It appears that Mr. Neil Hartnell, a so-called journalist, wrote "no evidence" in all capital letters to emphasize his opinion, despite the clear evidence that, when told no reply would signal acceptance of the terms presented, that Mr. Pinder nor anyone from the cabinet nor any government official responded to Mr Bankman-Fried, thereby accepting the terms which, as was evidenced by 1,500 Bahamas withdrawing a collective $100M from the exchange.
Some may conclude, just from this article, that the 1500 could well include not only cabinet members and government employees but also staff at this publication.
The testimony in the SBF case just scratches the surface of what was happening in The Bahamas. Just wait until the bankruptcy case gets its spotlight.
As the Bankruptcy court reviews other email between SBF, Mr. Pinder and other representatives of the government, they will recognize the Quiet Acceptance for what it was, especially when it was followed by 1500 Bahamians taking advantage of the offer.
As for Mr. Neil Hartnell, your usage of the caps lock to try and make a point has succeeded, it's just the opposite of what you intended.
The only reason the Attorney General hasn't charged SBF is because no one wants to see the discovery that could come from these cases.
They invited and welcomed SBF and FTX because it looks like SBF was willing to pay the "tax" to do business in The Bahamas. Let's see the emails and text messages for the charities and for the real estate purchases. Who received commissions and how much?
No, they want SBF out of here. No discovery, just let it fade. What's the penalty for destroying evidence like deleting email and texts?
You had him in your prison and they are going to let him go.
Can't even comment on the story, just the photo. And this will be deleted, too.
The Bahamas better charge SBF and keep him for trial. Once he is extradited he will never help recover money for the Bahamians. Davis wants him gone but a smart politician would charge him and keep him so The Bahamas can recover first. Davis doesn't want Sam talking about the "donations" he had to make.
This has the earmarks of an organized money laundering scheme that had the full approval and protection of government.
His arrest hours before he was to testify is perfectly timed. The Challenger 300 jet that arrived last night direct from Burbank, right near Maxine Waters office, is questionable. Who was on that plane?
Who benefited from the charitable contributions made by FTX? Who benefited from the real estate transactions?
Once again The Bahamas was sold out. Hopefully the right honourable people involved will be caught. Ask yourself why didn't The Bahamas arrest SBF when they had the chance? The explanation from the AG (he doth protest too much) doesn't make sense, he knew the Americans would come and SBF would've been a nice token to trade.
Keep questioning the SandDollar and BlueCarbon contracts before the entire country is sold out from underneath you.
The vicious circle started years ago. Many cruise ship passengers visiting Nassau and Freeport are not finding compelling reasons to even get off the ships. This is mostly repeat visitors but many share their feelings with first-time cruisers. On CruiseCritic.com alone there are over 40,000 results found when searching for (Nassau "stay on board") [https://goo.gl/Y6zdwi][1]
The tourism Minister's focus should be creating compelling experiences for visitors...not finding ways to force cruise lines to do anything. Push hard enough and they'll find private islands (or virtually private ports like Mahogany Bay and Costa Maya) elsewhere.
rqd2 says...
It appears that Mr. Neil Hartnell, a so-called journalist, wrote "no evidence" in all capital letters to emphasize his opinion, despite the clear evidence that, when told no reply would signal acceptance of the terms presented, that Mr. Pinder nor anyone from the cabinet nor any government official responded to Mr Bankman-Fried, thereby accepting the terms which, as was evidenced by 1,500 Bahamas withdrawing a collective $100M from the exchange.
Some may conclude, just from this article, that the 1500 could well include not only cabinet members and government employees but also staff at this publication.
The testimony in the SBF case just scratches the surface of what was happening in The Bahamas. Just wait until the bankruptcy case gets its spotlight.
As the Bankruptcy court reviews other email between SBF, Mr. Pinder and other representatives of the government, they will recognize the Quiet Acceptance for what it was, especially when it was followed by 1500 Bahamians taking advantage of the offer.
As for Mr. Neil Hartnell, your usage of the caps lock to try and make a point has succeeded, it's just the opposite of what you intended.
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rqd2 says...
The only reason the Attorney General hasn't charged SBF is because no one wants to see the discovery that could come from these cases.
They invited and welcomed SBF and FTX because it looks like SBF was willing to pay the "tax" to do business in The Bahamas. Let's see the emails and text messages for the charities and for the real estate purchases. Who received commissions and how much?
No, they want SBF out of here. No discovery, just let it fade. What's the penalty for destroying evidence like deleting email and texts?
You had him in your prison and they are going to let him go.
Can't even comment on the story, just the photo. And this will be deleted, too.
On Sam Bankman-Fried outside court on Monday. Photo: Austin Fernander/Tribune staff
Posted 20 December 2022, 2:55 p.m. Suggest removal
rqd2 says...
The Bahamas better charge SBF and keep him for trial. Once he is extradited he will never help recover money for the Bahamians. Davis wants him gone but a smart politician would charge him and keep him so The Bahamas can recover first. Davis doesn't want Sam talking about the "donations" he had to make.
On ‘FTX collapse nothing to do with The Bahamas’
Posted 19 December 2022, 1:56 p.m. Suggest removal
rqd2 says...
This has the earmarks of an organized money laundering scheme that had the full approval and protection of government.
His arrest hours before he was to testify is perfectly timed. The Challenger 300 jet that arrived last night direct from Burbank, right near Maxine Waters office, is questionable. Who was on that plane?
Who benefited from the charitable contributions made by FTX? Who benefited from the real estate transactions?
Once again The Bahamas was sold out. Hopefully the right honourable people involved will be caught. Ask yourself why didn't The Bahamas arrest SBF when they had the chance? The explanation from the AG (he doth protest too much) doesn't make sense, he knew the Americans would come and SBF would've been a nice token to trade.
Keep questioning the SandDollar and BlueCarbon contracts before the entire country is sold out from underneath you.
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Posted 13 December 2022, 9:11 a.m. Suggest removal
rqd2 says...
Because the local officials were also under investigation?
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Posted 27 November 2022, 1:31 p.m. Suggest removal
rqd2 says...
How's this going to work for foreign pilots flying in for a short trip?
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Posted 5 December 2019, 10:02 p.m. Suggest removal
rqd2 says...
"...lacked a funding mechanism or income stream to finance infrastructure improvements and maintenance."
What happens to the mandated fees?
Landing Fee: $4-$75
Parking Fee: $3.33-$20 per day
Customs Processing Fee: $50
Departure Tax: $29 for each soul on board
It's a minimum of $170 in fees for a 4-seater just to visit (from US or elsewhere) for lunch.
Add a PFC that will go into the same pot as all the rest of that money and it still won't go towards maintenance.
The PFC will be charged to everyone, including Bahamians. I guess if you have enough money to fly, what's another $10 per stop?
On "We can blame ourselves for airport's problems"
Posted 28 August 2019, 3:47 p.m. Suggest removal
rqd2 says...
It's outrageous that these jet ski operators are allowed to use watercraft that wasn't made in The Bahamas by Bahamians.
Same goes for cars, boats, buses and airplanes. Mr. Davis needs to look into that.
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rqd2 says...
"I conn" what a perfect name for his next venture. Anybody falls for that, can't say he didn't warn you.
On Fyre Fest - let’s do it again (really?)
Posted 19 February 2019, 2:35 p.m. Suggest removal
rqd2 says...
The vicious circle started years ago. Many cruise ship passengers visiting Nassau and Freeport are not finding compelling reasons to even get off the ships. This is mostly repeat visitors but many share their feelings with first-time cruisers. On CruiseCritic.com alone there are over 40,000 results found when searching for (Nassau "stay on board") [https://goo.gl/Y6zdwi][1]
The tourism Minister's focus should be creating compelling experiences for visitors...not finding ways to force cruise lines to do anything. Push hard enough and they'll find private islands (or virtually private ports like Mahogany Bay and Costa Maya) elsewhere.
[1]: https://goo.gl/Y6zdwi
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Posted 19 March 2018, 3:17 p.m. Suggest removal