You really need to get in touch with reality. How do you actually attempt to justify the mess that THIS prime minister has us in? The Chinese also have hotels in Freeport, in fact they control all the ports of entry there too. We all know things have not been going well there for more than a decade, no matter what pretty spin Darville and Wilchcombe try to put on it. The only ones making out like bandits there are those two; just check out their new assets, buildings, businesses, partnerships, bloated bank accounts to start with. You are right though. The thinking people among us did not put perry christie in power. For the most part, it was the least informed, least productive, most gullible,people locked back in 1967, and those on the take be it by bribery, family or sweetheart connections, who put him and this disgrace of a cabinet there. This is the WORST this country has ever been, even topping the drop into depression brought on by the allowance of a massive drug trade through here that was brought under the pindling administration. In fact, the down turn in the Bahamas' moral compass, entrepreneurial spirit and pride in work and self came under that man, and is ultimately the reason why society is as it is today, but that is another topic. Stop trying to revise history and start teaching things as they were. Those who do not know their history are doomed to repeat all those past mistakes. That is how we ended up with this buffoon in charge. BARC failure; tourism plunge; and the multitude of scandals brought on in 2002 through 2007 ought to have heralded the fact that no way should christie ever have been allowed to be returned to the most powerful position in the nation and have his thumb on the pulse of power in this country. We perish for the lack of good memory and knowledge. No, I am not some rich person that is unable to relate as these people in charge demonstrate they clearly are not. I grew up right in Farm Road, where this jack was elected again by a people who do not wish better for themselves and are content to remain in a world of stagnancy, depression and delusion. Dissolve the House and call an election. These incompetents need to be booted out and a deep, deep forensic investigation into all their activities, each and every one of them individually, including how they accumulated vast wealth on mp and ministerial salaries, and dragged this country down so badly, needs to be done. The wealth then should be confiscated, returned to the public treasury, these people rightfully housed in the jail under the same conditions as every other criminal there, and the commencement of returning the Bahamas to respectability and prosperity begun. Step down christie and company. It is in the best interest of our country.

Allyson, please stop interfering in things that go way beyond your scope of understanding or expertise. Every time perry calls for your involvement in something, we expect nothing more than a load of manure that worsens already bad situations. You all have absolutely destroyed this country. Pay them with what money? Isn't that what national insurance unemployment benefits are for? Isn't that why the owners got bankruptcy protection? Is there no way we can have a reputable entity, not this female human, act on behalf of the people of this country instead of covering for every piece of filth this corrupt government is a part of? It is past time for a new election. Every single one of you need to be held in account for this massive and darn near irreparable mess you have created. Greed ruled the day and you need to be exposed and made to compensate and jailed for the rest of your earthly existence. God help us.

Oh God, noooooooooooooooo!!!!!! We are already in hell as it is. Who wants to go even lower than that?!?!?!???

Ask the questions in a public forum where we can hopefully get answers. Bring them to accountability. Everything is a secret, and the tens of millions of dollars have vanished like air. The PLP Commission is worthless, and nobody is planning a thing other than how they can get a cut of funds already made available and in on any deal coming in to the place. You cannot possibly be that naive.

Mr. Turnquest, when you make your budget address, can you also request a budgetary breakdown of how the tens of millions of dollars given to the Ministry of Grand Bahama is being spent? Those fellas always bragging about how that place is booming, but only for them. The vast majority are suffering badly with unemployment being extremely high and businesses closing with increasing frequency. Except for those who brag about the "prosperity" in their version of Grand Bahama, Someone had a whole new refurbished plaza built right after getting into power, together with fully stocked new stores and the movement of a government department into family owned rental spaces, despite having much of the Harold DeGregory building vacant. That's not to mention the destruction of the hotel right next to the Rand that was bought by the previous government and subsequently demolished by this new ministry. I guess to make sure no other alternative to house government offices huh? Rand still very short on beds, medications and equipment. They still have to transport you out to a private spot for certain tests at private cost and everyone always seems to have the same diagnosis. If you can't afford it you are out of luck. Look into that for us will you.

Well didn't we just make tens of millions of dollars from junkanoo carnival? What yall need to borrow more money for?

This government is so talented! They are literally obliterating our major means of income, and for what? I also did a double take on the Grand Bahama Airport fee increases. That place is dead as it is, and the port and hutchison actually want to make it worse but hiking up the fees at times when there is an inkling of hope that visitors will come, the holidays. Lord have mercy on us all.

Has perry ever taken the time to investigate each industry and determine not only the feasibility but the morality of taxing them? No, because he is too lazy to do so. Why is health care on a whole being taxed? But of course, to force us all onto NHI where 52% of us pays for everyone. If you think you have no access to health care now, wait until this burden is hung around our collective necks. Life as we once knew it is abolished beneath this "special" genius, as his party's chairman put it. I wonder how much more it will take for Bahamians to shout out against this abuse. Here's the icing on the cake. It's happening right when Cuba is opening up. Fantastic, perry! Legacy assured. One man to destroy us all. May God have mercy upon us.

If they leave all the tax money they collect from Grand Bahama Island on that Island, and assuming the administration doesn't participate in squandering and the mysterious 'loss' of funds, many things would be improved, including the radar system. But, it all goes collectively into the public treasury where most is donated to works in the capital, not the Family Islands who need it even more. Sad.

Thank you for relaying the actual history that these people try their best to ignore, re-write, or in some cases, never knew.