This split personality syndrome by the FNM and PLP is getting really tiresome. Behave one way when you're not in power and another when you are. Both parties had years to pass election finance laws when they were in power but never did. So JUST SHUT THE HELL UP!

So its definitely on then.

At least it's been discussed in the public sphere today. Wonder what other "partnerships" have taken place in the past???? ....... Hmmmmmmmm

The only sad thing is that unsuspecting Bahamians would have patronized an event that would split the proceeds to bring NO benefit to them. Either exported our cash or fill coffers of politicians. What a sin on our nation

I just watched an episode on Netflix where two colleagues were discussing the entry of product to a society. One said to the other, when it comes in the leader charges a "tax". The other said where I come from we call that a shakedown.

That's my take on it, the company gets to operate but they have to pay a "tax" to whoever is in charge. Exactly the practice the US Embassy listed in their report, charging US companies to do business.

There have been **too many* discussions within the past week of corrupt practices that "*nobody sees anything wrong with that*", "*it been going on for decades after all*", "*This real life not a fairy tale*".

This is why we dont grow, we sell opportunity to the highest bidder not the most talented

Interesting to see the people supporting the practice

https://www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/be…

International Banking response to Gambling.

**None youse eyeballs ain't never seen nothing** like when it be left to de official spokesman for de office of de UK Colony's premiership, Big fella Kirky. is standing bare in notin' but 'em's undies, answering reporters barrage of questions on finer details as to, exactly. how a Kanaval's partnering of cashboxes **with current or previous governing** middlemans' politicians, were created to work in **de best monetary interests in favour of Popoulaces'Purse** and everything else like this and that, and more so... during a Covid Pandemic's social distancing times?
And will Big fella Kirky, confirm if any and all Karnaval' communications are to be laid bare
for scrutiny by Popoulaces',― Yes?

I thought the plp taking over government was the carnival the article was speaking of ...smh

WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW YOUR HISTORY, YOU CAN BE TAKEN FOR A CARNIVAL RIDE! Or get swing! It use to be common knowledge that the carnival was a major fundraiser for the PLP since Pindling time. People may scuff and scorn at this but it was the PLP’s idea to bring the carnival here as their major fundraiser so why should they not benefit? THINK BACK to the 1970’s and early 1980’s there wasn’t sufficient Black (PLP’s) businesses to support a major party. At one point campaigners went from house to house collecting funds for the party. And the major contributors ( probably to both parties) were the NUMBERS BOYS. And that’s why they couldn’t just get shut down! .
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And then there was the year of TWO CARNIVALS! Yes two carnivals. It may have been shortly after Hubert Ingraham came to power. And in his usual, nasty political way, he tried to deny the carnival permission to operate. There was public outcry. People said things like ‘If I knew they was going to stop Carnival, I would never vote FNM.’ So Ingraham decided to bring in a Carnival for the FNM and grant the PLP permission to bring theirs..
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Then ther was the time when the Carnival was ‘BASE OUT’. Practically everyone they brought in to work were on drugs, mostly cocaine. And they could be seen in the over the hill area searching for drugs during the daytime and after hours.

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Then there were times when the counterfeit bandits hit the carnival and so did armed robbers. And it was one reason the carnival was moved to Fort Charlotte. To help prevent robberies and assaults on the person.

The days of Cocaine, Brian Ross, Nation For Sale. Commission of Inquiry, Attempt to Kidnap LOP of a fishing boat,

Kidnap Ping 'of' a fishing boat, come on boy do better!

Boy go research! Go and find out who stopped it and why she stopped the kidnapping by the Feds, then com talk to me boy!

‘ NASSAU, Bahamas — When the new U.S. ambassador came to Nassau to oversee American interests here, mainly the war against narcotics traffic, she did it in appropriate style.
In an unspoken but blunt announcement that she was serious about her role in the drug war, Ambassador Carol Boyd Hallett chose a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration airplane to bring her over from the mainland.

Hallett’s pointed choice of carriers scandalized a few Bahamians. “It insulted a whole nation of people,” complained Dr. Elwood Donaldson of the Bahamas Concerned Citizens Assn. Neither the prime minister, Lynden O. Pindling, nor the foreign minister, Clement Maynard, was on hand for her arrival. But the press and most community leaders applauded her.’ From The New York Times boy’. The beginning of the Saga

Seems Guardian's takie host Revolutist' is in advanced exit's peeing off mode, brought on by the Kanaval's mess, showcasing his bombastic potential in a hunt to lineup of potential corporate and political clients with abundance crypto coins?       Hopefully, if we tune into Z Live: Off the Record with Zhivargo Laing, we will learn how soon de Z, is preparing 'em's Bungee bundle to move into de 12 PM to 2 PM timeslot and everything else Guardian talkie like this and that?
Comrades in spirit, you just can't make this talkie stuff up, ― Yes?

Its amazing how many people seek to justify corrupt practices as "*that's just the way it works*". George Smith told us after all *why does it matter how you make your money?*. How can someone say, "*when you in power is your turn and when I in power is my turn*" and call that a legitimate business practice. No business operates like that. **Its a shakedown**. I wonder if the US Justice Department interviewed or investigated this operator what they'd find. They might just put that Israeli financial investigator on the case.

Normalization of corruption. look at the truckery...

So what is corrupt about engaging or partnering with a private company to raise funds, political or otherwise? What is the difference from a private company bringing a concert here or the company that use to bring the circus. No not the one in Parliament Square, Or even a private person having a cookout for medical or education funds? Come to think of it, the first time some of the numbers boys ever got to operate legally in the country was at the carnival wen they were allowed to operate games of chance. So hush and go play bingo at the church fair.

So which political party has you on the payroll?

**This is nothing like a private company bringing in a concert.**

For one the private company would be asked to pay for work permits **at minimum**. **What this is like is** someone who has the reigns of power of the country having an "arrangement" with an entity in which they allow that entity to **come in free of charge**... no work permits.. **and in return for greasing the way, you give me back something**. That is NOT ethical business practice. That is abusing power. What we tend to do in the Bahsmas is engage in all of these shady practices and then justify them by saying *well it wasnt illegal* and even if it was *theres no penalty prescribed in the law*. There's one extremely surprising proponent of these practices who must have gotten hit with a big rock for as vocsl as theyve been in support of the goings on. Incidentally, they also saw nothing wrong with giving out contracts to supporters absent of a proper procurement framework... cuz *thats how it works*"

So plp and.fnm use the peoples property and the peoples.government to help get them back in power while the stupid lower class bahamians bicker about differences.this is wromg from both parties. You are using the peoples.resourses to enrich yourselves. Can i use 1 million dollars from the peoples purse tomstart a business? Judt asking for a.friend. this country is crap.

Its very telling that Brave hasnt said a word. I frankly don't think he had much to do with this..Yes the power of his office was used but it doesnt seem like this is something he'd concern himself with directly. However the fact that he hasnt spoken out says clearly something isnt all together right with this arrangement. It would be a fairly simple communication if this was in fact a normal business transaction

‘ NASSAU, Bahamas — When the new U.S. ambassador came to Nassau to oversee American interests here, mainly the war against narcotics traffic, she did it in appropriate style. In an unspoken but blunt announcement that she was serious about her role in the drug war, Ambassador Carol Boyd Hallett chose a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration airplane to bring her over from the mainland.
Hallett’s pointed choice of carriers scandalized a few Bahamians. “It insulted a whole nation of people,” complained Dr. Elwood Donaldson of the Bahamas Concerned Citizens Assn. Neither the prime minister, Lynden O. Pindling, nor the foreign minister, Clement Maynard, was on hand for her arrival. But the press and most community leaders applauded her.’ From The New York Times America’s STAGED ‘War in Drugs.’