Having worked with the cruise ships and having an exclusive contract with one of the cruise lines for over 16 years I can honestly say they actually bring no tangible benefits to the country compared to the negatives. If I could repeat history I would have nothing to do with the cruise ships. As far as the cruise-line private islands...terrible idea for the country, they operate as their own country within the Bahamas.
My2centz..we get it...slaughterhouses are bad too. You’ve made your point. And you are correct..we don't really know how bad it is at various slaughterhouses except when we see videos filmed undercover. Got it. But we aren’t having a general discussion about slaughterhouses here. We are talking about one specific event that happened 2 days ago in our neighbourhood.
There are two seperate issues here. 1) the brutality of how he killed the turtle and 2) the actual crime of killing a protected species under Bahamian law.
1) the brutality and apparent anger involved, it was uneccasary. He could have found a quicker, less obviously savage way to kill the turtle, such as removing its head with a cutlass or cutting its throat. It still would have been illegal.
2) leaving aside the actual method that the turtle was killed, just the act of killing it was a crime under Bahamian law. In the Bahamas it has been illegal to catch,possess,transport,harass or kill any and all species of sea-turtles since 2009. Period end of story.
So no matter how the turtle came into his possession or how he killed it or even why he killed it, he broke the laws of the country and should be punished under the law.
JoeBlow...the why is irrelevant. If you watched the video he made stew and soup. He can also be seen to not be starving and even if he was starving it would be no justification or excuse for his behaviour. He broke the law in a cruel and inhumane way. End of story.
Beer is already pricey,especially our beer that is brewed right here. So is wine. Tobacco should be upped in taxes...it really serves no purpose and only inreases rates of heart disease,cancer and breathing problems as well as high blood pressure. So tax it more. Sugar and high-fructose corn syrup are in virtually everything so taxing those items is just another hidden VAT ttax hike. Instead they should increase the tax on cookies,candies and on actual syrups of said products such as pancake syrup,corn syrup and actual boxes of sugar. At the same time get rid of all duties and taxes,fees on fresh fruit and vegetables.
becks says...
You’re very wrong Chucky, nowhere even close to a 40% margin, especially since VAT came into effect.
On Contractors seek VAT 'waiver', six month transition
Posted 8 June 2018, 10:34 a.m. Suggest removal
becks says...
Renward Wells is the biggest danger to sustainable fisheries in the Bahamas. He should be removed from this portfolio forthwith.
On PM, officials at odds over fishing ‘debacle’
Posted 28 April 2018, 2:26 p.m. Suggest removal
becks says...
Talk,talk,talk...blah blah blah blah!
On Eleuthera developer mulls subsidiary's IPO
Posted 28 April 2018, 2:21 p.m. Suggest removal
becks says...
Having worked with the cruise ships and having an exclusive contract with one of the cruise lines for over 16 years I can honestly say they actually bring no tangible benefits to the country compared to the negatives. If I could repeat history I would have nothing to do with the cruise ships. As far as the cruise-line private islands...terrible idea for the country, they operate as their own country within the Bahamas.
On Minister’s ‘close eye’ on cruise line islands
Posted 20 March 2018, 9:03 a.m. Suggest removal
becks says...
My2centz..we get it...slaughterhouses are bad too. You’ve made your point. And you are correct..we don't really know how bad it is at various slaughterhouses except when we see videos filmed undercover. Got it. But we aren’t having a general discussion about slaughterhouses here. We are talking about one specific event that happened 2 days ago in our neighbourhood.
On Hunt for turtle’s hammer killer
Posted 8 March 2018, 2:24 p.m. Suggest removal
becks says...
There are two seperate issues here. 1) the brutality of how he killed the turtle and 2) the actual crime of killing a protected species under Bahamian law.
1) the brutality and apparent anger involved, it was uneccasary. He could have found a quicker, less obviously savage way to kill the turtle, such as removing its head with a cutlass or cutting its throat. It still would have been illegal.
2) leaving aside the actual method that the turtle was killed, just the act of killing it was a crime under Bahamian law. In the Bahamas it has been illegal to catch,possess,transport,harass or kill any and all species of sea-turtles since 2009. Period end of story.
So no matter how the turtle came into his possession or how he killed it or even why he killed it, he broke the laws of the country and should be punished under the law.
On Hunt for turtle’s hammer killer
Posted 8 March 2018, 8:57 a.m. Suggest removal
becks says...
Joe...fair enough. He killed the turtle to eat..if you watch the video there is no question about his motives or anything else.
On Hunt for turtle’s hammer killer
Posted 7 March 2018, 3:45 p.m. Suggest removal
becks says...
JoeBlow...the why is irrelevant. If you watched the video he made stew and soup. He can also be seen to not be starving and even if he was starving it would be no justification or excuse for his behaviour. He broke the law in a cruel and inhumane way. End of story.
On Hunt for turtle’s hammer killer
Posted 7 March 2018, 12:19 p.m. Suggest removal
becks says...
Beer is already pricey,especially our beer that is brewed right here. So is wine. Tobacco should be upped in taxes...it really serves no purpose and only inreases rates of heart disease,cancer and breathing problems as well as high blood pressure. So tax it more. Sugar and high-fructose corn syrup are in virtually everything so taxing those items is just another hidden VAT ttax hike. Instead they should increase the tax on cookies,candies and on actual syrups of said products such as pancake syrup,corn syrup and actual boxes of sugar. At the same time get rid of all duties and taxes,fees on fresh fruit and vegetables.
On ‘Sin tax’ sacrifice needed to fund NHI
Posted 21 February 2018, 9:48 a.m. Suggest removal
becks says...
Compared to some other Caricom and Central American countries our electricity supply is fairly reliable.
On PM touts Bahamas' 'reliable electricity'
Posted 23 January 2018, 3:47 p.m. Suggest removal