I said a few days ago before this article when l saw the agreement to go LNG. That Mr. Miller wanted to do this in the early 2000s and if people would have listened the Bahamas would be way ahead of the game now. Mr. Miller might have his faults but on this he was 120 percent correct.

Lazy business people? What have our successive lazy governments done over the last 17 years to help the private sector? Lower rankings in ease of doing business. No reforms that deal with energy costs. Poor utilities and basic infrastructure. Little to no reforms for accessing foreign capital. No reforms for the likes of our horrendous business tax on turnover and the list goes on. No change in the government worker mentality of come back tomorrow, I busy, leaving at 2 to pick up children from school, come up with any excuse not to do anything attitude. Don't lay all this at the private sector who struggle to survive with ever increasing tax compliance obligations and ever increasing government bureaucracy.

What have our successive lazy governments done over the last 17 years to help the private sector? Lower rankings in ease of doing business. No reforms that deal with energy costs. Poor utilities and basic infrastructure. Little to no reforms for accessing foreign capital. No reforms for the likes of our horrendous business tax on turnover and the list goes on. No change in the government worker mentality of come back tomorrow, I busy, leaving at 2 to pick up children from school, come up with any excuse not to do anything attitude. Don't lay all this at the private sector who struggle to survive with ever increasing tax compliance obligations and ever increasing government bureaucracy.

Can anyone name a small developing country that the WTO has been good for?

Pie in the sky. Name one small developing country that has come put on top after joining WTO? Funny how the attorneys have had their own lobby to prevent foreign competition, but everyone else should just suck it up.

Small developing countries and WTO. Do some research. Not pretty.

In fact all the codifying of laws mentioned can be done without the WTO. To suggest we give up some of our sovereignty to an un elected body so we can have the power to pass laws and regulations our government can do now is nonsense. Maybe we should still be a colony then since our government apparently needs an outside body to force it to do what is in the best interest of the Bahamas according to this article? Do any search online about small developing countries and WTO and it is not a pretty picture.

Name any small developing country that has benefitted under WTO?

Chicken is 30 percent not 40. Shows how much he knows his business. Fast food is killing Bahamians. It is poison. "people have a preference" People also have a preference to drive drunk, do not wear a seat belt, do drugs, smoke and drink (both are heavily taxed) and many other things that are considered dangerous and unhealthy but, the government sometimes has to protect people from themselves especially when we have a quasi government funded health system supported by taxes. Want to have bad habits? Then they need to be taxed to pay for your healthcare. How much economic loss does the Bahamas suffer due to obesity, health care costs, loss of productivity, and shorter lifespans?

Conch like bonefish is far more valuable to the Bahamas from a tourism point of view. We are one of the few places in the world that still have wild conch populations. The exportation of it is just beyond dumb. Want to taste/eat conch? Come visit the Bahamas period the end. Talking crap about no plastic while exporting a species that is endangered around the world is retarded from an environmental point of view.