Sad to see the "real" fnm being treated this way by the fakers in Cabinet.

Re CatIslandBoy The problem is not the entering in the lease. I have no problem with that. The problem is entering a lease when there are two much more viable, logical options on the table. It is the illogical choice of TCM that makes it a conflict. How is it illogical you ask? The first and foremost reason is the Government doesn't own the TCM, but it owns (or will lease to own) the other two. Pouring millions into a building you don't own is clearly illogical. If you can't see that, I'm afraid we can't have a discussion. Now, if the Government were purchasing the TCM or leasing it to own it and moving all of its offices there: VAT, Treasury, Registry of Records, Industrial Properties etc. to form a Government hub, that would be logical and completely fine with me.

This makes no sense. Any amounts outstanding should have been deducted from the purchase price prior to closing. Seems like outright negligence. Just like the employee compensation should also have been paid by the Vendor prior to the sale closing. After closing, you have a better chance of finding a solid gold nugget on the beach then getting this money back.

It isn't a concern until it is. Nothing said here except we don't know how bad it is and waiting to see what happens.

Re IAMOne Agreed. It is fake news when the news states that Symonette is only a part owner of TCM. For all intents and purposes, he is the defacto owner of the property. He owns 80 - 90% or more. His family owns the rest -- he owns the dang thing already.

Symonette is rubbing his hands together with glee at this deal passing. That should never be the end result of a Government decision for the Bahamaian people. Decisions like this have a domino effect. Now all the Cabinet members will want their cut of the pie, because Symonette got his. Corruptions breeds corruption!

Re TigerB Symonette owns like 80% of the Town Center Mall and is the majority shareholder. Get your facts straight.

Political parties need to stop seeing the Bahamas public Treasury as the spoils of war from their tribal election battle!!! The Government does not owe you a dime @#$##$!!! You were elected to serve. That's it. Period. Not to get rich. Not to be tribal chiefs. Not to win the lottery and enjoy the spoils of war. Get it through your thick, nappy heads already!!!

Of course Brent will pay for the renovations. What the public doesn't realize is Mr. Symonette probably doesn't care that much about the rent the Gov will pay. He would probably be willing to lease the same space for $10 or even $8 a square foot!!!! What he cares about is getting Bahamians back into his abandoned establishment. The currency of having thousands of Bahamians enter his Mall each month to use the post office is priceless!!!! It means business owners will clamber to rent shop spaces in his Mall at higher prices!!! This is a definite conflict of interest and could be a payback for Brent funding the FNM ellection campaign.

A public health service can only work properly in The Bahamas if it is bifurcated. There should be separate health services for legal Bahamians and those that are here illegally (Haitians). A single health service that must constantly deal with illegals popping out babies and the sheer number of illegals will be unable to aptly serve the Bahamians public. The Government must chose who it serves. It can no longer afford to serve two masters: does it serve legal citizens or illegal Haitians? The choice must be made.