Well, what do you feel?

Are Bahamians who are wanting to work getting work?

Well, what do you feel?
Are Bahamians who are wanting to work getting work?

Uh, no.

Uh, no.

Do you have a job?
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Do you have a job?
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lol lol..ah lord.

lol lol..ah lord.

That a yes or no?
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That a yes or no?
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Yes sir, I have a job...unlike over 5000 people in Grand Bahama alone who do not and no, they aint just 5000 lazy people who dont want to work, aint looking for a job that can help them feed their families, or wont take the jobs that are just being "ushered in to them" by GINN (now thats a joke if I heard one and Grand Bahamians can confirm how funny the GINN one is too).

If this is going to turn into a political argument Im not really interested, but as I said before, no, it is obviously not so that the close to 23,000 people unemployed in the Bahamas as of January 2006 are at home because they just dont want to work.

Yes sir, I have a job...unlike over 5000 people in Grand Bahama alone who do not and no, they aint just 5000 lazy people who dont want to work, aint looking for a job that can help them feed their families, or wont take the jobs that are just being "ushered in to them" by GINN (now thats a joke if I heard one and Grand Bahamians can confirm how funny the GINN one is too).
If this is going to turn into a political argument Im not really interested, but as I said before, no, it is obviously not so that the close to 23,000 people unemployed in the Bahamas as of January 2006 are at home because they just dont want to work.


You just turned it into a political thread...
I just asked a question, and then asked another question.

Furthermore, I have been hearing about the complaints in Grand Bahama, and I have to ask the question....Are these people skilled labor?
Secondly, I have just interviewed a couple that moved from Grand Bahama to find employment here in Nassau.
Now, for a long time Grand Bahamas has been run by the Port Authority, and the slip slide of jobs not being created on the Island, happened over a period of time. They have not diversified by becoming entrepreneurs; also, they have put all their eggs in the tourism basket.
Also, I have close friends who moved to Grand Bahama and have found work, and have been working for years.
So, there is a bit of truth to the idea that there may be no work for Grand Bahamians, but it isn’t true for Nassauvians moving there.

The issue is training for Grand Bahamians, just as it is in every other Island.

The question to you Sir is, are Grand Bahamian willing to be trained?
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And also, are they willing to diversify like Nassau has?

You just turned it into a political thread...
I just asked a question, and then asked another question.

Furthermore, I have been hearing about the complaints in Grand Bahama, and I have to ask the question....Are these people skilled labor?
Secondly, I have just interviewed a couple that moved from Grand Bahama to find employment here in Nassau.
Now, for a long time Grand Bahamas has been run by the Port Authority, and the slip slide of jobs not being created on the Island, happened over a period of time. They have not diversified by becoming entrepreneurs; also, they have put all their eggs in the tourism basket.
Also, I have close friends who moved to Grand Bahama and have found work, and have been working for years.
So, there is a bit of truth to the idea that there may be no work for Grand Bahamians, but it isn’t true for Nassauvians moving there.
The issue is training for Grand Bahamians, just as it is in every other Island.
The question to you Sir is, are Grand Bahamian willing to be trained?
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And also, are they willing to diversify like Nassau has?

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The issues begin to stump ya when we take out da politricks huh?
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The issues begin to stump ya when we take out da politricks huh?
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Boy its amazing the way some of us like to pat ourselves on the back ey? lol. Its too exhausting going back and forth with you y2k, because you are seldom right and often wrong about alot of things, not the least of which is your surmation of the unemployment situation on Grand Bahama, or indeed New Providence for that matter where the majority of jobless folk reside.

No one has yet to raise a political point but yet you are quick to jump to the issue of politics..which proves my suspicion that you raised this thread in the first place with politics in mind. Its illogical to raise the question.."is everyone jobless because they want to be." Ofcourse that cannot be the case.

Contrary to what seems to be the catch phrase out there, the country's immediate unemployment problems cannot be solved with a huge number of construction jobs.

I had to laugh when you referred to New Providence as having the most diversified economy of the chain of islands. Do you know how many different industries exist on Grand Bahama? If the GB economy is not highly diversified, as you insinuate, why would its residents require so much "training" just to get a job, as you argue?

Come on y2k. With all due respect you gotta bone up on some more facts before you champion yourself the way that you do. Really.

Well, what do you feel?
Are Bahamians who are wanting to work getting work?


Starting your thread, then insulting people for their views on the thread. You make absolutely no sense. I guess you may be voind of all peoples skills. BUT to answer your question, no - unemployment is very high and the government of the Bahamia is quiet embrassed about it.

Worst of all, many Bahamians espically, young Bahamians are hurting over it.

You just turned it into a political thread...


Do not be a jackssa, unemployment is a political issue. You asked one of the central questions to which citizens expect their government to provide or casue to happen for them. You just nuts, I am sure.

I was reading all of your other threadspost and I guess they speak volumes about you..., you should review.

Boy its amazing the way some of us like to pat ourselves on the back ey? lol. Its too exhausting going back and forth with you y2k, because you are seldom right and often wrong about alot of things, not the least of which is your surmation of the unemployment situation on Grand Bahama, or indeed New Providence for that matter where the majority of jobless folk reside.

Prove it with fact. And secondly, I did not sumise that New Providence has a greater or less un employment rate than GB. I just echoed your sentiment that Grand Bahamians are out fo work, and the couple I interviewed proved it!
Why must we argue about what we belive is the truth:dgi: ...I didnt start this by the way!

No one has yet to raise a political point but yet you are quick to jump to the issue of politics..which proves my suspicion that you raised this thread in the first place with politics in mind.
When are you able to read minds. And in case you didn't notice, I put up at least 5 threads as of last night. None of which are political, if they were, I know where the Politics forum is.:hammer:
Secondly, you made the statement that "if it is going to get political I am not interested"..Wise up!
Political, or non political it is up for debate...you can't throw your jibes, and then run like a pansy behind the skirt tail of politricks.
I asked you a simple question..,.,"Are you working?"...
You went off, and have yet to show an apology!
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Its illogical to raise the question.."is everyone jobless because they want to be." Ofcourse that cannot be the case.
I did not say it...You did.
I asked the question of whether or not there are jobs available for Bahamians who want to work.
For instance, I wanted to get a good job right out of college. I had to take a security job until something shook free. I have had two dream jobs after that initial bad wave subsided. One opportunity that the FNM created, and the other that the Government created.
Fact is, I wanted to work and I got a chance to work.


Contrary to what seems to be the catch phrase out there, the country's immediate unemployment problems cannot be solved with a huge number of construction jobs.
So true, even though construction is the next Bahamian economy booster.
Forget agriculture, and forget banking. Construction is linked to tourism, and we have to capitalize on that in a major way.
We can not let foreign construction companies come in here, use the illegal haitians and cubans to work, and then not have the major Bahamian companies benefit off of their cheap labor!
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I had to laugh when you referred to New Providence as having the most diversified economy of the chain of islands. Do you know how many different industries exist on Grand Bahama? If the GB economy is not highly diversified, as you insinuate, why would its residents require so much "training" just to get a job, as you argue?
Nassau is the capital. And like I said, the port authority has run GB for quite some time. Also, the lack of jobs in GB have been sliding for the past several years. What has not closed down in the last 7-8 years, is about to close down.
Nassau, is the most diversified Island in this chain, don'e be dumb nation builder. Because GB had cable and a few ammenities, doesnt make them the cream of the crop. Most of the intelectual and entrepenuership within the bahamas, is in Nassau.
That is the key to our growth. Not the fancy industry that GB once had.
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Come on y2k. With all due respect you gotta bone up on some more facts before you champion yourself the way that you do. Really.

I have not championed anything, just simple asked you a question. And you Sir have given me no facts yourself.
In fact, I have proven to you the obvious nature of this economy. Tourism, and small business.
What have you brought up but what you feel is the case.
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Aside from the larger financial services industry, I am waiting to see this "diversified" Nassau you speak of. The only other diversification I see here is countless stalls on the street selling indigo and hello cards. Unless you mean the tons of civil servants, and I dont see construction as real diversification.


As for GB and this thing about, making entreprenures out of them, it is completely dumb and outrageous. It seems as if people and the government for that matter are sugesting that these people are to make entreprenures of themeselves. They are not in Nassau were you can turn your home into a neighborhood salon/grocery store/candy store overnight. Which means they need more money. Tell me where do unemployed people get money or qualify for a loan in this country for anything, esspecially to start a business? You cant possibly mean their families, who are working to keep their own jobs.

I agree with you on more training though, not just GB but all over the country.

Somewhere along the line in Freeport, before the hurricanes, things were allowed to slip. I dont know how but it did. And Nassau as it always was and always stives to be, is the centre that keeps us all alive. Things are not as dead as described. It's that tourism sector that was built on two pillars, one being Our Lucaya, the other being The Royal Oasis, which was weakened from the start by labor unrest. So essentially if the hurricane did not come, the workers would have cut off their own leg in several months more. In fact the hurricane was perfect opportunity to run from the perpetualy unsatified workers, some who still row to this day!

The Port Authority and Gov. is clearly not working together and I believe the Port is doing all that it possibly can, while still paying up to $100 million intaxes without a single delay or word of exuse. We talk about the Port must cut down their fees. With their anual bill over their head how can this possibly happen? If the Gov. would have the ears to listen, then perhaps consession could be made as big as they have given other developers. Or is this PLP government reluctant to give anything to a product of UBP negotiation?

Oh yeah,

To answer the question, unemployment is not down. All those heads of agreements being signed as if roll off a conveyor belt will take the rest of the decade to translate into permenant jobs, and temorary jobs for some of them too.