How does one go from a $10mil surplus at end of third quarter to $234mil deficit 3 months later. This is nuts. Perry those really did a number on us. We are really up the creek.

Don't think they're saying everything was good up to 3rd quarter since the report says "*the **half-year deficit** was pegged at $275 million,*", Seems they did "ok" in the 3rd quarter so the deficit went down by 5 million , but I could be wrong.

Also you'd really have to know something about their cash flow pattern, for example have you ever built a house? At certain intervals you spend more of the money, depends on the operation.

This deserves jail time.

**HOLY CRAP!** These guys make piracy look like child's play!

While gross misfeasance is uncovered all over the place almost on daily bases, Perry Christie claims he did the right thing and continues sticking to his story.

Now we know why Philip Davis and Gargoyle Roberts are so adamant about their calls for and an end to the so-called "witch hunt". They know exactly what they did in fleecing the country and definitely doesn't want the electorate to learn just how corrupt they are!

There is no way back for the PLP brand. The electorate at large will never trust "PLP" ever again.

And Carla Bethel says he can find nothing legally wrong with this?!!! He needs to have his head examined! Then you gat the idiotic PLP's on this blog and social media actually defending the over hiring and crying victimization because the Minnis administration has a hiring freeze and is not renewing short-term contracts? Can't you people read? What planet are you living on?! Our prospects of reducing the deficit are LESSENED because of the extra financial burden from all the last-minutes hiring.

Somebody needs to go to jail!

Comrades! This latest governing administration the 4th Red Shirts Regime's early warning radar to prosecute those politicians and their politically connected who are being accused of personal wealth enhancement from the state's funds - has turned out to be about as effective as Freeport Airport's non-existent Radar was in guiding Dr. Myles and his passengers to a safe landing.

PLP one big shitty party!

As I first said several years ago PLP = Plunder Loot and Pillage.

Comrades! As a people we want to improve upon how our government operates... but we must not lose sight of the fact that the early governing years of Pindling - were unquestionably our nation's very finest governing years.

But unfortunately his last years has gotten us to where we are

Bingo!

And then came the drug trade, Normans Cay, George Smith and the sale of the Bahamas.

We should expunge the names of Pindling and Christie from our country .... they were the equivalent of Blackbeard and Jack Rackham

Says you!

THAT IS WHERE THE VAT MONEY WENT!

Meanwhile the emptiest barrel of them all, MP Picewell Forbes was on Hard Copy yesterday praising the PLP and Hakitas for their "stellar" services in managing the countries economy..Lol!

This dumb idiot we all know never had an independent thought since setting foot in the HOA was obviously well prepped by Brave and Fred to parrot certain responses made a damn fool of himself trying to convince the electorate that Pillage Loot Plunder is a powerhouse, ready and able to regain power and "work on behalf of the Bahamian people".....Lol....Lol....Lol.

Hey Forbes, please explain to us how you guys gonna regain power from jail cells, cause that's more than likely where the majority of you will end up!

Who is going to put them in jail?????????????????

It is disingenuous to use the words "The PLP blew" there are some who expects or are dying
to see certain people go to Jail. They will be disappointed some may not appreciate how the money was spent. but it is not necessarily criminal.

No it's not, 200 million in a quarter is ridiculous. That said, I don't think all this finger pointing will get us anywhere, they can continue if they like but I'd like to see much less emphasis on it and more on where we'll be in five years and the steps we're going to take today to get there

Sooooooooo, are we going to condone this fiscal wastage forever????? ....... Ever since 2002, there has been these large deficits requiring incoming governments to borrow excessive amounts to clean up outstanding bills ....... This Minnis government must put in place mechanisms and a culture of fiscal responsibility and accountability so that this practice is minimal or eliminated altogether ........ It is unethical and immoral to fiscally handcuff an incoming government ........ Watsayu????

No one is condoning anything, they're spending 98% of their time pointing fingers and then getting schooled by Wayne Munroe and Fred Mitchell. I'd like to see them spend 80% of their time on strategy and 20% of finger pointing since they must.

I say give Minnis them one year to get things sorted out ....... then if no case is before the court dock...... let's vote them out as well....... I say that as a huge FNM supporter. They were voted in to give us justice and justice is what we want.

One year is too long. I find myself wondering if I'm in an alternate universe, but I knew something was off the first few days. The awkward statements from multiple ministers showed me they had absolutely no consolidated strategy for how they would govern. DAguilar was classic when they asked him about tourism, "oh I don't know what I'm going to do, guess I'll go in and talk to the experts". It actually made some sense but the way he said it, it "appeared" as if they hadn't had a single meeting about what each minister should do when they got to their respective ministries.

Well said Seaman!

OK, jailing Christie might be too hard. It needs evidence. So, start with those lower down. Bring them all in for questioning. Every single one. And offer them a deal: squeal on your superior and your sentence will be cut in half. You will get to Christie and all ministers in no time. Then jail them all for 50 years, seize all their property and sell it. Seize all property belonging to close and distant family. Strip them of citizenship. Let them wander the Earth looking for some other fool prepared to give them shelter. Maduro might.

Anyone in business can feel the difference in the economy. it is like you just fell of a cliff and are now in a state of unconsciousness. Can't move, can barely understand what's going on around you. Just looking around for a friendly face in the (economic) crowd. Bills piling up and no income coming in. But hey Minnis and FNM, you are in the driver's seat now. better make something happen fast because the people are hurting and they put their trust in you. Stopping the t'iefin and letting the people know about it is good, very well done, but now we needs to get this economy moving.

We need election reform...no party should be able to rape the public treasury in the lead up to an election...all expenses should remain the same with the exception of those directly involved with staging the venues and coordinating the polls for the physical election...

Excellent point! But it is not just electoral reform that is need; the fact of the matter is that our current form of the Westminster system incentivizes the Political Party in power to use the Public Treasury to finance their political campaigns every five years. The PLP has become particularly adroit at this but make no mistake the FNM is equally as guilty. The real losers in all of this are of course the Bahamian people.

Our current system results in successive governments pursuing or telescoping their fiscal economic policies to the short to medium term because they cannot resist the temptation to use fiscal policy to further their own self-interest during the period leading up to an election. This system and the behavior of our politicians create significant headwinds for our economy. When the obituary of our economy is written, our inability to formulate and execute coherent and sustainable long term economic policies will be a primary reason for its demise.

Unfortunately, we are often our own worst enemy. In addition to containing the mis-direction of government funds and reducing future government deficits, to truly get us out of this hole we need bold leaders with knowledge, vision and the courage to say to the Bahamian people we have been living above our means and we must now cut out the excesses. At the same time, we must expand the aggregate supply and productive capacity of our economy with a focus on GDP growth without an over-reliance on FDI and creating domestic employment opportunities that concentrate on expanding exports and reducing the reliance on imports.

I believe the PM's heart is in the right place but so was the former PM's heart. The real challenge will be whether or not he has the courage to say to the Bahamian people and to his Cabinet that we must all now be prepared to make sacrifices for the survival of the Bahamas as we know it today and hold his Cabinet accountable. In that regard, the former PM failed miserably.

You see parties change but servants remain.......I am told that the crooked PLP Administrator is still in North Abaco....... pushing her PLP polices.... Still informing her PLP buddies who were kicked out in the Local Government Elections what's going on in the inside. Shit.... I'm told she even invited them to a meeting even after they were vote out of office. She has to be ....well let's say..run the hell out of town. This is the people's time.

John is on point!

The big boom is coming. . .this one ger be huge!! Our PM told the region leaders that he will "do some drastic things". . .he warned them of what is coming. . .so they don't get involved and listen to Fred Mitchell and PGC et al when the hammer comes down on them!! Take a look at the Mussick case in TCI. . .all that crap he did some members of CARICOM still said that the British were persecuting him unfairly. . .THEY COMING BACK TO SET FIRE TO THE WEEDS AND WATCH THEM "RATS" SCATTER ALL OVER THE PLACE!!

This number jumble is written so poorly, what is the point of reporting?

They didn't blow it , they blew threw it, and the only thing horrendous was waiting to do evertytgjng near election and so testing had contractors because of rushing like the kids pool on the side the highway which might be dangerous.

Ok , maybe that's blowing it.