EDITOR, The Tribune.

“Shut mout catch no fly” is a little ditty that most Bahamians know about. In addition to flies, a shut mout will also keep one’s foot from being put in it.

Of course one cannot predict what may be printed in some other part of the newspaper, when your pronouncements are reported, but the Prime Minister seems to have put his foot in his mouth, by indicating in the House, that he has time to draft legislation to disqualify party switchers like Rollins and Wells.

In the same Tribune edition as this report was published, “Save the Bays” published a paid advertising wrapper, showing a Space Shot of Clifton Pier, awash in oil, diesel or gasoline.

If we don’t have any legislation to punish people for this kind of environmental destruction, then Mr Christie might spend his time better, by drafting legislation to criminalise it. If we do have legislation to deal with this, then he should instruct Dr Nottage to have the police investigate it, and charge the people, or institution, which let it happen.

If Mr Christie still has time on his hands, he might also consider making it a criminal offence, for anyone to ignore, or circumvent, a Supreme Court Judges Order to do something. As in the case of the unlawful development at Blackbeard’s Cay.

And if Mr Christie continues to have time on his hands, after all of this, I am sure that a laundry list of more important legislation, or enforcement needs, can be drawn up for him.

BRUCE G. RAINE

Nassau,

November 6, 2015