Rick Lowe
Monday, February 21, 2011 must have been a special day for Mr. Sarkis Izmerlian as he is one step closer to fulfilling his vision for Baha Mar.
Bahamian political dignitaries (Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Tourism, the leader of the Opposition and others) along with executives from The Export-Import Bank of China and Baha Mar broke ground for their $3.4 billion project.
The numbers are in boggling to me. That's almost as much as our national debt!
Two interesting tid bits:
- Mr. Izmerlian used the opportunity to encourage the government to forge ahead with privatising the Bahamas Electricity Corporation and other government "businesses", and
- Mr. Perry Christie, leader of the Opposition PLP used his moment in the spot light to say he was disappointed that Mr. Hubert Ingraham, the Prime Minister was not at the ground breaking.
I like Mr. Izmerlian's hutzpah. He's made some very interesting and sensible comments about government's role in recent months.
With regard to Mr. Christie's silly little jibe, all I can say is he must have more to offer? I would recommend that he get a new speech writer, because our country's leadership are supposed to lead, not make petty comments like that at such an auspicious ocassion. There will be enough time for that when the campaigning starts.
You might enjoy this story from the BBC News and this one from The Miami Herald.
