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Growth in growing things on the island

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On this beautiful Friday in Grand Bahama I have had a good think about what is going on in pockets around the island. While on the surface many talk about the various obstacles to business, in the background I feel the work being done. It's like the story of the seed that takes five years to grow under the ground making strong roots before anyone ever sees a shoot and then it takes off and bears fruit. The backyard farming is catching on with another young man at the helm. When I came to Grand Bahama in 2010 there was an older gentleman BAIC Deputy Chairman, Ronald Darville Sr. who was promoting this phenomena. I thought he was doing a great job and proving his worth by having a farm, tending a farm for someone else and also having a farm in his backyard. BAIC Deputy Chairman, Ronald Darville Sr. along with Mr. H. Rudy Sawyer then also of BAIC at Darville's Farm in 2011. But, he died and I wondered who could or would pick up the gauntlet. In walked this bri

First-Ever Caribbean Economic Forum 2014

So…. I got up this morning thinking of what I shall write about today. I have given you my audience the outlook for Grand Bahama, which according to many was, not very much. So far we have about 200 possible jobs for this year in Grand Bahama. As for business and the economy, it just so happened that as I checked email I found something that is rather interesting. A very dear friend and fellow colleague sent me information that he said I can share and its all on the world economy. Hopefully this can help some people to make their decisions on where and when to do business. There is the link: