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MartGM 9 years, 6 months ago on 200 jobs to go in BEC shake-up

200 jobs to go in BEC shake-up

People still trust the words that leave the PM's mouth? On another note, BEC could probably afford to loose 16.7% of their staff. Many of our government agencies could benefit from 20% less staff. I never want persons to loose their jobs but when you earned a job based on your political affiliations and not the quality of your resume and qualifications, a serious problem ensues.

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Chucky 9 years, 6 months ago on 200 jobs to go in BEC shake-up

200 jobs to go in BEC shake-up

Hey Cobalt: our only chance for "The citizens of the Bahamas need to quickly organize a consortium of honest, bright-minded, honorable men and women willing to establish a new political party" would be if we brought them all in on work permits!

All of them types here be crooks

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John 9 years, 6 months ago on 200 jobs to go in BEC shake-up

200 jobs to go in BEC shake-up

BTC has downsized at least a dozen times since being taken over (handed to on a silver platter) by Cable and Wireless, but yet the employee numbers keep creeping back up. The business module these (foreign) companies try to use in the Bahamas do not take into account that being an island nation a company like BEC and BTC are actually 35 smaller companies operating as one so there will be an increase in employees. That doesn't apply for the Airport Management. Also most people don't realize that most of the cost increases that were used to make NAD successful were passed on to Bahamians and not tourists. Parking, for example, tripled, and most persons who work at the airport can no longer afford to but lunch there and many of the domestic operators have found their operating costs climb through the roof. I am still convinced that BTC was using dropped calls to subsidize its income. (when you have to call a person back 5 times to complete one conversation, that call ends up costing $1.50 as opposed to 60 cents.) It will be interesting to see what happens with BEC. PowerSecure is walking into a company that is presently charging its consumers three times what the price of electricity should be, but yet BEC has a $450 million debt. The trick is how do you bring this debt down while reducing the cost of electricity at the same time : Hint take politics and excessive union demands out the mix. Then diversify and upgrade your equipment.

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OMG 9 years, 6 months ago on 200 jobs to go in BEC shake-up

200 jobs to go in BEC shake-up

Was my last comment removed. Oh dear someone got upset at the truth. High power prices.-Lowest oil price in years Higher electricity costs due to paying off BEC debt. Ron Zacapa rum Duty free $87 ,USA $37.00 with tax. Kalik $53 a case-home product ??? Extra taxes or look for new forms of income

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asiseeit 9 years, 5 months ago on Govt aims to borrow $35m to equip Critical Care Block

Govt aims to borrow $35m to equip Critical Care Block

I hope this country keeps borrowing and borrowing and the IMF comes in and puts the screws to the government. Then Bahamians will wake up. You think Greece has it bad, they are still in the Euro currency, wait till they devalue our dollar. then you will see. Enjoy!

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asiseeit 9 years, 5 months ago on Govt aims to borrow $35m to equip Critical Care Block

Govt aims to borrow $35m to equip Critical Care Block

And these clowns want to saddle Bahamians with NHI when three years later they STILL have not completed the critical care block that was in it's finishing stages when they took over? Just like the Abaco airport that had to be revamped so they could get their cut and they still did not get it right. What a bunch of excrement.

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OMG 9 years, 5 months ago on Ministry of Education says 'Don't play Charlie Charlie'

Ministry of Education says 'Don't play Charlie Charlie'

I'm confused how an article on this new game leads on to sexual preferences, religious insults etc etc. What I do know as a long serving teacher is that we have incompetent policy makers in education. Have you noticed how any donations such as computers etc from betting shops and BTC mostly go to Nassau schools, how family island teachers are encouraged to attend workshops in Nassau at their expense whilst Ministry officials travel to family islands with hire cars , hotel accommodation and food paid for. Has anybody questioned the influx of Cuban teachers who in many cases struggle to be understood by the students because of their lack of English speaking skills and by the time they understand the students and system are leaving. Supplies are a thing of the very distant past, so where is the money going. Technical education (so important we are told) has a budget but as a fact one technical dept on a family island has received NO supplies for over 10 years. Why are there so many subjects being taught at Primary school level ,including Spanish when they come to the High school and cannot add up or write a simple sentence in English. BGCSE exams were moderated in the UK starting in the early 90's at great cost and the idea was that once the Bahamas was proficient it would do its own thing. 20+ years later exams are still being sent to the UK for approval, correction etc at huge expense to the Government and still presented to students with graphic errors, Something is very wrong.

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realfreethinker 9 years, 5 months ago on $14m allocated for unspecified capital works at BAMSI

$14m allocated for unspecified capital works at BAMSI

Here we go again. When will the theft end. $21m with no stipulation on how it is to be spent ? WOW

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asiseeit 9 years, 5 months ago on $14m allocated for unspecified capital works at BAMSI

$14m allocated for unspecified capital works at BAMSI

Lets all say it together, SLUSH FUND. How else are these set going to get elected.

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Well_mudda_take_sic 9 years, 5 months ago on $2 billion Gov’t spend ‘doesn’t bode well’

$2 billion Gov’t spend ‘doesn’t bode well’

We have a highly regressive tax like VAT sucking precious dollars away from the less fortunate in our private sector to fuel even more grossly inefficient and non-productive public sector expenditures by our incompetent Christie-led administration. Sadly, it seems it is only now becoming quite clear to Bowe that he should never have been a proponent of the introduction of VAT rather than a much more progressive form of taxation such as income tax. Christie, Halkitis, Rolle, etc. all knew just how to go about scaring Bowe and others in the private sector into accepting a horribly regressive VAT rather than a progressive income tax regime. Christie and his wealthy business cronies like Snake, Tiger, Flowers, Bastian, etc. could not care less about our rising level of National Debt and increasing Debt to GDP Ratio. And they certainly don't give a rats arse about the less fortunate in our society bearing a greatly disproportionate share of the taxes paid to our spendthrift wasteful government. Anyone notice how much Bowe is beginning to sound more and more like the politicians who have us mired in the mess we are in today?

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