Then there were the days when planes suspected of carrying a cargo of illegal drugs were shot out the air, especially over Andros. And the son of at least one sitting MP was caught up in the crossfire.

It is you who want to personalize your discourse. Firstly they are many prejudices other than being racially predetermined. You called me ignorant and sine you don’t know me , obviously you are prejudiced against my intelligence and education, or the lack of them. Secondly whether you are black, white Bahamian or otherwise, I am not your brother, so I asked you to refrain to referring to me as such. I may be the one ne who may be non Bahamian or non- brother and it is offensive to not only make those assumptions, but to refer to me as such. And since, according to you, you are the expert in plane ownership and crash investigations and illegal operations, then there’s no need for further investigations as your was thorough, precise and complete. Of course it would be in your best interest to start ck to the topic as opposed to attempting to personalize your posts, esp with insults and mud slinging. And in your words ‘you are yet another ‘white man to the rescue’ and John is hindering your efforts. Such is so laughable

@ messenger an old say also goes ‘speak now and sound like a fool, or stay quiet and ba a jackass for the rest of your life.

Your prejudice is obvious. As I stated, if you have information that will assist in the investigation then send it to the authorities. Resorting to name calling reflects on you badly. And despite your barrage of insults, I am still very much entitled to my opinion. If you are so correct in your information then the coercion, rude coercion is unnecessary. And the greatest insult is you calling Bahamians your brothers and sisters. That statement stinks to high Heaven. Because we are not.

A similar situation occurs with drugs and gun violence. To hear doe people speak, one would think The Bahamas is the only country facing these problems. But the US has 14 mass shootings in a single weekend and a major mass shooting every single week in 2022. Over 7,000 people died from drug overdose in the US in 2021 mostly opioids and that number is expected to increase in 2022. But except for the occasional interdiction of drugs in this country, has there ever been a meeting of minds to decide how to best tackle these problems?

They always try to castigate the Bahamas and Bahamians as if this is the only country that are facing problems. And to say that air travel safely in The Bhamas remains unchecked and has not improved is absolute rubbish. And what do you call someone who knew beforehand of ‘an accident waiting to happen,’ but does nothing!
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Ok obviously you are the expert and, according to you, I know nothing. When was the last air accident involving Bahamians and how many people died? When were the last several air accidents involving non-Bahamians and how many persons perished? If you know of breeches in the safety rules and regulations and, more specifically, involving this craft, then you should report them. Especially since you are an expert and should therefore have a listening ear of someone in authority. No loss of life should be taken lightly.

List two for the sake of confirmation.

Can a certain union leader please know that the name is Sir Randolph Fawkes and not Sir Randolph Folks.

Obviously your remarks are misleading. The ratio of foreign craft:pilots crashing in The Bahamas is about four to one, even though there are more Bahamians flying across the country. And there are numerous air accidents in Florida as well. Do you also blame those ones on Bahamians? At this point everyone is grateful that there was just one fatality and not necessarily want your tongue lashing, especially since it’s loaded with misinformation. Yes there will be an investigation, as is the normal process. But to lay blame before the outcome is complete is reckless.