So many things to say. Not being aware of whats happening in the world. Not acknowledging whats happening in the world. Not taking proactive steps for whats happening in the world. Taking credit for phenomenon we had no hand in creating

From story by Blane Blachelor on cnn.com
"*Following several years of pandemic-induced downturn, the travel sector is not only back, it’s positively booming. According to the World Travel & Tourism Council, the industry is expected to bring in some $9.5 trillion in 2023 — which accounts for 95% of its pre-pandemic levels.*"

Do you know what the destinations highlighted are doing:
1.Badly behaved tourists. The Netherlands are banning open use of marijuana in the red district and discouraging sex tourists

2.Barcelona is banning cruise stops at overcrowded ports and redirecting to less populated ports of entry. Personal issue with this, argued from the beginning that the cruise port should never have been allowed to construct an all inclusive enclave 2 ft from the ship and that the attractions, junkanoo museum and amphitheatre should have been spread to other corners of the island

3.Athens is creating daily maximums for visits to popular sites

4.A range of cities are introducing taxes for persons not staying overnight

"*Citing overtourism problems plaguing cities such as Amsterdam, Venice and Rome, Florida urged Miami officials to implement similar initiatives as those destinations, including restrictions on alcohol consumption and curbing noise in the city’s entertainment district.*"

What are we doing here? Misusing data. Selling off every pristine island destination possible to cruise mass market overtourism and its accompanying pollution.

My personal belief is every single island should have a development plan that ensures a given percentage of the island is kept in green space per sq mile, and Im not talking about a tree here and there or the parking lots we like to call a "*park*". Im talking about sprawling green space either manicured like Bahamar or moderately trimmed and kept in natural state. We need areas where zero touristic development is allowed, and a given percentage of prime beach is reserved for local access. And we need to stop selling off cays. Nobody should be able to hold any island in the Bahamas as their "*own*". Theres no price thats worth it.

Eco conscious tourists are now said to be booking their trips to less crowded destinations. two things could happen, overtourism has a backlash or the tourist market is reduced to the obnoxious tourist.

Our overtourism has a 3rd and 4th outcome, the Bahamian lives like a barn animal kept out of the "nice places in their own country and everywhere begins to look like a hastily constructed shanty town to quickly grab the tourist dollar, like arawak cay, long wharf and montagu.

And finally, we need a move to something else. I didnt say abandon tourism, just be less all eggs in one basket about it.

"*we know some sexual act occurred.”*

Ok so we've gotten past the point of many Bahamians who ran with the *video footage doesnt line up*,

"*Something*" actually happened. The nurse on site claims it's the worst condition she's ever seen a person in, what that means is yet to be determined .

It's the War of the Worlds. It's always been the War of the Worlds. The goal of every super power since the dawn of man was to conquer more land especially resource rich lands and strategically placed lands. China gets a bad rap understandably, they have some human rights issues behind the curtain, but every super power is in this War. It's the conjoined twin of something called diplomacy

That's odd. She was at a property site and they happened to be in the bushes with a gun at the same time? It would be good of the police released footage of these men... they say they have cctv.. video and cameras doesnt have to be a state secret

"*, he would not say who they were, claiming he did not remember.*"

This gentleman is making himself sound like an incompetent doofus. I didnt say he "*was*", he's making it seem so. And for what? Why is he in this position? I wish the European union would list this as one of the data points in their blacklisting criteria

"*could not confirm reports that the fire affected air quality in South Florida*"

Call Guardian radio it was on their 4 or 5PM news

Ah 20 years ago? .... a big nothing

Everybody pays VAT, even roadside vendors. And if someone is bringing in say 10 cars a years at 4000-5000 each thats 50,000-100,000 gross revenue a year. They don't pay business license.

Solve the problem. Do like the Chinese

This a easy problem. sell a good product at a good price. People would rather purchase a used car from a reputable dealer than someone out the want ads. There are many people who need good cars but cant afford or not willing to pay new car prices. That means you have volume. No need to make a 2000 profit off of one person. Your new car business should not be impacted, different customer base.

This whole saga is one big nothing. The govt is quite aware nothing will come of it. What they needed was a boogeyman to distract from their abysmal failure to move Freeport forward. Use the boogeyman to rile up supporters to make them believe the govt fighting for them and fire them up to get them to the poles for election. Thats all this is. I dont even believe they expected this to make news, if they did, they would have made it news by making some statement at a press conference (taking the GBPA to court "or else" is big news) as opposed to delivering the message to a small private group