At present what the retailers are proposing will compound the problem as fuel is an input for everything.

A workable solution might be no taxation on gas prices over a given value. It works for everybody, the $6 dollar prices and up were clearly unusual therefore unexpected so the govt could not have factored into their revenues in any event. The consumer then just has to deal with the increased import unit cost and not taxes on top of that and the retailer doesnt have to worry about decreasing margins as the unit cost increases

Great points. They should not be a farm competing with local farmers

Says the man who practically admitted to handing out beaches and parks contracts to supporters

Has either govt responsibly handled any tax increase? They will collect more and find more nice things to spend it on

**What the reporter said was true. What Mia Motley said was true. There is no either or**

**The Caribbean has been plundered by the European world throughout history AND the Caribbean is presently being plundered by greedy black men interested primarily in amassing their own wealth and in the process building and fostering corrupt systems to support their goal. Look at how they twist laws so they can serve even if found guilty of stealing public funds. What is that???**.

"*Contrast that with another crypto firm, Phoenix Community Capital. Have you heard of it? Probably not.*"

No. **Noone heard of It before November 2021 either, unlike the social media darling FTX** Because it did not have a 30 year old billionaire as its CEO, who was walking around in a tshirt and shorts claiming on viral internet ads that he would give away 90% of his wealth. It did not hold a crypto conference in The Bahamas in 2021 hosted by the likes of Scaramucci Bill Cljnyon and tkn yuh Blair. It did not have Tom Brady Gazelle and Mr Wonderful as public spokespersons and it did not place a million dollar superbowl add or take out a major sponsorship with a well k own football arena. It also did not become a spectacle when its CEO got into a public twitter battle with the CEO of a rival crypto firm, then ask the rival form to bail ot out a week later.

So, no, noone heard of it. This story is off track somewhat The basic facts are there but the nuances are all missing to spin a one sided story.

**FTX collapsed primarily because it was unregulated in a jurisdiction that boasted about its crypto legislation. Simple. I believe Sam and his crew read those laws and laughed**

"*They called the office and I was told they said if I don’t put them in charge of Bahama Games they gonna blow up the place.*"

"*They left the name and number, so I understand*"

Notwithstanding that people have been calling in prank bomb threats for decades.. I was told BTC would receive them systematically... people who simply wanted a day off... Was this as bomb threat or an angry person using *flowery* language. In the history of bomb threats I've never heard of an instance of someone calling in a bomb threat and leaving a name and number

But then again dumb and dangerous is a bad combination

"*Captain dee ship is sinking, captain dee seas are rough..*"

lol. thats the first thing i thought of... but dey say oil leak... so...ok

I understand he's one of the brighter ones. But he does appear to lack enthusiasm in that post and thats probably just as bad.

When he announced that he'd never heard of a "*SKU*" until the ruckus **after** he made transformational changes to price control my ears almost dropped off... shouldnt that have come up somewhere in the analysis and reporting on policy drafts that would have had dramatic impact on the economy??? Even more weird, rather than reacting in horror, the people in the room all giggled (assuming technocrats, retailer reps, reporters) as if he'd said something funny.

Leaders dont have to know everything, the people serving them better make sure they have all the info before making potentially economy wrecking decisions