Flipping Grand Bahama

After my last post and comments made I had to reflect with a very heavy heart. I try to listen to positive things in the morning to get that vibe going. They say thats what makes the successful person continue even with some failures. In a closed Fackbook group I got the response I searched for last year ... the affects on the people/children moving from Freeport after the famous "Bend or Break" Speech. For many of this age including myself, having read the full speech it is hard to see the correlation between what was said and the mass exodus. My last post was supposed to make people see that while some people are still sitting on fence bemoaning the affects of the 2004/2005 storms that there are ways in which they can move forward and gave ideas on entrepreneurial efforts they can try. But the past rose up and spilled great bitterness in response. No, I'm not angry at the comments. They speak a thousand times of the hurt of many people. As I stated in a previous...

Whimsy and fanciful are feelings being expressed today and we explore the subject of "What Ifs...." Hmmm.... Where can I start. Yesterday talking with friends I realized that there could be sufficient jobs for those persons simply looking for jobs, if... And there would be other opportunities for middle men in all professions if.... What is this if? Well I can start by looking at something close to me.... golf courses. Now you may laugh and say what does the golf courses have to do with the economy of Grand Bahama? Once upon a time, Grand Bahama have about seven golf courses - Jack Tar, Shannon, Reef, Lucayan, Fortune, Ruby and Emerald. Today we have only three with a possible four - Reef, Ruby, Fortune and the non-functioning Old Bahama Bay which is actually almost ready. Where are the jobs? In the club houses, at their bars, cutting their lawns, maintaining their equipment, etc. Most of these are attached to hotels, but ... what about the hotels? Wait ...