The only decent and honourable course of action for a cabinet minister caught out lying in parliament is for that minister to resign, sadly cabinet ministers who are members of this particular political party do not have a stellar record of doing the "right thing" back even to their first administration.
A 1970's Doctor Hook song; "I got phoned and I missed it, I got phoned and I missed it, I got phoned and it rolled right by. I got phoned and I missed it, I got phoned and I missed it, I got phoned, Oh, me, Oh my...." Sounds about right for this lot.
The past half century shows us that we should not expect any great improvements to our roads when the Progressively Larger Potholes, PLP, administration is in power. They are much too busy traveling off to foreign countries to pay attention to little details such as these.
Has everyone forgotten Bernie and Robert Vesco and Investers Overseas Services.? Financial scandals operating out of Nassau are nothing new. Cabinet minister loans anyone?
The Rt. Hon Ryan Pinder cautions us not to spread "fake news"; does this bring to anyone else's mind a past leader of his political party promising free electricity to his constituents if only they would re-elect him?
A newspaper's revenue is not so much derived from se;;ing newspapers but rather from sellig advertising space and publishing legal and government notices. And of course the Hon. Sears should certainly do the correct parliamentaty thing and resign, also he almost certainly will not resign.
It is rather sad to see a letter writer displaying such a fundamental lack of understanding of the country's grocery business actually works. If a head of lettuce is now selling for $5 it is because the cost of buying, importing, paying duty to the government , paying VAT to the government,paying the BPL bill to keep it cool, paying for the 5% or more spoilage, has increased to mandate that price. There is nothing sinister or greedy about this, it is simply the economics of business. There is only one viable alternative to the grocery stores selling a head of lettuce for $5, and that is not selling any lettuce at all. It is also revealing that the letter writer considers "snacks" to be an essential dietary component. Really? I mussa have grown up in a different generation when we had porridge oats for breakfast each morning.
This correlation being made between the reduction in the percentage ampunt of VAT charged and the subsequent rise in the amount of tax collected, while being politically pleasing to the governing party, is almost certainly a false equivalency fallacy. The collection of VAT has risen much in line with the increase in tourism spending, the increase in real estate transactions, and the increase in imports as the economy recovers a little. To assign the increase solely to the rate cut is too simple and probably incorrect.
Just maybe when the people involved in this titanic scam are named in a US court of law then one of the Bahamians honored by our late sovereign will have that honor rescinded. We can surely hope so.
hrysippus says...
"1,000 potholes patched’", great, only 237,000 left to be filled.
On ‘More than 1,000 potholes patched’
Posted 9 December 2022, 10:02 a.m. Suggest removal
hrysippus says...
The only decent and honourable course of action for a cabinet minister caught out lying in parliament is for that minister to resign, sadly cabinet ministers who are members of this particular political party do not have a stellar record of doing the "right thing" back even to their first administration.
On 'Sears unsuitable for his portfolio’
Posted 8 December 2022, 12:24 p.m. Suggest removal
hrysippus says...
A 1970's Doctor Hook song; "I got phoned and I missed it, I got phoned and I missed it, I got phoned and it rolled right by. I got phoned and I missed it, I got phoned and I missed it, I got phoned, Oh, me, Oh my...." Sounds about right for this lot.
On Pintard ‘not surprised’ at marijuana delay
Posted 7 December 2022, 9:53 p.m. Suggest removal
hrysippus says...
The past half century shows us that we should not expect any great improvements to our roads when the Progressively Larger Potholes, PLP, administration is in power. They are much too busy traveling off to foreign countries to pay attention to little details such as these.
On FNM Chairman urges minister to address water challenges, potholes
Posted 4 December 2022, 9:08 a.m. Suggest removal
hrysippus says...
Has everyone forgotten Bernie and Robert Vesco and Investers Overseas Services.? Financial scandals operating out of Nassau are nothing new. Cabinet minister loans anyone?
On Deltec tight-lipped over 17 accounts tied to FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried
Posted 29 November 2022, 10:02 p.m. Suggest removal
hrysippus says...
The Rt. Hon Ryan Pinder cautions us not to spread "fake news"; does this bring to anyone else's mind a past leader of his political party promising free electricity to his constituents if only they would re-elect him?
On AG says govt did not seize assets from FTX
Posted 25 November 2022, 9:21 p.m. Suggest removal
hrysippus says...
A newspaper's revenue is not so much derived from se;;ing newspapers but rather from sellig advertising space and publishing legal and government notices. And of course the Hon. Sears should certainly do the correct parliamentaty thing and resign, also he almost certainly will not resign.
On Pintard calls for Sears to resign
Posted 19 November 2022, 9:35 a.m. Suggest removal
hrysippus says...
It is rather sad to see a letter writer displaying such a fundamental lack of understanding of the country's grocery business actually works. If a head of lettuce is now selling for $5 it is because the cost of buying, importing, paying duty to the government , paying VAT to the government,paying the BPL bill to keep it cool, paying for the 5% or more spoilage, has increased to mandate that price. There is nothing sinister or greedy about this, it is simply the economics of business. There is only one viable alternative to the grocery stores selling a head of lettuce for $5, and that is not selling any lettuce at all. It is also revealing that the letter writer considers "snacks" to be an essential dietary component. Really? I mussa have grown up in a different generation when we had porridge oats for breakfast each morning.
On The madness of shrinkflation
Posted 17 November 2022, 5:06 p.m. Suggest removal
hrysippus says...
This correlation being made between the reduction in the percentage ampunt of VAT charged and the subsequent rise in the amount of tax collected, while being politically pleasing to the governing party, is almost certainly a false equivalency fallacy. The collection of VAT has risen much in line with the increase in tourism spending, the increase in real estate transactions, and the increase in imports as the economy recovers a little. To assign the increase solely to the rate cut is too simple and probably incorrect.
On VAT’s ‘real’ 15% rise since January’s cut
Posted 16 November 2022, 9:54 a.m. Suggest removal
hrysippus says...
Just maybe when the people involved in this titanic scam are named in a US court of law then one of the Bahamians honored by our late sovereign will have that honor rescinded. We can surely hope so.
On Sarkis warns: I’ll reveal ‘illegal kickback’ proof
Posted 11 November 2022, 6:38 a.m. Suggest removal