WOW! Reading those emails made me so embarrassed! Fitzgerald was BEGGING for the contracts! I can't believe it. What does his father needing 24 hour care have to do with Sarkis? Why did he feel that Sarkis should give him anything? This guy must never sit in Cabinet again.

What is worse is that he was a SITTING CABINET MINISTER at the time!

When we were in business we had building inspectors ,government mp,s etc all come w/ the sick relative shake down ,,basically crooked Fitz the new bagman Bethel was asking for 20,000 a month to do Izzie bidding in parliament ,,I wonder if he also got a condo over looking central park like PGC, B Bethel from the Chinese to screw Izzie .The PLP are a well oiled criminal organization and in the US would be tried under the Rico act ,,We are becoming like Hiati ,Nigeria etc ,,PGC is our Mugabe

Shameful! This is just beyond. If Shane was made to resign over Anna Nicole and Vincent Peet was rolled out for ...something, this fella simply has to bow out right now. Perry can't expect to even contest this election with this kind of conflict and corruption in his cabinet.

He is PGC, Lady Ping ,AMG new bagman ,B Bethel is getting too old

Vell mudda sick, someone knock over Jerome' garbage can kml!!!

The PLP have destroyed our country. A vote for the PLP is a vote for economic slavery!!!!

What's in the dark will make its way to the light. These people are EVIL from the top down!!

Now I'll sit back and wait to see how the PLP will spin this story to make is look like this jacka** ain't do nothing wrong.

If you are in Marathon you would be an even bigger jacka** to put this man back in power!

Conflict of interest as a Cabinet Minister which is absolutely disgraceful and disgusting. I wouldn't be remotely surprised if the AG is right up in this as well.

But who am I kidding. this is the Bahamas, his constituents won't care and Bahamians in general won't give a crap.

If former Cabinet Ministers can be tied to the cocaine trade back in the day and still win their seats, then it doesn't matter. We NEVER vote based on facts, performance or policy issues. We have only vote on emotion and who pays us.

That's probably why he gat flyers all over the place in Marathon. Probably using all that kickback money to invest in himself. Cookie jar must be damned sweet!

It is safe to say that after today, no minister will be crazy enough to use their personal gmail accounts or refer to their father as 'daddy' while begging for contracts. I think this fella needs to sit small on this lap....really small..

And he will swear up and down that its all untrue. Tiefin and lies' that is what they do best.

You should be absolutely right

Wonder who has the contracts going forward.......

I'm sure his company has the current contracts.

This is astonishing. Fitzgerald shouldn't only step down, but should be prosecuted. Commission of Inquiry and Freedom of Information Act. Now.

if proven, what a classic example of corruption. How ironic that the man who saw no problem reading other people's email, may now become a victim of his own methods. everlasting thanks be to God that what goes around, comes around.

My sentiments exactly!!

May 10th can't come fast enough!

Yes. Perfect.

Where's Birdie!!

Head in sand like ostrich!

Where's the 'Comrades!' guy? I'd love to hear this story spun around.

Comrade is thinking........

So essentially what this is saying is this rotten government stole a whole $3 billion hotel property from Izmirilian because they couldn't get him deep enough in their back pockets? And we trust them VAT money.

Flat-out bribery. In the US, Canada, Britain, or any nation with a viable legal system, this man would be facing at least 10 years in prison. But here, in the Bahamas ... business as usual.

Folks, just think -- this is the very tip of the iceberg. I don't think we've even seen the scope of the corruption and thievery by the PLP and their cronies. They all need to be held accountable and prosecuted for crimes against the Bahamian people.

Yup! This is just the crap that they don't care too much about to cover up. This is the small potato.

J Fitz should have had one of his people do the communicating. Foolish on him.

I really hope you're kidding, and that's NOT your only takeaway from this story....

What an absolute corrupt scumbag. First the rubis scandal and now this. He should be criminally charged by the attorney general. Who knows what other dirt there is that has not come to light?

Criminally charged by WHOM? Big LOL!

Hopefully, the new government that defeats the PLP on May 10.

Lol. Allyson prosecuting her nolle helper? Did you think before you posted this comment? LOL

the AG is in on this shit too, her whole flipping family is. Prosecute? You must mean Nolle.

Gas Daddy and Captain Nolle woman are two of the biggest gangsters in this administration.

....once again evidence of the government's cabinet acting unprofessionally and without ethics. This clown should hang his head in shame. It is fitting that his emails would surface this way given his aggressive search through " trash cans" for emails belonging to others.

The PLP slate of candidates includes the following individuals that no right minded voter should ever support for the reason(s) indicated:

Perry Christie - In a league all unto himself when it comes to gross incompetence and
corruptness (family members in bed with Red Chinese & Numbers' Bosses).

Obie Wilchcombe - Big time corruptness (in bed with Red Chinese and Numbers' Bosses).

Jerome Fitzgerald - Big time corruptness fueled by "me, me, me" insatiable greed.

Philip 'Coward' Davis - Big time behind the scenes corruptness through the Christie & Davis
law firm.

Shane Gibson - Big time corruptness involving land development.

Leslie Miller - Big time corruptness - conduit for funds stolen from BOB.

Alfred Sears - Bought, paid for and totally beholden to the Numbers' Bosses.

B. J. Nottage - Grossly incompetent plus petty corruptness.

Keith Bell - Same as B. J. Nottage immediately above.

Alfred Gray - Same as B. J. Nottage and Keith Bell immediately above.

Kenred Dorsett - Incompetent plus petty corruptness.

Chester Cooper - Plenty potential for big time corruptness due to integrity issues.

Glenys Hanna-Martin - Grossly incompetent plus petty corruptness.

Michael Halkitis - Same as Glenys Hanna-Martin immediately above.

Perry Gomez - Same as Glenys Hanna-Martin and Michael Halkitis immediately above.

Melanie Griffin - Grossly incompetent plus petty corruptness.

Picewell Forbes - No one more stupid plus petty corruptness.

Dion Smith - Incompetent plus petty corruptness.

Fred Mitchell - Incompetent pseudo-intellect with strong 'anti-foreign/racist' sentiments.

And let's not forget Allyson Maynard-Gibson, Baltron Bethel and Bradley Roberts; these three top the list of the most corrupt PLP supporters who are not on the PLP slate of candidates.

But keep in mind the DNA and FNM are not without their 'slime list' of candidates which will follow in two later postings later today or tomorrow.

'Ya done good Mudda, except for that very last paragraph!

As I've said over and over again, my only interest lies in a better Bahamas for all of us, and that certainly will not happen with Christie, Minnis or McCartney as PM over the next five years. But of these three, Minnis is likely to be the worst for us. Once again, as I've said many times before, Minnis as PM would be worse than a Crooked Christie on steroids over the next five years. You must therefore THINK, THINK, THINK!!!

Now .......... do the same for the FNM and DNA (you are so smart !!!!!!)

I want to see that too. . .lol!

He still have plenty people who will vote for him, what more proof will one need to vote against him....someone going to get swing and watch the voters still allow these gangsters back in power. the money reach and common sense gone

This man is so dishonest! i don't understand why he would've been chosen as a cabinet minister or any position in government.... a leader is truly reflective of choices tolerates!

SHAMEFUL. DISGUSTING, DISGRACEFUL, GREEDY, CRIMINAL!!! TAKE HIM TO TASK! FIRE THE MAN! VOTE HIM OUT!

And to think that Fitzgerald was the Minister of Education ......... what a disgrace to all students, teachers, principals and parents ........... He should be sent to jail for this betrayal of trust

Karma.....I'm curious how they will spin this? Fitzgerald can't explain away the implications of the emails. And he can't bluster about any sort of breach of privacy due to his own past behaviour! I truly wish these selfish, greedy, short-sighted megalomaniacs would realise the possible ramifications of their actions when it comes to FDI. Which legitimate investors are going to be interested in doing business with this band of pirates in the future? NONE! They'll only attract bigger pirates looking to launder their ill-gotten gains. And while I'm sure they'll happily go along with that program, it will only confirm the global assumption that The Bahamas is once again a nation for sale. Praying Christie at least pretends to show a modicum of national concern and iota of spine, and cuts Fitzgerald loose. Doubtful, but we can only hope....

Comrades! No doubt the prime minister has heard of this story by now.
General Election time is not the time to ignore such serious accusations.
Will the PM be smart to simply brush them aside as Comrade Jerome had better quickly explain his situation, or cover his own political ass, and if not to self vacate.

Sadly the really big picture escapes all but a very few. It is estimated there should be no more than about 180,000 legitimate registered voters eligible to vote on May 10th, 2017. Of the 180,000, approximately 90,000 (50%) live below the poverty line and another 45,000 (25%) are struggling daily to make ends meet. This means 75% of the registered voters are vulnerable to election fraud ('vote buying') in the form of political handouts by the governing party at the taxpayers expense, including temporary government jobs, or by way of outright 'gifts' from one or more of the three largest political parties, including cash. About 20,000 (11%) of the registered voters will not bother to vote and these individuals are mainly the more affluent among us who believe their vote will make no difference because there is little difference between the platforms, ideology and corruptness of the three major parties. So of the 160,000 legitimate registered voters who will actually vote, almost 135,000 expect to receive some form of compensation for their vote and will likely vote for the more 'generous' political party. But it only takes the support of about 106,000 or 66% of the total voters to guarantee a victory for a political party. At a 'gift' cost of, say, $1,000 per voter, the total cost of 'buying' the outcome of the impending general election is no more than about $106 million, which amount is a mere pittance compared to the billions of dollars the next government wants to get its greedy hands on over the next five years. Small wonder, Christie, McCartney and Minnis are each salivating at the thought of being PM and are each willing to spend whatever it takes to 'buy' the votes they so desperately need.

Thanks for making it absolutely crystal clear that any one or more of the following has the ability to simply 'buy' the outcome of our May 10th, 2017 general election: The numbers' bosses (Sebas Bastian, Craig Flowers et al.), the Red China government, the Fooking company associated with Baha Mar, and even Sir Snake.

Oops...forgot all that white Bahamian money.....like the Symonette family, etc.

Why did Save the Bays emails when exposed ended up in Judge Charles court?? and there was such an uproar but these emails are all right? What is the difference.?

The suggestion that the Government removed Mr: Izmirlian as the developer because
of this situation is just pure foolishness. He was removed because he did not pay his loan
But for those who rejoice when persons are attack . rejoice because it will be short lived

Those who pay their bills will retain their developments

If you were really following the story you would note that he stopped paying the loan because the Chinese were screwing up his project. Shoddy workmanship anyone?? He filed for bankruptcy which, if it had gone through without interruption by the PLP Government under pretense of "preservation of our precious sovereignty", according to the above article, all creditors (if a company) would have to declare the beneficial owner of their company and this would expose the cabinet ministers who have an interest in any company doing business with Bahamar.

Clearly this was not beneficial to the Cabinet Ministers like Fitzgerald who were involved and had something to hide.

its stupid to even tell you but the contactor would not finish so Izmirlian could get revenue started and pay the loan ,,Fitz chased off an investor I know well in the Exumas w/ shake down tacits ..They kept promising approval and Fitz kept showing up at the bar across from the investors development waiting ,,the investor even hinted at it at the papers ,,Finally he sold the Cay that he was going to do a small resort on and rolled out , tooks his boats and money to the Turks ,,told me there at the the Brits still have the power to yank the crooks out ..

birdie,
Anyone with a first grade understands the implications of why Sarkis was screwed and booted.
This article, for those who can read, makes this abundantly clear.
You are a fool for suggesting otherwise.

Nothing else needs to said of this sad, sad affair.
Prosecute, jail, and then, and only then, might you stop the next guy in line to try this very thing.
My contention is: that there are no consequences for bad behaviour in The Bahamas.
Let's see how justice prevails in The Bahamas, again.
There are no surprises.
He just got caught.
Most thinking people realize they are ALL slime.

Didn't Fitzgerald declare bankruptcy to default on BOB loans? Didn't he also lose his home? So I guess he didn't pay his bills.

As they say in Spanish: "De tal palo tal astilla." Translate that and you will understand a little
more about this man.

Stop wasting money on commissions of inquiry. Investigate, charge and prosecute those who have broken the law.

Stop harassing Birdie. She will only ever be able to see it the way she is paid to see it!

If only that old retard Birdie could use that feeble brain of his/her

It's one thing to believe they're doing this, it's another thing to see it. How many other ministers sent their requests in?

What a corrupt little country we live in. I am beginning to lose hope.

What goes around comes around hehehe! Politican garbage cans...

PLP SLIME BALLS. Dirty Pingdom!*

**PM Perry G. Christie & His Band Of Corrupt Thieves Must Be Investigated & Punished!**

Without question Jerome Fitzgerald is implicated as a political criminal, however, the plot considerably thickens when one considers Jerome was allowed to practice this piracy, ceremoniously made "point man" for Baha Mar, was appointed as the Prime Ministers right hand man, and charged with the freedom of information act by Prime Minister Perry Christie himself!

Political influence peddling is commonly known as the standard modus operandi for Bahamian politicians Perry Christie, Jerome Fitzgerald and the rest of PLP are not alone in this corruption
as it is rumored Hubert Ingraham made the same $20,000.00 Monthly stipend deal with Sal Kersner for the Atlantis deal.

This sort of corruption is the main reason our country is stagnated today and now is a good TIME TO BRING ALL OF THESE TREASONISTIC PIRATES TO JUSTICE!!

Mr. Sarkis Izmirlian has all these emails on Fitzgerald, Maynard, Bethel Christie and needs to make them available to the **PRIVY COUNCIL** so we can rid our country of these pirates once and for all....**INCLUDING Brent Symonette and his crew of pirates!!**

**Moving forward, If Bahamas intends on enticing decent, serious FDI like Sakis Izmirlian we MUST identify and prosecute pirates like Fitzgerald.**

Why does everyone seem so surprised?? This is standard practice in the Bahamas!!

If as he states in his explanation, that they never received any contracts, how is it that they are on the list of creditors that we paid off?

How ironic that this is the minister the PLP put in charge of the freedom of information act and education. It's as if they're laughing in our face. PLP stands for Piracy Lives and Prospers. That is there one and only ethos. Woodes Rogers must be turning in his grave.

This man does not deserve being a Cabinet Minister. What a disgrace!! He begs for Sarkis' help, almost demand to be given contracts and then turn around and watch others plunge a knife in his back. Corruption and desperation of the highest order. Where do we find these politicians from? He effed up his company RND Cinemas, shares are practically worthless, and now for the past 5 years put in charge of education. God help us if this crew gets back in power.

Forget the fact that Toxic Fumes Fitz does not deserve to be a cabinet minister.....his criminal conduct warrants the pressing of charges....this man clearly belongs behind bars!

**Another Perspective - Now We Know Which *Bahamians First* They Were Talking About**

**P**illage **L**oot **P**lunder

Woodes Rodgers can't roll in his grave because Pindling tarred over it, and RBC commercial banking building is on top of it!

This is our Minister of Education, preaching to our children about working hard, get qualified to get employment and a slice of the Bahamian pie when under the table he is attempting to use his position to take a bigger slice of the pie. A disgrace.

Go PLP. All the way to hell.

Wonder what he got from CTFE enterprises. It would strain belief that he would put the pliers to Sarkis and let these guys go scott free...these are list of people who get stores, this is the company who gets the pool cleaning contract, this is the company for the limousine service and you get VAT waived, Everybody wins!