At the same time a $5000/day fine is levied against unions not disclosing their finances etc.
Fair is fair, especially how Unions collect but give peanuts to members.

This is what happens when the "who you know" and not what you know (the LAW of the Land!)
rules the day.
If the Bahamas could collect all the past due and "Round filed" Money owed to Government Departments and utility companies by the politically connected it would be a good start.

I sure as hell don't want the Government involved in my health care, it is bad enough they're getting involved in every other aspect!
Nor can I see subjecting myself to a board of political appointees who will have the power to approve or deny my treatment, or the level of treatment.
There is no service or tangible good the Government supplies in a timely manner, or even have available half the time!
(think license plates, document processing, court dates, current Medical care, prescriptions, Pig feed, livestock feeds, hell even payments for goods and services from the treasury!)
Zero competence. Zero credibility. Zero effort to improve.

No Bahamian has ever been kicked off the Plantation, The Plantation was turned over to the Natives who have Behaved worse that the Original owner with respect of the workers.
True, many Bahamian business people are unscrupulous, but none so much as Government with their un funded Pension liability. But some companies do. Some owe the Treasury great sums of money. Some don't owe a dime.
We need to get away from this blanket cover of everyone being crooked, mean or greedy and start calling specific names. After all, it is people who decide to screw people. Legislation without prosecution is pointless. Start at the top, work thru the civil service, eventually you will make it to the private sector, but you will find that it has cleaned itself up for the most part.

Seems to me we will create a "fly around" situation with international carriers, just as Cuba ends their "No Fly Zone" and welcomes flights.
Bad enough they won't stop here, now we don't want them flying over either!
Typical.

“Once each has met the deadlines to the other, I think there will be a palatable conclusion. As long as we’re talking, there’s progress being made."
You must be joking. I've never seen a decent outcome from "talking" to politicians.
Good grief.
The Government proposals look like a planning party for a winding up of the country exercise!

Optimism, or blind faith? When will you realize that you have been suckered into giving lip service to every bad idea to emanate from Government?
Seems the Chamber has become a mere stepping stone for those who would seek elected office and become obedient servants of the party line.
How we love the trappings of office without the gonads to properly represent the business community.

You cannot get blood from a stone, which is all anyone in the private sector will be left with
when these idiots get done, or hopefully get done away with.

Isn't Bahamas Striping a front for a Highly Placed PLP Politician/Lawyer?
hmm. Sounds more like a Public/Tiefed Public funds partnership.

If the heat cannot be withstood, Stand down.
No one has threatened your family, or yourself, but you are deserving of protest.
If anyone will "Ignite" anything it is you. You hold the riot gear. The Grenades. The armored Personel carriers.
Governments the world over have pre-empted violence with violence, which has never worked out in their favor.