"*the Fast Pay System will also assist in “solving the Family Island challenges, connecting Sand Dollar wallets through authorised financial institutions (AFIs) to bank accounts and extending the tentacles of the banks to the Family Islands without having to have physical infrastructure.*"
After 10 years of "*we're cashless*", it's my opinion that they still don't have an appreciation for the market in which they operate.
100% of the Sand Dollar marketing was offering an alternative banking solution to the Family Islands. It should be clear to them that the Family Islands want "a bank", with a physical representative they can speak to and store their money with.
The other problem they have is, the people with a tendency to lean digital already are and see no benefit to using Sand Dollar by a different name over their credit or debit card.
Solve those two problems and they may be at the starting line.
I wonder what happened to the *AI detection of potholes*. How the govt gets duped into buying these useless technologies is beyond me and by useless I mean they dont fit the need. I'm sure they work somewhere where support for the govt doesnt dictate your access to services
It doesnt sound like she'll be stripped of the opportunity for a junkanoo experience, there will be "something" to see. And to be honest, the alternative parade might shape up to be better than the drawn out production theyve given for the past 15 years.
No need to add that your daughter was born in Nassau. If you're Bahamian, you're Bahamian.
"*the NJC is committed to ensuring that the sound of the drums, horns, and cowbells fill Bay Street this Christmas on New Providence, as they have for generations.”*
Nonsense. Nowhere in there statement have they refuted the statement from the JCNP. It looks like this Christmas will have a new style, more entertaining, less drawn out, junkanoo celebration
It's clear to everyone with ears that politics corrupted the process. Any objective process would have seen the breakaway group taking a new name and all controversy quashed
"*Ronald Ralph Moorhead Jr v Commissioner of Police case, the Court of Appeal overturned a one-year prison sentence for an American diabetic man convicted of firearm possession after finding that the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services could not manage his medical condition.*"
At this stage if you're offering candidacy shouldnt you already have a substantial plan with detailed budgets, objectives, resources needed over "*10 points*"?
Because paper will be worthless if there's no money to pay for it. Look at the Data Commissioner. "Appointed" but no staff, no equipment and no money.
Bahamians miss the point on this one. I too believe it was mindblowing that Mrs Larson was arrested. I would really like the present commissioner to state on what evidence she was held in a prison cell. I could accept asking her to come in to answer questions, but arrested?? That's very odd.
But, it is very very clear that both audits found odd, and people might be surprised to know how odd, practices at NGOs. Remember when the liquidators asked the Sam Bankman NGOs to give back the money they received and the Bishop say "*the money gone?*". Gone on what? We dont know. We dont know if it was for personal use or not. We know he fed people who needed food, but we dont know if that cost 10%, 20%, 50% or 100% of the money. And that is unacceptable. "Good" notwithstanding
A psychiatrist would have to determine if she is "mentally ill".
But the description here sounds like a person with zero power in their life. The only outlet for the anger brewing in the internal volcano, caused by that sense of helplessness is the attacking the equally powerless and less so. It's why men attack women and not big burly men who are stronger than them, packs on jobsites/at school attack single individuals and not groups, people in the armed forces attack citizens and not the senior officer and parents attack helpless children.
ThisIsOurs says...
"*the Fast Pay System will also assist in “solving the Family Island challenges, connecting Sand Dollar wallets through authorised financial institutions (AFIs) to bank accounts and extending the tentacles of the banks to the Family Islands without having to have physical infrastructure.*"
After 10 years of "*we're cashless*", it's my opinion that they still don't have an appreciation for the market in which they operate.
100% of the Sand Dollar marketing was offering an alternative banking solution to the Family Islands. It should be clear to them that the Family Islands want "a bank", with a physical representative they can speak to and store their money with.
The other problem they have is, the people with a tendency to lean digital already are and see no benefit to using Sand Dollar by a different name over their credit or debit card.
Solve those two problems and they may be at the starting line.
On Bahamians may join forces to ‘revolutionise’ payments
Posted 3 November 2025, 3:28 p.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
I wonder what happened to the *AI detection of potholes*. How the govt gets duped into buying these useless technologies is beyond me and by useless I mean they dont fit the need. I'm sure they work somewhere where support for the govt doesnt dictate your access to services
On Dealer chief: New Car Show proved ‘spot on’
Posted 1 November 2025, 10:27 a.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
It doesnt sound like she'll be stripped of the opportunity for a junkanoo experience, there will be "something" to see. And to be honest, the alternative parade might shape up to be better than the drawn out production theyve given for the past 15 years.
No need to add that your daughter was born in Nassau. If you're Bahamian, you're Bahamian.
On Major groups to sit out Junkanoo
Posted 31 October 2025, 10:56 p.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
"*the NJC is committed to ensuring that the sound of the drums, horns, and cowbells fill Bay Street this Christmas on New Providence, as they have for generations.”*
Nonsense. Nowhere in there statement have they refuted the statement from the JCNP. It looks like this Christmas will have a new style, more entertaining, less drawn out, junkanoo celebration
It's clear to everyone with ears that politics corrupted the process. Any objective process would have seen the breakaway group taking a new name and all controversy quashed
On NJC: National Junkanoo parades “remain on track”
Posted 31 October 2025, 4:09 p.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
"*Ronald Ralph Moorhead Jr v Commissioner of Police case, the Court of Appeal overturned a one-year prison sentence for an American diabetic man convicted of firearm possession after finding that the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services could not manage his medical condition.*"
Diabetics dont go to prison in the Bahamas?
On DPP defends lack of jail time for rich businessman
Posted 29 October 2025, 2:14 p.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
"*promises*"??
At this stage if you're offering candidacy shouldnt you already have a substantial plan with detailed budgets, objectives, resources needed over "*10 points*"?
Because paper will be worthless if there's no money to pay for it. Look at the Data Commissioner. "Appointed" but no staff, no equipment and no money.
On Pickstock promises 10-point plan for Golden Isles
Posted 28 October 2025, 3:52 p.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
Bahamians miss the point on this one. I too believe it was mindblowing that Mrs Larson was arrested. I would really like the present commissioner to state on what evidence she was held in a prison cell. I could accept asking her to come in to answer questions, but arrested?? That's very odd.
But, it is very very clear that both audits found odd, and people might be surprised to know how odd, practices at NGOs. Remember when the liquidators asked the Sam Bankman NGOs to give back the money they received and the Bishop say "*the money gone?*". Gone on what? We dont know. We dont know if it was for personal use or not. We know he fed people who needed food, but we dont know if that cost 10%, 20%, 50% or 100% of the money. And that is unacceptable. "Good" notwithstanding
On Task force chair feels 'vindicated' after audit
Posted 28 October 2025, 5:04 a.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
A psychiatrist would have to determine if she is "mentally ill".
But the description here sounds like a person with zero power in their life. The only outlet for the anger brewing in the internal volcano, caused by that sense of helplessness is the attacking the equally powerless and less so. It's why men attack women and not big burly men who are stronger than them, packs on jobsites/at school attack single individuals and not groups, people in the armed forces attack citizens and not the senior officer and parents attack helpless children.
On Woman to be charged after viral video
Posted 27 October 2025, 3:06 p.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
Fraud is common in charitable work, this is not debatable. From persons trying to scam benefits to persons trying to scam contracts
On Task force chair feels 'vindicated' after audit
Posted 27 October 2025, 12:39 p.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
It depends on their level of seniority. What dont you get? An NGO is like every other organization with tiered levels of pay
On Task force chair feels 'vindicated' after audit
Posted 27 October 2025, 12:37 p.m. Suggest removal