The GBPA Licensees are equally responsible for the economic problems of the Port Area.

They have failed to get together to provide a vision of their own for the way forward. They are all too afraid of their own shadows to speak individually or as a group.

For a moment, it looked like the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce had found its voice with statements by its President Dillon Knowles on various topics.

The new president appears to be a wimp like the others, other than Knowles, for the last 10 years.

Yup, the GBPA Licensees are just as responsible as the Government and the GBPA for the economic problems in Freeport. No vision.

The "old guard" like Bannister need to shut up and keep out of things.

Time for the "under 40s" to take over the party. The Country needs a young and energetic, fresh ideas party like it had in 1967. The Old Guard need to go, all of them.

We need a fresh, vibrant approach to our economy. Creation of new business opportunities, Much greater Foreign Direct Investment in areas that will provide a much broader and sustainable economy.

Every government since the early fifties, has run on the Stafford Sands model. The one he created over 70 years ago.

Times have changed and so should the FNM.

Good riddance to bad rubbish!

Minnis had, probably the best Minister of Finance (Peter Turnquest), who reported regularly to Parliament and the people as to the finances of The Bahamas. He even published reports that we citizens were able to review, and helped get rid of him.

There have been two Hubert prime ministers; Ingraham, the best prime minister we have had, and Minnis, the worst prime minister we have ever had.

Extra cost out the gate. $200+ million borrowed at 5% is an extra $10+ million per year just on interest alone.

And your taxes will be raised to pay for it. I guess that you are looking forward to RPT, Corporate income tax. And yes, the Corporate income tax will be passed on to you.

You will pay and more as no government runs business efficiently as they can always get the extra money from You, the tax payer.

This will only add additional debt to all tax payers. The only way to reduce the cost will be for the tax payers to subsidize.

Another drag on the Bahamian economy.

There is absolutely no economic reason to do this. Indeed, it is economically a very bad move.

Rat Pack - Not Cary Grant. Peter Lawford or Joey Bishop maybe.

This is not good.

There is nothing here for local business owners.

Where are the hotel rooms? We have no tourist product to support the island.

We once had 4 golf courses and thousands of hotel rooms. Guests that dined out, used taxis, took local tours, gambled in our casinos, and bought clothes, jewelry, watches etc. in our local shops. Even the landlords were local owners. The profits stayed in The Bahamas.

Trust the government to abandon the Grand Bahama economy for some low paying jobs.

The only winners are the cruise lines as the profits are all controlled by two or three large companies, rents, and all opportunities for locals are limited and controlled by the cruise lines.

Profits leave the country. This is not good for Grand Bahama.

Very well said.

I hope that your message will get through.

In general Bahamians don't want face enlightenment. They would then have to do something out of the box.

"Border enforcement features heavily in the document. The party proposes a “sea wall” using marine assets, drones, radar support and rapid-response teams deployed east and west of Inagua to intercept vessels suspected of carrying migrants."

Do this and you can solve the rest at a reasoned pace.

As long as people can easily enter the country, as they can and do now, refusing naturalization will get you no where.

Besides naturalization, given to the right people, benefits this country.