@ Economist. The government will get that money two ways, both of which will affect you. One they will tax or two, they will borrow it. Bahamians like you do not understand basic government finances.

One of the many mistakes of the PLP was the destruction of Jumbey Village. It was both deliberate and by neglect. Jumbey Village was the late Edmund Moxey's baby. It could have been a place to showcase Bahamian culture. It could have been marketed to both tourists and Bahamians. It could gotten more tourism dollars directly into the hands of people over the hill.

Bahamians like the DPM Chester Cooper are talking about the projected tourism arrivals for 2024. If they analyze the numbers, they would see an interesting trend. More visitors visit the Bahamas by cruise ship than by air. Compare that to Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. Both countries have had high growth rate in stop over visitors/ Hotels are being built at a faster rate in those two countries. Pat Rahming has written about that on several occasions

The reason I first mention Jumbey Village is what I hear some cruise passengers saying. There is little worth while to see on New Providence. A cruise passenger on Bay Street said all the stores are basically the same. The Bahamas despite attracting a lot of cruise tourists seem to have trouble providing them with experiences to entice more of them off the cruise ships.

The Bahamas is not a sensible,progressive country. There are too many poorly drafted as well as antiqued laws here. Parliaments should constantly review and update laws. It is concerning in so called advanced society, that an important health issue is still governed by a law that was passed in 1860.

@ Economist, the government has no money of it's own. That $ 89 million will be paid through the taxes that are levied on it's citizens.

A land surveyor said it was recommended from 1963 that a land registry be established in the Bahamas. One of the reasons for the reluctance to develop a land registry was that would hurt the income of some lawyers. Also it would reduce the ability of some persons to acquire land through nefarious means.

There is no real urbaN planning in this country outside of the port area managed by the GBPA. Too many businesses are allowed to operate in areas that were deemed residential. This destroys the character of various neighborhoods on New Providence.

@ Sheeprunner 12. There is not a land registry in this country at the moment. Also land has been sold in the past and the transfer of title was not recorded in the court registry. Here we are in the second decade of the 21st century, finally talking about setting up a land registry.

All of the laws concerning the family, marriage and divorce needs to be modernized. They need to be looked at ,repealed , amended and replaced where necessary.. The Bahamas is too backwards in so many areas. The MPs elected here do not seem to understand one of their main roles is that of a legislator..

The senator is right. All laws concerning marriage and divorce in this country needs to be modernized/

What does this country gain by having two unhappy adults trapped in a loveless marriage

A relative who went aboard to university said this. Her classmates use to tease her and laugh how backward the Bahamas was in it's social, political and economic development.

This is a fight for competing visions as well as leaderships. Art and culture is big business outside this backward, insular country. Some Bahamian intellectuals have always said that. Some persons involved in Junkanoo have awaken to that idea. Junkanoo, if properly organized and marketed could be big business.

Bahamians need to be taught the responsibilities of pet ownership like everything else. I learned that the hard way. To properly care for a pet in this country is not cheap. Spay and neuter your pets to stop them from indiscriminating breeding.