BHM getting $750 million in contracts would really cause the talking heads to spontaneously combust!
However, could this be why Brent Resigned? Meanwhile infrastructural Decay is everywhere, and D'aguillar can't decide which spin cycle to use.

Hmm a company goes to Government with an offer that may benefit both groups and due to one of the shareholders we should not even look into it. I don't care who owns what and if its owned all by one person, if the power would just stay on, the roads and other infrastructure be good and all at a reasonable cost. I would much prefer that then having what we have now where i pay an extortionate amount and its not even on all the time or there are plenty potholes, or family island airports are just shacks. Anyway the above isn't going to happen so i will look forward to more decay for the next few years.

You are so right.. Rather than look at the value of the proposal, we are looking at the skin colour, especially if not black. What BHM did, is what any sensible business would be doing to stay in business. Sad that we don't see how we have companies run by the black majority that rip us off. Anyone remember what happened to People Penny Savings Bank and recently Bank of the Bahamas? Sad BHM can't put forward a proposal for BPL and Bahamasair.

"I dOnT cArE wHo OwNs iT"

Thank you God you're not the one making the decision.

Well the way we are doing it now has worked so well for all of us. I mean the roads have potholes and flood all the time, the airports on the Family islands are basic structures not fit for use and In Nassau you can't go a day without a power cut. But hey thats all good. The deal mentioned above was a good deal, with the loan bearing interest as low as 0.93%, which even if doubled would be 2-5% less then the normal rates Government pays. Over $750 million with a 2% difference is $15 million a year saved. but no we wouldn't want that.

“(IDB) financing to begin required improvements to Exuma's airport that could run into the $40-$45m "ball park".

“It’s the people’s time”. What a cruel joke the FNM is playing.

At $50 million per family airport upgrade Hot Mix quickly gets to the $750 million in contracts. No wonder he resign.

Add to this $650 million in loans for the incompetent BPL without a single management change, renewables or transparency out national debt will be well over $10 billion.

A couple ppl getting richer while we suffer.

Massive suffering all around with better roads and airports.

Looks like the BHM proposal was a sound one, seems to makes sense to me! What’s wrong with using a UK low interest loan? Keeping the project owned by Bahamians makes sense too. (Plus the money stays HERE)

However, by getting loans from China, BOB or IDB etc., our Government always wants the taxpayer to suffer the costs. I guess those guys give out more "incentives" than BHM? So, are they the Few getting richer you are referring to?

Why can’t you see that, for any out-island to prosper, we need safe airports and we need good roads for the nation to be productive. Then there will be more economic growth benefiting all Bahamians, which then leads to less suffering for the poor.

Looks like the BHM proposal was a sound one, seems to makes sense to me! What’s wrong with using a UK low interest loan? Keeping the project owned by Bahamians makes sense too. (Plus the money stays HERE)

However, by getting loans from China, BOB or IDB etc., our Government always wants the taxpayer to suffer the costs. I guess those guys give out more "incentives" than BHM? So, are they the Few getting richer you are referring to?

Why can’t you see that, for any out-island to prosper, we need safe airports and we need good roads for the nation to be productive. Then there will be more economic growth benefiting all Bahamians, which then leads to less suffering for the poor.

Forgive me if some we see cynicism in this Minnis/Brent shell game with two couldn't possibly be more opposite recalls what was said during telephone conservation between Colony of Out Islands right honourable prime minister with his most influential substantive crown cabinet minsters, yes, no...
How wrongly were those who said comrade Brent, you're never going to make it in politics...
With each and every form of the revealing of some form closer to the truth of even more never before heard of by Colony of Out Island's populaces of even more widespread mindbogglingly amounts zillions millions dollars connecting dots either directly or indirectly to comrade Brent Symonette, or his 'children's' has old chaps sitting around table imperialists red shirts cabinet being all hot-mixed in sweat, yes, no... when comparing controversial Post Office's $70 million to $750 million even if compared new movie complex's ticket prices, the lesser sure hell made looks likes mere Saturday matinee movie pocket change....regardless, populaces needs know, which two man's memory recall is closer truth, yes, no...thinks just maybe there be's some actual Nixon kinds tapes recordings telephone conservation tucked away one desk draws ups in PMO... there's no need make this juicy stuff up...

If Brent were just interested in making money, he wouldn't be wasting his time with a government position. He is an MP because he cares about the country and we should be grateful that he has the dedication and resources to bring The Bahamas to a higher standard of living. Instead too many of us are cutting off our nose to spite our face. #sad

Comrade JackArwawk, not least tiny bit curiosity in your bones know...
a. How much, if anything, about the $750 million was made known Brent's cabinet colleagues, yes no...
b. How could any man's or woman's - regardless wealth or skin colour - even have been considered by a prime minister to sit in cabinet - much less be allowed remain seated around a cabinet table - all whilst $750 million Englishman's deal with PopulacesPublicPurse was in play, yes, no, not single ounce curiosity....

Brent commenting from his burner account LOL

I agree with Jack Arawak!

My sources are saying Colony of Out Islands comrade prime minister, 'fired' Brent, before internal PMO leak made its way into media - knowing damn well what a difference news $750 million UK versus $70 million would upset even Brent's cabinet colleagues, yes, no....what little is now being shared with populaces is but internal red shirts party's desperation attempt at negative news housekeeping ahead 2022 general election... Frigging red shirts party blowing itself apart in real public time......

Good infrastructure goes a long way to a good economy.

We need to grow up.

Agreed that he should resign. Now accept the offer and fix the roads and airports.

We badly need both of those to boost our tourist product.

46 years of independence and we are still arguing like a bunch of children to the determent of our own good.

What do we expect, voters just go to the polls, cast their vote, then go home and never look back, just allowing some greedy Politicians, Card Blanche!!! to do what they want with the Peoples Money. Treating the country and the public treasury like they run their homes. Problem No. One....we have lost our Moral Compass, Values and Standards. If a Politician can lie and cheat on his Wife, or vice versa, how can you expect them to run a Country?! The time has come to put a Microscope under every single person that want to run...forget parties, we will elect Morally decent, sound, Men and Women/C.E.O. s, as suggested by someone on social media. The day we get rid of both Colors in this Country, i.e. FNM and PLP, the sooner we can get a fresh start. As for the Roads..If it was not for HAI, we would still be driving on worst roads, and all we the voters do is complain, instead of keeping an eye on where all the money has gone from Road Traffic! FNM where are the Forensic Audits that should have been done on all the public accounts? Do the Math, we have almost 600 thousand vehicles on this little island, drivers license plus car license over all these years....Its maddening to think that no one has been put before the courts! God knows the truth, and the people who have been stealing all their lives will have to answer to him!

Let's slowdown long enough smell rotten fish in what has now been confirmed by both comrades PM and his former now cabinet minister Brent but first - up until now. hasn't the official position taken by both the PM and Brent was that Brent never took part in any cabinet discussions leading to the contracting the new Post Office...... but begs serious question, why would he participate in discussions with his cabinet colleagues when he and the PM were discussing what can only be suspiciously looked at as side deal over the granting Post Office via telephone, yes, no..... how can this telephone conservation at bare minimum not be looked at as a most serious breach cabinet ethics... Wake up comrade"Brave", time you and your MP colleagues go to war against such questionable out the blue rotten fish telephone call instigated by the Colony of Out Islands PM, yes, no..

Malcolm Strachan in his attempt to bait and switch the Brent Symonette issue said that we should not vilify Mr. Symonette because the white oligarchs have been replaced by black oligarchs that are equally corrupt and have also failed by the Bahamian people.

In his article he stated that “Sadly, the inaugural PLP government were responsible for transforming the culture of Bahamian politics into another kind of ugly – one where friends, family and lovers would benefit. Such a system is what has proliferated Bahamian society today and has been the most injurious to our existence as a people”. This begs the question, who exactly benefited before the inaugural PLP government. Bahamian politics where friends, family and lovers benefited did not start with the PLP Mr. Strachan, the only thing the PLP oligarchs did different was to spread the corrupt spoils to black Bahamians as well unlike the white oligarchs. Corruption and abuse of power whether by black or white oligarchs is wrong and the only losers have been the Bahamian people.

That brings me to this Bahamas Hot Mix issue. I have seen many posts above stating that if both parties benefited then it should be ok. Should that really be the only criteria a government should consider when making economic policy and decisions? If so then why criticize either government for giving contracts to friends, family and lovers because that criteria is almost always met when these contracts are being designed, DUUHH. The facts are that Brent put this proposal and others to the PLP without success, then decided to enter front line politics and once in power put forth the same proposal that would have given him a monopoly over all infrastructural work in the Bahamas to the FNM government, in which he was the most senior Cabinet Minister. Wow! Intent can certainly be inferred from these actions.

This behavior ranks right up there with anything the PLP has done and to the credit of the FNM this was even more than their stomach and political will could bear. It leaves a foul scent in the air, and it is not only morally wrong it is also bad economic policy and bad for democracy. It betrays one of the sacred obligations governments owe to the people it represents, which is to ensure that resources are allocated efficiently and fairly in a society based on some prevailing notion of social and economic justice.

Plenty white Bahamians popping out of the wood work now, including most of those behind the comments above. LMAO