Is this the tail wagging the dog?

Joebeth claimed that FOCOl was awarded the contract because of their ability to raise capital. But is the capital actually being raised on the strength of the Name "Govt of the Bahamas" and not FOCOL? Meaning anyone who had the contract would have had the exact same bargaining power.

Hmm so you no longer have to ship to a US address...The question will be who is handling local delivery and how will JDL move in to ensure prices increase

Congratulations Sir Ian, well deserved

You've actually given the answer. The families you're speaking of ***arent*** middle class

We continue to market military as a career path for deviants and high school dropouts. It's the wrong approach. And no I am not saying that's what these children are, I am saying that's how we market military participation. Cant find a job? Social deviant? low grades? Join the armed forces. What do we expect will be the outcome of this?

Another thing that's curious to me, what is the point of the survey ride? They enter Bay St at East St, drive past the rundown blighted buildings of East Bay Street, perform a u-turn through a side corner near one of those rundown buildings, come back up Shirley St by PMH then exit Shirley At at East Street. Where is the value in that? I hope nobody is being charged more than 10 dollars for this.

Meanwhile, the taxi drivers by the rum factory continue to offload hundreds of tourists into the path of dual lane moving traffic and to pull off with no regard to that moving traffic

**The tourists in this story should not have been placed in a position to get into a fight with a taxi driver about what HE thought was proper value for their dollar**. In my opinion, a tourist should not be in court for manslaughter for driving a vehicle rented to them but known globally to have a history of safety concerns regarding rollovers while executing turns. These fares and services returned should be monitored by the ministry of tourism. Certainly something as basic as a dropoff point should be part of an advertised pre-approved program. But no, anything goes with these taxi drivers

Posted this just last week, I should have prefixed the statement with "**some**" *are scams*

*Bahamian tours are a scam **and the MOT needs to do something about it**. I met someone who came into town a week ago who told me they skipped a Clifton tour because the taxi driver wanted to charge each person in their group two hundred and fifty dollars. each person. Same car, same gas, same time, same route. **These rates and routes need to be regulated**. Taxi drivers are not entitled to high wages, theres no obligation for the govt to ensure they earn 1000 dollars a day off the backs of unsuspecting tourists. It is completely ridiculous. This is why your tourists arent returning, they're paying too much for a tour past run down Bay St with a stop to buy a cake, what is that? I feel cheated paying 20 dollars for a lunch meal that tastes terrible and I make a mental note never to return. imagine them.*

*On the other hand they spoke very highly about Graycliff... because it was quality, their exact words, you cant get this experience anywhere in the world. Tourists arent afraid to spend money but they just like us, they dont want to waste it on poor experiences which our taxi and Surrey ride scams offer in abundance*

What is the mission of the bar association?

Is it to protect members or is it to protect the good name of the legal profession, those are two different things.

I find it interesting that the bar association has spoken out about this but has yet to say anything about a multitude of other issues involving alledged legal representative misconduct or legal issues of national concern within the country from a public education standpoint. A simple one would have been, what are the rights of elderly persons and their families and the proper process for legal transactions of elderly persons who may be impaired. But silence.

Not really, a liveable wage cant grow the middle class. The loveable wage is basic food clothing and shelter. The middle class has disposable income and can afford *comfort* living with ease

Discipline and abuse are two separate things.

Throwing shoes, pots and pans at a child and beating them with a hanger are abuse. Asking the child what they did, inquiring why they did it, explaining why that's wrong and deserving of punishment then delivering a punishment without anger, even if it includes spanking, would not be abuse.

The problem is what most adults refer to as discipline from their parents was actually abuse delivered by angry and frustrated parents who didnt have the right tools to deliver discipline. That type of treatment can create aggression

That said, I think our dismal economic climate may be a much bigger trigger for aggression. The treatment as a child might be a happy (sad?) coincidence. The study would have to eliminate all these other triggers then make a conclusion