I am not surprised by the lack of comments on this column. Bahamians by in large seem to be become accustomed to how dirty and chaotic the island of New Providence is. There needs to attempt to teach Bahamians to have more civic pride, New Providence really needs real local government.

A comment in poor taste by the Prime Minister. Outside of the Bahamas in the real world, some of the wealthiest persons are in the performing arts. An example of that is the late Michael Jackson.

Bahamaians are a funny set of people. A few months ago, there was a manufactured uproar about the JDL Cargo deal. Now nobody is saying boo about this similar situation about this similar deal. with bacswn.

Mr. Carron has worked on this deal for a long time This will modernize the Met Department in this country and provide a nice source of income from overflight fees. Going forward under both the FNM and PLP governments, you are going to see a lot of PPP agreements executed.

Setting a land registry was recommended from 1963..Here we are our, years later doing it. Smaller caribbean islands like St,Kitts and Antigua did it from the 1970's. A young black man said this despite being next door to the United States, The Bahamas is simply a backward country.

There is ongoing struggle between development and conservation of the environment in the Bahamas. Bahamians by in large do not care about the environment and are only concerned about jobs.

Englerston was once a middle- class neighborhood. It was first developed by an American named John Engler whose children sold it to Roland Symonette. Many of those residents left and purchased homes in newer subdivisions. It is now home to lower income Bahamians and also mainly Haitian migrants.

What Englerston and the entire island of New Providence needs is real local government. Waste management, programs for youth and elderly, signage, community gardens, streetlighting, parks and zoning should fall under it.

Bahamians see and experience local government when they live work and travel in the United States, Canada and Europe. The elite here in the Bahamas should know how it works, many of their children reside aboard. The Bahamas is simply behind in also aspects of governance.
Tiny Bermuda had local government long before the Bahamas.

The stupidity that comes out of the mouths of the leaders in this country. Can they not do their jobs, enforce laws and provide a safe environment for Bahamians, residents and visitors alike

It is good that persons have rallied to assist this young lady in getting a car. However, that does not negate the fact that the Island of New Providence needs a properly functioning system or public transportation. Bahamians need to travel outside of this country to see how backward in many aspects of its development. Tiny Bermuda has a well-run functioning public transportation system.

Someone in the know told me about this iidiotic,disastrous decision made by the PLP government some time ago. This decision essentially bankrupted BEC. The FNM is without blame in this situation. They knew of this and made no attempt to fix it. Bahamians are really screwed. They are caught between two incompetent political parties.

Congratulations Devynne. Well done.