Yes the service has improved significantly under Mr. Leon Williams. Not that the problem has been fixed will he be allowed to keep his job.

Denver it is Bah Mar that is in bankruptcy and not Izmirilian. The Izmirilin's have about a dozen other companies they operate, including banks. Tal Russell you seem to forget that Bah Mar did not experience financial problems or file for bankruptcy until after its opening was delayed three times. And the construction was said to be at fault. Shoddy work and delays. They never complained about problems with being paid until now. So of course Izmirilian has a problem sitting at the table with them. He stands to lose over a billion dollars. Family money. Did you question where the China Construction Company is getting the $100 million from that they now want to invest in Bah Mar, despite Izmirilian not wanting them in?

So does this now mean that when police officers have to work extra hours in the event of national emergencies like hurricanes or national events like Junkanoo they will have to be paid additional? Or what happens if they have to travel to other islands to do investigation

How tight has the government tied the Bahamian economy to Bah Mar? And what will happen if Bah Mar gets caught up in legal wrangling and does not open anytime soon? Retailers have reported that business has been off by as much as 30 % since March/April and the millions owed to government by Bah Mar along with the reduction and uncertainty of employment has its part in this. Then if Bah Mar go into full liquidation how much of the concessions and land given to Bah Mar will be lost? What type of binding agreement did Bah Mar sign with China Construction Company that says despite being very late on completion and despite putting out sub par work they cannot be fired? Was the intention to wrestle ownership from Izmirilian from the go? And why does the Bahamas government appear to be siding with the Chinese. This should concern every Bahamian alive because despite the outcome of Bah Mar it will have a bearing on the future of this country for many years to come. Then let's be minded that the Chinese economy is on one of its greatest declines in at least a decade.

Understanding that the police want some compensation when the are required to work beyond 8 hour shift how does this ruling affects the premis that police and defence force officers are on duty 24 hours a day. Even though they may not be scheduled to work, they are still officers. In any event the 12 hour shifts did not seem to put a dent in crime, at least not murder. Those in charge will now have to come up with other strategies.

Something has to be incredibly WRONG in this country. Have you noticed how gas prices have silently crept back up to $5.00 a gallon despite oil prices remaining under $60.00 a barrel? Less than half what it was this time last year. Who is benefiting from this at the expense of the Bahamian consumer? In the main time the DPM has announced that once a contract is signed with Power Secure your light bill will be reduced by 40%. Do you think this is magic? If you look at your current light bill you can see that the fuel surcharge added is still 60 % of the bill, despite oil prices falling by more than 60%. The fuel surcharge should now be a negative amount and your bill should be at most 1/3 what it is now. If BEC was paying let's say 1/3 less for fuel since last year and and since the corporation is still charging its consumer a fuel surcharge,where did the money go? You are talking about hundreds of millions$.

I realize along time ago that the government is not about the small business men. They favor the foreign investors who are like sharks. When they feed there is enough scraps for every one to feed off. But when they (foreign investors) leave everyone has hunger pains because they forgot hoe to survive

Put it this way: they are building up machinery where they can acces a computer any hour of the day and night and find out everything there is to know about you, your business, what you owe and what you own. Then if they have a reason to (political or otherwise) they will come after you. The new vat laws give them the power to. But here is one company (Bah Mar) that hasn't started up yet and owes the government near $100 million. Yet they have police in the most impoverished communities of the country closing mom and pop shops down that cannot afford a business license. BEC has already turned their power supply off and they only keeping their doors open because to them it represents hope. The same thing is happening in Freeport where stores and other businesses that have been around for generations are closing. The vat, the increased business license fee, the prolonged recession, crime and the soon to come 40% increase in minimum wage, then introduction of National Health Insurance is taking its toll. And there is no compassion from this "believe in Bahamians government." Despite the numerous closed and dilapidated building and the ever increasing number of "for rent" signs, Bahamians must find monies to pay all their taxes or whatever else is owed to government, while foreign businesses are given concessions or time to pay.

I bet they will come to a resolution before Sunday night. They realize the stakes are too high to do otherwise.

If they went to China last week why couldn't them Chinese come here this week or meet in Miami. Play fair if you want resolution