Government isn't even in cahoots with itself never mind the private sector.
No, ordering more to "sell through" in the 6 months "use them up" window was foolish.
Switch back to paper as the public gets into re-usable bags.
The banned items probably only make up 1% of plastics used overall.
I'd rather have seen Littering fines increased but more importantly enforced.

This whole argument serves to highlight the complete and total incompetence across the board
Repeating the same bad policy as experienced under "Bahamianization" is by definition insanity.
On the face of it it has merit, but not when you have starved the youth educationally for the last 50 years.
As to understudy, sure, try that again, but they better come to grips with the 10% success rate that is typical in non skilled jobs attrition.
Like hiring a foreigner is cheaper. (aside the Haitians and Philippino's maybe? I have no clue and do not hire but one Haitian gardener (documented, permit holder)
Meanwhile, political government is saying eliminate the red tape to encourage investment.
Maybe he didn't get the memo?

To a Degree I think businesses have gotten used to Government kicking legislative cans down the road for decades.
Not so in this case.
Notwithstanding the fact that the ban probably doesn't effect but 2% of plastic usage and resultant littering it is a start.
The difficulty is juxtaposing what plastics have done for food safety, storage, and medical safety, sterilization, potable water distribution especially post disaster, I'm not sure what more they can do EXCEPT one thing:
Massively and aggressively pursue, cite, prosecute and fine Littering offenders!
As a society we are clueless, usually happiest surrounded by our own garbage.

If this yields 10% of what it could and should, i'll be surprised.
It will get bogged down in Ministry this, permitting that, and yes, the "what for me" and skimming.
Meanwhile, 9 Major Hurricanes later we still have no operational manual for NEMA or otherwise.
Legislation alone does not success or action make, particularly with no continuity in Government appointee succession.
A new crew every time we have a storm. Our learning "curve" is a saw tooth.

The Government estimate of 4000 homes Damaged in G.B. has been calculated to take 8 years
to repair/rebuild given 500 contractors, that don't exist.
(NGO estimate)
Where are the inspectors coming from to stay on top of this sort of construction level?
The Materials and shipping logistics?

GBPC talking more solar when they haven’t finished the first solar plant they’ve been playing with. Nor has the 8Mw Battery stabilized the grid frequency in GB.
Remember the quid pro quo with respect of agreeing to electrify East end in exchange for allowing the sale of Freeport Power to southern electric.
The first in a long chain of selling Port Assets, with GBPC now on its 4th owner.
Government will no doubt allow Emera to walk away from their commitment

To what end is Campaign Finance Legislation or reform if neither party follows the rules?
Seems the new way to fleece the treasury is to enter into leases with Government in the hope the next party will cancel! If you can't steal it, might as well sue for it!

"There is a big resistance to paying 25 cents for a plastic bag."
That one statement above indicates the charge for bags is having the desired result.

The stupidity swirling around this "Ban" is hilarious if it weren't so tragic.
The import is Banned effective Jan 1 st. The use, domestically is Banned effective June 30th.
The 6 months window accomplishes two things: it attempts to retrain (via being charged) the population to use re-usable bags, and b) it allows for existing inventory to be depleted/used up.
The Nominal fee is an attempt to cause the public to avoid paying it.
While the revenue does go to the merchant, it is not the merchant doing this by choice: it is the law and mandated.
Heavy fines will follow either not charging or attempting to bring in more of the banned types.

I have no great affection for Sir. Godfrey, however it would be best not to get into a rating of the demons of pre or post independence. Nothing much changed.
Suffice it to say unless one lived in that era it would be difficult to envision the criteria of that life at that time.
Anything and everything that occurred did so under the Colonial Governor of the day, and therefore under the King or Queen, good and bad.