The stakeholders are talking past each other ........... Lloyd is using his soapbox ....... the Unions have few options .......... most parents just want a viable option for their children (ftf or online)
At the end of the day ........ the politicians, unionists, parents and teachers already have their education ....... the kids need theirs.
The cruel reality is that at least 20% of our workforce is in the informal sector ........ so there are NO official Government employment records for them ........ So count whatever is recorded and add another 20% on top of that ........... who counts the street/dock hustlers, paid booty callers, and non-registered day workers ...... etc???????
With no real expectations of tourism (as we know it) to rebound for the next TWO years .......... what is the country's Plan B ....... or Plan C, D, E etc?????
We need to be able to earn at least 70% of our previous GNP level ($12 Billion per annum) to survive economic collapse.
Bowe is right .......... maybe the ERC has the plan that will be shared some time in September
The last so-called referendum was a farce .......... all of those "changes" could have been made without another "poll" ...... can't lump that Perry crap with this crisis
The Government needs to "tear up" how it earns Revenue and begin to craft a new regime that will cater to the post-Covid realities of our country ....... But there are too many special interests who benefit from the present tax regime that sucks every dime that it can from the poor and allows the rich to enjoy the fat of the land.
The "Law" is a fuzzy thing that is shrouded in legal speak and jargon .......... Most Bahamians have never even seen or read the Constitution and continue to rely on "experts" and the "consultants" to interpret these basic rights for them ......... a cheap, simple "layman's" book is available at UB bookstore, so there is NO excuse for the ordinary man to have some idea of what that mysterious Bahamas Constitution has to say.
As for our schools ........... teaching the Constitution is as far from the objectives of the Government as teaching much needed trades skills to the majority of our high school students who cannot cope with the present bookish and exam-oriented curriculum.
Pindling and his "spawn" had no intention of emancipating Bahamians from mental slavery ..... hence we are here at this point today.
sheeprunner12 says...
The stakeholders are talking past each other ........... Lloyd is using his soapbox ....... the Unions have few options .......... most parents just want a viable option for their children (ftf or online)
At the end of the day ........ the politicians, unionists, parents and teachers already have their education ....... the kids need theirs.
On Union has doubts on schools reopening
Posted 3 September 2020, 6:07 p.m. Suggest removal
sheeprunner12 says...
The cruel reality is that at least 20% of our workforce is in the informal sector ........ so there are NO official Government employment records for them ........ So count whatever is recorded and add another 20% on top of that ........... who counts the street/dock hustlers, paid booty callers, and non-registered day workers ...... etc???????
On Sharp rise in households with income below minimum wage
Posted 28 August 2020, 11:14 a.m. Suggest removal
sheeprunner12 says...
With no real expectations of tourism (as we know it) to rebound for the next TWO years .......... what is the country's Plan B ....... or Plan C, D, E etc?????
We need to be able to earn at least 70% of our previous GNP level ($12 Billion per annum) to survive economic collapse.
Bowe is right .......... maybe the ERC has the plan that will be shared some time in September
On Where’s the plan on what we do next?
Posted 26 August 2020, 5:40 p.m. Suggest removal
sheeprunner12 says...
The Komolafe you are referring to is a woman ................ smh
On EDITORIAL: Does the Prime Minister have a plan?
Posted 21 August 2020, 12:43 p.m. Suggest removal
sheeprunner12 says...
The last so-called referendum was a farce .......... all of those "changes" could have been made without another "poll" ...... can't lump that Perry crap with this crisis
On Dame Joan - rights are being broken
Posted 20 August 2020, 10:01 p.m. Suggest removal
sheeprunner12 says...
The Government needs to "tear up" how it earns Revenue and begin to craft a new regime that will cater to the post-Covid realities of our country ....... But there are too many special interests who benefit from the present tax regime that sucks every dime that it can from the poor and allows the rich to enjoy the fat of the land.
On DPM rejects Bahamas 'debt crisis' description
Posted 20 August 2020, 11:17 a.m. Suggest removal
sheeprunner12 says...
But if it is flying over the heads of 90% of the citizens, what difference does it make????
On Dame Joan - rights are being broken
Posted 20 August 2020, 11:01 a.m. Suggest removal
sheeprunner12 says...
The "Law" is a fuzzy thing that is shrouded in legal speak and jargon .......... Most Bahamians have never even seen or read the Constitution and continue to rely on "experts" and the "consultants" to interpret these basic rights for them ......... a cheap, simple "layman's" book is available at UB bookstore, so there is NO excuse for the ordinary man to have some idea of what that mysterious Bahamas Constitution has to say.
As for our schools ........... teaching the Constitution is as far from the objectives of the Government as teaching much needed trades skills to the majority of our high school students who cannot cope with the present bookish and exam-oriented curriculum.
Pindling and his "spawn" had no intention of emancipating Bahamians from mental slavery ..... hence we are here at this point today.
On Dame Joan - rights are being broken
Posted 20 August 2020, 10:40 a.m. Suggest removal
sheeprunner12 says...
Ask "Karen" ........... aka Diane Phillips (she wrote the bullshit)
On DIANE PHILLIPS: Cocooning in the time of COVID
Posted 11 August 2020, 5:53 a.m. Suggest removal
sheeprunner12 says...
Want to hear about the reaction and revelations of the barn owls on da Farm .................
On A COMIC'S VIEW: If the animals could talk to Farmer Minnis
Posted 11 August 2020, 5:46 a.m. Suggest removal