Flipping Grand Bahama

Soo  I was going through my Facebook feed this week and came across this bit of information that rocked my work. I always remind my self that because it is written does not mean it is all true but you ready this except and you decide if you think its true. What caught my eye was the title: HOW THE BAHAMAS BECAME THE BAHAMAS, WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM SOME VERY STRANGE MEN .... AND CANADA. Hmmm I thought. Very interesting. Then I saw the length of the article and immediately thought it was going to be boring. Well I was left trying to buy the book. If you dont hear from me for a while, I'm still contemplation ways forward. Posted: June 25, 2013 | Author: jr | Filed under: Insights , Jeffrey Robinson's eBooks , Money Laundering | Comments Off on HOW THE BAHAMAS BECAME THE BAHAMAS, WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM SOME VERY STRANGE MEN… AND CANADA EXCERPT FROM: “THE SINK – Terror, Crime and Dirty Money in the Offshore World” (C) JEFFREY ROBINSON 2003, 2011 ...

A dreamer. A visionary. A leader. All in one person or in many persons but is/are so much needed in Grand Bahama right now! A lot of great things happened with a leader at its helm championing the cause. Moses brought the children of Israel out  Egypt. Ghandi championed a free India. Martin Luther King was champion of the civil rights movement in the United States. Even Sir Lynden Pindling championed the majority rule in The Bahamas. There are many who feel the crush of what happened though in Grand Bahama and after one of my posts entitled "The Truth..... What is it?" that was posted on the page "Freeport 60s Kids". The comments are mainly by persons who felt slighted and or who had to leave after the government changed in the late 60s. There has been a lot of talk about Freeport being filled with crime and what it once was but what I have not heard is what would make it better? I cannot make light of what happened to those who had to leave. I f...

Was there slavery on Grand Bahama? There is a hot box that says yes. Were their communities all over the island? Yes following the re-population brought by slavery, there were many communities and some have been moved according to developments. Was there a dreamer? Yes his name was Wallace Groves who fleeing from the United States decided to take on a lumber company in Abaco then moved it to Grand Bahama. Here is looked at the pines here and thought of not only the deforestation but what would be in its place. The Hawksbill Creek Agreement was the birth of that dream. What other dreams have their been? The Governments of The Bahamas had dreams for expansions through the Hawksbill Creek Agreement and they were birthed. But for about 40 years the dreams have ceased it seems. Who would responsible for a 20 year plan for this island? Who wants to join in a campaign to put together a plan to move it forward? I was part of a number of think tanks this week where entrepreneurs...

Grand Bahama morns the death of another stalwart as Sir Albert Miller passed away at 4:30 pm yesterday - Tuesday August 18, 2015. I recall years ago when the three heavies - Chairmen Sir Jack, Edward St. George and President Sir Albert of the Grand Bahama Port Authority were speaking at a function and they jokingly said they will be around until the end of the Hawksbill Creek Agreement in 2054. It was a good laugh, but it made me think.... what of the vision of Grand Bahama. This year both Sir Jack and Sir Albert died, but Sir Albert had retired some time before. As we say farewell to Sir Albert we do remember his life. According to his biography, he was born in Long Island on February 19, 1926. He joined the Royal Bahamas Police Force in 1943 and rose from detective corporal to deputy commissioner in 1968. He also acted as Commissioner of Police on five occasions. A former Co-chairman of the Grand Bahama Port Authority Ltd. and Group of Companies, Sir Albert was nam...

The prayer of Jabez from the Bible. Little is known of him but his prayer is being shared around the world. According to 1 Chronicles 4:9-10: Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request. In this land of 40,000 people who are not economically able to sustain business, we need to enlarge our territory. If at first you don't succeed, then you definitely need to take stock, revise your plan and start again. So we want to bring back the magic to Freeport. The magic will never be the same but it can be better and last longer if we plan it right this time. How many are ready to stop complaining and do as Jabez did, pray and worked for and after the enlarging of his territory. It should be easier in this world of e-commerce but for The Bahamas there are a lot of restrictions. And a determined person would find ways ar...

It's  Monday morning. Time to get up and produce and this morning the amount of good news was unbelievable. I woke up to the words, "Welcome to a Bright New Day" from a friend. Then I went to Instagram where I read, "I go for what I want. No Excuses. Note to self" from notetoselfinsta. As I read more I came across this post by before5am ' Money isn't your problem. A lack of production, commitment and consistent improvement is your problem" and it got me thinking. It's going to be a great day with new opportunities open and money should not be the problem. But here is what I read as I continued to read their post. "Excuses? Not today... Not this morning... Definitely not this week! "Money isn't your problem! "That's a story you made up years ago to help you cope with the sad reality that you're simply not performing at a high enough level and that your level of production, commitment and consistent improv...

Sixty years after the signing of the Hawksbill Creek Agreement, the original signatories are dead. The man with the vision for Freeport was the first to go and apparently his vision with him. It was a vision for a thriving community based on the Hawksbill Creek and the formation of a harbour. As was the rush for gold there was a rush to this island during 1950s to 70s of people looking for another home that offered an ability to make a new life for their families. This was short lived and many had to return to homes they were hoping to forget or other places where there communities were more welcoming. During the first ten years of the Hawksbill Creek Agreement, the Government of The Bahamas kept a keen eye on what the Grand Bahama Port Authority was doing and made several demands in writing to steer the ship not only for a better Freeport, but a better Bahamas. After 1965, there seems to be a lack to Government involvement in the public arena until 1993 when a new amendment ...