I see more government vehicles driving around on the weekends than l do during the week. The latest l saw was a water and sewerage truck tansporting washing machines. Did not know they did repairs and installation of appliances.
Just great, Abaco Parrot populations are finally recovering and we are going to build a golf course in their main breeding area. Brilliant just brilliant. Can't make this stuff up. There must be some international organizations that can apply pressure here since this is the only place in the world that this bird is found. Unless there is an outcry from foreign tourists and organizations about this the government will not listen.
The WTO is a trade agreement that cannot be left or easily alterred after signing on and has no end date to the treaty. Has there been a referendum on joining? No! Has either party in the last 20 years run a campaign or seriously promoted joing as a major part of their campaign? No! Good, bad, right or wrong. It is undemocratic for a elected 4-5 year government to enter our country into a agreement that a new government cannot easily get us out of or alter without meeting any of the previously mentioned conditions.
Yes the same problem and even though I was for the legalization of the number shops the referendum vote was against it. The government at the time went against the vote. Our democracy is not functioning. Even though the vote was against what I wanted, I accepted it. This is paramount to the trust between elected governments and the people. This breakdown in democracy is an even greater issue than than the WTO or the numbers houses. The people are being sidelined
How can any 4-5 year government enter us into a agreement/treaty that cannot be easily undone by the election of another government without it being a major plank in their election manifesto or a referendum put to the population? Neither has been done by either party. This whole process is on the border of being undemocratic and against democracy. I doubt in a referendum regarding joining the WTO that support for it would get more than 10% support. The Bahamas does not want this.
So Tyson imported from the USA has safeguards to protect it's products traversing the mailboat network of the out islands? Why would Abaco chicken have any harder time than imported products traversing these shipping links?
bcitizen says...
I see more government vehicles driving around on the weekends than l do during the week. The latest l saw was a water and sewerage truck tansporting washing machines. Did not know they did repairs and installation of appliances.
On Fleet of new vehicles for Ministry of Public Works
Posted 5 May 2019, 3:39 p.m. Suggest removal
bcitizen says...
In the meantime Carnival is ..............
On Plastics ban - be prepared
Posted 30 April 2019, 10:37 a.m. Suggest removal
bcitizen says...
Just great, Abaco Parrot populations are finally recovering and we are going to build a golf course in their main breeding area. Brilliant just brilliant. Can't make this stuff up. There must be some international organizations that can apply pressure here since this is the only place in the world that this bird is found. Unless there is an outcry from foreign tourists and organizations about this the government will not listen.
On Environmentalist slams ‘national park targeting’
Posted 30 April 2019, 9:01 a.m. Suggest removal
bcitizen says...
Maybe we should give them another island as punishment.
On GIVE US ANSWERS: Carnival facing grilling on shock ocean dumping
Posted 24 April 2019, 5:31 p.m. Suggest removal
bcitizen says...
The WTO is a trade agreement that cannot be left or easily alterred after signing on and has no end date to the treaty. Has there been a referendum on joining? No! Has either party in the last 20 years run a campaign or seriously promoted joing as a major part of their campaign? No! Good, bad, right or wrong. It is undemocratic for a elected 4-5 year government to enter our country into a agreement that a new government cannot easily get us out of or alter without meeting any of the previously mentioned conditions.
On Super Value chief warns on potential paper plant close
Posted 15 April 2019, 7:15 p.m. Suggest removal
bcitizen says...
Yes the same problem and even though I was for the legalization of the number shops the referendum vote was against it. The government at the time went against the vote. Our democracy is not functioning. Even though the vote was against what I wanted, I accepted it. This is paramount to the trust between elected governments and the people. This breakdown in democracy is an even greater issue than than the WTO or the numbers houses. The people are being sidelined
On Super Value chief’s WTO fears labelled ‘illusion and fiction’
Posted 12 April 2019, 11:14 p.m. Suggest removal
bcitizen says...
How can any 4-5 year government enter us into a agreement/treaty that cannot be easily undone by the election of another government without it being a major plank in their election manifesto or a referendum put to the population? Neither has been done by either party. This whole process is on the border of being undemocratic and against democracy. I doubt in a referendum regarding joining the WTO that support for it would get more than 10% support. The Bahamas does not want this.
On Super Value chief’s WTO fears labelled ‘illusion and fiction’
Posted 12 April 2019, 10:36 p.m. Suggest removal
bcitizen says...
exactly
On WTO to ‘modernise 70-year-old model’
Posted 3 April 2019, 10:15 a.m. Suggest removal
bcitizen says...
So Tyson imported from the USA has safeguards to protect it's products traversing the mailboat network of the out islands? Why would Abaco chicken have any harder time than imported products traversing these shipping links?
On Poultry producers in push for quotas
Posted 26 March 2019, 5:46 p.m. Suggest removal
bcitizen says...
Cannot yall come up with something/ideas other than tax tax tax?
On Govt: Tax won’t ‘disrupt’ vacation rentals market
Posted 9 March 2019, 11:07 a.m. Suggest removal