The kyc and anti money laundering rules in the country are choking legitimate business to death. The shear costs of compliance and difficulty opening legitimate bank accounts is ridiculous. Tell them to go whistle Dixie.
Government should have do it months ago for their people who do not have something as basic as water. How pathetic is that? The Romans had running water for their millions of people over 2,000 years ago and we cannet even barely do that.
The covid quarantine lockdown cure might just kill the patient before it's over. How many will die from hunger or malnutrition, how many will die from lack of money to see a doctor for other medical reasons or inability to buy medicines, how many will die from loosing their health insurance if they had it? Suicide from depression? How many will die from the long term socio economic affects of the lockdown?
Why is there a backlog of crediting peoples "account" if contributions were made? How many people are working in national insurance? There is no back log when they charge you a late fee if you do not make your monthly payments on time.
Is someone going to break down the door of your house and breath in your face? You can do all the things you are doing now if the government did not have one restriction in place. Staying at home, staying 6 feet away from another person, only going out when you need necessities, not going to work/work from home, wearing a mask, washing your hands etc.etc. I always amazes me at this new found discovery about washing your hands often. This is something that should have been practiced before corona and long after corona. Now you might have to have a serious conversation with your close family members and friends about close contact and their habits but, then again personal choices and risks. You probably have more chance of dying or being seriously injured n a car accident in New Providence and that is you being affected by others but, we still go and drive our cars around. We have no rules about smoking in public and that affects others health.
The longer the lock down and the more restrictive it is the longer the lines will be when you open up something. It does not take a lot of thinking to come to that conclusion.
At some point things have to open up. For those who still want to quarantine, well quarantine and stay home for those who want to take the risk then let them out. This has to be about personal responsibility and what one considers is in their best interest and the risks involved.
While I do not agree with us destroying our country to drill for oil. The US has oil rigs close to its shoreline all over the gulf which do pose a threat to us by way of the gulf stream flow. If they really do not want us to drill for fear of damage to the US east coast could there be some kind off subsidy or payment to us in lieu of us pumping oil? That would only be fair. If we are not allowed to access a natural resource if it exists by request of another country they they should be willing to pony up some cash in lieu of lost revenue.
bcitizen says...
Stop appeasing them! The more we appease the more demands they make.
On Our foot’s on your neck, EU warns
Posted 8 May 2020, 2:02 p.m. Suggest removal
bcitizen says...
This is a very risky industry to be investing money into right now.
On Bahamas downgrade hits cruise port costs
Posted 7 May 2020, 8:38 a.m. Suggest removal
bcitizen says...
The kyc and anti money laundering rules in the country are choking legitimate business to death. The shear costs of compliance and difficulty opening legitimate bank accounts is ridiculous. Tell them to go whistle Dixie.
On EU blacklists over money laundering
Posted 6 May 2020, 11:34 p.m. Suggest removal
bcitizen says...
Government should have do it months ago for their people who do not have something as basic as water. How pathetic is that? The Romans had running water for their millions of people over 2,000 years ago and we cannet even barely do that.
On Portable water plant on Abaco to supply 10,000 gallons a day
Posted 3 May 2020, 1:37 p.m. Suggest removal
bcitizen says...
The covid quarantine lockdown cure might just kill the patient before it's over. How many will die from hunger or malnutrition, how many will die from lack of money to see a doctor for other medical reasons or inability to buy medicines, how many will die from loosing their health insurance if they had it? Suicide from depression? How many will die from the long term socio economic affects of the lockdown?
On 100,000 need help with food: Aid networks’ huge challenge to support families facing crisis
Posted 1 May 2020, 7:36 a.m. Suggest removal
bcitizen says...
Why is there a backlog of crediting peoples "account" if contributions were made? How many people are working in national insurance? There is no back log when they charge you a late fee if you do not make your monthly payments on time.
On People need work history for benefits
Posted 29 April 2020, 8:27 p.m. Suggest removal
bcitizen says...
I know lets sell some islands to the cruise industry! Boom problem solved.
On Tourism focusing on core markets 'bang for buck'
Posted 24 April 2020, 6:04 p.m. Suggest removal
bcitizen says...
Is someone going to break down the door of your house and breath in your face? You can do all the things you are doing now if the government did not have one restriction in place. Staying at home, staying 6 feet away from another person, only going out when you need necessities, not going to work/work from home, wearing a mask, washing your hands etc.etc. I always amazes me at this new found discovery about washing your hands often. This is something that should have been practiced before corona and long after corona. Now you might have to have a serious conversation with your close family members and friends about close contact and their habits but, then again personal choices and risks.
You probably have more chance of dying or being seriously injured n a car accident in New Providence and that is you being affected by others but, we still go and drive our cars around. We have no rules about smoking in public and that affects others health.
On Opening up will be slow
Posted 22 April 2020, 7:16 a.m. Suggest removal
bcitizen says...
The longer the lock down and the more restrictive it is the longer the lines will be when you open up something. It does not take a lot of thinking to come to that conclusion.
At some point things have to open up. For those who still want to quarantine, well quarantine and stay home for those who want to take the risk then let them out. This has to be about personal responsibility and what one considers is in their best interest and the risks involved.
On Opening up will be slow
Posted 21 April 2020, 7:40 p.m. Suggest removal
bcitizen says...
While I do not agree with us destroying our country to drill for oil. The US has oil rigs close to its shoreline all over the gulf which do pose a threat to us by way of the gulf stream flow. If they really do not want us to drill for fear of damage to the US east coast could there be some kind off subsidy or payment to us in lieu of us pumping oil? That would only be fair. If we are not allowed to access a natural resource if it exists by request of another country they they should be willing to pony up some cash in lieu of lost revenue.
On US call to halt Bahamian oil
Posted 20 April 2020, 1:54 p.m. Suggest removal