the “conch-cracking” allegations by the dominicans on the sea bed is true......They have created many dead areas on the Bahamas banks...Conch do not return to areas where empty shells are discarded. . i have seen first hand the destruction of our reefs by the dominicans.. The hostilities and the scale of their fisheries take from our waters on a single trip is mind boggling. It would take a Bahamian boat many trips to equal the catch of the dominicans. They some times come in Ship convoys and escape into cuban waters. They use hundreds of little rafts and dingies to load their mother ships.They use scuba Tanks which are illegal. They take undersized lobster and vacuum up any and every living thing on the sea floor. They have destroyed every thing in their waters and now they have taken aim on destroying the Bahamas. They have refined their techniques with longline fishing which involves hundreds of fish hooks on a single fishing lines and coordinate their locations and illegal activities with their countrymen located Bahamian fishing vessels to avoid capture. They sometime fire gun shots at bahamian fishing vessels to get them to leave the area. This article really hits home with me because this is one legislation the gov has gotten right. .Our young people could certainly fill the gap with the right training.....How can the Coalition support these activities by employing dominican fishermen is beyond logical thinking from so call upstanding Bahamians. ...Profit Profit Profit....thats what its all about .Keep your own down for the profit by not employing Bahamian fishermen.
Sp ......at the age of eighteen i joined the organization responsible for patrolling our territorial waters. I have seen first hand the destruction of our reefs by the dominicans on a single trip.. The hostilities and the scale of their fisheries take from our waters on a single trip is mind boggling. It would take a Bahamian boat many trips to equal the catch of the dominicans. They some times come in Ship convoys and escape into cuban waters. They use hundreds of little rafts amd dingies to load their mother ships.They use scuba Tanks which are illegal. They take undersized lobster and vacuum any and every living thing on the sea floor. They have destroyed every thing in their waters and now they have taken aim on destroying the Bahamas. They have refined their techniques with longline fishing which involves hundreds of fish hooks on a single fishing lines and coordinate their locations and illegal activities with their countrymen located Bahamian fishing vessels to avoid capture. They sometime fire gun shots at bahamian fishing vessels to get them to leave the area. This article really hits home with me because this is one legislation the gov has gotten right. .Our young people could certainly fill the gap with the right training..
The Coalition For Responsible Fishing needs to get real. Set up the training for young Bahamians and graduate a few hundred each year to man the fishing boats. Go into the high schools and recruit young students while offering a payed stipend while traning them and watch the interest and positive results from our young people. That Bahamas is for Bahamians and i support the government with the Ban. Stop looking at your bottom line profits to the detriment of our unemployed youth. The quoted figure of 1,000 persons will be hurt, and up to $8m lost, if planned legal reforms stop foreign nationals working on Bahamian-owned boats is a bunch of BS. I say to the coalition, Where is your patriotism. The same foreigners you now seek to hire are using are techniques detrimental to our reefs while fishing and marrying Bahamian women to circumvent the Law. Not to mention the aggressive behavior of their countrymen towards our Defence force officers. With the right training our young people can pick up the slack
The Coalition For Responsible Fishing needs to get real. Set up the training for young Bahamians and graduate a few hundred each year to man the fishing boats. Go into the high schools and recruit young students while offering a payed stipend while traning them. watch the interest and positive results from our young people. That Bahamas is for Bahamians and i support the government with the Ban. Stop looking at your bottom line profits to the detriment of our unemployed youth. The quoted figure of 1,000 persons will be hurt, and up to $8m lost, if planned legal reforms stop foreign nationals working on Bahamian-owned boats is a bunch of BS. I say to the coalition, Where is your patriotism. The same foreigners you now seek to hire are using are techniques detrimental to our reefs while fishing and marrying Bahamian women to circumvent the Law. Not to mention the aggressive behavior of their countrymen towards our Defence force officers. With the right training our young people can pick up the slack
realitycheck242 says...
We are in the same boat as CUBA with this decision. Covid -19 bought the equivalent of an tourist embargo on our economy. thanks to Biden.
On BIDEN DELIVERS CRIPPLING BLOW: New President unveils quarantine rule which will devastate tourism
Posted 22 January 2021, 1:46 p.m. Suggest removal
realitycheck242 says...
what if citizens want the Russian Sputnik-V , or the chineese sinovac vacine ???
On Cold storage equipment for vaccine to arrive soon
Posted 15 January 2021, 6:37 a.m. Suggest removal
realitycheck242 says...
the “conch-cracking” allegations by the dominicans on the sea bed is true......They have created many dead areas on the Bahamas banks...Conch do not return to areas where empty shells are discarded. . i have seen first hand the destruction of our reefs by the dominicans.. The hostilities and the scale of their fisheries take from our waters on a single trip is mind boggling. It would take a Bahamian boat many trips to equal the catch of the dominicans. They some times come in Ship convoys and escape into cuban waters. They use hundreds of little rafts and dingies to load their mother ships.They use scuba Tanks which are illegal. They take undersized lobster and vacuum up any and every living thing on the sea floor. They have destroyed every thing in their waters and now they have taken aim on destroying the Bahamas. They have refined their techniques with longline fishing which involves hundreds of fish hooks on a single fishing lines and coordinate their locations and illegal activities with their countrymen located Bahamian fishing vessels to avoid capture. They sometime fire gun shots at bahamian fishing vessels to get them to leave the area. This article really hits home with me because this is one legislation the gov has gotten right. .Our young people could certainly fill the gap with the right training.....How can the Coalition support these activities by employing dominican fishermen is beyond logical thinking from so call upstanding Bahamians. ...Profit Profit Profit....thats what its all about .Keep your own down for the profit by not employing Bahamian fishermen.
On Fisheries split deepens on proposed foreign bar
Posted 26 November 2020, 2:45 p.m. Suggest removal
realitycheck242 says...
Sp ......at the age of eighteen i joined the organization responsible for patrolling our territorial waters. I have seen first hand the destruction of our reefs by the dominicans on a single trip.. The hostilities and the scale of their fisheries take from our waters on a single trip is mind boggling. It would take a Bahamian boat many trips to equal the catch of the dominicans. They some times come in Ship convoys and escape into cuban waters. They use hundreds of little rafts amd dingies to load their mother ships.They use scuba Tanks which are illegal. They take undersized lobster and vacuum any and every living thing on the sea floor. They have destroyed every thing in their waters and now they have taken aim on destroying the Bahamas. They have refined their techniques with longline fishing which involves hundreds of fish hooks on a single fishing lines and coordinate their locations and illegal activities with their countrymen located Bahamian fishing vessels to avoid capture. They sometime fire gun shots at bahamian fishing vessels to get them to leave the area. This article really hits home with me because this is one legislation the gov has gotten right. .Our young people could certainly fill the gap with the right training..
On ‘Tragic and ironic reality’ over expat fisheries workers
Posted 26 November 2020, 6:09 a.m. Suggest removal
realitycheck242 says...
The RBDF would gladly conduct a swimming training program. Their are many retired offers who would gladly volunteer their time for the program.
On Fisheries suffers ‘rift’ on non-Bahamian workers
Posted 26 November 2020, 5:24 a.m. Suggest removal
realitycheck242 says...
Banker ....the last time you said there aint no "Earl" same meaning thats for the English man to understand
On Views of an oil shareholder
Posted 25 November 2020, 4:59 p.m. Suggest removal
realitycheck242 says...
Banker ....the last time you said there aint no "Earl" same meaning
On Views of an oil shareholder
Posted 25 November 2020, 4:59 p.m. Suggest removal
realitycheck242 says...
The Coalition For Responsible Fishing needs to get real. Set up the training for young Bahamians and graduate a few hundred each year to man the fishing boats. Go into the high schools and recruit young students while offering a payed stipend while traning them and watch the interest and positive results from our young people. That Bahamas is for Bahamians and i support the government with the Ban. Stop looking at your bottom line profits to the detriment of our unemployed youth. The quoted figure of 1,000 persons will be hurt, and up to $8m lost, if planned legal reforms stop foreign nationals working on Bahamian-owned boats is a bunch of BS. I say to the coalition, Where is your patriotism. The same foreigners you now seek to hire are using are techniques detrimental to our reefs while fishing and marrying Bahamian women to circumvent the Law. Not to mention the aggressive behavior of their countrymen towards our Defence force officers. With the right training our young people can pick up the slack
On ‘Tragic and ironic reality’ over expat fisheries workers
Posted 25 November 2020, 4:41 p.m. Suggest removal
realitycheck242 says...
Just offer the Trainees a stipend and watch the interest from the young people.
On Fisheries suffers ‘rift’ on non-Bahamian workers
Posted 25 November 2020, 4:35 p.m. Suggest removal
realitycheck242 says...
The Coalition For Responsible Fishing needs to get real. Set up the training for young Bahamians and graduate a few hundred each year to man the fishing boats. Go into the high schools and recruit young students while offering a payed stipend while traning them. watch the interest and positive results from our young people. That Bahamas is for Bahamians and i support the government with the Ban. Stop looking at your bottom line profits to the detriment of our unemployed youth. The quoted figure of 1,000 persons will be hurt, and up to $8m lost, if planned legal reforms stop foreign nationals working on Bahamian-owned boats is a bunch of BS. I say to the coalition, Where is your patriotism. The same foreigners you now seek to hire are using are techniques detrimental to our reefs while fishing and marrying Bahamian women to circumvent the Law. Not to mention the aggressive behavior of their countrymen towards our Defence force officers. With the right training our young people can pick up the slack
On Fisheries suffers ‘rift’ on non-Bahamian workers
Posted 25 November 2020, 4:33 p.m. Suggest removal