A tragedy of grand proportions - the fire, the discussion by many of Haitians being "the other," and our nation's inability to come up with functional policies for addressing the "Haitian problem."
I wonder how many of us commenting here have and/or do utilize Haitians as as laborers - both those here legally and the undocumented?!
There appears to be considerable fear mongering about the Chinese. How much of it has to do with questions of sovereignty as opposed to elements of racism? Whether we like it or not, our destiny is controlled by the United States, perhaps not directly, but certainly by proxy through U.S. corporate interests. Whither goes the United States goes The Bahamas.
The editorial notes that “China wants a footprint in this hemisphere.” Does China need a “footprint” in this hemisphere?? Consider the following from a December 21, 2016 Forbes Magazine article:
“It's been a milestone year for Chinese companies investing in the U.S. According to Mergermarket, Chinese companies invested a total of $51.09 billion into the U.S. via 65 deals in 2016. That's a 360% surge from 2015 when Chinese companies invested $11.7 billion. In all, Chinese investments made up 12% of all inbound mergers & acquisitions in the U.S. this year, a big step up from previous years when Chinese investments made up about 2% or so of foreign investments into the country.”
If this isn't a footprint, what is – particularly when one considers the close ties between the Chinese government and Chinese corporations??
zemilou says...
A tragedy of grand proportions - the fire, the discussion by many of Haitians being "the other," and our nation's inability to come up with functional policies for addressing the "Haitian problem."
I wonder how many of us commenting here have and/or do utilize Haitians as as laborers - both those here legally and the undocumented?!
On The Mud in flames – again
Posted 5 March 2018, 5:38 p.m. Suggest removal
zemilou says...
There appears to be considerable fear mongering about the Chinese. How much of it has to do with questions of sovereignty as opposed to elements of racism? Whether we like it or not, our destiny is controlled by the United States, perhaps not directly, but certainly by proxy through U.S. corporate interests. Whither goes the United States goes The Bahamas.
The editorial notes that “China wants a footprint in this hemisphere.” Does China need a “footprint” in this hemisphere?? Consider the following from a December 21, 2016 Forbes Magazine article:
“It's been a milestone year for Chinese companies investing in the U.S. According to Mergermarket, Chinese companies invested a total of $51.09 billion into the U.S. via 65 deals in 2016. That's a 360% surge from 2015 when Chinese companies invested $11.7 billion. In all, Chinese investments made up 12% of all inbound mergers & acquisitions in the U.S. this year, a big step up from previous years when Chinese investments made up about 2% or so of foreign investments into the country.”
If this isn't a footprint, what is – particularly when one considers the close ties between the Chinese government and Chinese corporations??
On EDITORIAL: Will The Bahamas remain for Bahamians?
Posted 3 July 2017, 4:38 p.m. Suggest removal