National pride - is it worth the price we pay?
Recent events have caused me to focus more closely at the given circumstances and I can only conclude that decisions have been taken in the name of “National Pride” but nobody has questioned at what cost. Having lived in the Bahamas for more than 50 years I earnestly believe that I have a strong streak of “National Pride” in being a resident of the Bahamas. “National Pride” is something one acquires, however, it is not a commodity that can be bought and sold. What does disturb me, however, is that decisions seem to be taken in the name of “National Pride” yet they are detrimental to the country as a whole. Let’s look at recent events:
Swapping US for China
While our government is busy hailing “history” being made with the latest Chinese involvement in BAMSI and Bay Street, I wonder how many of those Honourable men and women took note of the real history which unfolded today with the US flag raising ceremony at the Cuban Embassy in Havana attended by none other than US Secretary of State John Kerry.
Poor services to customers
Can someone please explain? If your internet service and e-mail provider is down, how on earth can you send an e-mail, as a certain licensed provider suggests we do, when we have a service problem?
Pointe the way along the dots
Wikipedia defines a Freudian slip thus: “A Freudian slip, also called parapraxis, is an error in speech, memory, or physical action that is interpreted as occurring due to the interference of an unconscious (“dynamically repressed”) subdued wish, conflict, or train of thought guided by the ego and the rules of correct behaviour.”
Who will walk on these sidewalks?
Why is Public Works wasting “000’s” of dollars on building side-walks, from Independence Roundabout all the way to Marathon – must be over a mile long?
Psych tests for investors
With reference to the Hon. Minister of Labour’s call for foreign investors to have psych tests . . .
The govt and Sarkis Izmirlian
Recently you said that the Minister of Foreign Affairs had questioned “peace and security” with a threat to Bahamian security by an investor, although how this could be the case is not clear. You took this to mean Sarkis Izmirlian, However it could easily be another investor, for example, may I suggest Peter Nygard.
Mitchell’s statement beneath the dignity of a minister
The recent pronouncements by Fred Mitchell, Minister of Immigration and Foreign Affairs, firstly, in a session of the United Nations Security Council on small island developing states (SIDS) held in New Zealand and then at an Emancipation Day observance in Fox Hill were both attempts to deflect the public’s attention away from the fact that the PLP has failed the Bahamian people once again and has put thousands of jobs in jeopardy.
Govt doesn’t know what it’s doing
In a recent interview about the Baha Mar fiasco, business tycoon Phil Ruffin pointed to a lesson – you have to deal with people “who know what the hell they are doing.”
Mitchell's 'outrageous' statements
I found Fred Mitchell’s comments directed at Mr. Izmirlian to be absolutely outrageous. Mitchell’s statements were disgraceful. It seriously makes me worry about the direction this country is headed when a prominent politician, supposedly educated, could make threats such as these in public.
This is not the answer
The simple fact of the matter is that we need a solution to the Baha Mar blowout, and fast. But the way in which the Bahamian government is going about themselves is not the answer.
How many days to November 2015?
How many days to November 2015, when this Government insists Baha Mar can be opened by?
Closure of Butler's Food World
About two weeks ago Butler’s Food World on West Atlantic Drive, Freeport closed its doors.
What has another long time resident invested?
Nassau has earned the moniker “Dodge City”, with its daily shootouts and gun related violence.
Fred Mitchell's threat
I write to share my views on Minister Fred Mitchel’s recent threat about the possible revocation of Mr. Sarkis Izmirlian’s Bahamian permanent resident status because of personal opinions Mr Izmirlian shared about the leadership of Prime Minister Perry Christie.
