No where in the indictment does it mention a 'high ranking politician'. It stated that the person was a 'government official' which is unclear that it meant a 'politician'. None of the eleven accused are current MP's. This is a well rehearsed response by drug lawyer aka minister of nat'l security. I really wonder how they are going to 'aggressively' tackle this one, because this compromises OPBAT and the 'trust' between the US and Bahamas. Everyone better comply before the DEA announces that OPBAT become defunct until a new trustworthy ministry is installed while the DEA themselves operate against our will to protect their country from illicit drugs.

Do not buy any EV vehicle coming from China and/or Asia. The current batteries used are going to be phased out in the next 2-3 yrs. They will be phased out with Solid State batteries which are tested to be safer (no fires) and efficient and of course: higher prices. We knew as soon as number boys were made legal that they were going to buy up and close off most of the markets, just because they have money dont mean you should buy. I'd stay away from EV's for another 5-10 years. Most Bahamians cant afford a brand new gasoline vehicle but they talking about EV?

He just started writing like that about 8 years ago. Before he wrote to comprehend, now he just writes weird sentence structures and puts "-- Yes?" at the end of his comment. Most of time I'm like 'What did he say?' and skip the comment.

Why not build a suitable size institution a Cay or Small island like Alcatraz or Guantanamo, especially High & Supermaximum? This way criminals will think twice about going to jail especially if they are going to be transported to a maximum security island. Nassau is too small for the population, so the government needs to start thinking about outward expansion and development of the outer islands.

Meanwhile the DEA is moving to re-schedule marijuana to a lesser category. Recreational Marijuana vote is on the 2024 Florida ballot. Thieves and murderers get instant bail yet those who are caught in possession get no bail. You get fined $250 (luckily) for a gram of weed that probably costs less than $5 these days. A gram of weed is equal to that of rose bud (really holds no value or importance to waste the courts time). The misunderstanding of marijuana/cannabis in this country stems from a long history of segregation, prejudice, outright ignorance, and arrogance. Jamaica is always a pioneer when it comes to medicine, and law but the Bahamas is just blinded by their archaic Christian views, constantly squabbling and wasting time on issues that hold no real-world value which then infects the leaders of the society to keep and to create archaic, misinformed, stupid laws that all the 'tourists' have to do is pay to get away, while our young men rot in mosquito jail with a tainted character certificate which leads them to the only option: 'A life of crime ...to survive'.

Be prepared for the Number Boys to buy up all the Medical Dispensary licenses and dominate the market with their 'loose money.' Another market closed due to Number Boys buying everything out.

If its one entity that got the mighty slap on the wrist, it is indeed the number racket. Those guys are filthy rich and are so far gone from the problems our government and people have to deal with. They are embraced at every luncheon with the OPM and really be laughing in disbelief behind the scenes about how they even got there. Those guys are in the Mediterranean, Mexico, Miami in their multimillion dollar cars and private jets partying every other day to week, and the PLP let them go scott free to the point where the govt have to beg $$ from them in promise of crown land to build more of their super inflated establishments.

& yet still cant get bail for an ounce of mary jane.

When an agreement is agreed upon by organized crime, how can you expect not to become a victim? Do you all know how much 50,000 acres is with a land option of adding another 50,000 acres? No wonder the U.S. labeled us as a 'Country for Sale'. The Hawksbill Creek Agreement was a facade from its inception; a big organized crime initiative with the gist of 'development' to make it sound good, so good that when it expired in 1985 they renewed it to 2054. Only a sell-out would place a signature on that. And now you expect your chickens to roost in 2024? For too long Bahamians have been waiting on promise of running water, instead they listened to Pindling telling them its okay to use buckets, we coming with toilets for yinna soon:

This is the person/entity that the Hawksbill Creek Agreement was curated for (also remember, Sir Stafford Sands was also this man's lawyer):
Wallace Groves (c. 1901–30 January 1988) was a prominent financier and fraudster, who, after his release from federal prison in 1944, moved to the Bahamas and there founded and operated the free trade zone, resort, and casino development Freeport on Grand Bahama Island. Investigators of U.S. organized crime associate him with the Meyer Lansky syndicate operating offshore casinos from Miami Beach.

Dont worry they sent it over to 'Q' in MI6 to attach useless rockets, smoke and oil disperal machines for quick and efficient get away from the Chic-charney.