The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune.

A lot of fancy words means nothing to anyone who has been out of work since May, 2012 or further back – absolutely nothing.

The 30,000 Nassau residents who are seeing no relief have to be wondering when will the promise come about – it is a real promise that might come or is it like all before and why we kicked Perry Christie out?

Mr Bowe of the Hotel Association was on the news saying occupancy is good right now and looks good for the future, but he also said they expect a four per cent increase so four per cent on 1.4 million is what? 56,000 more stay over visitors or 1,076 new visitors for a year, but remember folks on December 4, 2014 Baha Mar is opening and bringing 2,300 more rooms which is 4,600 more people in three-day cycles so is that estimate of 4 per cent, excluding or sending a quiet advice to us that Baha Mar will not open in 2014?

None other than the IMF recently foreshadowed that the growth of the Bahamas GDP will not be as they had estimated – does that also confirm what I suspect most have been of the opinion that Bah Mar might not open December, 2014?

Yes, Bimini is doing well as is Memories in Freeport, new projections are positive, but look at the hiring policy of Baha Mar – hotel workers with experience don’t bother us we want the untrained.

I have to suggest to the ownership this is ethically wrong and the Ministry of Labour needs to tell Izmirlian & Co, you have to recruit all Bahamians whether employed, unemployed or unskilled without any discrimination.

Why do we see their recent young graduates at Baha Mar cleaning the road? Surely they were trained for something better than that?
Mr Prime Minister - remember all those project, anchor project you had running up to 2007 and none came about and remember what the Bahamian electorate did - watch out coming again if nothing tangible happens. We lost everything already, all that is left is breath.

ABRAHAM MOSS

Nassau,

July 15, 2014.