Comment history

Economist says...

The island with the biggest deficit is New Providence. Fiscal responsibility would solve that.

Economist says...

The law of the land has been followed.

Just as the law of the land was followed with the last referendum.

Now let us see what LBT can do.

Unlike Minnis four years ago she is starting with a number of people against her.

Minnis showed he had no ability to lead other than a small group of old and feeble minded counsel members. Even those who do not like LBT have admitted in their blogs that Minnis was not a leader.

Economist says...

I don't see why everyone is so upset. This is the way both the PLP and the FNM agreed it should be.

Read the Constitution that they both negotiated and agreed to in 1973.

The GG has followed the wishes that LO and Cecil put in place. No one has tried to change it or even mentioned it.

Because they were silent for the last 45 years one can only conclude that the politicians are happy with our Constitution as it is.

Economist says...

The only way I would consider voting FNM is if Minnis gives up the leadership of the party and they elect/appoint a viable person who could be PM.

Economist says...

If he had "fired" the six he would have no longer been the Leader of the Opposition because they would have constituted the majority.

On Moore: Minnis could have fired MPs

Posted 9 December 2016, 1:45 p.m. Suggest removal

Economist says...

Correct, they are not rebels.

On Rebel FNMs refuse to quit

Posted 9 December 2016, 12:02 p.m. Suggest removal

Economist says...

So Tribune, who owns the building? Who are the owners? Is it a company? Who are the shareholders of the company?

Reporting is more than just regurgitating what people say.

There must be so much more to this story.

Economist says...

Minnis, if he stays, is going to hand the country back to the PLP, that is a certain.

If the 7 (some of them giving up there right to run) can come to some agreement with the DNA or some new group then we may not have to give the country back to the PLP.

On FNM revolt

Posted 8 December 2016, 4:25 p.m. Suggest removal

Economist says...

I cannot understand, for the life of me, why Minnis would want to continue to bring all this humiliation on himself?

Everyone and their mother has said that he is not a good leader, why continue?

He has destroyed the FNM and should resign the leadership, the party and politics.

(Ok, I know, you have to care about The Bahamas to do that.)

Economist says...

Because the Constitution requires her to comply with Article 82.
There is nothing about a future Parliament.