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BONEFISH says...

The mouse is around the cheese. This appointment should be rescinded.

This does not augur well for this administration. Heading down the previously well-worn path of shame and scandal. These people do not want to learn nor are they concerned about appearances.

On OPM welcomes Fitzgerald

Posted 5 October 2021, 6:11 p.m. Suggest removal

BONEFISH says...

He should not be given or take that appointment. Politicians here in the Bahamas don't seem to learn from mistakes. They have a very hazy view of ethics. This government is simply stumbling out of the gate.

BONEFISH says...

This PLP government will not have a honeymoon, They have won a poison chalice.

The many problems of this country are also intractable. They have existed for years under previous governments .Housing, unemployment, crime and education issues. Add to that increasing competitive pressures in financial services and tourism. Also lurking in the woods are the imf,wto, Cuba and Haiti.

Coupled with an increasing volatile electorate. Bahamians don't understand that governance is both complex and hard work. All they seem to understand is political slogans and rhetoric. Many bahamians who go off to further their education, don't return to live and work in this
country.

Somebody said to me this. They would not be surprise that the FNM would regain the government in the next election. The Bahamas in their opinion, is heading the way of some Latin American countries. Years of political instability.

BONEFISH says...

The PLP government stumbles right out of the gate. A cabinet of that size is unneeded and not necessary.

There is a need for a large back-bench to keep the cabinet in check. What you see here is blurring of the lines between the executive and the legislative. Bahamians by in large don't understand governance and systems of government. Every body who is elected to parliament wants to be a cabinet minister. That is not how his system of government was intended to work.

On Culmer blasts ‘Gussie Mae’ Cabinet

Posted 25 September 2021, 7:40 p.m. Suggest removal

BONEFISH says...

Bahamians like you have short and selective memories. It was done by the Minnis administration The situation with the financial secretary Wilson. The situation with the assistant commisioners of police, Fernander, Strachan and Deleveaux. Glenn Laville at the Water and Sewerage Corporation.

Like the old people is say,Peter is no better than Paul.

On Time to heal after the vote

Posted 23 September 2021, 6:41 p.m. Suggest removal

BONEFISH says...

Politicians in the Bahamas are actors. They like to appear unware of the many problems this country faces. The situation at the hospital has been know for some time. The question should be how this government intends to fix it or at least alleviate it.

On Just dismal - Brave’s verdict after PMH tour

Posted 22 September 2021, 8:57 p.m. Suggest removal

BONEFISH says...

@KapunkleUp.He should not do that.He should develop policies with the input of the civil servants .It is really the permanent secretary and the senior technical officials who should manage those ministries and departments.

Most politicians don't have the technical back ground to manage those ministries. That is why you have a civil service. A former FNM MP said something like this on a radio show. He wish he could take every man, woman and child to Canada. So Bahamians could see how it is governed compared to the Bahamas.

BONEFISH says...

A poison chalice. An economist from the Royal Bank of Canada felt that this country is on verge of a debt default. Also this country may have to enter an IMF program. That is the reason for this early election. It was done before in Jamaica.

There are no magic bullets to this country's problems. Don't believe what ever foolishness certain politicians or certain elements of the media say.

On Bahamas downgraded by Moody's

Posted 18 September 2021, 9 a.m. Suggest removal

BONEFISH says...

Dr.Minnis should resign as party leader. That is how it is done most times in countries that follow the Westminister model of governance. It would allow the FNM to elect a new leader who can start the process of rebuilding the party. In fact, all party offices should be put up for election.

There are quite a number of FNMs who are dissatisfied with Dr.Minnis's leadership. Also quite a number of persons were shoved aside by him for perceived disloyalty. Quite a number of FNM's did not vote in yesterday elections because of their frustration with his leadership.

On Minnis staying on to lead FNM in opposition

Posted 17 September 2021, 11:38 p.m. Suggest removal

BONEFISH says...

A poison chalice is what the PLP has won. There will be no victory lap or parade for them. There will be no honeymoon. They have to get down to work right away .No shucking or jiving for them.

This is a country with serious problems. Deeply rooted problems, some of which they have created. A health care system on the verge of collapse, battered by the COV19 pandemic. An economy whose main source of employment, tourism has been severely affected by the COV19 pandemic. A growing debt crisis. An Increasing cynical and jaded electorate.

Some bahamians have this fantasy since the PLP won the election, these problems will magically go away. There is no magic bullets for these problems. It will take some superb management and governance skills. If not, the PLP will be right back in opposition shortly.