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newcitizen says...

The government should not hire any new employees. They already have enough people doing little to nothing. That $4m and every other dollar that they are wasting needs to go into education and training. If you want a life without crime, then we have to educate the youth. Simply growing the government is part of what got us into the broken system we now live in.

On Govt seeks to raise minimum wage to $210

Posted 19 June 2015, 9:42 a.m. Suggest removal

newcitizen says...

I'd rather good policy than good politics. The old don't know good policy.

On ROLLINS QUITS THE PLP

Posted 18 June 2015, 3:27 p.m. Suggest removal

newcitizen says...

Birdie, you are blind to logic and reason. You are a perfect example of the problem this country faces when trying to select competent and qualified leaders. Your interests lay more in the colour of your shirt than the well-being of your neighbour.

On ROLLINS QUITS THE PLP

Posted 18 June 2015, 3:19 p.m. Suggest removal

newcitizen says...

Sell it! Enough with the government trying to run businesses. They are terrible at it and it's costing all of us hundreds of millions of dollars a year. BEC, Bahamas Air, BOB, and on and on. Enough is enough!

On Bahamasair moves to replace aging fleet

Posted 17 June 2015, 2:41 p.m. Suggest removal

newcitizen says...

So with all of this grand outrage, was anyone actually inconvenienced by this? Can we find a story of the person who was unable to get to a hospital due to there not being an ambulance? This was a dumb decision to allow this to happen, and it could have put someone at risk, but luckily it didn't. The person responsible should be informed what they did wrong and the PHA should take this opportunity as a teaching moment for all of their workers about proper use of resources. But enough with the witch hunt mentality. It's over, it was dumb, but luckily no direct harm was caused by it. Let's just make sure resources are better used going forward.

Now, if everyone could take all of this great outrage and apply it to something that actually matter. Maybe the state of crime, or corruption, or government transparency. Something that affects all of us, yet the vast majority we don't hear a peep from. It's wonderful to see people getting behind something here in the Bahamas, but just like this ambulance, let's focus this resource on much more important problems.

newcitizen says...

The PLP have not done a thing for poor people in anyway. This is one of the only smart things they have done. You think the PLP gives a crap about anyone but themselves and lining your pockets?

Birdie you really don't offer anything to these discussions. You're as effective as the PLP government.

newcitizen says...

So many people are blaming and calling out Hanna for the rebuilding and cost. This is focusing the spotlight on the wrong person. Mr Hanna screwed this whole thing up, but the real people to blame are those in the government and mostly Brave Davis. It was Davis who allowed the building to be built without insurance. It was Davis who awarded this contract that had no tender process. It is Mr Davis who now says the rebuild cost will be double. Hanna cut corners because Davis let him do so.

The full blame of this whole fiasco should rest on the shoulders of Brave Davis and the PLP government. If they had done their job of hiring a competent contractor and ensuring there was proper coverage on the building then there would be no problem. It is Davis and the PLP who are responsible.

newcitizen says...

Birdie, you really don't have anything useful to contribute on this site.

newcitizen says...

Everytime one of these guys gets an 'idea', it seems to cost us more and more money. I'm going to support the party with the least amount of 'ideas'.

newcitizen says...

This is why we can't have nice things

On Bran says: ‘No success in VAT’

Posted 4 June 2015, 11:50 a.m. Suggest removal