The Bahamas; The Struggle Continues...

 The issue of social advancement has been our (The Bahamas) only victory claim for the 21th century although the battle for economic empowerment wages on.       While much has been said of the opportunities in education and many had taken full advantage thereof; there is still a severe lack of career opportunities in those respective field of choice.

We as Bahamians have, for far too long, relied upon our political leadership to stand at the forefront to set the pace for the proliferation of economical growth but as many Bahamians can attest; most of the major opportunities in The Bahamas are served on a silver platter to foreign investors, and, this sentiment is shared among our banking sectors whom are all too willing to readily accept the hand of the stranger over local and familiar ones.     The chances that a Bahamian do succeed in business at his or her chosen profession is slim to nil in an economy boasting potential growth sectors to every foreign investor with a dream and good credit ratings.

Yes I do strongly believe that we (The Bahamians) can build The Bahamas into a world class economic power house providing we forthwith change our dependency upon our governmental leadership for direction and focus our attention upon individual merits and contribution.   This obviously will need the support of all Bahamian and not just the regular selective few which have broken through the stereotypical barriers to create their mini empires, and, the way I perceive it; we can no longer enter this modern global market place on our own without first passing and ensuring that the appropriate legislation had been implemented and in place to compliment our business objectives.

I further believe that we can and we must seek alternative vehicles for diversifying our economy because tourism and banking alone will not support our social and national growth forever, plans ought to have been drafted in the eventuality there are sudden bottom fallouts in our number one and two industries.   This will take physical action and not simply political rhetoric serious or not.  The time has come, and now is, when every individual Bahamian ought to ask the question; what can I do for my country, and then just do it.