Until we ALL recognize that each of us has a predisposed prejudice, nothing will change.
However, this article gives me hope that some people are waking up. It is going to take people from All races and All walks of life (rich & poor) to make this nation better.
Brent Symonette is a honest, hardworking, doer and did a great job helping the nation, he was much better at his job than most MP's. Least corrupt of them all, he doesn't need the money! He was very wealthy before politics and will stay wealthy, actually would have been even richer by not being involved politics. Just wish a few more over 65's would follow his lead, get out of the way so some younger minds can manage the nation.
Thank you for your service to the nation Mr Symonette!
have incentives to get solar power in every home (Tax free renewables and supplies) Privatize all government run companies. Encourage better farming technology and incentives and export things like vanilla, spices, passion fruit etc • Have a National Lottery. • Implement -Freedom of information. • Adopt a transparent legal system. • Make all rights equal. • Enforce the laws! Prosecute anyone involved with corruption, seize ill-gotten gains for the national kitty. • Speed up judicial effectiveness -overhaul the whole legal system -independent of political influence. • Digitize and have ALL government entities on-line. And respond to the public's emails in a timely fashion. • Run the country like a modern-day progressive business. • Ongoing training and evaluations of All government staff. (Get rid of the dead wood) • Reduce the size of government and the unnecessary pomp & perks for Gov employees. • Get out of the way = Stop inventing new regulations or operations for the government to get involved with (like new taxes) • Educate and build a highly skilled workforce. • Create flexible labor regulations and improve the whole business environment to encourage investors. • Expand ideas on the ‘ease of doing business’ encourage Bahamian entrepreneurialism and stimulate productivity. • Sell old government properties that are derelict or about to be. (since the government will/should be smaller & digitized, plus they can’t seem to renovate) • Sell off all unprofitable government entities/companies- Get gov. out of telecommunications, transportation and energy sectors. • Speed up the immigration permits and process. • Secure property rights… including intellectual property rights. • Lease- don’t sell, crown land to investors. • Charge the cruise industry a fee for any passengers that stay on cruise ships when in port. • Go solar/ wind/ wave- allow tax free on renewable energy imports. • Get ‘tried and tested’ successful energy advisers at BPL and the landfills. • Starting with major bills first. Make people to PAY outstanding Government bills -Stamp Tax / Property taxes etc. • Outsource contracts to improve family island infrastructure development, physical and communications infrastructure - ports -airports- roads- clinics to encourage UHNW investors, boutique hotels and eco lodges. (& not so much Cruise Ships) • Legalize The ‘Medical’ marijuana industry. • Investigate the BOB loans and recoup the moneys. • Rehabilitate, reevaluate and personality test, all inmates in jail, and provide them with useful skills pertaining to their personalities. (this can be done on a free on-line test www.myersbriggs.org) • Have low cost childcare / healthcare facilities near old people’s homes and integrate.
Awesome! because of Sarkis vision to build Baha Mar we now enjoy a great upswing in our economy. This kind of long term development is also needed for the 4000+ kids that leave school each year. Developments for ultra-high-end-clientele are much better for the country's economy than cruise ships or hotels, they'll spend 'year round' not just a night or two in a hotel or few hours off a ship! So the ripple effect will mean the quality of life will improve for all of us! BONUS!
The pathetic small boys that are doing this kind of thing are without a doubt full-blown cowards, shooting unarmed people whilst hiding behind tinted car windows is not brave.
By their own actions they will go to hell soon & that's for sure, but why are the parents and preachers not stopping this?
People Know these parasites, people produce and harbor these thugs, those same people are just as culpable. Look in the mirror of your soul Bahamians!
The pathetic small boys that are doing this kind of thing are without a doubt full blown cowards, shooting unarmed people whilst hiding behind tinted car windows is not brave.
By their own actions they will go to hell soon that's for sure, but why are the parents and preachers not stopping this?
People Know these parasites, people produce and harbor these thugs, those people are just as culpable.
jus2cents says...
Until we ALL recognize that each of us has a predisposed prejudice, nothing will change.
However, this article gives me hope that some people are waking up.
It is going to take people from All races and All walks of life (rich & poor) to make this nation better.
On INSIGHT: Why vilify Symonette? The white oligarchs were replaced by black ones who have failed us
Posted 9 July 2019, 11:31 a.m. Suggest removal
jus2cents says...
Brave Davis how old are you 68? Bye, Bye!
On Brent: My decision to leave Cabinet
Posted 2 July 2019, 2:50 p.m. Suggest removal
jus2cents says...
Brent Symonette is a honest, hardworking, doer and did a great job helping the nation, he was much better at his job than most MP's.
Least corrupt of them all, he doesn't need the money! He was very wealthy before politics and will stay wealthy, actually would have been even richer by not being involved politics.
Just wish a few more over 65's would follow his lead, get out of the way so some younger minds can manage the nation.
Thank you for your service to the nation Mr Symonette!
On Brent: My decision to leave Cabinet
Posted 2 July 2019, 2:46 p.m. Suggest removal
jus2cents says...
Get rid of web shops. They are killing people.
On THE BIG QUESTION: What changes do you want to see before the 50th year of Independence in 2023?
Posted 1 July 2019, 3:54 p.m. Suggest removal
jus2cents says...
have incentives to get solar power in every home (Tax free renewables and supplies)
Privatize all government run companies.
Encourage better farming technology and incentives and export things like vanilla, spices, passion fruit etc
• Have a National Lottery.
• Implement -Freedom of information.
• Adopt a transparent legal system.
• Make all rights equal.
• Enforce the laws! Prosecute anyone involved with corruption, seize ill-gotten gains for the national kitty.
• Speed up judicial effectiveness -overhaul the whole legal system -independent of political influence.
• Digitize and have ALL government entities on-line. And respond to the public's emails in a timely fashion.
• Run the country like a modern-day progressive business.
• Ongoing training and evaluations of All government staff. (Get rid of the dead wood)
• Reduce the size of government and the unnecessary pomp & perks for Gov employees.
• Get out of the way = Stop inventing new regulations or operations for the government to get involved with (like new taxes)
• Educate and build a highly skilled workforce.
• Create flexible labor regulations and improve the whole business environment to encourage investors.
• Expand ideas on the ‘ease of doing business’ encourage Bahamian entrepreneurialism and stimulate productivity.
• Sell old government properties that are derelict or about to be. (since the government will/should be smaller & digitized, plus they can’t seem to renovate)
• Sell off all unprofitable government entities/companies- Get gov. out of telecommunications, transportation and energy sectors.
• Speed up the immigration permits and process.
• Secure property rights… including intellectual property rights.
• Lease- don’t sell, crown land to investors.
• Charge the cruise industry a fee for any passengers that stay on cruise ships when in port.
• Go solar/ wind/ wave- allow tax free on renewable energy imports.
• Get ‘tried and tested’ successful energy advisers at BPL and the landfills.
• Starting with major bills first. Make people to PAY outstanding Government bills -Stamp Tax / Property taxes etc.
• Outsource contracts to improve family island infrastructure development, physical and communications infrastructure - ports -airports- roads- clinics to encourage UHNW investors, boutique hotels and eco lodges. (& not so much Cruise Ships)
• Legalize The ‘Medical’ marijuana industry.
• Investigate the BOB loans and recoup the moneys.
• Rehabilitate, reevaluate and personality test, all inmates in jail, and provide them with useful skills pertaining to their personalities. (this can be done on a free on-line test www.myersbriggs.org)
• Have low cost childcare / healthcare facilities near old people’s homes and integrate.
On THE BIG QUESTION: What changes do you want to see before the 50th year of Independence in 2023?
Posted 1 July 2019, 3:50 p.m. Suggest removal
jus2cents says...
Awesome! because of Sarkis vision to build Baha Mar we now enjoy a great upswing in our economy.
This kind of long term development is also needed for the 4000+ kids that leave school each year.
Developments for ultra-high-end-clientele are much better for the country's economy than cruise ships or hotels, they'll spend 'year round' not just a night or two in a hotel or few hours off a ship!
So the ripple effect will mean the quality of life will improve for all of us! BONUS!
On Sarkis unveils his ‘Preserve’
Posted 27 June 2019, 5:05 p.m. Suggest removal
jus2cents says...
God rest his young soul.
The pathetic small boys that are doing this kind of thing are without a doubt full-blown cowards, shooting unarmed people whilst hiding behind tinted car windows is not brave.
By their own actions they will go to hell soon & that's for sure, but why are the parents and preachers not stopping this?
People Know these parasites, people produce and harbor these thugs, those same people are just as culpable.
Look in the mirror of your soul Bahamians!
On DRIVE-BY KILLING: Video shows how victim is shot as car passes by
Posted 14 June 2019, 2:37 p.m. Suggest removal
jus2cents says...
The pathetic small boys that are doing this kind of thing are without a doubt full blown cowards, shooting unarmed people whilst hiding behind tinted car windows is not brave.
By their own actions they will go to hell soon that's for sure, but why are the parents and preachers not stopping this?
People Know these parasites, people produce and harbor these thugs, those people are just as culpable.
On TRIBUNE COMMENT: Another drive-by, a man falls fatally shot. We should all be shocked but today after so many killed it’s as if NO ONE CARES
Posted 14 June 2019, 2:35 p.m. Suggest removal
jus2cents says...
Great points!
On Flying to a solution
Posted 12 June 2019, 10:39 a.m. Suggest removal
jus2cents says...
Great idea! Long overdue :)
On New construction model eyes 40% build time cut
Posted 6 June 2019, 3:48 p.m. Suggest removal