Why are we so tolerant of this miscreant? He continues to thumb his nose at us and our laws. Why is he not in jail for contempt? Let's see what happens if one of us doesn't show up for our court appearance? Can you say arrest warrant?

duppy has a very good point -- since when are nurses in charge of the ambulances? What about the crew assigned to the ambulance? I don't see where they have been disciplined, or for that matter the MOH official in Abaco responsible for that department.

I do hope this little girl has learned something about responsibility and the consequences of her actions. She doesn't sound very contrite, and it's a shame her self-professed "artistic and creative" skills aren't being put to better use instead of being self-indugent and immature.

Thank goodness no one desperately needed that ambulance while it was being used as a party limo.

Economist, I couldn't agree more! Such stupid and wasteful idea. Bahamasair should be scrapped, sold or otherwise disbanded and let free enterprise reign. Bahamasair has NEVER turned a profit EVER. Time for it to go. I suspect this expansion of new planes is so as jobs will be available for the hundreds of BEC workers to soon be made redundant with the new managment company coming in. It's more money being spent (and not accounted for) -- these aren't new planes, but used planes that have already lived a hard life!

Banker, I noticed that too, but did you also see that this plane was previously registered in the Bahamas as a private aircraft -- though sold some 11 years ago to the current owner. That explains why it is in the Bahamas, but I am also wondering if this wasn't a "rogue charter", as if you look at previous flight plans filed by this aircraft, the routes are seemingly random and not a consistent route that you might expect a non-charter outfit to take.

I do hope the BCAA takes note of this and really clamps down on the illegal charters. Way too many tourists are getting suckered in by accepting the lower rates offered by the rogue charters (who aren't paying maintenance, re-certifications, or insurance), instead of taking the properly registered charter companies who have taken the time and expense of operating legally.

There was some talk that this aircraft ran out of fuel -- which, I suppose is "engine trouble", but all the same, I'm glad everyone survived the ditching.

At least one of them is seeing sense. Now the rest of the PLP should be impeached for corruption, lack of transparency, incompetence and poor governance. The Bahamas cannot survive until 2017 with this corrupt and ineffective government.

I'm very serious, WiseUp. If minimum wages increase now in this economy, jobs will be lost as businesses close and/or downsize, and things will get even worse than they are now. What good is an increase in minimum wage if you have no job to go to?!?

So what are they waiting for? This person needs to be charged -- whoever it is. Laws were broken and punishment needs to be dealt out. I have a feeling this is just the tip of the iceberg and the hesitancy to charge anyone only means that this person(s) knows where all the bodies are buried and will sing like a canary to take as many down with him/her as possible. This could be quite a revelation if it ever sees the light of day. C'mon AG Maynard-Gibson -- what are you afraid of?

No question there needs to be a raise in minimum wage, but the timing, as always, is all wrong. The economy is not good, the so-called 10,000 jobs hasn't materialised, people are already burdened by VAT and a proposed NHI tax. Many businesses, especially small businesses, are just hanging in there. While they may be forced to pay more wages in such an economy, the people will still have a large amount stripped from their pockets before the paycheck even makes it home. And jobs will be lost when the businesses pack up and leave or have to close because they just can't make it anymore. It will be a vicious circle all over again -- and the only one getting benefit will be the government -- not the people and not business.

If the PLP and the Bahamas Police force cannot get a handle on crime, we need to bring in police from elsewhere. This way, they have no partisan sympathies and just get the job done. Ain't going to be no more my sister's uncle's cousin can fix that bail or that ticket for you. You screw up, you go to jail. Oh, and no bail.

And if the PLP wants a nice construction project that could create a few jobs -- how about a new prison to keep all these criminals in? One that doesn't have a revolving door.

Forget the eggshells approach here -- we need a bull in the china shop!

Figureheads??? In that case, why the hell are they even there? Last I looked "figureheads" didn't get salaries, so I'm guessing they are doing this for love of country and we Bahamian people? How damn stupid do they think we are??????????

Accountability is not a word this government understands. Pass the buck yet again.