I wonder if Mr. Albury remembers when he and his brother Jeff started Quality Auto Sales, which was strictly a used car company that competed with all of the other bigger companies who were selling new and used cars. His business has grown tremendously over the years and he should be commended for being so successful. On the other hand, he is a hypocrite when he whines about others bringing in used cars, and competing against him, as this is what he himself did to get started. He is acting as if the car market is his alone, and he wants govt. to do something or he "may" close down. These people are doing exactly what he did, but now it is wrong. Sad.
Who in their right mind would name the person in charge of hurricane relief "czar". And who in their right mind would entrust Mr. Gibson with one hundred and fifty million. He is beyond criticism and the fact that he is so strongly supported by Mr. Christie is, as Papa would have said,"Unimaginable, Unbelievable".
As far as I know the plates are produced locally by the prison inmates. No excuse for shortage of workers; probably lack of materials and poor management. Also, should anyone have the misfortune of going down to the sports centre, you will find out that tipping is the order of the day. You can change the system anytime you want, it's the employees who take graft, not the computers.
Another pointless arrest. The US and a lot of tourist competitors are legalizing the use of recreational and medicinal marijuana. No matter what your personal beliefs are, if we want to stay competitive we have to adjust our way of thinking, and fast. This type of arrest does not warrant news coverage.
Dump trucks, fuel trucks, forty foot containers, and flat beds, all barrel along the western road, between the airport and Lyford Cay with no regard for speed limits or the consequences of their reckless driving. It is a wonder that a serious disaster has not happened out there before now. Oh, I forgot the wonderful Jitney drivers.
Apart from ranting and raving about anything that is not in favour of the PLP. Mr. Roberts is over his head on most matters. He is very good at stirring the pot of animosity against PLP detractors, but nothing else.
Mrs. Hanna-Martin there are always "glitches" in any new system implemented, either manual or automated. The testing of this system obviously was not properly done before commencement, hence the chaos. You need to fire your IT consultants, and those who advised this disaster was ready to unleash on the public.
The master "wheeler and dealer" has been given one hundred and fifty million to play with. Can't wait for the accountability of how these funds were utilized.
What is amazing is that historically, line ups were a few hours long under the old manual system, usually the last and first day of each month. Now with the implementation of this new "improved" automated system it takes up to eight hours to do the same process, starting at more than a week before month end. The premise that these are just start up problems and issues is doubtful, as the passport system has been automated for several years, and the service has gotten worse since that process was put in place. Why should this be any different. Having worked in automated environments for many years, I know that it is commonplace for "dry runs" of all new system changes or updates, to be performed several times before going "live" to prevent exactly the type of problems they are experiencing now. Does any government department test any system before they shove it down your throat, bragging all the while of how good it is, even though it reeks of inefficiency? I guess not.
alfalfa says...
I wonder if Mr. Albury remembers when he and his brother Jeff started Quality Auto Sales, which was strictly a used car company that competed with all of the other bigger companies who were selling new and used cars. His business has grown tremendously over the years and he should be commended for being so successful. On the other hand, he is a hypocrite when he whines about others bringing in used cars, and competing against him, as this is what he himself did to get started. He is acting as if the car market is his alone, and he wants govt. to do something or he "may" close down. These people are doing exactly what he did, but now it is wrong. Sad.
On Auto dealer chief warns: ‘I’m considering quitting’
Posted 2 November 2016, 5:21 p.m. Suggest removal
alfalfa says...
Who in their right mind would name the person in charge of hurricane relief "czar". And who in their right mind would entrust Mr. Gibson with one hundred and fifty million. He is beyond criticism and the fact that he is so strongly supported by Mr. Christie is, as Papa would have said,"Unimaginable, Unbelievable".
On Turnquest criticises ‘asinine’ comments from Shane Gibson
Posted 2 November 2016, 4:03 p.m. Suggest removal
alfalfa says...
As far as I know the plates are produced locally by the prison inmates. No excuse for shortage of workers; probably lack of materials and poor management.
Also, should anyone have the misfortune of going down to the sports centre, you will find out that tipping is the order of the day. You can change the system anytime you want, it's the employees who take graft, not the computers.
On $8m but no plates
Posted 1 November 2016, 12:56 p.m. Suggest removal
alfalfa says...
Another pointless arrest. The US and a lot of tourist competitors are legalizing the use of recreational and medicinal marijuana. No matter what your personal beliefs are, if we want to stay competitive we have to adjust our way of thinking, and fast. This type of arrest does not warrant news coverage.
On US tourist arrested on suspicion of drug possession
Posted 31 October 2016, 6:32 p.m. Suggest removal
alfalfa says...
Dump trucks, fuel trucks, forty foot containers, and flat beds, all barrel along the western road, between the airport and Lyford Cay with no regard for speed limits or the consequences of their reckless driving. It is a wonder that a serious disaster has not happened out there before now.
Oh, I forgot the wonderful Jitney drivers.
On UPDATED: Man dies after being hit by truck near Lyford Cay
Posted 31 October 2016, 2 p.m. Suggest removal
alfalfa says...
Apart from ranting and raving about anything that is not in favour of the PLP. Mr. Roberts is over his head on most matters. He is very good at stirring the pot of animosity against PLP detractors, but nothing else.
On Roberts ‘in over his head’ on Baha Mar
Posted 29 October 2016, 6:45 p.m. Suggest removal
alfalfa says...
Mrs. Hanna-Martin there are always "glitches" in any new system implemented, either manual or automated. The testing of this system obviously was not properly done before commencement, hence the chaos. You need to fire your IT consultants, and those who advised this disaster was ready to unleash on the public.
On Minister rejects FNM claims over Road Traffic
Posted 29 October 2016, 9:59 a.m. Suggest removal
alfalfa says...
The master "wheeler and dealer" has been given one hundred and fifty million to play with. Can't wait for the accountability of how these funds were utilized.
On Minnis accused of false rumours
Posted 27 October 2016, 4:34 p.m. Suggest removal
alfalfa says...
As Stevie would say, "Heaven help us all".
On Road traffic to extend hours to beat chaos
Posted 26 October 2016, 8:55 p.m. Suggest removal
alfalfa says...
What is amazing is that historically, line ups were a few hours long under the old manual system, usually the last and first day of each month. Now with the implementation of this new "improved" automated system it takes up to eight hours to do the same process, starting at more than a week before month end. The premise that these are just start up problems and issues is doubtful, as the passport system has been automated for several years, and the service has gotten worse since that process was put in place. Why should this be any different.
Having worked in automated environments for many years, I know that it is commonplace for "dry runs" of all new system changes or updates, to be performed several times before going "live" to prevent exactly the type of problems they are experiencing now. Does any government department test any system before they shove it down your throat, bragging all the while of how good it is, even though it reeks of inefficiency? I guess not.
On Road traffic to extend hours to beat chaos
Posted 26 October 2016, 3:43 p.m. Suggest removal