It is distressing to see highly educated people make such poor choices and have so little regard for their country and its people!
They fail to keep the promises they made before election and are numb to the pain their folly causes the people they are duty bound to serve.
The interesting thing is that people with little to no education have more insight into how issues in this country could be addressed than those we elected to lead!

I can't agree that they have more insight. But I can say that they have a more direct means. The problem is, the more direct means usually tramples on another. Not excusing officials for poor implementation of projects (not considering corruption) but, they would makes matters more polarized.

Campaign promises are based in deceit. The electorate needs to understand that and stop running on high emotion during rallies. There's not much any Bahamian government can do for the people right now. There are no jobs waiting magically in the wings, there is no pot of money waiting somewhere in la-la land, and things are going to get worse before they get better because what it will take to fix the problems, will make things worse for awhile. People elect people to govern and then expect them to turn into magicians.

This a fair statement, however, the overarching theme of the current administration can be noted as "Change" in terms of giving a new leader and some new individuals a shot to govern. But, the opening day held glorious media coverage of all the sprinting action only to dwindle into sophomore blues.

Magicians no, but this is where leadership comes in. The leader of a country should be honest with the people and mobilize them to move in a direction that is in the countries best interest. That's what Pindling did in the early years, that's what Lula did in Brazil! The problem is winning an election does not qualify one to lead a country!

Most common sense statement I have heard on this site for a long while. I so sad that my people have been made into this childish and blind group of beggars who don't understand that the "feeder" government is one in which cronies them benefit with the lion share! One long time FNM told me that doc have to go! I asked why. . ."heen takin care of FNMs. . .I want one contract"! A contract that she don't have the equipment to carry out! I said: "ya red fellas them are cleaning out the house by laying a new foundation for change"! "that een why they were put in there. . .they went there to help us"!

No we didn't expect a magician we expected a plan. You don't have to be Einstein to sit around a table two years BEFORE you take the reigns and start working on what we guh do when we get there. It don't have to be perfect but it's a start. They were completely unprepared and I'm not guessing. I have good information that they didn't put much effort into policy planning, they were only interested in what the mob wanted to hear.

I pity yinna political persons. . .can't be balance if it depends on ya mother life!

I suggest that you go online and take a look at the national plan for the Bahamas. . .if you are familiar with professional planning methods you will see that nobody needed anything further than that! Take ya tail and read and stop being dumb politician. . . that plan is so comprehensive all anybody who is trained in planning or PM needs to do is put together a processing team and go to town!! Listening to your reasoning I see why see why you say they only catered to the baser instinct of the masses. . .with political thinkers like you in them crowds. . .that's seem easy to do!

When our middle class are losing their homes left & right you know, deep down, that this ship is still going down. It may have slowed its decent down a bit, but we are still sinking.
I don't know of any good, quick solutions but something big must happen soon. I personally look out as far as I can see, and I see no life boats, no rescue planes coming to our aid.
Put your life vests on and prepare yourselves to jump.

Sadly, it's beginning to look that way........ A good statement from MP Miller.

Politics aside the good reverend deserves commendation for speaking on his conviction and for the people.

It was so refreshing to read what he said.

Maybe there is fresh hope Comrade MP Vaughn. or will Speaker rule honourable member out order and suspended from red backbenches People's Honourable House of Assembly?

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What sign red relief for "impact Real Change" Comrade MP Vaughn to call out PM, KP and Carl Wilshire. There's goin be some fresh expressions independent thought respecting the constituents who sent you up House floor crossings within next 10 to 21 days?

Ma Comrade, Abacoians need remember when they before signed up as "Abacoian Friends Loretta"... maybe time call meeting and re invite Loretta back Marsh Harbour? Time take another fresh look back how the red party cames about reject coup's house MP's?

The people of Abaco are very angry too. They have two elected Government representatives who seem oblivious to the strain put on the community by Government's inability to provide Power To The People!

Agreed DDK ......... The people of Long Island are pissy angry since the SLOP era ........ But, things can only get better when you are at rock bottom ........ Faith without works is dead.

how is it going down there without LBT?

BOL ......... LBT was a big shiny object ...... like a shooting comet that burns out

Time for politicians on both sides to be honest with the public. All these promises before elections are not possible. All this great talk about how amazing things will soon be are all lies. The country is close to being broke and our leaders (from both parties and civil service ) do not have the testicular fortitude to do what is needed. They need to tell the Bahamian people that we are facing years of pain in order to get out of the quagmire we find ourselves in. And yes i said years, as there is nothing that can be done that will make it better in the space of months. They need to tell the public that Government can not be the solution to the lack of jobs, as the only way for Government to do that would be for the government to raise taxes a lot to pay for all of this. And finally they need to lock up each person found stealing or being corrupt who works for Government without exception and regardless of who they may be. By doing all this, we may have a chance in 5 - 10 years of making this country as good as it should be.

that requires leadership and vision. both in extremely short supply in the political class.

Not sure any government can fix this country, wish them all God speed

Ma Comrade TigerB, the old school structured political parties must no longer be tolerated. It's the people who must change the Bahamaland - not be left chance to the politicians.
We have far too many who 'Vote for the expectation a public purse Living.' some even spent their work hours calling into talk shows - hopping from talk show host to talk show host... even now with change government, I'm already recognising a whole new set public purse's voices calling into talk shows.

Wrong, a secure leader can do a lot for our country. For one they put some experienced people on the economic council and not have it burdened down with the same ministers who didn't plan anything.

Next they'd engage the people looking for ideas. I firmly believe if we had an inspiring leader who was willing to listen was clearly putting qualified people in key positions irrespective of party, you'd have wealthy Bahamians willing to help. But nobody is going to support someone who appoints a marketing manager to the top finance position in the country when the country is on the edge of an economic cliff . It's ridiculous

The solutions to all the countries problems are going to be difficult to solve at a stroke. Remember all that VAT money on top of import duties was spent by the previous administration on worthless projects and lousy non bid contracts. Yes the middle class is suffering but maybe its time to hold accountable the politicians, Permanent secretaries and others who signed off or benefitted from these deals and prosecute them . The state the country is in did not happen overnight but took years of mismanagement. And for once I totally agree with TaRussell.

They get a bad rap- but if wasn't for the Permanent secretaries- some not all- I believe we would be in worse trouble.

Here in Abaco, angry PLPs who left the PLP for a better way are now leaving this scatter brain party...... With that being said so are grass root FNMs. I disagree with a previous post...the worthless FNMs are not taking care of theiir supporters. Not that they are special, but when we ask for something to be done thatI is good for our community...the MPs disappear. All they run on with is the PLP messed thing up. When the Mud burnt...every bitch and his uncle came over......when power was off for days......every bitch and his uncle was a no show.

GOLDEN Isles MP Vaughn Miller is on the right track with his analysis of the peoples' pulse.

PM Sheriff Minnis FNM is dealing with an angry and impatient electorate because the people were way beyond their wit's end after 25 years of the asinine political stupidity and collaborative corruption of Christie and Ingraham way before May 2017.

The people have absolutely no capacity of patience left!

Secondly, the electorate is now better educated, and fully understand that our country has an abundance of natural resources that to date Dr. Minnis chose to allow to remain in the control of foreign interest, Brent Symonnet & Holowesko's crew of generational pirates.

What gives a handful of white Bahamians the right to make billions from the countries natural resources while the masses suffer?

**We the people did not vote for a continuation of the status quo, *we voted for change*, and inclusion to benefit from our rightful inheritance of natural resources!**

Either Dr. Minnis and his team demonstrate by swift action that they have what it takes to be agents of the change the electorate demanded on May 10, 2017' for the betterment of our country and people or the electorate will get rid of them in record time.

I am told that in Green Turtle Cay the FNM Generals have asked the Governmennt and their MP to have the owner of a sunken barge (100ft) that is next to the Green Turtle Club, and second home residents to remove this eyesore and envirmental disaster waiting to happen........it was a campaign promise to the them people....one year later.....same shit ....barge still there. These people raised over $6000 dollars to help their candidate during election. This barge is owned by a foreigner....who funded the former MP ...and now it looks like he has hooked the FNM as well.This foreigner was promised 10 acres of crown land ...set aside for the people of Green Turtle Cay in return for several hundred thousand dollars he claims he gave to former MPs He now appears to be using a high ranking General from the South Abaco FNM Committee who can talk to the top dogs to get this 10 acres of crown land for him. To the FNM.....what is done in the dark....will come to light..Do your job and make this man move this pile of trash..or suffer the consequences .

....very difficult to right the ship when paradise has been squandered for over four decades. The days of expecting tings or natural entitlement are gone.

Mr Millie says "There is a mortgage crises going on"....."You'd be surprised to know who cannot meet their mortgage demands..."

Excellent work sir. The govt already knows of over zeslous loan loan officers giving out loans smd the predatory practices of the banks.

Just like a pilot, doctor the loan officers have a duty ofdue care to ensure that the client can successfully get from point a to z. All 4000 mortgage accounts involving thousands more Bahamians cannot all be wrong!!

There are a number of companies now formed to examine defaulted mortgages and have been successful in showing many mortgages were done wothout due care or negligence and had little chance of success.
Banks have now changed their application process.

And by the way, exactly what is Vaughn doing for his constituency?