Another reason to keep me off of Bay Street...all the parking spots will now belong to taxi drivers who sit and wait on fares, not necessarily personally contributing much to the Bay Street economy themselves while I and persons like me have to pay for parking and/or walk long distances to visit and shop at a Bay Street store...no balance...
An illogical conclusion by Mrs. Hamilton! She really couldn't have said what I'm reading, could she? The first part of the article says: "Cleola Hamilton, questioned ...why the number of foreign nurses serving in the Bahamas increased by 25 per cent in 2012 over the figures of the previous year." Then the article goes on to say that Mrs. Hamilton then says: “This is saying that 25 per cent more foreign workers are in our institutions than Bahamian nurses Mr Speaker." That must have been a slip because the fact that there is an increase of 25% doesn't mean that there are 25% more foreign nurses than Bahamian nurses. Let's consider it. There are 100 staff positions in 2011, 96 of which are filled by Bahamian nurses and 4 of which are filled by foreign nurses. The following year, there are still 100 positions but one Bahamian nurse retires and one foreign nurse is hired. The hiring of the one foreign nurse would mean that the number of foreign nurses in 2012 increases by 25%, as four plus one now equals five. There are still more Bahamian nurses than foreign nurses. It's simple math, Honourable Member...
As to Mr. Christie's reaction, what did anyone really expect from a man who and a party which pretends as if The Bahamas is not a part of the global village and therefore is not affected by outside events? Do you not recall the mantra on the economy? "The bad economy in The Bahamas was due solely to FNM mismanagement and had nothing to do with the worldwide recession." In fact, I'm not quite sure the PLP has conceded that there is a worldwide recession, yet. So when it comes to the issue of reclaiming ownership of BTC, there certainly will be no concession that international rating agencies like Moodys have any right or obligation to opine on the move. Ironic when you think about it, because these are the same agencies relied on by government when it wishes to borrow internationally and the last report Moodys did on the economy downgrade was heralded by the PLP as being on point and accurate of their view that the FNM had "mismanaged" the economy. Fair-weather Friends, the PLP and Moodys?
The announcement by Minister Mitchell of a second referendum on the equalization of womens' rights and now the Prime Minister's defence of the stance taken by his party on the referendum which included the issue is really one for the books...the particular books being entitled "Hyprocrite!" I know that there are some persons out there who would have been blissfully unaware of the campaign waged by the PLP in 2002 against "the Referendum" because they were too young at the time, but I cannot forget what their message was - "Vote NO..regardless of the question being asked!" One would have thought that the one question concerning the equal treatment of Bahamian women would have gained the support of Bahamian women and been a non-partsan question. But that was not to be, because the PLP decided to use the occasion as a pre-test to General Elections and in true non-nation building fashion obscured the issues so much that at the appointed day, Bahamian women were certain that to vote "yes" on the question of their equal treatment would mean that their husband's outside children would inherit what their legitimate children would. The politically-led "church" then added their two cents. The issues of inheritance had nothing to do with the equal treatment of women...but the ignorant and misinformed Bahamian woman didn't care about being discriminated against by the Constitution if changing the status quo meant that the outside children would inherit what she and her philandering husband had worked for. Mr. Christie now claims that the reason for his party's opposition was due to the process and not the content and that the failure of the referendum was a matter of not opposing public will...a number of words come to my mind when I consider that statement...but none of them are printable, particularly as the "public will" he is talking about was deliberately twisted by a concerted and selfish propaganda machine that didn't give a damn about the effect on roughly one half of the population or international opinion. Now, international opinion matters, but not the impact of the discrimination on the Bahamian woman. But I will say that being involved in politics must have a deleterious effect on character, otherwise a person could not with a straight face stand up time and time again and say the things they do when there is a clear record of what what said previously!
This story alone should indicate to us that politicians lack integrity! Well, by damn! So in 2002 Bahamian women weren't being discriminated against by the Constitution, hey? I suppose this is what we the collective get when we fail to accept responsibility for ourselves and solely rely on politicians to guide and direct us!
Anyone who believes that what happened was not orchestrated is beyond naive. PLP you get no brownie points for this...and this is coming from a person who really had no great love for the former Prime Minister and is pretty ambivalent about the present Prime Minister and their parties.
"...one of the main objectives for attending this session is to re-establish the PLP as a political body that is back in the league.
Mr Mitchell said: “We as a political party and the present government of the Bahamas believe it is fundamental to establish functional operations with other bodies and countries, especially with common issues among us, including law, education, culture, sports and the economy.”
quote, unquote!
Seriously, the Minister must have said something more than this which related to the country and governance as a whole! It couldn't be true that taxpayers (no distinction for party affiliations) are paying for this five-man crew to go to a regional and international organization meeting to talk about a single political party? The Minister's full statement must not have been recorded!
I seem to recall a case several years ago where a rapist was sentenced to flogging upon conviction and that sentence was overturned on the grounds that the flogging was inhumane...I could be mistaken. I believe that the convict may have been Andrew Bridgewater. But, since that time, no other judge has sought to impose the sentence of flogging on a convict.
It doesn't quite work that way as even the Constitution does not give a person unfettered freedom of expression or what you have termed "freedom of speech". Have a look at what Article 15 says about the exercise of freedoms.
mynameis says...
Another reason to keep me off of Bay Street...all the parking spots will now belong to taxi drivers who sit and wait on fares, not necessarily personally contributing much to the Bay Street economy themselves while I and persons like me have to pay for parking and/or walk long distances to visit and shop at a Bay Street store...no balance...
On Taxis back on Bay Street
Posted 9 August 2012, 2:38 p.m. Suggest removal
mynameis says...
An illogical conclusion by Mrs. Hamilton! She really couldn't have said what I'm reading, could she? The first part of the article says: "Cleola Hamilton, questioned ...why the number of foreign nurses serving in the Bahamas increased by 25 per cent in 2012 over the figures of the previous year." Then the article goes on to say that Mrs. Hamilton then says: “This is saying that 25 per cent more foreign workers are in our institutions than Bahamian nurses Mr Speaker." That must have been a slip because the fact that there is an increase of 25% doesn't mean that there are 25% more foreign nurses than Bahamian nurses. Let's consider it. There are 100 staff positions in 2011, 96 of which are filled by Bahamian nurses and 4 of which are filled by foreign nurses. The following year, there are still 100 positions but one Bahamian nurse retires and one foreign nurse is hired. The hiring of the one foreign nurse would mean that the number of foreign nurses in 2012 increases by 25%, as four plus one now equals five. There are still more Bahamian nurses than foreign nurses. It's simple math, Honourable Member...
On Questions about foreign nurses
Posted 9 August 2012, 2:34 p.m. Suggest removal
mynameis says...
As to Mr. Christie's reaction, what did anyone really expect from a man who and a party which pretends as if The Bahamas is not a part of the global village and therefore is not affected by outside events? Do you not recall the mantra on the economy? "The bad economy in The Bahamas was due solely to FNM mismanagement and had nothing to do with the worldwide recession." In fact, I'm not quite sure the PLP has conceded that there is a worldwide recession, yet. So when it comes to the issue of reclaiming ownership of BTC, there certainly will be no concession that international rating agencies like Moodys have any right or obligation to opine on the move. Ironic when you think about it, because these are the same agencies relied on by government when it wishes to borrow internationally and the last report Moodys did on the economy downgrade was heralded by the PLP as being on point and accurate of their view that the FNM had "mismanaged" the economy. Fair-weather Friends, the PLP and Moodys?
On Beware – take a lesson from Belize
Posted 2 August 2012, 8:59 a.m. Suggest removal
mynameis says...
The announcement by Minister Mitchell of a second referendum on the equalization of womens' rights and now the Prime Minister's defence of the stance taken by his party on the referendum which included the issue is really one for the books...the particular books being entitled "Hyprocrite!" I know that there are some persons out there who would have been blissfully unaware of the campaign waged by the PLP in 2002 against "the Referendum" because they were too young at the time, but I cannot forget what their message was - "Vote NO..regardless of the question being asked!" One would have thought that the one question concerning the equal treatment of Bahamian women would have gained the support of Bahamian women and been a non-partsan question. But that was not to be, because the PLP decided to use the occasion as a pre-test to General Elections and in true non-nation building fashion obscured the issues so much that at the appointed day, Bahamian women were certain that to vote "yes" on the question of their equal treatment would mean that their husband's outside children would inherit what their legitimate children would. The politically-led "church" then added their two cents. The issues of inheritance had nothing to do with the equal treatment of women...but the ignorant and misinformed Bahamian woman didn't care about being discriminated against by the Constitution if changing the status quo meant that the outside children would inherit what she and her philandering husband had worked for. Mr. Christie now claims that the reason for his party's opposition was due to the process and not the content and that the failure of the referendum was a matter of not opposing public will...a number of words come to my mind when I consider that statement...but none of them are printable, particularly as the "public will" he is talking about was deliberately twisted by a concerted and selfish propaganda machine that didn't give a damn about the effect on roughly one half of the population or international opinion. Now, international opinion matters, but not the impact of the discrimination on the Bahamian woman. But I will say that being involved in politics must have a deleterious effect on character, otherwise a person could not with a straight face stand up time and time again and say the things they do when there is a clear record of what what said previously!
On PM defends PLP's blocking of previous referendum
Posted 27 July 2012, 3:07 p.m. Suggest removal
mynameis says...
This story alone should indicate to us that politicians lack integrity! Well, by damn! So in 2002 Bahamian women weren't being discriminated against by the Constitution, hey? I suppose this is what we the collective get when we fail to accept responsibility for ourselves and solely rely on politicians to guide and direct us!
On Referendum aims to bring equal rights for women
Posted 27 July 2012, 11:03 a.m. Suggest removal
mynameis says...
Anyone who believes that what happened was not orchestrated is beyond naive. PLP you get no brownie points for this...and this is coming from a person who really had no great love for the former Prime Minister and is pretty ambivalent about the present Prime Minister and their parties.
On Former PM 'denied address opportunity' in House
Posted 26 July 2012, 10:28 a.m. Suggest removal
mynameis says...
"...one of the main objectives for attending this session is to re-establish the PLP as a political body that is back in the league.
Mr Mitchell said: “We as a political party and the present government of the Bahamas believe it is fundamental to establish functional operations with other bodies and countries, especially with common issues among us, including law, education, culture, sports and the economy.”
quote, unquote!
Seriously, the Minister must have said something more than this which related to the country and governance as a whole! It couldn't be true that taxpayers (no distinction for party affiliations) are paying for this five-man crew to go to a regional and international organization meeting to talk about a single political party? The Minister's full statement must not have been recorded!
On Mitchell off to Caricom
Posted 5 July 2012, 3:32 p.m. Suggest removal
mynameis says...
I seem to recall a case several years ago where a rapist was sentenced to flogging upon conviction and that sentence was overturned on the grounds that the flogging was inhumane...I could be mistaken. I believe that the convict may have been Andrew Bridgewater. But, since that time, no other judge has sought to impose the sentence of flogging on a convict.
On McCartney suggests public floggings
Posted 5 July 2012, 3:23 p.m. Suggest removal
mynameis says...
Anyone remember the "Sea Hauler" accident?
On Government may not follow through with road works compensation plan
Posted 4 July 2012, 2:58 p.m. Suggest removal
mynameis says...
It doesn't quite work that way as even the Constitution does not give a person unfettered freedom of expression or what you have termed "freedom of speech". Have a look at what Article 15 says about the exercise of freedoms.
On Bodie found in contempt of court
Posted 2 July 2012, 7:41 p.m. Suggest removal