The hotel is the Port's responsibility. No more, no less. All you need to do is look at the Hutchison relationship there to see what happened with the Lucayan strip, and why it's not moving now (hint: Hutchison got a bad deal).

If they were smart, - and Machiavellian - they'd let it collapse and blame the Port. Whilst simultaneously developing an alternative plan for 20-30 smaller AirBnb eco-resorts all over the southern beaches to replace the 700 rooms (35 each), with zero licensing and a light rail install.

Then hold a referendum to nuke the HCA and investigate the management, where they buy the port at a knock-down price to nationalise it. Extra points: turn the whole of GB into a free trade area.

The issue isn't the hotel. It's that the politicians have no ideas. Every single businessperson in GB has an idea. Why aren't they being heard? Why does it have to be the government? Like the CoC says, why not allow the licensees to fix it together?

Tribune says "Can we have advertising cash!"

There are a lot of people who are circulating material about GBPA - international journalists, etc. The bigger question is why they haven't asked already. And if they have, why they haven't done anything about it.

I love Fred. GBPA management are highly litigious and vindictive. Bring it on. I'd also LOVE a libel case: first order of something like that is the defendant has to prove it's true! I doubt they have enough seating area.

If the HCA gives GBPA responsibility for Freeport, why aren't they responsible for the hotel and the horrendous state of the city?

If they are responsible for the hotel, why have they done absolutely nothing about it, while small businesspeople starve and the island has lost its tourism industry?

Can you explain why a GBPA telephone survey of GB included a question about whether management should be allowed to take over the Port?

Why have journalists been threatened with legal action if they report the claims?

Are the shareholders aware of management corruption? If so, why are they allowing it and why haven't they taken action?

Why do GBPA management think they can blame the shareholders for their own total failure and incompetence?

Most importantly, why are you on a newspaper's website trying to stop people speaking about your behaviour when you are accountable to the people of the Bahamas? Why do you think you get to retaliate against those you are duty-bound to serve?

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@ GBPA - how much easier it would be for you if you could spin it that way - you could avoid having to answer those difficult questions!

Questions like -

How many businesses do GBPA management have an illegal % of? E.g. telecoms top-up? And which lawyers do they use as trustees to hide it?

Why do investors report being extorted for a %, or having their ideas/partnerships stolen, when bringing their idea into GBPA?

Why are local activists claiming to international journalists they have documented audio and video proof of endemic corruption?

How many senior staff are employed because they are related to the "president"?

Why are the Chamber of Commerce opposed to GBPA management?

Why are the residents of Abaco opposed to GBPA management?

Why are US officials opposed to GBPA management?

Can you name a single achievement which has been made in 10 years?

If no achievements have been made, should they resign?

How many times have GBPA investigated corruption internally?

Why are GBPA management spending tens of thousands making "Wendy Williams" style TV programmes when children in GB can't eat and childrens' homes are closing down?

Why has Freeport descended into Haiti, yet management live in luxury houses?

Have the US denied visas to management personnel for suspicion of involvement in financial crime?

How did the current owner of Lucaya Marketplace end up with what he has?

Why do licensees and activists report a fear of retaliation if they speak up?

How is it pilots from South America carrying drugs into the US land so easily in GB?

How does the Director of the National Trust have such a nice house in East Grand Bahama?

If GBPA are public officials as the courts claim, why will they not disclose their business interests, party affiliations, or qualifications?

If GBPA are such amaaazing businesspeople, why is Freeport in a state of collapse?

Why do GBPA believe they have the right to suppress the rights Bahamians are guaranteed under their Constitution, such as freedom of speech, witnessing to the press, and not to be deprived of their property?

Isn't it curious how every time someone gets specific on here about the problem at GBPA, those comments go missing from the site? Also curious how GB licensees never seem to get their voices heard in the letters section when they write to the newspaper. It's almost like someone over there is trying very hard to make sure nobody gets to hear what they're up to.

@ fake sock puppet GBPA poster - you are corrupt, you are incompetent, and you have wrecked Grand Bahama, 30,000+ people are living in a horror movie because of your vanity and selfishness. THAT's my problem with GBPA.

Yes, because they created protosoils and irrigation on similar land.

And what happened to the Israelis when they set up here?

1. Agriculture requires soil.
2. BAMSI is competing with them and has no reason to exist. Shut it down.

Everything else is absolute nonsense.

Amazing. GB is collapsing, and all the crabs in the bucket can do is rip at each other. You missed the fact we're in a bucket.

Are they operating with solar, without BPL? Then they're not bearing fruit,