Large, peaceful demonstrations like I hope tomorrow's will be are really the only hope for needed, meaningful change in our Bahamas. We have been cursed with poor leaders and no statesmen whatsoever since independence. Simply elites on both sides who put private interests ( their own) above the common good, and we are now paying the price of forty plus years of corruption and abuse. I am hopeful that change will come because with our debt, and crime our backs are against the wall, frightened too because there is no more margin for error, a few more years of this and we may become an irreversible failed state. Please Bahamians lose your apathy and demand change and accountability!

We need a commission of inquiry into BOB. Why will the FNM not pledge to do that? I am tired of the fnm just criticizing this corrupt govt, tell us that these criminal acts will be prosecuted and let the chips fall where they may. It is not sufficient to just criticize, what will the FNM do to correct the situation? The Bahamian people deserve justice as already almost 200 million of our tax dollars/ NIB funds have been used to float this bankrupt bank with almost assuredly at least that much again needed to avoid liquidation.

Welcome to the " real " world Mr. Miller. One where you actually have to pay for a product to receive it - the free ride is over. Imagine that! Now please will you and your deadbeat family please pay your bill, I always pay mine on time and I am tired of subsidizing your electricity use. Coincidentally my electricity has never been turned off. Might have something to do with the fact that I live within my means and pay my bill on time. Try it, it works. Accept some responsibility and stop blaming foreigners for your problems.

You are wrong urban renewal works very well, just as designed..... as a slush fund to buy votes.

Birdie, I hope you enjoyed those dividends you received from grand Bahama power the last several years, because there really will not be any dividends for a long, long, time.

Birdie GBPC paid 14 cents per share in July, last year 7 cents per share in sept, and 5 cents per share in December. Contact your stockbroker or check your brokerage account, or if you do not have one, the security depository office in Nassau which is the official registrar for all stockholders.

Birdie we have gone down this road before. Why do you keep stating this lie that Grandbahama power has not paid dividends? The truth is that they just paid a dividend in July, last year there were two dividends, one in September and one in December. The truth is that the power company has paid dividends for several years, every year. I wish you would not use this public forum to spread falsehoods.

Sounds like this letter writer needs a good lawyer.... I suggest Fred Smith QC.

I agree, these comments by Mr. Davies are really quite frankly pathetic. They are disingenuous in the least as he tries to "spin " the truth and the public. And it is insulting to shareholders like me who pay his salary and know better.

There is not a single company on BISX that has current financials posted. Not one. He is implying that it is the companies' fault in being late reporting. Commonwealth Bank reported second quarter figures two weeks ago and has them posted on their website. So he wants us to believe that BISX does not have their financials? What about the other companies, he expects us to believe they ALL are late? Stop lying to the public! Another company I am a shareholder of when contacted said they have turned over their financials some time ago, BISX just has failed to post them. I am sure this is the case for almost all of these companies. So Mr. Davies should be honest and accept responsibility. BISX has not updated their real time trade information for over a week, I understand they have an IT website problem and are trying to pass the buck.

Then Mr. Davies says it was sufficient to inform the brokers and not make a general announcement about the trading band change. That is wrong, these brokers are not proactive and almost all traders were amazed when they saw the change. How hard would it have been to simply post an announcement on BISX website? It is the responsibility of BISX to inform the public anyway, again just passing the buck, with pathetic excuses.

Shareholders are tired of excuses from BISX and Mr. Davies and tired of late reporting. BISX could try being open and honest with the public and mandate and enforce companies obligation to report. Companies that are late should be fined, heavily, and if Mr. Davis can not see that these reports are posted on time he should be fired.

BISX too really needs to be more timely and transparent in informing the investment community. Information is money on a stock exchange and information is not provided to the investment community in transparent, egalitarian and timely way.

We are more than two months past the last end of most companies second quarter June 30 and almost none of the statements have been posted to Bisx website. This is unacceptable. BISX needs to set firm reporting deadlines and stick to them. For example commonwealth bank has its second quarter results posted on its website but BISX does not, this is unacceptable. ICD several weeks ago in the newspaper published just a snippet of its second quarter results. They are obviously completed But to this day they have not been reported by BISX . This leads to an erosion of confidence in the local market and increases the likelihood of insider trading on information that should have long ago been made public.

BISX please FIX this reporting nightmare, and fire whoever is currently responsible for reporting company financial statements because they are incompetent.