I’m gonna start a GoFundMe page for folks who post here on The Tribune website. . “Peoples is givin’ away money! We gots to get us some!”

Now every Bahamian loves free money, …… . . …
Will swarm to that like bees to honey, . . . . .. .
Available soon is four hundred grand, . . . . . …
Will anyone in Exuma not put out their hand? . . . …
We need a fyre fiasco at least once a year. . . . ….
Arranged by an egotistical entrepreneur, .. . . . . ….
And when it goes wrong and it ends belly up, . . . . …
And the elected state officials have all got their cut, . . . ..
Then a Go Fund Me site can pay off the rest, . . .. . . …
And leave us to believe "it was all for the best".

None of this money will go to anyone. It will all be taken up by administrative fees

This is a newspaper still isnt it? - Who the F is behind The Exuma Foundation? Who is its director and who makes up its board? What is the normal work of the Exuma Foundation? What is their non-profit status number that enables them to use the term Foundation? Where is the Foundation registered? How will they distribute any money received? Another fraud going after sympathizers? What a joke. A waste of ink and code.

Hey Greenstea, do a little research before you post please.
Benjamin, Vice President
Daniel Strachan, General Manager & Treasurer
Harry Carlson
Chris Kettel
Lourey Smith
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Bahamas of Directors

You assume too much and this article is trash. I don't know these people- never heard of the Foundation asking for a heap of money from strangers and somehow that is my fault? Why should I have to do research before reading a supposedly competent newspaper's article about an organization asking for a half a million dollars? Isn't it the business of the paper to inform? Especially in a situation where fraud has already been committed? This is one of the reasons why they have only gotten 7000+ in pledges. They won't get close to the 400G they are seeking if they are as defensive as you. If the requested information isn't readily available at ALL media points, people will be suspicious and not prone to give. And frankly the timing is suspect. They "just" remember to do this after seeing the restauranteur being taken care of? Two years after the fact? Where did that 400K number come from? It reeks of opportunism. Without a clear explanation as to how the unpaid workers will be named and the money distributed to them, I wouldn't give them a red cent. And only 7000K raised so far tells me I am not alone. But heh- I hope the foundation members are willing to reach deep into their own pockets. Good luck with the drive.

Moi? Defensive? Moi? Assuming too much? never, can not be true. No, no, no, not me, defensive? noooooo…….

So I should not have sent them myUS $3.25 pledge ?

Especially nowadays, everything should be looked at with a healthy dose of skepticism. But they have been in existence since 1998, and have Boards of Directors in the US, Canada and in the Bahamas. You may not have heard of them before (neither did I) but it doesn't make them Johnnycomelately.

www.exumafoundation.org/home.html

www.exumafoundation.org/get-involved-1.…

Greentea - What an ignorant and insulting rant. The Exuma Foundation has been helping the people of Exuma for 20 years providing education for children with special needs, repairing and building housing for struggling individuals and hosting various outreach services to name just a few activities. Try to engage brain before flapping gums, bey! It's embarrassing.

None of this, including the first Go Fund Me will end well.
Business=risk, whether calculated or foolish.

Greentea - Quite well written but very ignorant of the facts concerning the Exuma Foundation which has been helping the people of Exuma for decades. They help children with special needs, provide housing and repairs for struggling individuals and host many outreach services. I I know because I helped out there for years. Try to engage brain before flapping gums, bey!!