I'm sorry Mr. Davis, but I'm disappointed that you would even suggest that the PM use this car. Clearly the former PM had no conscience when it came to wasting tax payers money, and frankly there is no way to justify keeping that vehicle with the current financial state of the government. If I'm not mistaken, I've seen the PM being driven around in a very nice vehicle. I

It is right, appropriate, befitting and justifable that the Prime Minister untillise this beautiful automobile. After all it was ordered for that purpose. Only the small, narrow, poverty-minded would oppose this Mercedes being used and enjoyed by the person who occupies the high office of the Prime Minister.
The so-called current financial state of the government is no reason for not enjoying this luxury. England, America and other nations with so-called financial uncertainty still afford their leaders the luxuries that is fitting. The so-called Queen of England still rides in her many Rolls Royces. I don't hear these poor-mind folks vinning about that.
Mr Prime Mister, you have my permission to go ahead to use and enjoy this lovely Mercedes with your drop-dead gorgeous wife.
PS : If you do not want to use it, I will be honored to releave you of this fine driving machine...ha...ha !
Rich-Blessings....Reverend Rich L. Kemp

I hope that car is bullet proof with all that money spent. I would hate to think that its all on luxury. Sad.

He should absolutely use the car - It goes with the office, as do the personal aides, the police escorts and the cash allowances. Its silly to have it sit and not be put to use. The car is appropriate and befitting of the office of Prime Minister of the Country. While we are at it we need to invest in an official residence for the Prime Minister and have a place befitting of the stature of the office and the need to have the PM host visiting dignitaries and other official events and receptions. Barbados and Jamaica made these investments decades ago and I am certain that the cost savings have been realized.

R U serious?

Every time I get close to finally ignoring the lawyer/fisherman from Cooper's Town he past while in office keep tempting me not to ... not just yet, cause the natives still got's lots to learn about the inner workings of this "humble" man?

That's your man Hubert. He ride fancy while he leave the middle class moving down to the ranks of da poor. Them some sad economic faces when you're among the 60,000 who could not find jobs, or paying customers for their businesses. Yet, he thought it was OK to ride luxury soft?

His red shirts believe it's an soft of enough of an luxury ride, but only for they Hubert ass.

The red shirts could land a luxury Benz in Bahamaland, but them much need Ambulances, them ain't here yet. Even the handful police cars just started arriving at the docks.

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So, public funds were expended to purchase a vehicle for the Office Of The Prime Minister of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Honestly, Bahamians, what is wrong or immoral for the Prime Minister of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas to be driven in a luxurious vehicle. It's not Mr. Christie's car; it belongs to us for the use of the holder of the office of Prime Minister. Think straight and focus on the facts that pertain thereto. Is our Bahamas Prime Minister not 'good enough' to be driven in a Mercedes vehicle. It seems our problem still is that we really believe that things are better than a person. Low self esteem is our major disease.

Well put

There is nothing wrong with the PM driving a nice car. You are absolutely right I want and all Bahamians should want our PM whoever he/she is to have the best. The problem here is that the FNM with is so called fiscal prudence have really been lying to the Bahamian people. We are apparently in such economic straits and the Bahamian government can afford to purchase a car for nearly $200,000. It is gratuitous and Mr. Laing and Mr. Ingraham as Ministers of Finance at the time could have shown more fiscal prudence.
This argument has nothing to do with pride for self or country. We all love our country. But it doesn't give any PM the right to just spend government money any way he pleases. This is the same nonsense the FNM blamed the Late L.O. Pindling for. I've made my disclosures on numerous occasions on these blogs about being a PLP. I think both of these parties have been out of control. No FNM or no PLP can give me any reasonable excuse for this purchase during these serious financial times. Not when people are losing their homes and can't put their kids in school. The vehicle is the cost of a low cost home. We need to get our mind right in this country. Common sense is common sense. It has nothing to do with pride. If we were doing better financially and things weren't so rough I could see the government investing in such a vehicle. But I cannot accept that the the FNM government who claim that they are so clever with the people's money could make such a purchase.

I don't have a problem with it.

I do have a problem with the preacher man driving a flash car and adorned with all kind of Bling.

But it seems that is OK...

If the only part of the $5 Billion debt we were left with was $185,000 for a nice car to transport the current PM around Nassau Town, how financially lucky we Bahamaland would be.

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