Precisely what the PM said he would not do!

Agreed, where on Earth is the Minister for the Enviroment, as if he can not comment on this Enviromental Disaster and take charge by actually supervising remedial efforts, he should clearly be replaced for outright abandonment of his position, much less incompetence.

This is horrendous! Where on Earth, "literally", is the Minister for the Enviroment! This simply can not be allowed to go unaccounted for. Indeed, swift, decisive action is required, including massive Enviromental Fine to assist in trying to restore once pristine Bimini.

Serious dilemna for any Governement when personal emotion is at odds with economic reality, made even more complicated by the most basic human right to determine one's own destiny, irrespective of conflict with the interests of the majority. True Test of Character and Judgment for any Politician.

However the Rating Agencies operate is irrelevant, as put simply, this is the way the World works today, which means the most basic advise is more apt than ever:

Do not spend more than you make and if you are still in the Red, cut back until you at least break even, and then apply any excess to paying off debt as quickly as possible. Borrowing is a vicious cycle, particularly if one ends up having to borrow more and more simply to pay interest on existing debt without reducing principal.

Not much more to it really!

Of course, to implement, one requires a dedicated, intelligent, hard working and honest populous, which begs the most obvious Question: Do such attributes still exist 44 years post Independence?!?

This is not a bad idea either, let foreign money develop and in turn, sustain these remote Islands, which we are no longer capable of looking after.

As hard as this will be for persons who grew up on these remote and mostly abandoned Islands today, turning them into National Parks is nonetheless worthy of consideration.

Wow, the obvious concern had to be that the Structure could not withstand a Cat 4 or 5 Hurricane, hence evacuating Hotel for Guest Safety reason, which begs the Questions: 1) Was the Hotel "designed" to withstand such winds? and, more importantly, 2) Was the Hotel "built" to withstand such winds? If the Answers are "Yes" to both, then Management acted irresponsibly and should be Fired, but if the Answers are "No" to either, the Management acted responsibly and should actually be Praised, albeit the implications for The Bahamas and this Property are far worse.

Time for "investigative" Journalism, as this was not a Decision made without substantial reasoning.

Ask Jeff Lloyd and any Long Islander who was schooled in the 1960s about Teachers such as Hugh Cottis ... these are the sort of Teachers required, who are remembered, revered and praised long after they are gone, but whose Students went on to hold all number of positions of importance, both public and provate, in our newly independent Country.

Very well articulated Summary of "how we got here" and the "real" Culprits responsible, who should be held accountable. Indeed, what they have done is far more damaging in many ways to the corruption investigations currently underway, particularly when one bears in mind such corruption to a large extent is a indirect consequence of their actions, to wit: nothing short of "Traitors", certainly not worthy of Queen's Honors, but rather more appropriately should have their Citizenships revoked for betraying and destroying a fledgling Country.