As members of The Fourth Estate of Society, newspapers must dedicate themselves to investigations into the issues affecting our daily lives.
Do your Job! Follow the Money...it will invariably show the skeletons of our society.
Yes, it is challenging in a small society where everyone knows everyone's brothers & cousins. Also, much easier to be your brother keeper's and improving our reputation as a Civil Society. Otherwise we are just another 3rd World Country of Criminal Swine, as expected...

Another case of 'ignorant, greedy, opportunist' at sea. Hang the slime in the sun to dry!

sheeprunner12: You are the only one making sence on this page, what a bunch of ignoramouses. Oligarths & Status-Quo charlatans.
Beleivers you will be, when the next cat5 floats your slab-on-sand home into the bay or next door neighbors; you will be on 1st flight out for the hills of US or Europe, joining all those 'run-away-professionals' who gladly took their education-abroad benefits, never to return the investment home to improve their mother & country.
Dont complain about greed & political corruption...it starts young.

poaching is poaching, wether for personal consumption or profit. Taking egg bearing females is wrong/illegal in both US & The Bahamas, there is no excuse for ignorance of policy; nor knowledge of location within the Park, particularlywith todays electronics even a cellphone!!
Cruising vessels are guest in another's country and must be responsible guest as we demand in our own home. But when a guest sees bad behavior & laxness by the same occupants, they will imitate.
In regards to natural resources, the impact of volumes of contraband is critical to response of authority. I.e.: Dominican commercial fisher poachers should loose all as that is piracy, compared to a cruising vessel catching dinner. penalties should reflect the gravity of the action.

Kill the mature, thick lip, tough-grey meated, breeding adults & you loose it all.
Original natives had reverence for the world they are placed in, understanding that ,they must be responsible, temporary caretakers for the future generations to come. Can we? or are We destined to emulate what the Europeans did to the American Buffalo (photo) and Original Natives.
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http://tribune242.com/users/photos/2022…

I thought Americans where notoriously deficient in memory & attention-span!
When it comes to Venezuelan Oil, people conveniently forget the fraud & blackmail Venezuela placed on most of the members of Petro Caribe, particularly the smaller island economies.
Yes, the quality of Venezuelan Oil is so high in sulphur & contaminants, most industrial engines have a shortened life expectancy & high maintenance. It's no wonder only Cuba could Buy/Barter it.
Is this what you wish to fuel your new & repowered utilities?
What happened to the Compressed Natural Gas fuel transition program promoted by WMS last year? A cheaper & less poluting fuel?...HMMMMmmmm.Is that not what 80% of world utilities presently use?
Another beneficial program squashed by the Big Oil Boys?
Let's go to another public paid world conference, shall we? Where to this time? ...Mars?

Drunk on their Wana-Be-Important power.
Ignorance of the role/purpose of their position, is no excuse.
Politics today obscures career/purpose with 'make-work' to justify the paycheck. Simply emulating politicians who spend most of their time & energies solidifying their Jobs & Party, rather than pursuing the good/advancement of their country & electorate.

In reading today's news, I am totally amazed at the attitude & comments of the Minister of Public Works, Mr Sears. Bahamian should never accept blackouts, particularly in Nassau the capital & seat of government. Particularly not today when there are energy alternatives & proposals on the table! A typical 3rd World Status Quo attitude which should be booted out for the future of country. Worthy of a scathing editorial or ten.

You are correct in stating it is common to many countries, as is the need to budget appropriate resources. Unfortunately governments would rather pay for the encarceration of populations instead of providing the resources for services you mentioned. Case in point Florida would rather pay $65,000 per prisoner (1980) than the same to educate 30 kids x 8hrs x 44 weeks, teachers pay! They say the retirement community does not want to pay for education a second time around. I say it is politicians without foresight or cohones!

Anger Management is the ultimate issue!!! It is a common matter of learning what are socially acceptable means of anger releases. Children today do not have the required Physical Education classes & sport participation at young enough ages to satisfy the natural releases needed in their growing bodies. Add to this need, the heavy influences of social media's acceptance & lack of consequences for Gangster Bad Behavior. reasonable corporal punishment is the only means to counter this attitude,... in wildfires one must stop feeding a fire with controld burning of the fuel. My Headmaster put the fear of God in my 11yr old arse..