Philip 50 billion cannot fix stupidity.. that is piss poor leadership... The money would only work if all of our politicians resigned today and were replaced with competent new leaders.. all of there cronies resign too. Then that money in the hands of competent Statesmen would create the type of realities u speak off.. That is individuals who genuinely care for the good of all Bahamian Citizens over there own person greed. There is and has always been great value in the Bahamas, its one of the most beautiful places in the world where many people dream of visiting.. The problem Philip is we have never been a ownership society and the deals made by leaders since independence never placed us in that position to be one. We are in the position we're in because of stupidity. Are u also proposing getting rid of stupid people in leadership, if that comes with the 50 billion I'm with u, otherwise I feel we will have a bunch of idiots blowing 50 billions & we would end up in a worse position because of the destruction of our natural resources.

We have various oil company representatives & beneficiaries of this deal on here.. That includes various politicians & government representatives, perhaps even paid interest groups.. I say to u all we have heard it before, & @ the end of each glorious deal for the benefit of us here's the outcome.. The few politicians & members of the ruling class get pay offs, the foreigner investors make huge profits, the Bahamian people get the shaft.. The problem we have is poor leadership, corruption, greed & mismanagement, we also have serious societal moral decay & your proposed solution is oil drilling. We are a lot smarter than u think..

The Bahamas is a broke nation because of piss poor deal making on behalf of the Bahamian people, along with Piss poor management & piss poor policies that do not put the interest of the Bahamian people first. When u have 550 million in uncollected property taxes, 500 million illegal profits that can be seized from illegal webb shops owners and opportunities for profits through better management and cost reduction, drilling for oil in our precious waters should be off no option.. What about legalized marijuana as an option? Does anyone remember what happened in Louisiana with the Gulf oil spill?

I freeze every winter dreaming of returning home, why don't i move back, simple, too much crime, violence and ignorance, limited career opportunities & pay.. We are modern day slaves in our own land to the tourism & banking industry.. Now they are proposing we become slaves to the oil companies & allow them to destroy our most precious natural assets our beautiful land, seas, sea life, with stinking oil rigs waiting to erupt in our waters.

Totally Agree ThisOurs, I think it is ridiculous for the tribune to present an article of a new candidate forming a new party without proper background investigation information.. I'm already starting to get turned off by him stating those he's related to rather than his unique qualities.. There are all sorts of business men, and being one doesn't automatically qualify anyone to lead. I have not even gotten a chance to objectively review his credentials but my B.S. meter is already of the charts..

what a trajedy, but what makes matters worse is comments by her 77 year old father, they say there's no fool like an old fool but this fool is on a different level of irresponsible and stupid. God rest her soul, poor child we don't get to pick our parents

it is condemnation, its saying our country is a uncivilized nation that discriminates and persecutes individuals based on there preferences. Why do him, Perry, Brave, Gray and the rest of these guys try to spin the obvious, its offensive

its really bad timing, money is being borrowed constantly to fill budget shortfalls, and cries of being broke are echoed from the politicians.. when committees for reparations are being formed, when people are losing there houses, unions are protesting in the streets for better pay and benefits, new taxes are coming online, and the list goes on..

Time for a tribune/ Bahamas news break for a few months, the reparation thing got me to the edge, this just pushed me over, don't want to read anymore of the foolishness..

Pure Stupidity... Ass Backwards... there u have it unions your case is made that they can afford your raises..

The idiots were arrested, but disconnecting the power lines and removing the power box is taking it a little to far.. Just shut it off.. Using his logic, every time a crime is committed at a residence we should not only arrest the culprits but deprive all individuals of possible service that may have had no involvement in this matter.. What if some 75 year old women & babies live there that had nothing to do with this should we deprive them for extended periods the ability to have air condition, lights, refrigeration for food, etc.. Punish the criminals, not everyone else..