Childish finger pointing. This act is getting tiresome. The problems with the PMH was there long before the Minnis administration.

@ This is Ours.Some one explained it to me. It is called behavioral economics. It is when governments use taxes to moderate certain behaviours. The FNM did it also. That is why sugar was not vat free under the FNM government.They also planned to put certain fruits, nuts and vegetables as bread basket items. They had some good ideas which were not properly executed.

As for the government scrounging around for taxes. There is widespread tax evasion and avoidance in this country. There is a low level of compliance in paying certain existing taxes on the books. That is why under both FNM and PLP governments,there exists a revenue enhancement unit.

@Sheeprunner 12. That is not so. A mobilization was paid to a well -known construction company to work on the Arthur's Town airport before the 2017 election. When the government changed, the incoming FNM government did not proceed with the project.

Now the PLP came back to power,they are simply proceeding with their projects. Both parties are playing ping pong with the Bahamian people.The media here in the Bahamas don't ask questions and pretend to know nothing.

Bermuda is only 2i square miles. Bermuda is not and independent country. It is an overseas territory of Great Britain. Bermuda has it's own challenges despite it's high GDP.Cape Haitien airport is open in the north of Haiti. There were flights to it from LPIA this week.

That is why the government in their last budget made certain duty concessions for yachts. That is an attempt to get mega yachts to register in the Bahamas. That ties in to the business plans of the Nassau Cruise Port developers.

Bahamians have lived this dichotomy for years. Clean well maintained areas for tourism whilst many of them living in poorly maintained and managed communities. A bahamian PHD holder made that comment on social media. My sister the last time, she visited home said this to me. Who is responsible for maintaining government buildings? Driving around, she said that there was no real concerted effort or plan to maintain government buildings.

What is needed in this country is a massive change of attitude in this country. People have to learn tp care about themselves, others and their environment. Maybe the introduction of a real system of local government may accomplish that.

Hubert Ingraham was an exception. He was well versed in what was going on every ministry.He knew how each ministry should function. All of the things he did and attempted are needed in this country.

The writer is talking about implementing a progressive income tax. The same as the son of a former FNM finance minister. That is a sensible progressive idea. However it will be some time before that was come to fruition in the Bahamas. Like some one pointed out, sensible progressive take years, some time decades to be implemented in this country.

The PLP and the FNM are now the same party. They are interchangeable.

Dr.Minnis promise a report on the situation which led to the previous BPL board being fired. It was never delivered.There was a report on the fire at the Clifton plant which was given to the FNM cabinet.It was never released to the public.

Now the PLP comes along with their forensic audit. Nothing will come of this audit. It will be simply used as political ammunition for the up coming election. Both parties are simply playing games with a largely gullible public.

@dahasamo. You don't know what you are talking about. The financial secretary does not have that power. That is a law which was passed by the parliament made up of both FNM and PLP members .In fact , the law was supported by a well-known FNM supporter. His business is ultimately going to benefit greatly from it.

I don't understand this strategy. Penalizing tenants for landlords who are delinquent in paying their property tax.