I am amazed at how little any of them know about damn near anything. They know their political party systems well enough, enough to rise up the ranks, stepping on heads and jockeying for position, skills useless in Governance.Throwing muck at each other is their sport, first and last resort. Ethics seem in short supply. Compromise abounds. And the ever present sticky fingers. They take on the airs of Royalty, without the demeanor to suit. Humility goes out the window, replaced with arrogance. When they do consult, it is an insult, consulting with their same old tired roster of cronies, never looking outside of their entrenched closed loop buddy system.
Wind and Solar with multi fuel Turbines to stabilize the grid and handle fluctuating supply from the Alternate energy sources. Our winds are inconsistent but useful alongside Solar.
Good one and accurate. Government still hasn't seen the light of letting people handle their own energy needs thus relieving BEC/BPL of a high % of the Job they fail at repeatedly. Amazing they want to corner an industry while they cannot function in their own.
WAS Government responsibility until GBPC (then Freeport Power) cut a deal with Ingraham and thereby assumed responsibility for East and West G.B. Electric supply. I see nothing that would have relieved them of that responsibility? The east was supplied by the U.S. tracking station until it was shut down, and for some time beyond that, but once GBPC assumed the responsibility BEC came along and removed the Generators for use elsewhere. Actually the deal to go east and west is tied up in the Port receiving government approval to sell off that Asset to Southern Electric, the first of several foreign ownerships. Meanwhile i understand the Government has no building inspectors East or west and relies on the Port Inspectors to inspect outside of the Port Area. No, this whole situation needs unravelling, some transparency as they say.
Should be a temporary ban on workers arrivals from those countries so far affected at the Point etc but also the G.B. Shipyard. Betcha they aren't thinking along those lines, but aught to be.
But is it the ADS-B situation or some other maintenance situation he has resigned on? In a matter of public trust (are we flying a safe carrier?) it aught to be disclosed.
The building currently open is the former private aircraft terminal, and no where big enough for the few flights we do have. Western has their own terminal, also in temp trailers. Get Bahamasair, Silver and a SunWing charter in there and it is tight. I do find it interesting that the Port and Hutchinson are being allowed to walk away from “essential services” like fresh non salty potable water, the airport, and the electrification of East End, the latter having emera/gbpc stepping back up to the plate. Kudos to the Government if they triggered the about face by EMERA. If the Government cannot fathom how to enforce the Port responsibility for the above then seizure is quite reasonable and to be expected. Payment for same is ludicrous. The asset is largely destroyed. Being that the Harbor owns the airport they aight to start there. The only mystery in this is why the delay. Should have been done within weeks of the Storm, based upon Port silence and inaction.
So, Sands hijacking restoration pledges/donations/loans to rebuild Hospitals? seems this whole pledge deal comes with stipulations and returns in kind and cash.
The_Oracle says...
I am amazed at how little any of them know about damn near anything.
They know their political party systems well enough, enough to rise up the ranks, stepping on heads and jockeying for position, skills useless in Governance.Throwing muck at each other is their sport, first and last resort.
Ethics seem in short supply. Compromise abounds.
And the ever present sticky fingers.
They take on the airs of Royalty, without the demeanor to suit.
Humility goes out the window, replaced with arrogance.
When they do consult, it is an insult, consulting with their same old tired roster of cronies,
never looking outside of their entrenched closed loop buddy system.
On INSIGHT: Will Dr Minnis still be driving the FNM train in 2022?
Posted 27 January 2020, 11:08 p.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
And thus begins the Bahamas Government "section 8" housing program.
Next they'll be buying the hotel to make the Voters happy.
On Evacuees moving to 90-day hotel
Posted 23 January 2020, 3:52 p.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
Wind and Solar with multi fuel Turbines to stabilize the grid and handle fluctuating supply from the Alternate energy sources.
Our winds are inconsistent but useful alongside Solar.
On BPL: One-third of Out Island generation ‘at end of its life’
Posted 23 January 2020, 3:49 p.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
Good one and accurate. Government still hasn't seen the light of letting people handle their own energy needs thus relieving BEC/BPL of a high % of the Job they fail at repeatedly.
Amazing they want to corner an industry while they cannot function in their own.
On IPO plan for $170m renewable vehicle
Posted 23 January 2020, 3:47 p.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
WAS Government responsibility until GBPC (then Freeport Power) cut a deal with Ingraham and thereby assumed responsibility for East and West G.B. Electric supply.
I see nothing that would have relieved them of that responsibility?
The east was supplied by the U.S. tracking station until it was shut down, and for some time beyond that, but once GBPC assumed the responsibility BEC came along and removed the Generators for use elsewhere.
Actually the deal to go east and west is tied up in the Port receiving government approval to sell off that Asset to Southern Electric, the first of several foreign ownerships.
Meanwhile i understand the Government has no building inspectors East or west and relies on the Port Inspectors to inspect outside of the Port Area.
No, this whole situation needs unravelling, some transparency as they say.
On 100 GB airport workers at risk
Posted 22 January 2020, 5:33 p.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
Should be a temporary ban on workers arrivals from those countries so far affected at the Point etc but also the G.B. Shipyard.
Betcha they aren't thinking along those lines, but aught to be.
On China virus monitoring stepped up
Posted 22 January 2020, 5:23 p.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
But is it the ADS-B situation or some other maintenance situation he has resigned on?
In a matter of public trust (are we flying a safe carrier?) it aught to be disclosed.
On Turnquest confirms senior official has quit Bahamasair
Posted 22 January 2020, 5:20 p.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
The building currently open is the former private aircraft terminal, and no where big enough for the few flights we do have. Western has their own terminal, also in temp trailers. Get Bahamasair, Silver and a SunWing charter in there and it is tight.
I do find it interesting that the Port and Hutchinson are being allowed to walk away from “essential services” like fresh non salty potable water, the airport, and the electrification of East End, the latter having emera/gbpc stepping back up to the plate.
Kudos to the Government if they triggered the about face by EMERA.
If the Government cannot fathom how to enforce the Port responsibility for the above then seizure is quite reasonable and to be expected. Payment for same is ludicrous. The asset is largely destroyed.
Being that the Harbor owns the airport they aight to start there. The only mystery in this is why the delay. Should have been done within weeks of the Storm, based upon Port silence and inaction.
On 100 GB airport workers at risk
Posted 21 January 2020, 2:09 p.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
So, Sands hijacking restoration pledges/donations/loans to rebuild Hospitals?
seems this whole pledge deal comes with stipulations and returns in kind and cash.
On $1bn pledge centres on health projects
Posted 17 January 2020, 8:31 a.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
Seems to be the new norm: Accuse others of your own affliction.
On ‘Silly, confused and uninformed’ – Minnis turns on critics over statements made after pledge conference
Posted 17 January 2020, 8:27 a.m. Suggest removal