I think in Marketing they call that **upselling**. What we did instead was forget all about the burger product we was supposed to be selling, the one that was on the flyer, and just offered the cotton candy

Because its and **opportunity**

For those that dont know, the world has moved on from Hurricane Dorian. We should too. Not in terms of assisting victims but in terms of continuing to use it as a crutch for what we **havent** done.

this expo had **nothing to do with tourism**

They are floating that either because they have no idea what they're talking about or to distract you from the fact that the money was not used to meet the objective.

**Placing this project under Tourism was a BIG mistake. It should have been more correctly placed under Works and Environment with Tourism receiving a "space" in the overall design**

There is a reason Michael Diggiss was selected as Project Manager and not a Tourism expert.

So, **straight from Expo 2020 website, here's what Dubai said the Sustainability District where the Bahamas is, is all about**

"*Sustainability District:*
*As you explore the Sustainability District, you’ll see some of the world's most advanced technology in action, what countries are doing to champion sustainability, and experience how the human race can enjoy living in harmony with nature in a high-tech future*"

**Basically, what I gather from the Expo website is, people will be coming to the Sustainability District to see the Bahamas display examples of some of the world's most advanced technology addressing Bahamian problems**

"*The technology and other innovations on display are breathtaking.*

Of course! Those countries spent the last five years identifying problems facing their people, then dreaming, envisioning, planning and implementing technical solutions with the purpose of "*displaying advanced technology to the world*"

We could sing good though

"*What I’d like to see is for those Bahamians who are food insecure, for the government to clearly outline what is its plan of action and timeline to meet those needs which from my standpoint as a member of Parliament, we are hearing the cries with great frequency and quite loudly, up to tonight, persons reaching out for assistance.*

Was Michael Pintard still in Parliament when the Minnis administration cut the assistance list from 15,000 households to 4000?

This whole statement is very odd, its like he just hearing this for the first time. My earlier point was, acknowledge the mistakes and move from there with suggestions on how not to repeat those mistakes or how to make things better

"Finding fault". **According to Michael Diggiss the Project Manager for the Dubai Pavilion. The objective was a demonstration of innovations around sustainability**. The Bahamas looked at all the sectors and decided on that. **Hence their placement in the Sustainability Quadrant**. Nothing to do with whether we did a good job "displaying culture". **When you want to give an objective assessment of anything free of emotion or bias, the first thing you need to understand is, what was the objective?**"

"*maybe one of those sheiks come down and spend some oil bucks bringing something new and innovative to our waters.*"

You either never knew or have chosen to ignore what **we** said we wanted to achieve. The goal was for **US** to produce the innovation and get others interested in it. Not for us to show how good we could dance and sing. Your model will create another generation of cooks and bottle washers

correct

You missed the point. They continue to cycle between *tourism is great* and *omg look at the numbers*. Its exactly like someone eating that fried chicken you speak of and saying omg look at my weight, high blood pressure and cholesterol levels!

Nobody talks about addressing obesity more than me and well before COVID. Maybe Shaun T

The FNM should note that Mrs Larson herself said that there were aspects of the program that could have been run better. So begin from that point, not from a point of we did everything right.

And there's no need for everything to have been done right. "at the start". On this one, I'll allow them the *we never did this before*. But that can't go on for 2 years.. you have to move from a position of chaos to one of efficiency and professionalism