Foxie 11 years, 11 months ago on UPDATED: Thousands of people take to Bay Street.
UPDATED: Thousands of people take to Bay Street.
You don't agree with The Tribune your commet is never posted...... I have tried to comment numerous times and they are very seldom posted.... A WAST OF TIME....
JohnDoe 11 years, 11 months ago on Christie: 'No' vote will lead to more taxes
Christie: 'No' vote will lead to more taxes
Mr. PM, if your opinion and belief, as clearly appears to be the case, is that the country will incur irreparable harm from a "No" vote, then as the leader of this country you have an obligation to discontinue the process of this opinion poll and have your government take the requisite Parliamentary action to legalise, regularise and tax the gaming industry or at minimum take a position based on your beliefs. As the PM your duty is to and for the greater good of the country and all of its citizens. These oblique statements about the consequences of a "No vote" that you continue to make are unbecoming of an elected leader.
Shirley 11 years, 11 months ago on Christie: 'No' vote will lead to more taxes
Christie: 'No' vote will lead to more taxes
And while collecting property taxes, stop allowing your family, friends and lovers to bring in whatever they purchase overseas duty free. Collect traffic fines and stop wasting the court's time. Park the government cars on holidays and weekends. Collect business licence fees or close those businesses down. Make your auntie in the straw market pay her rent. Stop wasting the people's money. There is too much slackness in this country. And by the way Mr. Prime Minister, stop trying to influence what happens on Monday. No horse in the race my foot.
SDRFC 11 years, 10 months ago on Ingraham has the last laugh over referendum
Ingraham has the last laugh over referendum
- Bahamians do not trust government to implement equitable policies that ensure inclusion and access for ALL a. Politicos and are seen as gatekeepers of prosperity for a select few and “special interests” 2.Bahamians are historically/culturally complicit and comfortable being ruled by “special interest” (Slaveowners, Merchant class, Bay Street Boys, foreign developers/investors, religious, Junkanoo, and other industrial entrepreneurial conglomerates) a. Of the 172,130 registered voters in 2012, less than 25% of the electorate opposed -75% of Bahamians either want Webshops/Lottery or they simply don’t care about their existence. Most (60%) didn’t care enough to regulate/tax or stop it -The government was willing to allow a handful of webshop owners to take the lion’s share of monies generated from webshop gaming as opposed to creating a system where the majority of the monies went to the participants/players b. A small minority of Bahamians can still control the economic opportunities of the majority -Less than 15% of the entire population of the Bahamas (300,000) determined subsequent impacts of the majority -Foreign investors (special interests) are provided the opportunity to petition/apply and own gambling establishments -Less than 1% of Bahamians own the total wealth produced by the country -It took political contributions from a handful of webshop owners for the Government to even deal with the issue of webshop gaming c. Assume of that 25% that won (NO Votes), there were 4 major factors -Religious/Ideology/moral (church) -Lack of Trust in Government (influenced by special interest) -Lack of a clear implementation plan/unreadiness -Political (Anti-PLP, FNM, or DNA)
- The majority of Bahamians simply did not care either way on the issue and abstained from voting - 60% of Bahamian registered (based 2012 elections) did not vote
- Voter turnout may indicate Bahamians are okay with being 2nd Class citizens in their own country a. Gambling is legal “IN” the Bahamas. Just not for Bahamians b. Foreigners are allowed to reside, own, employ and operate gambling establishments and become millionaires. Bahamians cannot. c. Bahamians can shuffle and deal, count the foreigners’ riches, serve cocktails and food, fluff pillows, rush and kalik-kalik through the casino/hotels entertaining gamblers, but as long as they tithes on Sundays, they are righteous in Gods eyes.
- The millions of dollars spent on webshop gaming will continue to go to a select few who will go 100% online and transact payouts via online/bank accounts, prepaid reloadable credit/debit cards
- Webshop owners still win in the end and the treasury of the Bahamas will have to go fishing for another source of revenue, another foreign development project, or just simply borrow more money from the IDB or whomever else to pay its bills while remaining the land of sun, sand, sea, and opportunity…for some……smdh
JohnDoe 11 years, 10 months ago on Bran: court was not wrong
Bran: court was not wrong
Mr. McCartney the PM never said that web-shops must close. In fact he said just the opposite, even specifically stating that web-shops should continue to meet their legal obligations to staff and other persons with whom they have legitimate legal relations. What the PM said was that web-shops must cease their gaming activities, an entirely different proposition. I personally have no difficulty with the injunction, however, it would appear to me that to obtain the injunction the lawyers engaged in a semantical two-step that appear misrepresent some material facts.
WoodesRodgers 11 years, 11 months ago on UPDATED: Thousands of people take to Bay Street.
UPDATED: Thousands of people take to Bay Street.
Mr. Bastian needs to read the legislation on gaming...his establishments receive money here in the Bahamas and pay out his customers here in the Bahamas...it is illegal. That's what we are really voting for in this "opinion poll"...To legalize ONLINE GAMBLING! You don't need 3000 employees for that, you don't even need 1 employee! Wake up Bahamians and vote NO!!!