Hey got to pay for those international travels with friends, family & entourage. How many days working on Bahama ground vs traveling? What is the Return On Investment for each Parliamentarian & Govt. Managers.? Should be a rating! Hell, can't even get a Financial Statement to determine net worth now & later...so much for Transparency.

Congratulations to the adolescents running Government, you are having a hard time running Nassau & you want further burdens? Your desperation for funds is most evident by the resent increase in taxes, fees, ect. & now a demand on the Port Authority; "grabing at straws" efforts to counter your extreme mismanagement of Debt, Crime, Graft.This in a country of only 350k people!, a small city population for most of the world.
Wake up Bahamians! The political elite are like teenagers with Your Credit Cards, maxing them out, finding additional loaners (there will always be additional loaners), while they party/travel the world with friends (& families). Conveniently lacking investments in improving Educating, Hospitals, general Infrastructure. Certainly not improving Efficiency of Government, in fact more like adding Obstacles... i.e.: dumbing of the populous, feed them the weekly Lottery Dream, the Future Home Ownership Dream, without a Viable Economy for the Man on the Street.
Here Chasing Investors Away, unless they pay or play. Tomorrow they will be Begging at Haiti levels, a Common Stagnated 3rd World Strategy.

A sure sign of desperation to investors. It will be most interesting to see Govt negotiations as this drags out... like Trump they have little money of their own.

Political Elite have become a club of two self promoting blind parties, who duplicate the same script & repeating the same actions to keep themselves in control at the cost to all Bahamians.
The real cost is in the dumbing of Our Youth, acceptance of White Collar Crime, FEAR of Street Crime, disfunction of Justice. Remember most of Political Elite are involved in legal or banking professionals (legitimate or otherwise). With this political structure, it's no wonder we attract the worlds questionable for a 3rd World mindset.
British gave us good education and bloated oversized government employed. Take the good, eliminate the bad, not the reverse.

Time to determine "Enough is Enough & Demand Better". All this talk & complaining with no action towards solution is just Hot Air. While the world has Enough Hot Air, it lacks a plan for improvement. My father used to start the breakfast with a question "What are You doing today for the Good of Humanity?" Condense that to ... The Bahamas. demand improvement In everything, be it Service (be vocal, if not present solicit another location), be it Leadership (remind them their job is not secure without performance), be it Enforcement (ineffective without your cooperation).
demand better. our population is small, therefore your persistence has more impact!!!

And we consider ourselves as Good Christian society? Wasn't there an issue with 'corrupt money changers'. Banana Republic or Pirate mindset continues from the top of government, to government agencies, to social leaders & to ultimately the street.
Wonders why everything is so expensive!!

They can teach us how to cut, polish & smuggle (more). Most people can't tell the difference between raw diamonds & a handfull of quartz pebbles. No developing skill for the mass unemployed here.

What about the other craft? Size, speed? Minimal reporting for minimal tourism impact?

Funds should be dedicated to a storm-proof airport in High Rock (key word HIGH). Govt already possess the old USAirForce base with more than adequate space for international quality passenger & freight airport. Beautiful beaches for hotels. Existing highway for freight & commuter busses. Future shuttle rail would allow local & GB expansion beyond Freeport/PA. There is even room for agriculture, ask the DEA. ;)

Want to lower utility cost? Increase competitive environment in the utilities industry.
Government should Own the Grid, Regulate & Monitor Generation, lease not operate.
Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) not Public Private Purchases (PPAP) which create monopolies.Add Strong Performance Clauses with Penalties to each contracted PPA. Low or costly output, maintenance of equipment & grid...goodbye.
A weak PUC with no authority to monitor & regulate is political window dressing for public relations.