Well done Mr. Roberts. Congratulations to you and your team.

China never gives anything. Everything they do comes with a price.

Both the AG and Mr Smith are correct.

The Shanty Towns must be cleaned up. In many countries they would be called slums. No country should permit such places.

We do need proper planning of land use in Abaco. So the Government needs to proceed with that with all haste.

In may well be that no building should be allowed in those areas, but then only proper planning could tell us that.

This is a very dangerous piece of legislation. It will scare Bahamians and foreign investors alike. Such powers in the hands of people who do not manage properly will be abused.
Stop the bill.

Don't worry. The Abaconians will rebuild in Abaco and once they get a taste of crime in Nassau they will leave soon enough.

Ms Thaysen said they used rough cut cypress, which is not only strong, but repels termites. They were also able to import it duty-free because it is rough cut cypress,

duty free; must have saved a good sum of money. No concrete foundation and no expensive concrete blocks.........maybe cheaper than we think.

GB Power is owned by Emera, a Canadian company. Emera provided GB Power with the necessary resources to do the job and GB Power, together with the additional personal and equipment did a very good job.

Emera has brought foreign professionalism to Grand Bahama Power and it shows in the speed with which they, and the other Freeport Industrial companies, got everything working.

We should sell, may be just give, BPL to Emera.

KPT's hard, and largely unpopular, efforts to get our finances under control are paying off.

The rating agencies reward countries that have more fiscal reporting. We now get quarterly reports tabled in Parliament.

KPT is also seen as one who has started to make those in government and the civil service accountable for the money they get.

I agree with geostorm, "keep us on track" KPT.

Grand Bahama Utility Company has teamed with other Freeport businesses to accelerate the return of critical fresh-water services to the island following Hurricane Dorian.

#It is partnering with Grand Bahama Shipyard, Bahama Rock, Bahama Industrial Technologies (BIT) and other businesses after the category five storm inflicted heavy damage upon its critical systems.

Yet again, **GB Utility one once again unprepared for a hurricane**. They know that the fields can be flooded, it has happened before. Ok, so this time it was 12 feet instead of 4 feet of flood water. So when will they install more water tanks to be able to supply the city for a couple of days that they know they won't be able to pump?

"Senator Forbes-Smith said local officials have asked the US Coast Guard and the United Nations' Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, to help by providing experts in logistics, warehouse management and distribution.

#"We believe this will greatly improve the NEMA-GB operation and the process of receiving and distributing aid on our island even more efficiently," she said."

Good job Senator Forbes-Smith. You are doing the right thing by bringing in experts to assist. Our NEMA have shown themselves to be unable to handle this alone.