In fact they haven't allowed cheap foreign labour, they have allowed far more expensive foreign labour with far more expertise on those projects. Work permits cost money, flying workers in costs money, putting them up costs money. Why would you pay all that extra if there was skilled labour just sitting around. All the skilled labour in construction in the Bahamas is employed. They already are working on projects here in Nassau, and other islands as well as a huge number already in Abaco. Turns out we need more and no one is bothering to properly train them. Cheap labour already exists here, skilled labour is in short supply.
You are pretty clueless. Who do you think saved all of those people in Abaco after Dorian? Oh yeah, it was the Bahamian Coast Guard who's airlifted all of those people, definitely not those dense Americans.
newcitizen says...
Jesus. Your understanding of finance is terrible, you must work for the government.
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newcitizen says...
In fact they haven't allowed cheap foreign labour, they have allowed far more expensive foreign labour with far more expertise on those projects. Work permits cost money, flying workers in costs money, putting them up costs money. Why would you pay all that extra if there was skilled labour just sitting around. All the skilled labour in construction in the Bahamas is employed. They already are working on projects here in Nassau, and other islands as well as a huge number already in Abaco. Turns out we need more and no one is bothering to properly train them. Cheap labour already exists here, skilled labour is in short supply.
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newcitizen says...
You are pretty clueless. Who do you think saved all of those people in Abaco after Dorian? Oh yeah, it was the Bahamian Coast Guard who's airlifted all of those people, definitely not those dense Americans.
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newcitizen says...
Voting for the PLP proves, in fact, that you are just as smart as the people voting for the FNM
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newcitizen says...
Wait, you went to St Andrews and think you know anything about the general level of education in this country?
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newcitizen says...
I bet you couldn't even point out Mexico on a map.
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newcitizen says...
Get out of here with your facts and logic! Foreign man bad, Bahamian perfect in every way!
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newcitizen says...
Me thinks thou doth protest too much
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newcitizen says...
All these comments sound so defensive, maybe this article brings up feelings for all of you that you're trying to suppress?
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newcitizen says...
What tourists? The reason they are staying shut is because no one is coming.
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