Sir Godfrey was making his contributions while Brave and Freddy had not yet learned bathroom etiquette. Brave and Freddy are spewing history viewed through their own indoctrinated Rose colored glasses. Repeat the lies often in the hope they become the truth? Envy is an ugly trait.
And who is attempting to re-write history? It was Pindling who deported competent foreign teachers, rewarded cronyism and tribalism, dismantled the old Government High School, built substandard schools, ill equipped them, All in the name of Bahamianization. Education, the family unit and society as a whole has been disintegrating ever since. Besides, if the queens Honors are held in contempt, why care who receives them? I think it is Fred who cannot let go of the past, just seems to love wallowing in it.
The mindset that creates this kind of Money grab aught to be studied in some laboratory. Once added to the power bill it will never go away, nor will it fix any short term or long term problem. Management bonuses will improve no doubt.
If one looks at the total of the types pf plastic banned it is but a fraction. If one looks at the exempted plastics list, it is extensive. I agree you have to start somewhere, but more than anything else the "fee" charged for Bio degradable or compostable bags is more an attempt at behavior modification. The tracking of "sales" of the bags is to assess the success and reduced sales of those bags. The most interesting thing is the exceptions for the use of various bag catagories "soley for the use of...." This implies the Bag police will be busy.
Politicians have micro managed competency out of the equation in bec/bpl, Water and Sewage, anywhere else you may care to consider. Port Authority has done much the same. Zero Competency left to cope with decaying infrastructure. BEC/BPL solution: More Money.
a 15% rate hike tied to a) short duration and b) improvement might be tolerable, but BEC/BPL stands no chance of being run efficiently by a) either political party or b) any of the current management or technical staff. And yes, any and all input costs are tied into product/service markups. Otherwise companies go out of business. Economics 101.
The_Oracle says...
Sir Godfrey was making his contributions while Brave and Freddy had not yet learned bathroom etiquette.
Brave and Freddy are spewing history viewed through their own indoctrinated Rose colored glasses.
Repeat the lies often in the hope they become the truth?
Envy is an ugly trait.
On 'My honour's deserved - and long overdue'
Posted 2 January 2020, 8:12 a.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
Good list, forgot Fuel theft, both in bulk and petty from probably all fuel tanks on all islands.
On BPL reminds customers of upcoming bills change
Posted 2 January 2020, 8:03 a.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
And who is attempting to re-write history?
It was Pindling who deported competent foreign teachers, rewarded cronyism and tribalism, dismantled the old Government High School, built substandard schools, ill equipped them,
All in the name of Bahamianization. Education, the family unit and society as a whole has been disintegrating ever since.
Besides, if the queens Honors are held in contempt, why care who receives them?
I think it is Fred who cannot let go of the past, just seems to love wallowing in it.
On Mitchell hits out at 'shameless partisanship' over Kelly, Culmer honours
Posted 1 January 2020, 1:02 p.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
The mindset that creates this kind of Money grab aught to be studied in some laboratory.
Once added to the power bill it will never go away, nor will it fix any short term or long term problem.
Management bonuses will improve no doubt.
On BPL reminds customers of upcoming bills change
Posted 1 January 2020, 9:25 a.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
Because the Current "Massa" want's Queens Honors, not local trinkets!
On Bahamians named in New Year Honours
Posted 30 December 2019, 7:26 p.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
If one looks at the total of the types pf plastic banned it is but a fraction.
If one looks at the exempted plastics list, it is extensive.
I agree you have to start somewhere, but more than anything else the "fee" charged for Bio degradable or compostable bags is more an attempt at behavior modification.
The tracking of "sales" of the bags is to assess the success and reduced sales of those bags.
The most interesting thing is the exceptions for the use of various bag catagories "soley for the use of...."
This implies the Bag police will be busy.
On 48 hours to go until plastics ban
Posted 30 December 2019, 6:58 p.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
Politicians have micro managed competency out of the equation in bec/bpl, Water and Sewage, anywhere else you may care to consider.
Port Authority has done much the same.
Zero Competency left to cope with decaying infrastructure.
BEC/BPL solution: More Money.
On Minister vents on 'butt busting tourism hiccups'
Posted 30 December 2019, 6:46 p.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
And will the "rate reduction" bill "increase" be subject to VAT also?
Aka Compounded taxes, again.
On Consumers face 15% extra BPL bill charge
Posted 28 December 2019, 10:44 a.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
Funny but how is "rate Reduction" not the penultimate Government Oxymoron
when rates going up?
On Super Value chief ‘welcomes’ BPL’s extra 15% charge
Posted 28 December 2019, 10:41 a.m. Suggest removal
The_Oracle says...
a 15% rate hike tied to a) short duration and b) improvement might be tolerable,
but BEC/BPL stands no chance of being run efficiently by a) either political party or b) any of the current management or technical staff.
And yes, any and all input costs are tied into product/service markups.
Otherwise companies go out of business.
Economics 101.
On Super Value chief ‘welcomes’ BPL’s extra 15% charge
Posted 27 December 2019, 9:44 p.m. Suggest removal