A once in a lifetime offer, ha when the persons who need these home can't afford them, some time ago it was stated that about 80% of Bahamians don't have $1000.00 in their bank account, with minimum wage between $210 - 250 per week, 15% vat, high electricity, food cost high, gas cost high, phone, cable, internet all high, how can and who will be able to qualify?. I think this is all a gimmick, they, the government will say " oh we made a once in a lifetime offer and Bahamians didn't take advantage of the offer" knowing full well that about 80% of Bahamians are too strung out, minimum wage, and taxed out to be able to afford this offer in the first place.
Yes, we the people need to know what the winning bidder is offering and if they are not offering the same or more than Bahamas WTP, then the bidding process is flawed and need to be looked into, transparency, transparency, transparency.
Or we can wait for a disaster to happen, a few hundred people lose their lives and then afterward say oh we were only trying to be humane. Furthermore in which country be it the Caribbean or anywhere else in the world are we Bahamians allowed to squatter on someone else land, as a matter of fact, we can't even squatter on our own crown land, the persons collecting rent should be penalized and made to pay back monies.
The question at this time is not " How did we get here?" the question now is How do we get out of here?. The solution The government doing exactly what they are now trying to do.
I think a study should be done on how many persons have committed suicide, probably let's say for the last ten years, then do a survey of persons who feel or may be suicidal and the reasons they may feel that way, then maybe some persons can be saved because as of late I think there has been to many
If the government should lose and these 177 or so squatters were allowed to remain on crown land, then the gates would be wide open for the thousands of us who need land also, and we the masses don't need to wait for the government to try and sell us crown land for $ 30,000.00, and if this joker Fred Smith wants to go international who cares he can go to Timbuktu, this is Bahamian country. Whatever it takes and no matter how long it takes our Government who is employed by the masses real bahamians, not paper bahamians had better not come back with no sad stories or news because their asses will be gone FIRED, they started in the right direction and they had better continue on course, they better stay straight and fly right
mandela says...
In 2022 will the governing party still be blaming their predecessors for the vows of the country? umm I wonder. Excuses, Excuses, Excuses.
On ‘Tax issues all stem from PLP blunders’
Posted 3 September 2018, 1:07 p.m. Suggest removal
mandela says...
A once in a lifetime offer, ha when the persons who need these home can't afford them, some time ago it was stated that about 80% of Bahamians don't have $1000.00 in their bank account, with minimum wage between $210 - 250 per week, 15% vat, high electricity, food cost high, gas cost high, phone, cable, internet all high, how can and who will be able to qualify?. I think this is all a gimmick, they, the government will say " oh we made a once in a lifetime offer and Bahamians didn't take advantage of the offer" knowing full well that about 80% of Bahamians are too strung out, minimum wage, and taxed out to be able to afford this offer in the first place.
On ‘Build your own home’ - only nine qualified
Posted 29 August 2018, 12:49 p.m. Suggest removal
mandela says...
Yes, we the people need to know what the winning bidder is offering and if they are not offering the same or more than Bahamas WTP, then the bidding process is flawed and need to be looked into, transparency, transparency, transparency.
On Rejected landfill bidder: Beat our $400m offer
Posted 28 August 2018, 5:33 p.m. Suggest removal
mandela says...
These people need to straighten up and fly right or fly OUT
On ‘Dr Minnis’ hypocrisy is simply staggering’
Posted 22 August 2018, 6:43 a.m. Suggest removal
mandela says...
The RBDF should leave the cannabis runners alone and focus on the poachers they are doing much, much more damage.
On Poachers decimate southern crawfish
Posted 16 August 2018, 11:49 p.m. Suggest removal
mandela says...
racist or not I feel like Bahamians are lesser citizens in their own country.
On INSIGHT: Nothing’s changed - second class citizens in our own country
Posted 13 August 2018, 11:03 p.m. Suggest removal
mandela says...
Or we can wait for a disaster to happen, a few hundred people lose their lives and then afterward say oh we were only trying to be humane. Furthermore in which country be it the Caribbean or anywhere else in the world are we Bahamians allowed to squatter on someone else land, as a matter of fact, we can't even squatter on our own crown land, the persons collecting rent should be penalized and made to pay back monies.
On EDITORIAL: May be there’s another way for our shanty towns
Posted 11 August 2018, 12:06 p.m. Suggest removal
mandela says...
The question at this time is not " How did we get here?" the question now is How do we get out of here?. The solution The government doing exactly what they are now trying to do.
On EDITORIAL: So, how did we get here?
Posted 11 August 2018, 11:49 a.m. Suggest removal
mandela says...
I think a study should be done on how many persons have committed suicide, probably let's say for the last ten years, then do a survey of persons who feel or may be suicidal and the reasons they may feel that way, then maybe some persons can be saved because as of late I think there has been to many
On Man found hanging in Blue Hill Heights home
Posted 11 August 2018, 10:45 a.m. Suggest removal
mandela says...
If the government should lose and these 177 or so squatters were allowed to remain on crown land, then the gates would be wide open for the thousands of us who need land also, and we the masses don't need to wait for the government to try and sell us crown land for $ 30,000.00, and if this joker Fred Smith wants to go international who cares he can go to Timbuktu, this is Bahamian country. Whatever it takes and no matter how long it takes our Government who is employed by the masses real bahamians, not paper bahamians had better not come back with no sad stories or news because their asses will be gone FIRED, they started in the right direction and they had better continue on course, they better stay straight and fly right
On Rights Bahamas plans to take shanty town case international
Posted 11 August 2018, 10:27 a.m. Suggest removal