Keep Bajan Dollars in Bajan Hands

For years, I’ve sat back and watched something that honestly pains me: the money that Bajans work hard for doesn’t circulate within our own community—it leaves and enriches everybody else’s. Every time this happens, our chance at building true generational wealth slips further out of reach. Let’s be real: almost every other community out there makes it a point to buy from their own, support their own, and grow with their own. That’s not hate or bias—that’s strategy, that’s loyalty, that’s survival. Meanwhile, too many Bajans pride themselves on saying, “I don’t want to be biased” or “I just go with whoever cheapest.” And while that sounds “fair,” the truth is it’s this very mindset that’s stifling our progress. If we don’t deliberately support each other, who will? If we don’t create an ecosystem where Bajan dollars stay in Bajan hands, how do we expect to see stronger businesses, better jobs, or wealth that passes down to our children and grandchildren? It’s time we break that c...