Flipping Grand Bahama

Yes, Grand Bahama is still under reconstruction and the new government elected has a tall order to fill. Listening to Governor General Dame Margueritte Pindling give her speech from the throne on Wednesday was most inspirational for The Bahamas and especially for people in Grand Bahama. I don't remember a time when we were singled out as it was done in this speech. Here is just a portion of what she said that got a lot of interest:  My Government will stimulate the local business environment. My Government will strengthen the Fresh Start and Jump Start initiatives established during its last term in office.  My Government will establish a One-stop-shop to improve the ease of doing business .  My Government will grant tax inducements or incentives to Bahamians comparable to or in line with those given to foreign investors.  My Government will review and give consideration to the ownership of taxi license plates by persons who have been l...

My last two posts garnered a lot of interest and lots of comments. However together they were no match for the amount of people who read the "Bend or Break Speech." While writing and listening to the noise in the market it is somewhat easy to become discouraged, so I thought to myself, ask a question I normally ask of new found friends, What would you do if money were no object? This is a provocative question and reminds me of a question I get asked when I tell them what Ive done, "why don't you continue what you were doing?" I could say it's money that holds me back from some of the video productions or writing, but really its not.  I have the equipment and the knowledge, just afraid of not being accepted. Yes, for many projects the problem may be money. Say I want to buy Xanadu Beach Hotel, yes I'm  little shy of that $30 million and spare change. But Im not shy of meeting and talking with people who may have that kind of money who may want to ...