Man John stop talking sense! these people have a pirate mentality and no taste whatsoever and that is how you get an ugly, unregulated ghetto. Can't stand driving on Carmichael anymore. Another wasted opportunity.

Dominican poachers but you consider giving the fish away to the Chinese? Both need to Carry their azz.

why not try Zero for three years to try to implement fiscal responsibility and reduce current shrinkage due to wastage, theft and corruption?

Governance without the input of civil society is autocratic, essentially a dictatorship and hopelessly corrupt. This government and all recent governments in the Bahamas have demonstrated this tendency time and time again- making piss ass decisions without any input from civil society. We never learn of decisions until after they have been made, as if everyone is dumb and they are the only ones with the answers or know what is best for the country. Well look where we are. In a fast boat to hell in every arena. If you don't like people or what they have to say, don't seek to lead em. Enough of your limited vision, thinking and skill. I want someone to tell me why ANY sitting MP should be given another shot at political leadership. And being 'nice' don't count.

It would have been nice for the reporters to make this into a real story if Well Mudda take sic is right and indicate which of these undistinguished gentlemen are on bail for murder and for which murders. Is it too much to ask you alll to go one extra step and turn your reportage into something worthwhile? On another note - these some dead eyed dudes. They could care less about anyones life much less their own.

Say what you want about him - I don't know the man - but I agree with him 100%. The level of ignorance, laziness, greed, entitlement and jealousy in this country is alarming and those referendums were case and point. Clear ignorance regarding the state of things and the place of this country in the world. And it goes from the top down. But as John said the political class will milk this country until its dry- and I will add- then relocate to their condos in Florida and New York and to their London flats while Nassau Burns. Our political leaders have been a complete failure even as the electorate becomes dumber and dumber- yes I said it. We as a people are primarily anti-intellectual, lazy, blind, dumb, religious hypocrites. And the dumbest performance is in the house of assembly every day it's sits. That my friends is nothing short of a horror show.

This Tucker woman is a disgrace and part of the problem. Caving in to improper demands does not exonerate you from responsibility. I am sure she never once stuttered when she cashed her checques. and Mr. Smith singing for his supper too. If you are wondering why the Bahamas is in a mess this is case and point. Corruption! Everyone passing the buck and treating poor people like S**t. Christian nation my azz.

Lanisha Rolle? Lol. She is the best (female) candidate the FNM can muster?

I am disturbed by the response to Sears's declaration by the commenters above. Bringing down the plan and the man simply because he is tied to a party - as if he is the party- is another step on the road to nowhere for the country. I question the quick dismissal of this platform when I don't see anyone, anywhere else in ANY party proposing a damn ting. While I don't think 'revolution' is the right word everything proposed here is sound and necessary. My only compliant is that it doesn't go far enough because as a former education minister, he knows that our number one problem in this country is the piss azz education being doled out in the public schools and certain so called private schools. Extending the school day doesn't do one thing to help that situation. Sorry Sears-I am a sucker for lost causes and always hope against hope- so I am actually rooting for you, but you have to come again on that one.

Why postpone? Give your delegates a break and a few days in a hotel in Nassau-