Publishing the names is not the only answer. It's also fixing the system. How else do you explain why a foreigner is able to keep a job for 10 years in the same position without anyone noticing that no one was trained to replace him.
Check this out: The procedure to get a work permit especially for a high-ranking job requires that you first apply for a Labour Certificate. In order to get the Labour Certificate you have to advertise the job for three consecutive days one of the local newspapers. The application for the Labour Certificate requires that you submit the responses to the ad. So even if a "qualified Bahamian" has applied for the job, what do you do? You simply don't send his response with your application. Instead you send the responses of the persons who did not qualify to make it look like there is no Bahamian qualified for the job.
Additionally on the application for the Labour Certificate you have to fill in the name of a Bahamian you are training to replace the expat. Any old "Jo Blow" will do. So how is it that 3 years later the expat is still on the job and nobody is noticing that his work permit is being renewed every year and the Bahamian who's name was put on the application form has yet to replace him.
The Labour Certificate is a waste of time. It's merely a formality and the persons who hire the expats know it.
But I blame the Government/Minister of Labour who have allowed it to happen. It explains why the place is saturated with foreigners. We do not follow through on our own policies. We do not have checks and balances.
I've seen this statement printed in the other daily at least twice: "Gibson was seen entering CID for questioning without crutches". Someone even commented on social media that he was seen entering the building in a suit with shoes on and NO crutches - the implication in both cases being that he's faking it.
I get the not rush to judgment that the church promotes - after all none of us are without sin but Mr. Gibson has put himself in this position and by that I mean the appearance of corruption, starting with the rumours of kickbacks he was getting while Minister of Housing, the Anna Nicole saga that cost him his post.as Minister of Immigration... and then he comes back and now this.
I would have stepped down and not returned after the first very embarrassing scandal.
There is an appearance of corruption with the PLP and most notably with Mr. Gibson and a few others.
Usually if someone is innocent these things do not stick. I find it interesting that so many have this impression of him. Prosecution of persecution.... only time will tell.
How do you answer an idiot? The short answer is you don't. But FM is the exception. Never ever have I seen a politician so self-absorbed and deluded!
He actually thinks the likes of Brave Davis (no doubt with his 'smart' backing) can lead the PLP to a win at the polls in 5 years while actually admitting that people are tired of the old guard? Jesus. Cab you spell s-t-u-p-i-d!
He and Davis are exactly what's wrong with that party. When are they going to wake up and realize that the Bahamian people do not care for either of them.
Man take a chill pill, hang it up and go join your old mash up and finished leader!
I think they give you the option of working to pay it off or paying it off with monthly installments. I can't see a student not getting a job and then returning to the U.S. to work without paying a dime of the loan back.
The fact the you didn't get a job does not exempt you from paying back the loan if you got a job as a result of your education. It's foolhardy to say otherwise.
If the loan debt was $155M when Fitzgerald was the Minister and is now $156M obviously Fitzgerald or the Ministry went ahead and granted another $1M in additional scholarships but I still find it unfair to stop the program completely and rob the new applicants who genuinely need the help of getting a scholarship. They must find a way to collect the outstanding funds and tighten up on the application and payment process.
jackbnimble says...
Yeah this thing go deep. How do you get back to your roots when corruption is all you KNOW?
On ‘Get back to PLP roots to become stronger’
Posted 15 August 2017, 1:04 p.m. Suggest removal
jackbnimble says...
Publishing the names is not the only answer. It's also fixing the system. How else do you explain why a foreigner is able to keep a job for 10 years in the same position without anyone noticing that no one was trained to replace him.
Check this out: The procedure to get a work permit especially for a high-ranking job requires that you first apply for a Labour Certificate. In order to get the Labour Certificate you have to advertise the job for three consecutive days one of the local newspapers. The application for the Labour Certificate requires that you submit the responses to the ad. So even if a "qualified Bahamian" has applied for the job, what do you do? You simply don't send his response with your application. Instead you send the responses of the persons who did not qualify to make it look like there is no Bahamian qualified for the job.
Additionally on the application for the Labour Certificate you have to fill in the name of a Bahamian you are training to replace the expat. Any old "Jo Blow" will do. So how is it that 3 years later the expat is still on the job and nobody is noticing that his work permit is being renewed every year and the Bahamian who's name was put on the application form has yet to replace him.
The Labour Certificate is a waste of time. It's merely a formality and the persons who hire the expats know it.
But I blame the Government/Minister of Labour who have allowed it to happen. It explains why the place is saturated with foreigners. We do not follow through on our own policies. We do not have checks and balances.
On ‘Publish jobs of permit holders’
Posted 11 August 2017, 4:18 p.m. Suggest removal
jackbnimble says...
No qualifications? Mr. Henfield is a trained attorney.
On ‘Publish jobs of permit holders’
Posted 11 August 2017, 4:06 p.m. Suggest removal
jackbnimble says...
I've seen this statement printed in the other daily at least twice: "Gibson was seen entering CID for questioning without crutches". Someone even commented on social media that he was seen entering the building in a suit with shoes on and NO crutches - the implication in both cases being that he's faking it.
Lol. Just thought I'd put that out there.
On Bishop Ellis: Gibson shown no respect
Posted 11 August 2017, 8:55 a.m. Suggest removal
jackbnimble says...
I get the not rush to judgment that the church promotes - after all none of us are without sin but Mr. Gibson has put himself in this position and by that I mean the appearance of corruption, starting with the rumours of kickbacks he was getting while Minister of Housing, the Anna Nicole saga that cost him his post.as Minister of Immigration... and then he comes back and now this.
I would have stepped down and not returned after the first very embarrassing scandal.
There is an appearance of corruption with the PLP and most notably with Mr. Gibson and a few others.
Usually if someone is innocent these things do not stick. I find it interesting that so many have this impression of him. Prosecution of persecution.... only time will tell.
On Bishop Ellis: Gibson shown no respect
Posted 8 August 2017, 5:07 p.m. Suggest removal
jackbnimble says...
And I would like to see the commentary if the charges DO stick!
That should make the conversation very interesting.
On Bishop Ellis: Gibson shown no respect
Posted 8 August 2017, 4:59 p.m. Suggest removal
jackbnimble says...
Announcers kept referring to her as the 'Olympic Games silver mealist' or was I hearing things??!!
On Shaunae Miller-Uibo wins heat in 400m
Posted 6 August 2017, 10:30 a.m. Suggest removal
jackbnimble says...
How do you answer an idiot? The short answer is you don't. But FM is the exception. Never ever have I seen a politician so self-absorbed and deluded!
He actually thinks the likes of Brave Davis (no doubt with his 'smart' backing) can lead the PLP to a win at the polls in 5 years while actually admitting that people are tired of the old guard? Jesus. Cab you spell s-t-u-p-i-d!
He and Davis are exactly what's wrong with that party. When are they going to wake up and realize that the Bahamian people do not care for either of them.
Man take a chill pill, hang it up and go join your old mash up and finished leader!
On Mitchell warns of tit-for-tat response to PLP arrests
Posted 4 August 2017, 4:08 p.m. Suggest removal
jackbnimble says...
Lord the people wearing PLP shirts to blend in when they hit land! What a time!
This human smuggling operation is deeper than we know.
On Long Island swoop stops over 100 Haitian migrants
Posted 28 July 2017, 9:15 a.m. Suggest removal
jackbnimble says...
I think they give you the option of working to pay it off or paying it off with monthly installments. I can't see a student not getting a job and then returning to the U.S. to work without paying a dime of the loan back.
The fact the you didn't get a job does not exempt you from paying back the loan if you got a job as a result of your education. It's foolhardy to say otherwise.
If the loan debt was $155M when Fitzgerald was the Minister and is now $156M obviously Fitzgerald or the Ministry went ahead and granted another $1M in additional scholarships but I still find it unfair to stop the program completely and rob the new applicants who genuinely need the help of getting a scholarship. They must find a way to collect the outstanding funds and tighten up on the application and payment process.
On Student loan debts block scholarships
Posted 26 July 2017, 12:15 p.m. Suggest removal