Firstly, our IT departments are vastly over-staffed anyway - for the work that they do. So, rightsizing is quite fine in this situation. Secondly, the US already has the same requirement that John is positing here - idiotic, really, that in this day and age, we demand data to be in The Bahamas - and they have not experienced in significant decrease in IT related jobs (India and Singapore also have similar requirements and have not experienced any significant reductions in IT staff). Thirdly, newly revamped data protection laws have, in the main, required international firms to keep date in the bank's home office. So, we will have little choice but to comply. John is just getting ahead of it before the stuff hits the fan.

Moncur, you are living in a bubble if you think the FNM is going to win the next election.

That is true moncrcool - the first time (2002). But, people are allowed to change perspectives, which she - and others of both political parties - did, with the 2016 referendum. We, the Bahamian people, however, steadfastly held to our specious, "we want Perry and the PLP gone" attitude and foolishly rejected the questions. This is on us a people, not Allyson.

Well, if Atlantis, Baha Mar and Sandals are all closed, they probably will not come anyway, will they? Where will they stay?

Please stop posting nonsense on this comment board, especially concerning a virus as destructive as this. Sweden is not close to achieving herd immunity.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles…

Do we really care about term limits for any Prime Minister? Seriously?

This is not true, joeblow...no need to descend into hyperbole.

I hear you, proudloud,the optics of this do not look good, at all, but this agreement for additional labour was already negotiated in the company's heads of agreement - which is a legally binding contract. So, the government cannot unilaterally break the terms of the contract, without consent of the company. Government has no choice but to allow the labour. That is one of the tradeoffs for allowing a company to do a huge development.
If the government decides to break the agreement, without consent, then that opens up even more concerns for us, as the country risks being viewed as a government that does not adhere to investment contracts. Potentially too damaging.

Ok, I will bite. What exactly did he say here that was hot air? In fact, he seems to be saying much of what you said in another post. I will go further, forget petty politics, every concerned Bahamian should be thinking whay he is saying in this article.

You do realize that the hotels have yet to open, right? And that, Baha Mar laid off approx. 1800 people. Flying in tourists today makes no sense at all, none.