You are absolutely right, and if virgin mobile is simply using BTC's flawed and at times overwhelmed infrastructure and is just a reseller of Btc minutes, how is this going to improve on the simply terrible service we now receive with still far too many dropped calls? If we are to advance, virgin mobile simply must not get this second license. It should go to the only 100 % Bahamian company, with most of their own state of the art infrastructure in place, one that is already 29% owned by the Bahamian people - Cable Bahamas.

I for one, will never buy gas from rubis again, if outraged bahamians did the same, Rubis would act differently and these citizens might get some remediation.

Unfortunately our courts in this case seem to be dysfunctional and practically useless, but it seems clear that the govt in not releasing the report and warning vulnerable citizens are liable and certainly rubis seems liable for potentially millions of dollars. If govt and rubis were forced to pay million dollar settlements to these families then there would be action and accountability. There are seemingly no ramifications so the govt hides, rubis dodges and defenseless people suffer.

Thank you Mr. Speaker for your impartiality, now please subpoena these two deadbeat, accountability dodgers as soon as possible, and televise the hearings for all bahamians to see how our tax dollars are being mismanaged and squandered. Vat is onerous on the backs of the Bahamian tax payers and we demand that our tax dollars are not abused through cronyism and incompetence.

Very true. And do not forget the elderly. Since it is free for many of them going to the family island clinic is a social event! They gather at 8 in the morning and fill up all the clinic seats and just talk and talk in no rush at all, when a young person comes in who is genuinely sick, there is nowhere to sit and the wait is long. And if it is a Wednesday, which is mailboat day, they leave the clinic by noon, and catch the mailboat arriving at the dock next door and talk for another three hours! Only go to the clinic here on a Wednesday if you are dying otherwise it is not worth it, just suffer at home and go the next day.

Yes, I think the most ethical of the bunch, but much too passive as chairman of the PAC committee.

Nice to have you back general crazy, always look forward to your fair, balanced and above all intelligent input.

How pathetically sad these two people are. I now realize one of the biggest problems facing this country is that we as a people suffer from an ethical deficit. We have no statesmen and no one who can look to the common good above their own interest and reputation, no one who can simply be honest and take responsibility for their actions. So These two blame the messenger ( auditor) and refuse to answer questions, or accept any responsibilty. Again simply disgraceful, can these two just resign and go, the Bahamian people deserve so much better.

It is a slush fund, but then you have never accepted the truth about your beloved corrupt PLP. I would like 10,000 to get my house repaired, will I get it no, it will go to buy votes and my vote is not for sale. Unlike you, I believe in working for what you receive not based on political affiliation or corruption. It is people like you, blind apologists for our corrupt govt that are destroying this country but I have news for you we have young people who are educated and will change the moral fibre of this country.

Suddenly Mr. Allen decides to pursue these deadbeat contractors? Only because the auditors report was made public. Why is this matter only now being addressed? If he did not know about the fraud then it is incompetence on his part, and if he did then shame on him for just deciding to protect public funds now. This whole programe should be disbanded, who decides whose home is repaired? It is ripe for corruption for corruption, and political interference. Public funds should not be used this way, ever. No one is fixing my house but they take my tax dollars and waste it this way. Mr. Allen and Mrs. Pratt should resign, and this slush fund abolished.