Either gambling is legal in The Bahamas or it is not. If it is to be considered legal then there should be no discrimination as to who can or cannot gamble. It is that simple. Anything else is pure hypocrisy.

What causes me most concern about this story is the fact that the PM doesn't see why his actions were a complete abuse of power. He genuinely doesn't appear to get it.

Ambassador to the Vatican? Hee,hee,hee.......ha,ha,ha.

By all means give a person a second chance but PGC blundered badly by placing Lightbourne is the role of VAT co-ordinator when he was SO delinquent in his RPT. The problem is that PGC does not see the problem!

Is it really beyond government to put into place a system whereby all murder trials are held within two years? That being so, all persons charged with murder should remain incarcerated until their trial. Murder cases must be given priority in terms of trial dates.

The fiscal deficit has merely provided PGC with the excuse to do what he had always intended to do but didn't have the courage to do in his own name. This is his "get out of jail card". The PLP should have regulated the web shops and commenced a national lottery in its first year - so much time and money has been wasted because the party wanted to play politics instead of doing what it felt was best for the country.

I really don't think Myles Munroe should have gotten involved in this matter at all. Frankly, no one really cared what Fred Mitchell said in Trinidad and few people take his utterances seriously. Certainly his claim that his position on LGBT affairs has held back his career is a joke. Only Fred Mitchell holds back Fred Mitchell! Nevertheless, Myles Munroe needs to stick to preaching the word of God and the principles of leadership. He is one of the finest preachers / motivational speakers worldwide and we are lucky to have him. However, if he wants to get involved in politics then he should start his own party and lead the country from the house of Parliament. If he did that I think he would get a lot of supporters. However, for the time being he is one of this country's spiritual leaders and, that being so, I believe he should avoid making political points from the pulpit.

This has been a public relations disaster for Miller and the PLP. The whole episode has shown him (and the party) up in a very bad light and highlights the fact that he is totally unsuitable to be a member of parliament.

Let's be clear, Miller's delayed contriteness is purely down to internal pressure from the party, I doubt very much it represents a change of heart. His comment that he was not aware of the extent of the (domestic abuse) problem is laughable.

In three years time, Bahamians are going to have to look at themselves in the mirror and ask the following questions before casting their vote:

Who are we as a people ?
and
Who can effectively represent us in the house of Parliament?

As much as I have been critical of the PM for his abject failure to lead the country since being re-elected, the decision not to push full steam ahead with the introduction of VAT at this time is the correct one. The government cannot afford to get this one wrong as the consequences for the country could be dire. We must all be aware however that "putting off the painful medicine" only means we will remain financially sick for longer. At some point we will have to swallow some form of tax reform to bring the country back to fiscal health. At the same time, government is going to have to tackle its excessive spending and reduce the bloated public sector. I am pleased to read that there is also going to be a renewed focus on recovering outstanding Property taxes but words are easy and this government is not good at delivering on promises. We can only hope.

Bob, was with you until your second last paragraph. The Bahamas descent happened long before the UBS banker was taken to the detention centre. This country's decline began when our leaders chose to take back handers from the drugs barons in the seventies. The attraction of easy illegal money remains ingrained in the mindset of many unlightened Bahamians but rest assured our demise had its genesis in the days of the late seventies. The sad consequence of our leaders' moral failing at time is that we now have a few generations of Bahamians who feel that they are entitled to a standard of living without having to serve an employer and strive for excellence in all that they do. The world at large understands that consumers have a choice as to where they spend their hard earned dollars and more and more consumers are looking for quality service and value for money. If this country is to be saved from terminal decline then Bahamians are going to have to accept that they are going to have to live a life based on integrity, become smarter, work harder and start living within their means.