Flipping Grand Bahama

Recently I have been asked about Grand Bahama its its ability to change by persons from Grand Bahama and who are disillusioned about what can happen. Waking this morning I was wondering what am I writing about today. The negativity gets to me sometimes when I speak to some people. I perplexed by the fact that they cannot see that negativity only spreads and keeps those would have otherwise been great in a mediocre state.  In pockets I see a lot of changes.  Just a bit of paint on a building excites me. Just to see that someone has cleaned up their yard and oh the man who has been picking up garbage off the side of the road on Balao Rd many a mornings over the past few months.  There are people who care and somewhere, some how things are happening and making small changes. Its making Grand Bahama better. We've got a weekend and weekends ahead that are filled with activities.  It's for whatever we want t...

Becoming rather vocal on what it will take to make the necessary changes in Grand Bahama, the President of the Grand Bahama Port Authority Ian Rolle reiterated a call for change in immigration policy. Speaking with the local television station recently, Rolle said what they are looking for is to create more Permanent Residence of persons who would move their families and business ideas to Freeport. He said he feels this can be done if the Government assists. Looking at the present situation in terms of the who gets and what is allowed via Permanent Residency, he called for the Government to allow those business persons who come investing more than $500,000 in homes, etc, to have the status bestowed on their family members as well so that everyone can benefit. He also wants there to be expediency on the part of the Government in getting back to these persons applying for residency. "We need a defined process ... that is what investors enjoy ... certainty" he stated. ...