How many fire fighting equipment could be repaired or replaced by the amounts spent on government foreign travel? Once repaired, let's include professional maintenance.
Or just allow these to proceed to disrepair as the marine fleet.
I.e.: it's easier to beg for assistance than to correctly operate & maintain, hey there are many 'empty lot' mechanics that can train those interested.

I heard the government had a chance to make every other 3-5 street lights an internet WiFi hot spot, what an opportunity to have a truly effective "Smart City" access for students, for civilians and visiting tourist.
Well several years later we have the same term used for a promotion campaign.
A move forward?

Four years late? Been sleeping at the wheel. Foreign hotels are sweet & comfortable.

If it looks like a skunk, smells like a skunk, chances are, it is a skunk!!
Corruption is Corruption, it's so obvious, no matter how much you speak of Transparency.
Bahamas T-Rump?

Not a NEW application or technology, commonly used in popular loccations worldwide.
Purpose is to Protect Bottom & Vessel.
Establish a set country wide rate, first come first serve, maintained & collected by local Harbour Masters (i.e. local benefit). Govt Marine Resources agency, to locate, fund, instal & maintain moorings for consistency. When fully occupied, alternative anchorage zones established.
againg, Purpose is to protect the bottom AND the vessels.
Private entities can participate, via bids, not national exclusivity.
Rate should be less than Marina Rate, as security, electricity & water are not available services.

Careful! This is a very mobile, trendy , demanding industry. Avoiding hazards is primary, including government fees, taxations & attitude. They simply bypass your water & sand for another's, no monopoly here.

An example of good intentions but poor management & abundant greed. Moorings are an effective tool in areas of sensitive bottom topography, such as reef/coral zones, areas of poor anchor holding grounds such as grassy meadows, at popular protected park locations.

What's next, allowing spear guns & scuba because wholesaler demand is higher than supply?
Could it be there are less divers working, or more obvious poor management of resources?

Government has little respect for land mamals, think they care for marine ones?
The speed of approvals is an indication of Elon-isation (Musk-fascination), ala Trump.
Let's ignore the toxic pollution...

The Nassau Political Elite will not allow Freeport to compete & succeed. Only after Nassau has run out of space, extreeme heavy traffic, very high a cost of living & housing, with environmental & health concerns from overpopulation will they consider other islands opportunities... there yet?
Reason why Atlantis was moved from Andros to NP. It should have been the seed for theme-tourism, expansions of the seat of government in an ample location with resources of water & space for development.
A win -win scenario for NP as a historical-cultural center, Nearby Andros as governmental administrative service center and GB as industrial educational research center, opening the door to world skills for Bahamians without having to leave.
The easiest method to control people? Limit opportunities by poor education, poor housing, poor health, high population, cost & polution...Mumbai comes to mind.