Absolutely wonderful, made my day to know that in a meaningful way we can help our neighbors. But for a slight deviation in the hurricane’s path we could have been the ones in need, we should never forget that.

This problem of lesser developed islands being left bereft of a bank can be solved in short order. We simply need regulators who put the public good above a bank's profitability. There are eight commercial banks in the Bahamas, simply pass regulation making it a condition of each bank's license that they must have a branch in one of the designated lesser developed islands. These could be determined by the central bank and would ensure that at least 8 of them would have access to the necessary banking facilities. Commonwealth Bank and fidelity bank are at record levels of profitability, all banks as good corporate citizens should welcome this opportunity to serve the public good.

Can we now just say " protocol having been established" ( that the PLP were crooked, incompetent and raped taxpayers through cronyism )? And move now to name names and most importantly what concrete steps are now being taken to prosecute these bastards, cancel these fraudulent contracts, and measures to prevent this occurring again.

The word is covfefe! Which sums up birdie perfectly.

Please for the sake of this country, for our children and grandchildren who we have selfishly saddled with debt, privatize everything possible. Even if the FNM by a miracle turns around these loss making corps, the next govt can come in and undo all the good that was done, in a heartbeat. They only way to prevent this is to privatize, that means bahamasair, bob, bpl, zns etc. Even if we have to take a loss on the sale, it is better than never ending deficits caused by these corps. We need radical surgery to remove these cancers forever.

Of course bahamasair should be shut down. There is no need for such a loss making entity when the private sector is fully capable of doing the job so much better, without political interference. We need government to privatize as many subsidized public corps as possible and only be involved in those that provide essential services. Otherwise we will never balance our budget and begin the long road out of never ending fiscal deficits.

How about a pledge to privatize ZNS and free the Bahamian people from this tax straining, biased, yoke around our neck. Taxpayers are sick and tired of paying for needless free riders. At the least half of ZNS's budget should be cut... like tomorrow. Why will my child and their children be paying for this useless crap?

Dear Birdie, papa did his part but Christie was worse!

Dear birdie, nice to see you have suddenly regained your voice to advocate for transparency and accountability. Strange that you were curiously hoarse the last five years.

Amen Tal, I have never agreed with you more. Since our tax dollars are bailing out this failed institution we have a right to know who these deadbeats are. This is a massive test for the new govt on accountability and transparency. Publish the names and while at it, clawback all the bonuses that were paid to managers and board members who ran this bank in the ground.