"*whether the labour market is at the point where every Bahamian seeking work can find it, he told Tribune Business: "I'm not sure we're at that position yet, but the majority of people who want a job can find a job. The opportunities are plentiful*"

Last report was unemployment was above 10%. Assume 1/3 of the population can work, thats 10% of 150,000 people without jobs. Assume half of these people dont want to work, thats 7500 unemployed people. Without access to any survey data its relatively easy to say while the hotel opening is good news, 700 hotel positions is not enough fir *everyone who wants a job to get it*. More than likely most applicants will be happy to have employment but underemployed. We need innovation

Not saying who's right or wrong but it appears odd because we are not used to town planning. Decisions on what goes where and who can open what are common debates in cities. Someone should have been arguing when all those webshops opened on Fox Hill Road (I do believe people did but the city managers didnt care) the way those businesses exploit the poor is not a wholesome thing

lol. What number this is now? I suggest a committee to investigate the commissioning of committees

*“A team will be dispatched to do follow-up,”*

Huh? They going to the site today to see for themselves? But their own department gave the order to the pig farmer that all of his livestock was contaminated by either consuming vegetation contaminated by oil or ingesting oil in the process of rooting(?) for food. This was months ago

"*What's the amount of goods we can substitute by producing in The Bahamas?" he queried.*"

The cost of electricity together with the Bahamian retailer's approach to charge the highest price possible for everything means manufacturing efforts, food production etc, are dreams at best.

Remember last year when fish went from 30 dollars to 60+? Gas prices had only gone up 20%. A 6 dollar difference. Same amount of fish, same amount of people, same amount of travel and effort. They just took the attitude gas prices high so it was justified. Thats why our import bill is high

Im not certain why this is a surprise. Yesterday I paid 150 dollars for a computer part that if purchased in the US would have cost me 45 dollars. If I did not need that item immediately I would have imported it. I do not understand why every item in a store requires a 300% markup. I understand business license and rent and electricity, but if it translates to 300% markup it seems like an unsustainable business to be in.

Why are the sports stories suddenly disabled for commenting? Because we lost the football match? Another area where we ride on enthusiasm rather than reality. I heard a foreign footballer speak about their country's chances of moving up in world cup qualifiers and they very calmly talked about realistic options, taking into account the skill of their competitors. Their focus was more on their country's sport development effort, not so mich where they were now but the bright outlook for the future if they continued with the strategic plan

Will there be a local office with employees? I can't see why they need one. And if there is, will they have the same employee relations as Twitter employees?

Only time will tell. I listened to the excitement of some Bahamians at the mention of "*Tesla*" and "*Elon Musk*" and I wondered why we've never learned the lesson. The foreign investor comes here to make money for "**them**", as it should be, its their investment, there is no evidence of a direct correlation to vast opportunities emerging for us beyond minimum wage jobs. And if all you want is minimum wage jobs then ok, we surpass our expectations on every project. The next question is, what will the service cost? I cant imagine that operating satellites is cheap. And why here? I see benefits for Acklins but their population is small. Every disaster mgmt teams knows about the issue with satellite phones... is satellite internet immune from disruption during storms and bad weather? I fear we get excited too often when we hear money talking as opposed to really listening to what money is saying, Elon Musk = "*this will be a great opportunity for young people, get ready!*".. again. like all the other great opportunities the young people had that propelled them so far.

Our revolution comes with cheap energy, and the oil and gas lobby een having it. They already moving in on solar to block that path to cost effectiveness

Tesla isnt magical, business is business. Revenue has to exceed costs. This same revolution was promised when Aliv hit the market