Poor fellow he is just embrassing himself again.

What? This is a colossal pain in the ass. Wasn't this deal supposed to be finished a year or so ago? Seriously! What kind of BS is this? The government did a very stupid asinine thing in buying that crackhouse hotel. Now we're still holding it like donkeys, while politicians pretend it's going to be sold.

Anyone notice when deals are made in real counties they actually close ?

The saga of the Grand Lucayan

Was there actually a DEAL ?

the truth is that with Biden administration first what they will do, they will close US for all incoming and outgoing flights. They are bullshitting about opening tourism here, but nobody will be able to travel to Bahamas because of US. 2021 is gameover time for Bahamas, prepare for impact.

is everyone in the Bahamas HAPPY Biden won ?

Asking for a cousin

was told once by one much wiser than I

Beware of the light at the end of a tunnel, it could and in most cases is a bear with a flashlight

Those of us with a brain and the ability to comprehend our long-term economic prospects aren't.

Edit to add : We can only pray that God works a miracle and exposes all of the corruption what took place. Any Bahamian who cares for our country needs to pray for Trump to be the one getting inaugurated in January.

any Bahamian with a brain knows that no US president cares about the Bahamas beyond its strategic positioning. which is still a positive thing. Those with even a bigger brain know that the Trump would only be inaugurated on Jan 20 if he were the last person on earth and praying for it will be like praying to see pigs fly.

Our economic survival will be based on the ability of Bahamians to rise. noone is coming to save us. especially Trump who thinks of us like another s-hole country

It truly boggles my mind that anybody believes Trump cares about them

all those maga hats are money in his pocket. but there were people who truly supported Hitler so there's that.

I usually don't respond to a bait comment like this one, but I will make an exception here. I highly doubt that you have the historical knowledge to comprehend why Hitler was democratically elected. Here a few terms to read up about when you have the chance : The Treaty of Versailles, Dawes Plan, Hyperinflation, Spartacus Rebellion, and if you really want to get controversial in this day and age, the Frankfurt School and the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft. Please also do a detailed study on fascism and National Socialism (yes, they are different ideologies) so that you are adequately educated on what those ideologies stand for (Hint : its not anything that you just don't like). Maybe read up on Falangism too if you want to go off on a less mainstream path.

As something of a student of history myself, it disgusts me when I see so many naive individuals today compare Trump to historical figures such as Hitler, or deride everyone/every ideology opposed to them as fascism/fascists. It is just asinine to suggest as such. If Trump was truly the Hitler or Mussolini that so many proclaim him to be, we certainly wouldn't behaving this discussion over the Internet right now. Even if you want examples from the modern era, look at North Korea and seriously ask yourself if you think the United States is on the same level of censorship and totalitarian control over society. If Trump was even a quarter of the Hitler so many claim him to be, you wouldn't be criticizing him over the Internet, you wouldn't be protesting in the middle of the streets for every little thing, and you certainly wouldn't be allowed to think anything contrary to the official government line of thinking.

Even from our own region, Trump is nothing close to the horrors of Papa Doc, Castro, Somoza, and whoever else you may want to substitute in their place.

I reiterate for everyone watching : less emotional thinking, more logical, please.

and you THINK Biden cares for you ?

The last time I checked, it is not President Trump's job to care about the Bahamas. He is the President of the United States of America, not the Prime Minister of the Bahamas. His people are his concern, not us. I don't think any Bahamian really expects him to care about us.

That being said, you fail to comprehend that Trump's policies have a neutral at worst, and beneficial at best effect, on our country. Foreign investment here has only increased since he has assumed office, hence contributing to our economic health. Anyone with an adequate knowledge of Bahamian history quite frankly knows that the state of our economy is directly dependent on the state of the American one, and the American economy soared to unprecedented heights prior to COVID-19.

If the worst comes to past and Biden assumes office, rest assured that his policies will be nothing but detrimental to the state of our country. The worst case scenario involves a normalization of relations with Cuba that places further economic strain on us following COVID-19 and Dorian, plus an increase in taxes in America + other domestic initiatives that prompt American money to stay home and not invest here. Economically speaking, we are nothing more than a vassal state of America and it serves our best interest for investors to have a high degree of confidence in both their domestic market and ours.

Please stop drinking the orange man bad kool-aid and think rationally. We need a lot less emotional thinking worldwide, with a lot more logical.

if they do close their border they will acknowledge a reality that the Bahamas refuses to accept, the key to controlling a pandemic is to control the border. We cant listen or behave enough to stop it. The Bahamas is celebrating opening the borders... wide. and relaxing controls. the trajectory of this virus is very clear. With open borders we will eventually see exactly what Europe then a a delayed response US is seeing. Its like deja vu March 2020 all over again

Most Bahamians should remember that government's purchasing of the Grand Lucayan from its previous cunning, conniving and deceitful owners (namely the Chinese Hutchison Whampoa group) for US$65 million was Minnis's very own lame brain idea. Minnis then proceeded to have government dole out millions of dollars more in generously padded contracts to his political cronies to 'purportedly' renovate the hotel.

Adding the debt financing and all other costs associated with government's acquisition of this property, the Minnis-led administration has caused the Bahamian people to invest upwards of $150 million in this boondoggle. And now Minnis and D'Aguilar are apparently willing to accept the position of the Royal Caribbean / ITM Group that ownership of the Grand Lucayan should simply be "turned over" to their joint venture for essentially zilch or they will not proceed with the absurd project they have proposed for the entire western portion of Paradise Island.

Minnis and D'Aguilar have already confirmed to the Royal Caribbean / ITM Group that government would allow them to operate their Paradise Island development under their outrageous 'all-inclusive' business model. This would mean few linkages to our economy, therefore putting the lion's share of the development's profits into the pockets of the Royal Caribbean / ITM Group.

It's too easy to smell the really big and most greedy Bahamian rats behind all of these most usual financial dealings that have been designed from the get-go to royally fleece our country and its people, as well as all future generations of Bahamians.

The politically appoint redcoats senator known his chatter mouth that is excepting when a reporter skillfully slid in a three-part question of which em in last part question **was precisely asked** if he is prepared to provide the PopouacesOrdinary at large POAL, with an updated **2020** progress report detailing OBAN's $3.5 Billon Freeport project update, em's meaning the redcoat senator's only response was to have brought a sudden hushed silence over the press briefing room?
**Shakehead** once for Yeah maybe this same reporter should asks the Chief Royal Constabulary for his own **2020 update report pertaining to the Chief's investigative search for the long now **supposedly gone missing into its second year** OBAN documents,**Twice for maybe Not such a smart move for a reporter be asking certain kinds questions of the Chief?**

😂🤣😂

First the govt says, then they plan, now they only hope. Next up: dream?