I believe it is law that a meter must be on the outside of a building so it is readily accessible to B.E.C. If so then Ms. Thompson is clearly at fault and should be fined and ordered to move her meter like everyone else. At the least stop complaining when we finally have people trying to do their job made more difficult because of her actions.

Politics is a dirty business, and what goes around comes around. LBT apparently has been overtly and covertly undermining Mr. Minnis leadership and that situation is untenable. He needs to remove this dissension from the party and have unified leadership. The country can not afford another term from this inept, corrupt government. Our problems are too real and dire. Unfortunately our only real options are terrible govt from the fnm or really terrible govt from the plp.

If her bill was paid there is no reason for B.E.C to use any method to disconnect her. Stop blaming other people and take some personal responsibility. On a related matter, would the tribune regularly ask Mr. Miller about the status of his arrears. I mean they seem to interview him regularly, it should be the first question each time. I am a tax payer and his boss, and I deserve to know whether his bills are being paid. Also I pay in full on time each month so I am subsidizing his account and needlessly paying more for his inability to live within his means.

I agree with you wholeheartedly on our people not being fiscally prudent. You are speaking to the choir, I have lived my entire life debt free and was able to retire at 43 by being fiscally prudent, so it goes against my fiber to subsidize other people's wastefulness. Nonetheless, we can not expect to have a proper functioning society if 6% of our society lives without electricity. This small level of welfare will more than pay for itself in reduced social ills. Of course it should be accompanied by privatizing B.E.C., which if done properly will improve efficiency that would more than cover the subsidy of 100 kWh or $40 to each home.

Of course it will be paid for by higher rates on those that consume more electricity, who are the people who can most afford it. I am in that category, I do not want to pay higher rates but to have this many homes disconnected is simply unacceptable, and putting people on payment plans can not work when they can not pay their bills in the first place. Think of all the social ills a lack of electricity leads to. Children from disadvantaged homes can scarcely be expected to function properly without electricity in modern society. We will be subsidizing the poor but it will lead hopefully to he alleviating of some social ills that a lack of electricity leads to. On ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure ad we must find ways to prevent social ills before they occur. I hate increased taxes as much as anyone but Taxes are the prices we pay to live in a civil society.

Wake up Bahamians. Mr. Davis and this government do not give a damn about you. Watch his actions and do not listen to his hot air. Reform after numerous delays will come at the earliest a year late. During this time the prime minister's residence has been powered by solar and the deputy prime minister has not had his power disconnected, but over 5000 homes in this country have no power! That is scandalous and shameful. That is HOMES not people, households with many people suffering from these callous uncaring leaders. They do not give a damn about Bahamians. Until the masses wake up nothing will change. What should be done is the first 100 - 150 kwhr of electricity per month should be free for every household in this country. That way every family at a minimum can keep a refridgerator , lights, and fans on. People could live with dignity. Then every bill above the 100 minimum must be paid in full every month or be disconnected, no exceptions. No one could amass then an outstanding balance that they can not pay. No one has an excuse anymore. This is a simple, just, solution.

Eastern gate, I did not forget the jailhouse wedding, just that the post was so long. There are other incidents and with each one less and less credibility. The commissioner seems to believe we forget but we don't. It is just so depressing and painful to hear him speak, you can tell he is conflicted and wants to do what is right but is constrained. If he did what was right and we had real transparency and accountability he would be gone the next day and I doubt his replacement would be any better. Really depressing I wish he would just avoid the press and save us and himself the embarrassment.

Sadly, because I believe he is an honest , talented man, Commissioner Greenslade has very little credibility left. He said after a high ranking police officer apparently leaked photos of a particularly gruesome murder over two years ago, that after an internal investigation he would "let the chips fall where they may" in punishment for the leaks. Since then he has not said a word about it. Who did it? What was the reprimand? We deserve to know! Then he told us he had a plan and a capability to enforce the law and shut down illegal webshops. In the 18 months since the gambling referendum not a single person has been arrested and brought before the courts. So why should I believe him when he says crime is down?.... I don't. These statistics are kept like a national secret, when they should be complied by an independent body and published regularly free from law enforcement and political interference. Crime is up, we all know it, and until we have a Commissioner who follows through on his word and enforces the law it will get no better.

Okay, now we are beginning to see a little progress.... Now can the deputy prime minister Brave Davis who has oversight for B.E.C call the Chairmanof B.E.C., Mr. Leslie Miller and threaten to disconnect his delinquent businesses so we can get another cheque by tomorrow?

"This marks the fourth time the government has delayed the constitutional vote." Can this government do anything right?, anything on time? It is utter incompetence and a failure of the bahamian people. I believe in these gender equality amendments but I am so pissed off about the lying to the bahamian people with the gambling referendum, that I intend to never vote in another referendum under this morally bankrupt administration. Mr Nottage if you have even a semblance of shame or regard for Bahamians you and the prime minister would resign for you have destroyed democracy and the sacred trust between the govt and the bahamian people.