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<li><p align="justify" style="color:gray">James Smith told Tribune Business that the company was “working on a number of cylinders” to recover the Bahamian taxpayer’s $100 million ‘investment’ in the 13 bad loans transferred from Bank of the Bahamas.</p></li></ul>

<p align="justify">This article is depressing...high end homes!?
<br>I must be dreaming.</p>

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<li><p align="justify" style="color:gray">Is it really a question of sovereignty?
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<p align="left">Well, it never really was, and if this were so, then one would have to ask the question — How can an over glorified private business have potential influence over our sovereignty in the first place?</p>

<p align="left">Surely the Government can’t be suggesting that they signed over our sovereignty to a private entity?</p>

<p align="left">“Sovereignty” is just a buzz word thrown around for those who like to get caught up in political rhetoric.</p>

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<li><p align="justify" style="color:gray">Gomez fell on his face even before he got out of the gate with his 'holier than thou' anti-corruption campaign.</p></li>
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<p align="left">Ah, political rhetoric, it works every time. I’m no fan of any of the political parties, so let the chips fall where they may.</p>

<p align="left">The State Minister looks like he wants to ‘release the kraken’, so not only will they be fighting over how to rearrange the deck chairs on this sinking titanic, but we just might see a rendition of musical chairs too.</p>

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<li><p align="justify" style="color:gray">Obie is the sacrificial save face lamb.</p></li>
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<p align="left">Precisely. This is all he could ever be.</p>

<p align="left">The Tourism Minister is not an independent entity, he is a part of the Government. He is also a Cabinet Minister, and so when he speaks, he speaks on behalf of the Government.</p>

<p align="left">We are not stupid, so it’s obvious and very clear to thinking Bahamians what’s going on here.</p>

<p align="left">The wind up process was simply a means to an end, one that didn’t do what they thought it could have done. The Tourism Minister is just the sacrificial lamb and “spin around” man.</p>

<p align="left">The only way anyone should take what the Tourism Minister says seriously is by this principle;</p>

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<li><p align="justify" style="color:gray">A fundamental principle of "Cabinet Government" is unity. It is important to present a united front to the public; if any Minister feels conscientiously unable to support a decision taken by Cabinet, he has one course open to him and that is to resign his office.</p></li>
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<li><p align="justify" style="color:gray">As the Government’s lawyer in this case, Mr Gomez had to take instructions from his client which is the Government, the Cabinet. As the Government’s lawyer in this case the English QC replacing Mr Gomez has to take his instructions from whom? Why from the same Government, the same Cabinet, of course.</p></li>
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<p align="justify">Well, you’ve got to realize that you really can’t take what they say seriously.</p>

<p align="justify">It seems to me that the State Minister divested himself of this ordeal privately, and the smooth over story to the public, per the Prime Minister was to simply assert that they are “avoiding the appearance of government interference”.</p>

<p align="justify">That tickles my heart.</p>

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<li><p align="justify" style="color:gray">Remember that minimum wage is for entry level workers who are usually unskilled and in most cases undereducated.</p></li>
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<p align="left">You are right John, and because no one remembers this, minimum wage discussions always become moot.</p>

<p align="left">The historical intention of the minimum wage was to properly compensate unskilled and under educated people. These are the type of workers that are often taken advantage of by the employer.</p>

<p align="left">Minimum wage is also not a livable wage. Politicians will always try to convince you that the minimum wage is supposed to be a livable wage, but it’s not. Don’t drink the kool-aid. It’s called “minimum” for a reason.</p>

<p align="left">I’m also of the belief that minimum wage laws should not even exist, except in a few sectors of society that are more susceptible to abuse, but this country does not have the required responsibility or the discipline.</p>

<p align="left">Employers should be assessing the skill set of their employees, and both parties should be negotiating a proper wage. Generally, most Bahamians should be getting paid well above minimum wage if they have the skills and education.</p>

<p align="left">My biggest beef with minimum wage is that it prices a lot of unskilled laborers out of the job market entirely. If your skills don’t satisfy the $210 wage requirement, then quite frankly you are not in the market, and ya luck buck.</p>

<p align="left">I don’t know what the market wage is, but I do know that based on a supply and demand model, if a price floor is set on wages and it is increased above the market wage, then job losses follow.</p>

Ha! The broadcast tonight was confusing as hell. When they said the unemployment rate was reduced by 3.7%, I’m like damn, that’s small, then my buddy say no bey, they mean it gone down 3.7 whole percentage points, I’m like no way!

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<li><p style="color:gray">By honouring the outdated and abhorrent notion that "the man is the head...and foundation of society" you are instilling in these young men that they are objectively better than half of Bahamians: mothers, sisters, aunts, workers, leaders. I would wager that many of these kids are alive today due to concerted efforts of the females in their families. </p></li>
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<p align="justify">A lot of our men are either dead or on a prison bus.</p>

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<li><p style="color:gray">However, Ms Dorsett said the unemployment numbers may see an increase once the next survey is conducted.</p></li>
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<li><p style="color:gray">"Anytime you have a special event going on you will find that more people become employed or enter the labour force. If that level is not sustained, if another big event doesn't come along, it is likely that that can happen."</p></li>
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<p align="justify">Amazing, so you're telling me it only takes five Carnivals a year to eradicate unemployment and poverty. Brilliant! The Government might very well be onto something here...</p>

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<li><p style="color:gray">Finally the best argument for the death penalty might be the certainty that the murderer absolutely cannot kill again!</p></li>
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<p align="justify">I totally agree!</p>