The good fisherman is completely wrong. I'm 69 years old. As a boy in many areas of Abaco conchs were so plentiful you dare not let your boat sit down on the bottom at low tide. Those areas no longer have conchs of any type--not just Queen conchs. The last time I dove conchs in Abaco I was in 15 feet of water. For many seasons I hunted pigeons in Andros. Where we always anchored the boat was completely full of very large thin lip conchs. The last time I was there none could be found. Don't get me wrong I like cooked conch but the sad fact is that we have eaten them to the point of extinction in only 69 years. The good fisherman has his head in the sand.

Sour Grapes from a "has been".

What wasn't said in this story, and what is critically important to the welfare of our country, is getting organized religion out of the affairs of state. Organized religion in the Bahamas is a malignant, mercenary business operation and it needs to be effectively muzzled. So called pastors and priests should be fined for even mentioning politics or affairs of state from the pulpit!

Too much control is given to companies applying for work permit permissions to the Department of Labor. If you look carefully at the bottom of the application form it asks the question "Have Any Bahamians Applied for the Position". The answer is invariably no even if Bahamians have applied--I know I've been there. Better control is needed at the Department of Labor as follows: 1) Companies would not advertise positions. They should be required to send the ad to the Dept. Of labor which would in turn place the ad. Responses to the ad would go to Labor and not the Company looking to hire. 2) interviews would take place in front of an official from Labor. 3) Only if Labor agreed there were no suitable applicants would permission be granted to look toward an overseas hire. Control of the process leading to the granting of a work permit is extremely poor as it allows companies to knowingly and with malice of fore thought exclude suitable Bahamian job candidates.

I don't live in Nassau so i'm unaware of all these money issues. I can tell you however I work in heavy industry and I was visiting Nassau a short time ago. The power supply failed at night in a storm. I was amazed at the speed of the power company's response and the professionalism of the workers who showed up. They worked non stop until the power was restored--quite a few hours. So from that standpoint I have to say your power company definitely impressed me. Be glad for what you have. Where I live the power might never have been restored.

Organized religion is a giant stone hanging around the neck of the Bahamas and dragging it into financial oblivion. If this country is going to progress, it needs to clearly separate church and state and make mail order bishops like Ellis shut their mouth or go to jail.

Another prime example of a crook lamenting the treatment of a crook!