Dont how electricity and bathrooms will make that area better for eating. I honestly dont get it. The place looks unpalatable (not that it's being eaten...) and smells like an open sewer every couple weeks, who'd want to eat there?
Shocking. What brainless person needs to be told eliminating all trees is a bad idea?
Our electoral system is doing us so much harm. Because the people being propelled to the top, based solely on their proximity to the king, seem to be completely unaware of anything. Just look at the licensed shanty structures everywhere.
I was dismayed a few weeks ago to see so much properties on Prince charles being cleared of all vegetation. I said to myself, my God the entire stretch will be all concrete, but you cant tell a property owner they cant build a house. I was completely shocked to hear the large scale eradication of vegetation was a govt **PLAN**.
The "*middleman*" might be the govt themselves since it's their taxes, duties, mysterious JDL 20cents per pound, imcreased electricity rates over 800w per month, prepaid estimated business license that has driven up the cost of imports to 100% on the already inflated landing price.
If he eliminates "govt" from the cost that could be a dramatic savings
As to SuperValue I saw prices on select dry goods and fruits I purchased jump like magic on announcement of VAT **pre** 2013 implementation just on seemibg pure speculation, because a jump from 89c to 2.19 for no duty apples could not be related to a onetime software update or a pass through cost to the customer. Neither side is being 100% transparent
What is going on in Lewis Yatd anyway? I heard one gentleman call the talk station to say he made a complaint to the police about noxious fumes, the police advised him to call the radio station, basically saying I assume, this was politically sensitive, there was nothing that could be done but put public pressure to cause a remedy.
This is scary. People are dying in front of our eyes possibly from slow, painful, hazardous chemical poisonings and noone in govt is doing anything about it. Noone is explaining what is happening. It is frightening that those men will sit in cabinet know of oil spilling into the water system in Old Trail, know of persons working next door at Rev who are getting sick, know that the company abandoned the building because of concerns of contamination, watch as people in the neighbourhood contract cancer, in reality you dont know if it's related but it must cross your mind and you sit there and say I cant say anything, I'd lose my job. People dying. Children.
Clint Watson please check on the people of Grand Bahama. Do an expose like you used to do.
As with most of us, our greatest strength can turn into our greatest weakness when applied in the wrong circumstances.
Clint likes to be in the middle of everything. Which is a good goal as a reporter. Not such a good goal if you control the purse strings with no constraint on the real need to be in the middle
This trip made no sense. Go to GB and report on the persons dying of cancer near Lewis Yard is it? That's a story that "matters" and a good story to be in the middle of
"*saying his administration does not foresee an economic slowdown just “right yet”.*"
"*Just yet*"???? This is past tense, the slowdown has already happened. "*Did not **forsee***"... and did not realize its passed... well, dont depend on this administration to get ahead of anything
You would be surprised how many people, trained by smart God fearing parents, do not understand the principles of ethics.
There are likely hundreds of Bahamian men on the social scene who fancy themselves to be successful who would see nothing wrong with giving their company a contract. Some unbeknownst to management others with very little effort to determine if the best was being chosen. We call this being smart and getting ahead. Unethical.
There are many more in the govt service who would accept expensive gifts, like Rolex watches, trips to see a Miami Dolphins football or Miami Heat basketball game if said tickets, plane trip and hotel were being paid for by someone lobbying for a contract with the govt. Perks of the job. Unethical
Anything that involves sizeable money in this country cancels ethics. Cause we being smart.
Chester Cooper proposed a bill to make acceptance of gifts legal at Tourism, the ministry he heads. You might ask, what's wrong with that? Well the first red flag is there were no parameters around these gifts. Was there a value limit? Were any gifts off limit? Could Tourism accept a shipment of 1mil in gold bars from a Saudi investor? Who would be the ultimate recipient of said gifts? Who could gifts not be accepted from? None of this was detailed, and for smart men who must have taken one ethics training class in a long financial services career, **giant** red flag. Second, how has the country accepted "help/gifts" for the last 51 years?? The US gives us stuff all the time, free of charge, they're gifts. No need for a special law to accept them. So what was the real purpose of this "gifts" clause?
ThisIsOurs says...
It's actually a beautiful sculpture. Unique interpretation
On Turtle sculpture unveiled as part of Freeport anniversary
Posted 3 February 2025, 1:15 a.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
Dont how electricity and bathrooms will make that area better for eating. I honestly dont get it. The place looks unpalatable (not that it's being eaten...) and smells like an open sewer every couple weeks, who'd want to eat there?
On Electrification of Potter’s Cay to take up to a year
Posted 31 January 2025, 9:55 p.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
"*not remove all of the trees on the property.”*
Shocking. What brainless person needs to be told eliminating all trees is a bad idea?
Our electoral system is doing us so much harm. Because the people being propelled to the top, based solely on their proximity to the king, seem to be completely unaware of anything. Just look at the licensed shanty structures everywhere.
I was dismayed a few weeks ago to see so much properties on Prince charles being cleared of all vegetation. I said to myself, my God the entire stretch will be all concrete, but you cant tell a property owner they cant build a house. I was completely shocked to hear the large scale eradication of vegetation was a govt **PLAN**.
On Bell responds to environmentalist’s concerns, says govt wont take harmful action
Posted 31 January 2025, 5:40 p.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
The "*middleman*" might be the govt themselves since it's their taxes, duties, mysterious JDL 20cents per pound, imcreased electricity rates over 800w per month, prepaid estimated business license that has driven up the cost of imports to 100% on the already inflated landing price.
If he eliminates "govt" from the cost that could be a dramatic savings
As to SuperValue I saw prices on select dry goods and fruits I purchased jump like magic on announcement of VAT **pre** 2013 implementation just on seemibg pure speculation, because a jump from 89c to 2.19 for no duty apples could not be related to a onetime software update or a pass through cost to the customer. Neither side is being 100% transparent
On Super Value chief urges Gov’t: Clarify ‘middleman elimination’
Posted 29 January 2025, 10:23 p.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
Maybe.
What is going on in Lewis Yatd anyway? I heard one gentleman call the talk station to say he made a complaint to the police about noxious fumes, the police advised him to call the radio station, basically saying I assume, this was politically sensitive, there was nothing that could be done but put public pressure to cause a remedy.
This is scary. People are dying in front of our eyes possibly from slow, painful, hazardous chemical poisonings and noone in govt is doing anything about it. Noone is explaining what is happening. It is frightening that those men will sit in cabinet know of oil spilling into the water system in Old Trail, know of persons working next door at Rev who are getting sick, know that the company abandoned the building because of concerns of contamination, watch as people in the neighbourhood contract cancer, in reality you dont know if it's related but it must cross your mind and you sit there and say I cant say anything, I'd lose my job. People dying. Children.
Clint Watson please check on the people of Grand Bahama. Do an expose like you used to do.
On ZNS trip to trump inauguration generated revenue, says BCB
Posted 25 January 2025, 6:25 a.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
As with most of us, our greatest strength can turn into our greatest weakness when applied in the wrong circumstances.
Clint likes to be in the middle of everything. Which is a good goal as a reporter. Not such a good goal if you control the purse strings with no constraint on the real need to be in the middle
This trip made no sense. Go to GB and report on the persons dying of cancer near Lewis Yard is it? That's a story that "matters" and a good story to be in the middle of
On ZNS trip to trump inauguration generated revenue, says BCB
Posted 25 January 2025, 12:58 a.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
What are they afraid of?
On House debate cut short as Pintard raises mace incident
Posted 22 January 2025, 2:01 p.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
"*saying his administration does not foresee an economic slowdown just “right yet”.*"
"*Just yet*"???? This is past tense, the slowdown has already happened. "*Did not **forsee***"... and did not realize its passed... well, dont depend on this administration to get ahead of anything
On Davis dismisses economy slowdown claim
Posted 21 January 2025, 6:58 p.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
"*The ones in ethics(?)*"
You would be surprised how many people, trained by smart God fearing parents, do not understand the principles of ethics.
There are likely hundreds of Bahamian men on the social scene who fancy themselves to be successful who would see nothing wrong with giving their company a contract. Some unbeknownst to management others with very little effort to determine if the best was being chosen. We call this being smart and getting ahead. Unethical.
There are many more in the govt service who would accept expensive gifts, like Rolex watches, trips to see a Miami Dolphins football or Miami Heat basketball game if said tickets, plane trip and hotel were being paid for by someone lobbying for a contract with the govt. Perks of the job. Unethical
Anything that involves sizeable money in this country cancels ethics. Cause we being smart.
Chester Cooper proposed a bill to make acceptance of gifts legal at Tourism, the ministry he heads. You might ask, what's wrong with that? Well the first red flag is there were no parameters around these gifts. Was there a value limit? Were any gifts off limit? Could Tourism accept a shipment of 1mil in gold bars from a Saudi investor? Who would be the ultimate recipient of said gifts? Who could gifts not be accepted from? None of this was detailed, and for smart men who must have taken one ethics training class in a long financial services career, **giant** red flag. Second, how has the country accepted "help/gifts" for the last 51 years?? The US gives us stuff all the time, free of charge, they're gifts. No need for a special law to accept them. So what was the real purpose of this "gifts" clause?
On Minnis: I will run in next election
Posted 21 January 2025, 6:55 p.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
But the people did fire him
On Minnis: I will run in next election
Posted 21 January 2025, 6:39 p.m. Suggest removal