The part damaged itself when the PM spoke out against VAT and the first chance he
had he increased it by 60%. They continue to lie about everything. They have made
life for poor people very hard.

consistently FNM Grand Bahama Mr Wells?? take a good look at Grand Bahama.
what is there to be proud of, I say very good for Grand Bahama very good indeed,

Just look at politics in other mature democracies - USA, Canada, Australia, Britain etc. ......... No one is afraid to speak out ........ Look at Britain right now, the PM is fighting for her life because her party/coalition is not on board with her version of BREXIT ........... Why do we want a glorified dictatorship in The Bahamas that is masquerading as a "Westminster democracy"???????????

EXACTLY!!....One of the main reasons our country is in the mess we find ourselves in is because party members were not allowed to disagree with stupid "supreme leaders"! Mr. McAlpine is on a good wicket and I hope he stands his ground!!

The same glorified dictatorship that kicks out "Haitians" on a whim. You can't have it both ways, you shameless bigot.

So,.............what is Tennyson Wells' legacy? Does anyone know? Or have we forgotten him too?

Tennyson Wells should never open his mouth ........... he and Watson got their share of the spoils while in Cabinet as well .......... especially Crown Land.

BTW ............ how much is Wells being paid as BAMSI President & Chairman??? ...... 6 figures?????? ............ He doesn't do anything for free ......... If UB Smith is making $400K, Wells must be making at least half of that ............. What a sham and tax burden on our country!!!

I appreciate your outlook "In his (Tennyson) view people do things to "get something" not because they want a better".

KUdos ...to the Pineridge Rev.... MP....McAlpine.....for rushing to meet the .....cavalcade of oncoming..... sea of Bahamian flags..... an the Bahamians proudly holding the flags.... marchers.....all proudly waving Bahamian flags.... plenty plenty...real..big....size... Bahamian flags....proudly waving dere Bahamian flags....plenty...plenty....real...real big....Bahamian flags....proudly ...waving in the breeze....mus confess ...always touches my heart....to see Bahamian flags flying so proudly......!!!!!!!!!

McAlpine is to the FNM what Leslie Miller is the PLP. The both have a tendency to become loose cannons from time to time and shoot their mouths off, firing from the hip. But they mean their parties no harm. They both experienced what ordinary Bahamians are experiencing are feel the need to relate their message to the top. To allow McAlpine to continue to express himself as the voice of the people that elected him demonstrates tolerance and political maturity. To silence and disband him will raise a question of democracy.

McAlpine should resign from the FNM and be an independent voice if he feels as though that is his calling. The recurring theme of the recent March was that Minnis has got to go. If McAlpine believes this he should "Man-Up" and say so. He cannot have it both ways. I see nothing noble about his act of defying the police in breaking through the barriers. He is suffering from a Napoleonic complex for which neither the PLP nor FNM party has the balm. The people do, and they will certainly vote him out in the next election.

What Mr. McAlpine is doing is counterproductive. He does have a right to express his concerns however, I agree with Mr. Wells, there is a mechanism in place to air his grievances.He should use that avenue. His behavior last week was unacceptable and appeared more like grand standing than anything else. Why on earth would someone in such a charged political environment choose to defy the orders of the police? That could have gotten out of control real quick. Hopefully, if he continues to feel the way he does about the party, he will resign. After all, if an employee is unhappy with his employer and does not subscribe to the vision, he resigns and finds a new employer.

What McAlpine is doing is making sure the people know that the government knows what their concerns are and also that the government is constantly reminded of what its promises and commitments to the people are. So when the mustard meets the catchup government and they find themselves in hot sauce, the government cannot say, 'we didn't know."

**The audacity of Mr. Wells to hold himself out as being the conscience of the electorate.**

It shows the light in which he, and Mr. Watson, grades the intelligence of the Bahamian people - as though we cannot think and assess for ourselves.

In time, the electorate of Grand Bahama will assess the performance of Rev. McAlpine for themselves (not through the scope of Watson & Wells); and God's willing, three or so years from here, they will make their choice as to whether or not to return Rev. McAlpine as their Parliamentary representative.

Furthermore, they do not believe we can apply ourselves to a task without cause for reward or monetary gain. Their comments describes themselves. They were only in public life for what they could gain.

Others, like Rev. McAlpine, are bent on leaving The Bahamas in a better state than what it is in. Mr. Wells and Mr. Watson, cannot appreciate altruistic motives because it is an altogether foreign experience for them.

McAlpine reminds me so much of a fella call Dr. Andrae Rollins, very out spoke, I loved his stand, but often MP's like that will stand alone, looking outside the political arena. Point is you get nowhere without a party backing.

True .............. we are in a system where the Party is Almighty ......... sad

Funny how the words democracy and closed-doors are used in the same statement. *Scratches head

Does believe comrade MP Mc - done sits on opposition benches side House, so no need take the 19 steps cross House floor- just needs stand up and make it official to the Speaker - who he self would be understanding - having he too been publicly dismissal Minnis and KP's governing ways.

McAlpine, Chipman, Miller and Travis should join the DNA and if Bran Mccartney becomes leader again, there is a real chance for a third party to win. Throw Leslie Miller and Loretta Butler in the mix they could have a landslide with the majority voting population switching to the under 30 year old voters in the next 2022 election.

Jokes!!!!!! ............ You will not make a good political advisor!!!!!!!!

Some us long held view that had comrade Prime Minister Pindling, not sent the electorate to the polls during summer 1992 - Ping would have had better shot of retaining governing power. The PLP may have met with defeat because his poor timing holding general - during the end summer period when voting age students studying abroad had not yet returned to school.

Don't move Mc and he is powerless. . .and if he is true to his God and self. . .HE WILL WIN. . .we will see soon!!!

This administration and the FNM chairman conduct themselves like a band of baboons throwing feces everywhere and calling it good governance. This is Christie 2.0! Are we as Bahamians even capable of running a country?

McAlpine is nothing but grandstanding. What of substance has he done for his constituents?. He is in a perfect position to affect change as part of the gov. Being an antagonist gets him nothing for his people. A real good politician would hold his/ her colleagues to account but still work within the system.