servants do this kind of stuff, endemically corrupt to the point that most of them have fingers in other pies.
Ministers included.
Port Dept officials conducting (for personal profit) the "required" coursework and exam for Capt. licenses, Road traffic dept officers "handling" company fleet vehicle inspections,
Straight down through the rank and file. I could go on and on.
Nationally, how do you fire 50+% of the Civil service? With whom do you replace them?
Can you even start to stamp out this sort of wholesale corruption?
On Minister admits Fyre Fest conflict ‘doesn’t look good’
Posted 30 May 2017, 6:15 p.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
And why would they come for someone who is clean? Conducts themselves in an honorable fashion as a habit?
PLP and FNM of old might, and did. It is called political persecution.
That I've seen first hand. However few they may be, there are some who Owe no one, Steal nothing, and do not survive by political favor.
Can you claim the same?
On Davis hits out at ‘Gestapo-style’ raid as he warns of witch hunts
Posted 21 May 2017, 10:43 p.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
Black Hawk helo aught to drop in on the leader of the opposition, at home,
That'd make a story with a good ending!
On Davis hits out at ‘Gestapo-style’ raid as he warns of witch hunts
Posted 20 May 2017, 4:10 p.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
Aside the conspiracy paranoia,
On site container inspection, hopefully for containers shipped to "at risk" importers
carries all sorts of logistical problems, many created by the very process envisioned itself.
Hmmm. Damages from unloading/reloading, missing stuff. Fraud potential walks in with every employee including Customs officers,
But keep trying, might get it right!
On Port seeking 14 acres to aid ‘fiscal outturn’
Posted 19 May 2017, 11:36 a.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
Future Governments have nothing to fear if they conduct themselves honestly....
Being honest does not prevent accusation, or even questioning, but generally creates exoneration.
Kinda hard to do for this outgoing crew.....
On UPDATED: Former deputy speaker arrested in theft probe
Posted 19 May 2017, 11:23 a.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
Liquidate and you penalize shareholders.
You honestly think with that precedent you would ever get any local or foreign investors again?
(aside the sell out to foreigners of land and services)
Forensic audit yes, go after the defaulters, publish the names,
but salvage it if at all possible.
The existing black eye will turn into seizures otherwise.
On Cash calls for clarity over Bank of the Bahamas
Posted 17 May 2017, 10:36 p.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
Short on Toilet paper, and rioting in the streets.
LNG can play a role in future energy needs, alongside alternate energy.
Policy aught to allow residential, commercial and industrial, under the current electrical code, which outlines its integration.
The "two meter" deal proposed by BEC is garbage and is designed to add cost, frustrate, and stall.
Digital meters are programmable to allow or dis-allow grid tied Solar.
Let it Rip! (by qualified entities)
On Doubts over PLP electricity deal
Posted 17 May 2017, 4:14 p.m. Suggest removal