The dirtiest four letter word I know is B-A-N-K, especially the foreign banks. Recently they have introduced fees for everything under the sun. They have made many poor loans that are in arrear and not collecting interest so they have introduced onerous fees to tax their good customers to make up for this shortfall. They all have an attitude that says they are in charge and we have to agree with whatever rule they make ( sunglasses just one example). I doubt these rules and fees exist in Canada, as the regulators nor the customers would accept it. Our central bank has failed us and we accept anything. The writer is a very intelligent woman, first of all I suggest paying all bills online as I do, and cancel all accounts with these foregin banks and give your business to those banks that give you better service. A canadian bank I banked with for 20 years introduced these fees and had an attitude that they could tell me what to do with my funds. I promptly cancelled three accounts with them and cancelled my credit card and moved to a bank that gave me the service I expected. Stop accepting inferior service, stop being lemmings who follow every command issued by these foreign banks. So I expect this writer will move her account, otherwise she should accept whatever she is dictated to do. We are only victims if we allow ourselves to be! Also, try to avoid using a bank as much as possible, all this consumer debt is toxic - realize that the sole purpose for these banks is to separate you from your money and leave you in debt forever. I built a home and retired at the age of 43 never having borrowed $1 from a bank or anyone else for that matter. It requires great sacrifice and a bit of luck but it can be done.

Good luck with this one, with our hypocritical and ignorant so called "Christian nation." Of course religious beliefs are subjective, it is impossible to prove or disprove the existence of God, therefore it is pure speculation and personal belief. It is a matter of faith, which means by definition that we do not know, as the great Cistercian monk Thomas Merton wrote " a man of faith without doubt is not a man of faith." The problem with religion is that they all to various degrees believe they have a monopoly on truth and want in various degrees to impose it on others. Worship as you wish but please let me worship as I wish and that means leave me alone. Very few people are truly educated in their faiths and many times want to impose their ignorance on others. Mahatma Gandhi was once asked if he liked Christians, he replied " oh yes, the problem is that I have yet to meet one". If these religious zealots spent more time examining their lives and truly followed Christ we would live in a far different and better country.

Where was his apology? I have not heard it. He should apologize publicly to all the taxpayers of this country who pay his salary. He was dishonest in saying he was not detained and apparently verbally abused police officers is this the kind of person who should be representing the Bahamas? Again no accountability and no respect for the bahamian taxpayers.

I have an idea, have Jerome "I need my job " Fitzgerald, Kendrick " teachable moment" Dorsett and Allison " what delay there was no delay" Maynard Gibson drink a glass of marathon polluted water everyday for a year and then let us monitor their progress. They will be the control sample in this case study.

Agreed, hoping cable Bahamas gets the bid and then we can look forward to first class cell service from a 100% bahamian company.

Yes birdie it is time you put country before party. I have voted for three different parties in the last three elections - can you say the same? I could care less what is best for any party, I care about the Bahamas. If you and many bahamians were true patriots and put the common good above party we would be in a far better place.

The PLP lacks a leader now! I have never seen a more passive, indiscisive, decision- less, procrastinator in my life - he is the antithesis of a leader and we all suffer for it.

Do these members of parliament realize how pathetic they sound with these flimsy lies? Stop insulting the intelligence of bahamians! This is simply to keep the dirt in the dark at the expense of accountability and most seriously the very health of bahamians. These people particularly Jerome Fitzgerald are a disgrace, he should never show his face in marathon again.

Where is Birdie? Absent as well, ducking like all the rest!

We need to hold the FNM to account as well, during their tenure they did nothing to fix the long term problems of BEC. And Dr. Minnis you have done a great job criticizing the PLP but where is your detailed plan to fix BEC? We want you to tell us exactly what you will do to fix BEC and I have yet to hear anything yet. We expect better.