The small fry like Dion Smith always get the full force of the law stomping on them while the really big fish like Sir Snake, Christie, Bag Man Bethel, the Wicked Witch Maynard-Gibson and others like them ride off into the sunset to enjoy their ill-gotten gains and unjust riches obtained at the people's expense!

Fall guys will not squeal on the Big-wigs ........ Bye, Bye Dynamite!!!!!!!!

Do the nation a favour and rat out Davis & Gray (who you worked for)

We now live in different times. The PLP is reduced to impotence and you may see the small fry roll over.

One can only hope Banker. One can only hope.

Man. Seems like the Bahamas was being run by a bunch or thugs and gangsters under the PLP. No wonder crime was out of control.

From the top on down.

Not sure where you have been BahamaPundit, but welcome to The Bahamas of today! Unfortunately no easy or quick fix, if at all ... as what no one wants to acknowledge is that it may actually already be too late, in that what we just did will not actually stop us from going over the Cliff, if we are already over it!!!

This the same man who was on the radio talking about the wonderful things happening at BAIC and how he wanted to get additional funding so he could not only help people with business plans but also give out loans through BAIC, Juan McCartney seemed impressed but I knew I smelled a rat

Now we all know what wonderful things he referred to!

Imagine if Ducky had gotten elected.

This could very well be pandering to the people as usual, just like how they do in the U.S by charging a cop when they murder a black man only to acquit them later. I would like to be prove wrong but I really doubt that I will.

I'm completely disillusioned, I don't see a way clear to stop these opportunists from crooking the system. I don't believe there's a young "unqualified" man in the country who's not looking at 2022 as their get rick quick chance . Maybe if someone like Perry Christie or Brave
Davis went to jail fir a long time that might send a signal, not sure...

Squeal on dem Dion!! Everyone knows you are only small potatoes. Call out the big names and save yourself and the country one time!

I think it will become clearer and clearer as more information is uncovered that the PLP was running a sham government. Their entire five year term was one big money laundering scheme - laundering public funds into private accounts. Something must be done by the FNM to ensure another sham government can never rule this country again as their private piggy bank.

We may not be able to arrest these guys but we sure can put proper procedures in place to make it very difficult for future government officials to steal the people's money.

If they can't be arrested that means Minnis was full of you know what in claiming that many of the big wigs in the last PLP government were corrupt to the core and robbing the Bahamian people blind. Or is Minnis fearful of warranted criminal prosecutions that could come back to haunt him given what he and his select few cronies may have planned for the next five years in terms of greatly enriching themselves at the expense of the Bahamian people? Uuummm!

I say bring in the English secret service and get this country sorted out the way the English sorted out Turks and Caicos and Michael Misick. That is the only way forward. With corruption this deep we must burn the house down and start from scratch. There is no point the Bahamas doing anything, if its public service is thiefing every dime left on the counter top.

I agree it's just too scummy. Maybe they should start making them come to work in tshirts to rid everyone of the illusion that this is the road to wealth

Absolutely correct.

Whole heartedly concur!

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BAIC seems as good a place as any to start the investigations. When / if the little people start to squeal to save their own skins, then we will work up the chain to Road Traffic, BoB, BAMSI, the landfill, Baha Mar, Urban Renewal etc etc

Time is critical when it comes to the conduct of forensic accounting investigations ...... the more time goes by the more difficult the investigation becomes with the disappearance of documents and people. Always better to start with the really big stuff...Baha Mar, BoB, etc. The small stuff can be done later, if it needs to be done at all.

Corruption in the Bahamas is a massive enterprise that entangles many people collaborating across diverse ministries to function.

Obviously, an equally massive well-oiled **" high-level administrative team"** would be required operating end-to-end throughout the various ministries facilitating these people.

However, there is no need to burn down the house to catch a few rats.

Prime Minister Minnis needs to give serious consideration to implementing a "whistleblower" initiative. Perhaps offering a 5% bounty on information leading to corruption and recovery of pilfered state funds, or partial to full immunity if an individual was also involved.

Unquestionably, as the dominos begin to fall, people would be falling over each other to report corruption hoping to save their own skins.

Good idea

The Bahamas is not unique with institutional corruption and does not have to "reinvent the wheel" in dealing with it.

Many countries effectively use "whistleblower" programs to identify, stop, and discourage corruption.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistlebl…

Prime Minister Minnis has any number of tools and several qualified MP's at his disposal that could be designated to quickly adapt international norms to effectively implement a whistleblower program.

https://www.globalwhistleblower.org/

Motivating insiders to divulge information has proven the most expediant vehicle to exposing corruption.

I was wondering if "they" got Wayne Monroe or if Wayne Monroe was "sent". Like the mob boss sending his high powered lawyer to protect the limo driver.

What I don't understand is--If the Police have information or suspicion that a crime has been committed why does it take a change of Government in order to have it investigated??

Really???? You have to be kidding.

Because political favoritism extend to some senior officers and don't forget that many officers are masons and sworn to help each other.

So it's not about guilt it's about who you are??? FU you ugly SOS and take your dam signs down you ugly we know it you don't have to prove it repeatedly.....

Comrades! According to the then Red Party's South Abaco MP and Executive Chairman of Bahamas Agriculture and Industrial Corporation (BAIC) Edison Key - (BAIC) had back in 2007, paid a law firm $5,000 as a retainer to start the process of collecting 'bad debts' on the books (BAIC). My question is - since 2007, were any of these 'bad debts' ever collected, and if not, why not?
Exactly what is the total amount of current 'bad debts' portfolio that have gone uncollected and remain on the books of (BAIC?
It's The People's Time" to know the true and real amount 'bad debts' not only on the books at (BAIC), but on the books of all other government owned or financially backed identities?

Not only suspects. Anyone who might be able to help in the investigation. Munroe is so thin-skinned...

Represented by Munroe... LOLOLOLOL

Future Governments have nothing to fear if they conduct themselves honestly....
Being honest does not prevent accusation, or even questioning, but generally creates exoneration.
Kinda hard to do for this outgoing crew.....

This corruption must stop

It is plain to see that you all believe that all PLP's are demons and all FNM;s are saints. It goes
to show how very brilliant you all are?? I hope the dreams will end soon and reality will set in.

Mean spirited and nasty is the order of the day for you folks. you all can kill.

no, no, no!

Let the investigation run it's course and we shall see. I don't give a damn if Minnis himself had a scandal scandal. investigate it, prosecute and if they are to be found guilty...lock all they ass up. RED, BLUE, or GREEN.

from what I am hearing from other who are rather close to the situation, Dion is in a pretty bad position. I don't know, I wasn't there, but hot damn it doesn't look good.

let the chips fall where they may and ANYONE involved conducting a criminal act should be facing the fullest extent of the law.

I am hearing the same thing Alex_Charles. What do you hear he is suspected of having done exactly?

'borrowed' monies for his campaign and had a plan to return it after he won his seat in the elections. As we all know he and a majority of his colleagues were not successful in attaining a seat.

I'm not sure on the amount of monies moved, nor am I certain as to the validity of the rumor. However, even if in part any of this is true, Mr. Smith's callous actions may land him in jail ( or perhaps a hefty fine and suspicion on other MP's)

Why would Dion Smith need to be represented by a high profile QC if has nothing to hide? Who is paying for this QC.

Why would anyone with half a brain turn them self into CDU without legal counsel? The silly season has ended and the stupid has begun.

Well, you'd have to have half a brain right?

It's good to know that someone was finally motivated to read the story and discovered that Mr. Smith 'turned himself over to authorities accompanied by his attorney.' WOW

Well if Mr Smith did nothing wrong then he has nothing to fear.