I remember I posted outsourcing management would never work when this all started with PowerSecure way back when, and the issue of the monies paid out wrongly proves this. Management can not be seperated from ownership!
With huricaines getting stronger and stronger a national debate is needed - how small an island will be rebuilt with full services in future storms?
If all islands go back to original condition, is everyone willing to pay more tax or see services cut to pay for it?
If he doesn't want to live on Nassau perhaps the government could fund a move to Long Island as a way of addressing the lifestyle desire not to live on a very populated island if everyone decides major rebuilds aren't doable going forward?
Further with conch numbers crashing frankly moving islands into protected conch recovery zones is perhaps all that can save them in the long term so there are huge fishery/ecological benefits to be had if some smaller islands were left as preserves.
I wonder how the Bahamas economy would look if the Bahamas and the Caribbean as a whole depermitted all cruise ships and all the new hotels could filled up?
What guarantee is there there won't be new demands to avoid a future blacklisting once these demands are met? Is this not the fundamental illogic of agreeing to extortion?
If the Bahamas will give in to endless foreign demands, which always seem to become new ones even if you meet the old demands then it is no longer soverign.
Why is it so hard to state the Bahamas Government does not represent the OECD but rather the Bahamian people?
What guarantee is there you wouldn't be back in this situation with new bad loans in a few years even if you bailed it out yet again now?
Are public funds not more useful in building hospitals and schools than in merely paying for past mistakes that have no tangible impact on anything that lasts going forward?
Fundamentally, where is the legal obligation of the Bahamas to even have to speak to the OECD?
As a foreign not for profit organization it has the right to send a letter to the Bahamas advising of whatever policy it suggests, nothing more.
The presumption there is any "obligation" as such owing to the OECD anymore than any other non Bahamian lobby group has no basis in international or Bahamian law.
The Bahamas gave significant concessions to avoid a blacklist in 2000 under Ingram. It seems the demands are now never ending to avoid a "blacklist".
So what guarantee is there the Bahamas wouldn't get a blacklist label even if it gave in to the "new" demands once you make even newer demands in a few years?
And further what resolution of the UN gave you the right to dictate to the nations of the world oh high OECD?
Wonder when/if the IMF will mention the elephant in the room and query why increased cruise arrivals and much larger ships over the past few years are not translating into higher growth and rather we see reduced expectations?
Could it just be a form of tourism (cruise arrivals) that produces pennies on the dollar compared to air tourism is in fact eating into what does or did make the economy go?
concerned799 says...
sell bec. Why is this so difficult?
I remember I posted outsourcing management would never work when this all started with PowerSecure way back when, and the issue of the monies paid out wrongly proves this. Management can not be seperated from ownership!
On ‘Crunch meeting’ for BPL’s manager today
Posted 20 September 2017, 7:10 p.m. Suggest removal
concerned799 says...
With huricaines getting stronger and stronger a national debate is needed - how small an island will be rebuilt with full services in future storms?
If all islands go back to original condition, is everyone willing to pay more tax or see services cut to pay for it?
If he doesn't want to live on Nassau perhaps the government could fund a move to Long Island as a way of addressing the lifestyle desire not to live on a very populated island if everyone decides major rebuilds aren't doable going forward?
Further with conch numbers crashing frankly moving islands into protected conch recovery zones is perhaps all that can save them in the long term so there are huge fishery/ecological benefits to be had if some smaller islands were left as preserves.
On Ragged Island families want to rebuild
Posted 13 September 2017, 3 p.m. Suggest removal
concerned799 says...
I wonder how the Bahamas economy would look if the Bahamas and the Caribbean as a whole depermitted all cruise ships and all the new hotels could filled up?
On Baha Mar targets just 25% occupancy rate
Posted 7 June 2017, 4:17 p.m. Suggest removal
concerned799 says...
What guarantee is there there won't be new demands to avoid a future blacklisting once these demands are met? Is this not the fundamental illogic of agreeing to extortion?
On Bahamas moves to stop ‘devastating’ blacklisting
Posted 30 May 2017, 9 p.m. Suggest removal
concerned799 says...
If the Bahamas will give in to endless foreign demands, which always seem to become new ones even if you meet the old demands then it is no longer soverign.
Why is it so hard to state the Bahamas Government does not represent the OECD but rather the Bahamian people?
On Averting blacklisting is ‘priority’ for Govt
Posted 20 May 2017, 3:41 p.m. Suggest removal
concerned799 says...
What guarantee is there you wouldn't be back in this situation with new bad loans in a few years even if you bailed it out yet again now?
Are public funds not more useful in building hospitals and schools than in merely paying for past mistakes that have no tangible impact on anything that lasts going forward?
On Next Govt warned: ‘Immediate’ decision required over BOB
Posted 10 May 2017, 3:27 p.m. Suggest removal
concerned799 says...
Fundamentally, where is the legal obligation of the Bahamas to even have to speak to the OECD?
As a foreign not for profit organization it has the right to send a letter to the Bahamas advising of whatever policy it suggests, nothing more.
The presumption there is any "obligation" as such owing to the OECD anymore than any other non Bahamian lobby group has no basis in international or Bahamian law.
On OECD alters rules for Bahamas ‘half way through game’
Posted 27 April 2017, 11:22 p.m. Suggest removal
concerned799 says...
The Bahamas gave significant concessions to avoid a blacklist in 2000 under Ingram. It seems the demands are now never ending to avoid a "blacklist".
So what guarantee is there the Bahamas wouldn't get a blacklist label even if it gave in to the "new" demands once you make even newer demands in a few years?
And further what resolution of the UN gave you the right to dictate to the nations of the world oh high OECD?
On OECD chief tells Bahamas: Act now to avoid ‘blacklist’
Posted 27 April 2017, 11:11 p.m. Suggest removal
concerned799 says...
Could it be that a shift to low margin cruise based tourism is causing a structural lowering of Bahamian economic performance?
Why again did we dredge the harbour to allow even bigger ships in to facilitate this?
On Devaluation issue ‘of when, not if’
Posted 20 July 2016, 11:34 p.m. Suggest removal
concerned799 says...
Wonder when/if the IMF will mention the elephant in the room and query why increased cruise arrivals and much larger ships over the past few years are not translating into higher growth and rather we see reduced expectations?
Could it just be a form of tourism (cruise arrivals) that produces pennies on the dollar compared to air tourism is in fact eating into what does or did make the economy go?
On IMF: Bahamas growth potential down 50% since millennium turn
Posted 14 June 2016, 6:13 p.m. Suggest removal