Problem has little to do with law enforcement and more to do with the abuse of position of authority and lack of personal control.

Sorry Pastor Lyall but I think you are wrong. We got messed over in 2014 on this issue by Perry Christie because his way was not well thought out nor well explained and we don't need to get messed over again. This can be a good thing in some ways if it is handled the right way by the government using the right people to run it and with the right intentions to benefit the widest groups of people in the country, not just a greedy few.

A national lottery is long overdue. Seeing as the PLP does not want to properly and vigorously tax all the criminals who were running web shops before 2014 and to whom Perry Christie gave exclusive licences, those of us who don't want to spin our money away but don't mind a modest spend on lottery tickets or scratch-off cards should have that option, not one of only making the now ex-criminals rich to go out and buy land, build houses, apartments, business ccomplexes and the like and get richer by the minute and then have their foundations give you some crumbs from their table to temporarily make you feel good. Pintard those need to consider keeping control of the lottery but letting someone with experience manage it for them for a fee or small percentage with the bulk of the revenue going to arts, culture, sports, education and the like. This is one area where they can employ their slogan "We work for you and NOT for the few" unlike the current crew. When the moratorium expires, they could consider auctioning current, additional and new gaming licences.

I don't trust this deal and am waiting to see just how much of it Concord Wilshire hold on to and how much they parcel out to other parties. The cruise industry is going heavily with these private resorts and private islands/cays, which seems to be what MSC is working on. The whole idea there is to keep as much of the guest spending within a narrow compass of the cruise company's properties and a few others in order to maximise their revenues. The Grand Bahamian is the one who gets screwed in that deal as the guest isn't encouraged to go outside, much less spend anything, outside of MSC/Concord circle. Grand Bahama needs the restoration of its airport and the development of 2 or more mid to major hotels, particularly for marketing purposes. You go on YouTube and you have these so-called influencers telling cruise ships guests NOT to get off the boat in Nassau or Freeport, so what else is going to change with this deal?

Just a bunch of grandstanding by both Cargill and Bowleg. The parents control their children not coming out to the reception, not Cargill. He is trying to stay afloat on the backs of the swimmers over winning eight straight. Trinidad & Tobago used to regularly win Carifta Swimming back-to-back but haven't done so in a few years. When they didn't win, it was occasionally because of Jamaica or the French territories. Bowleg should have the pool complex on a regular repair schedule, basically in the summer months when nothing much is going on. The use of the Kenning complex has killed club swimming in Nassau as there are almost no swim meets at club pools anymore. Let's see how many qualifying and other meets Cargill will have in Freeport once their Olympic pool is built.

He needs to file a lawsuit seeking major damages the way that the Japanese guy and the Nigerian and others have claimed against operatives of the Bahamas Government and gotten bi paydays. I see where the newspapers are reporting on $141 million unaccounted for by Parks & Beaches since the PLP took over but there is never an accounting of the multi millions paid out by the Bahamas Government in damages for beatings and mistreatment of ordinary citizens at the hands of the police, defence force, immigration and other agencies.

Please let Melvita Collie know that over 1500 voters stayed away from voting in 2021 most likely due to Dr. Minnis' poor leadership as Prime Minister and that if he is re-nominated, even more people are likely not to come out and vote. Minnis beat a PLP nobody by about 600 votes in 2021, not a massive landslide. If Minnis is on the FNM ticket in Killarney in 2026, the probability is that many more than 1500 people will not come out to vote or, worse, come out but vote PLP because they don't want him. He had his time. He's clearly not a team player. Time to quietly go off into the sunset preserving the little bit of public respect that he still has.

This country is a sorry joke. Government keeps introducing these draconian rules and regulations requiring businesses to supply them with every piece of information except the time that they go to the bathroom. Wh or what is their angle with this latest bunch of foolishness? Not advance notification, want the information by 15th February and just letting people know of this newest obligation 8 days before the deadline. Wish someone would come down on all the lawbreakers in this country the same way they keep piling filing and licensing obligations on businesses. Road traffic laws say one should still be able to see inside a vehicle that has tints. Tell that to Cabinet ministers cars, judiciary cars,
police vehicles and other vehicles whose tints are so dark one cannot see anything inside the vehicle? How do those vehicles get inspected when they are so opaque? Is there a fine for failing to stop at a red light? Too many vehicles continue through a solid red light at most intersections these days that one tales their life in their hands driving on our roads. Who maintains the street lights? So many of them are out that it is common for vehicles to be driving with their bright lights on at night blinding people travelling in the opposite direction. Traffic laws say that a motorcycle is a vehicle, so on a two-lane road these people are supposed to ride behind the vehicles in front of them but in this country, they create their own lane of traffic down the centre of the road beeping their horn to let others know they are overtaking. No one stops them, no one fines them and worse still, some of them ride with no helmet as required by law, prance on one wheel whenever they have a piece of open road in front of them, not sure if the rider is licensed, or if the vehicle is licensed, inspected or insured. Tons of vehicles riding around with no licence plates. Not sure what law the Controller of Road Traffuc is operating under but there is nothing in Bahamian law that exempts Cabinet Ministers, judges or police vehicles from the tinting law and nothing permitting the Controller to allow vehicles to be on the road with no licence plates. If they are involved in a traffic accident and don't stop, is the Controller going to pat to repair my car or for my injuries or loss of life? We had a referendum and voted against licensing web shops. Now those guys are into building ownership, rental properties, hotel, office and high end development while making money hand over fist. No auctioning of licenses, no public procurement of licenses, just gave the licenses to those who were breaking the law, making everything fine and dandy. Meanwhile, we still need money for national sports teams to train, to travel and to participate. No money for Family Island sports. No money for culture, the arts, antiquities. No forethought put into giving out these licenses. Now every Joe and his brother is an ambassador, major demo on some public board or entity. Enough is enough.

If the government hadn't been so stupid about the lottery, think of what we could be doing getting kids involved in gymnastics, other less mainstream sports, arts, culture and other activities using lottery money? An opportunity missed

Wrong sir/madam. It was Perry Christie/PLP 4 and FNM 35. Minnis had little to do with the result and if the electorate had paid heed to Loretta Butler Turner and others, in hindsight people already had a forecast of what the FNM under Minnis would be. Remember that in 2012, the FNM didn't have much choice on who would be its leader after Hubert Ingraham resigned following his election defeat. Minnis with his money seemed like a viable option but failed miserably when he had the opportunity. He did nothing to merit a second chance. Better to ride or die with Pintard than revert to Minnis.