This lunacy - the complete ignorance of what makes Bimini attractive as a destination, combined with a plan aggressively shrouded from the public, carried out with wanton disregard for any of the area's marine resources - will go down in history as another of our government's worst blunders. And that is really saying something.
Our Junkanoo is already taking steps (feathers, glitter, sequins) to mirror these other festivals. Do we need another to blur the lines and rob the Bahamas of the only thing we can call our own? Please, I welcome angry additions to what tourists could perceive as truly Bahamian...
Every day I think that the Bahamas govt. can't get any dumber, and every day they outdo themselves. First the idea to dredge across Bimini's dive sites for a completely ludicrous cruise scheme and now this. Does Christie know we already have an incredible, unique and culturally relevant festival twice each winter? Why are we copycatting other nations? Aren't there more important things to focus on right now?
@concerned citizen: The Ruins at Atlantis is a fish-filled seawater snorkeling site - shallow, warm and loaded with fish waste which fuels algal and bacterial growth.
If you read the American victim's tripadvisor thread (pleading the Bahamas govt. to investigate!), he mentions he also swam in another very warm, poorly circulated, nutrient-rich body of water: "The Ruins" at Atlantis. Sounds like pretty good vibrio habitat to me...
If you read this guy's tripadvisor thread, he also snorkelled at one of Atlantis' fish-filled lagoons. This particular bacteria is fond of very warm, shallow, nutrient-loaded environments. Like, in Florida, estuaries or oyster-filled bays. Or a hotel pond...
jt says...
Looks like people wanting a small-island Bahamian fishing experience will go to the Berry Is. now...
What a catastrophe.
On Dive guru 'devastated' over threat to Bimini
Posted 4 November 2013, 12:36 p.m. Suggest removal
jt says...
This lunacy - the complete ignorance of what makes Bimini attractive as a destination, combined with a plan aggressively shrouded from the public, carried out with wanton disregard for any of the area's marine resources - will go down in history as another of our government's worst blunders. And that is really saying something.
On TOUGH CALL: Revealed - the impact of Bimini Bay on environment
Posted 4 November 2013, 11:52 a.m. Suggest removal
jt says...
(Angry rant over) John you have a good point.
On PM announces commission to create new festival
Posted 1 November 2013, 2:19 a.m. Suggest removal
jt says...
Our Junkanoo is already taking steps (feathers, glitter, sequins) to mirror these other festivals. Do we need another to blur the lines and rob the Bahamas of the only thing we can call our own? Please, I welcome angry additions to what tourists could perceive as truly Bahamian...
On PM announces commission to create new festival
Posted 1 November 2013, 2:18 a.m. Suggest removal
jt says...
National Festival Commission? Unemployment among the young is at 30%. I can't even.
On PM announces commission to create new festival
Posted 31 October 2013, 2:04 p.m. Suggest removal
jt says...
Every day I think that the Bahamas govt. can't get any dumber, and every day they outdo themselves. First the idea to dredge across Bimini's dive sites for a completely ludicrous cruise scheme and now this. Does Christie know we already have an incredible, unique and culturally relevant festival twice each winter? Why are we copycatting other nations? Aren't there more important things to focus on right now?
On PM announces commission to create new festival
Posted 31 October 2013, 2:01 p.m. Suggest removal
jt says...
@concerned citizen: The Ruins at Atlantis is a fish-filled seawater snorkeling site - shallow, warm and loaded with fish waste which fuels algal and bacterial growth.
On Government investigates flesh-eating bacteria
Posted 23 October 2013, 8:23 p.m. Suggest removal
jt says...
If you read the American victim's tripadvisor thread (pleading the Bahamas govt. to investigate!), he mentions he also swam in another very warm, poorly circulated, nutrient-rich body of water: "The Ruins" at Atlantis. Sounds like pretty good vibrio habitat to me...
On Government investigates flesh-eating bacteria
Posted 23 October 2013, 1:39 p.m. Suggest removal
jt says...
If you read this guy's tripadvisor thread, he also snorkelled at one of Atlantis' fish-filled lagoons. This particular bacteria is fond of very warm, shallow, nutrient-loaded environments. Like, in Florida, estuaries or oyster-filled bays. Or a hotel pond...
On Bacteria victim calls on ministry to ‘take notice’
Posted 20 October 2013, 1:28 p.m. Suggest removal
jt says...
Does this Kokoski dinosaur own the Tribune or something? Why are his desperate, bigoted, out-of-touch letters always printed?
On Briefly
Posted 3 October 2013, 4:10 p.m. Suggest removal