Which biologists state that a fragile reef can survive being in the midst of a cruise ship mega terminal with thousands of people each and every day using the waters?
It was said the Great Lakes were so big you could never pollute them. Didn't work out that way. Trading Light House beach to the cruise industry mortgages sells out the future Eleuthera could have in sustainable, low impact tourism and locks it into low margin mega cruise development, which BTW is not working out so well for Nassau. Bigger cruise ships have not led to a more prosperous, less in debt Bahamas. Think about it, did we have VAT before the cruise industry got so big? NO. More cruise ship visitors = less money for the tourism economy workers, less hotel stays, and a more powerful cruise industry.
Disney wanted to develop Port Royal in Jamaica years ago, but on condition the government relocate/resettle the people already there (and in the way or deemed by them to be not compaitible with their plans). This is who we are dealing with.
I read years ago Disney World is exempt in Florida from pretty much all municipal regulation due to the way its setup.
Everyone needs to tell Disney to leave Lighthouse Beach alone.There is no way the reef system there would ever survive just enormous development impacts!
Where is the Bahamas National Trust on all this? The PLP?
Would seem the cheapest/easiest plan would be to kick out all cruise ships, and create opportunities for Bahamians to invest in small and medium sized hotels that would cater to the smaller number of visitors that would then visit the Bahamas creating less "leakage" of funds abroad, and more meaningful ownership and advancesmanship opportunities and overall less harmful impact of mass tourism brining almost no retained earnings to Bahamians and very low spend overall (those that visit on cruise ships).
Who in their right mind thinks we can service sky high debts off of a few tourists buying t-shirts and cigars on Bay street?
They don't allow mass cruise ship arrivals on the French islands, has anyone ever wondered why? The French look at the value proposition and say NON.
Actually you've been doing new rules to appease others since 2000. Notice how it never ends. The Bahamas should state that any and all concerns over financial regulation can be duly brought before the UN and handled as all other UN business is!
Where is the gurantee that even if you give the EU all what it wants it won't just issue new demands all anew? Isn't this the fundamental problem of yielding to these alphabet groups in the first place?
- BEC placed under receivership - Assets sold to the highest private sector bidder who knows how to run a utility with proven record and a comittment to invest in renewables - Proceeds of the above sale distributed to all creditors in line with what is available
It seems we do endless bailouts and give them nice names "Rate Reduction Bonds", how much would the rate have been reduced if the liabilities were paid at their true market value? eg how much would the private sector pay for BEC debt as a % of the face value of the debt?
The taxpayer needs to start holding a firm line here, the treasury is not endless, and the public purse is not a free for all and its going to have to start paying what it can, not this 100 cents on the dollar business. If people don't like this they need to start saying how much more VAT they will be willing to pay. No one is bargaining on behalf of the tax payer/citizens as an overall group here.
For years BEC has charged amounts for electricty far and above the cost of oil once it crashed in 2014....
concerned799 says...
Where is the Bahamas National Trust on this?
Which biologists state that a fragile reef can survive being in the midst of a cruise ship mega terminal with thousands of people each and every day using the waters?
On Petition won't stop Disney development
Posted 1 August 2019, 12:24 a.m. Suggest removal
concerned799 says...
It was said the Great Lakes were so big you could never pollute them. Didn't work out that way. Trading Light House beach to the cruise industry mortgages sells out the future Eleuthera could have in sustainable, low impact tourism and locks it into low margin mega cruise development, which BTW is not working out so well for Nassau. Bigger cruise ships have not led to a more prosperous, less in debt Bahamas. Think about it, did we have VAT before the cruise industry got so big? NO. More cruise ship visitors = less money for the tourism economy workers, less hotel stays, and a more powerful cruise industry.
On New online battle to stop Disney cruise plan
Posted 17 July 2019, 1:31 a.m. Suggest removal
concerned799 says...
https://news.yahoo.com/i-was-so-livid-d…
Disney heiress horrified when she sees worker conditions at the parks in the US. Employees resorting to having to salvage food from garbage.
On New online battle to stop Disney cruise plan
Posted 17 July 2019, 1:23 a.m. Suggest removal
concerned799 says...
What does the Bahamas National Trust say?
If both parties are a disaster on this, what does the DNA say?
On New online battle to stop Disney cruise plan
Posted 17 July 2019, 1:21 a.m. Suggest removal
concerned799 says...
Disney wanted to develop Port Royal in Jamaica years ago, but on condition the government relocate/resettle the people already there (and in the way or deemed by them to be not compaitible with their plans). This is who we are dealing with.
I read years ago Disney World is exempt in Florida from pretty much all municipal regulation due to the way its setup.
Everyone needs to tell Disney to leave Lighthouse Beach alone.There is no way the reef system there would ever survive just enormous development impacts!
Where is the Bahamas National Trust on all this? The PLP?
On New online battle to stop Disney cruise plan
Posted 16 July 2019, 2:46 p.m. Suggest removal
concerned799 says...
Would seem the cheapest/easiest plan would be to kick out all cruise ships, and create opportunities for Bahamians to invest in small and medium sized hotels that would cater to the smaller number of visitors that would then visit the Bahamas creating less "leakage" of funds abroad, and more meaningful ownership and advancesmanship opportunities and overall less harmful impact of mass tourism brining almost no retained earnings to Bahamians and very low spend overall (those that visit on cruise ships).
Who in their right mind thinks we can service sky high debts off of a few tourists buying t-shirts and cigars on Bay street?
They don't allow mass cruise ship arrivals on the French islands, has anyone ever wondered why? The French look at the value proposition and say NON.
On 'Deepen the spend' on 17.5% tourist rise
Posted 9 July 2019, 2:09 a.m. Suggest removal
concerned799 says...
Actually you've been doing new rules to appease others since 2000. Notice how it never ends. The Bahamas should state that any and all concerns over financial regulation can be duly brought before the UN and handled as all other UN business is!
On ‘Economic lifeblood’ threat from EU list
Posted 1 July 2019, 12:22 a.m. Suggest removal
concerned799 says...
Where is the gurantee that even if you give the EU all what it wants it won't just issue new demands all anew? Isn't this the fundamental problem of yielding to these alphabet groups in the first place?
On ‘Economic lifeblood’ threat from EU list
Posted 28 June 2019, 3:43 p.m. Suggest removal
concerned799 says...
I wonder why the following was never conducted:
- BEC placed under receivership
- Assets sold to the highest private sector bidder who knows how to run a utility with proven record and a comittment to invest in renewables
- Proceeds of the above sale distributed to all creditors in line with what is available
It seems we do endless bailouts and give them nice names "Rate Reduction Bonds", how much would the rate have been reduced if the liabilities were paid at their true market value? eg how much would the private sector pay for BEC debt as a % of the face value of the debt?
The taxpayer needs to start holding a firm line here, the treasury is not endless, and the public purse is not a free for all and its going to have to start paying what it can, not this 100 cents on the dollar business. If people don't like this they need to start saying how much more VAT they will be willing to pay. No one is bargaining on behalf of the tax payer/citizens as an overall group here.
For years BEC has charged amounts for electricty far and above the cost of oil once it crashed in 2014....
On Mega refinance for BPL ‘stable footing’
Posted 28 June 2019, 3:07 a.m. Suggest removal
concerned799 says...
Are we going to ban the feeding of sharks for tourists?
And what is the BNT position on this?
On US woman dies after shark attack
Posted 27 June 2019, 9:26 p.m. Suggest removal