This country makes me sick. The persons in government supposed to have this country flourishing in all areas of the country from the North straight to the south. Andros is the biggest island for example, and it sits there doing nothing with settlers only along the coast. This country was designed to flourish but corruption has it years behind and stagnant. I as a citizen suppose to be able to go this island for this and that island for that, almost like how person in miami travel to California, New York, and all over whether it be for shopping, vacations, business etc. Yet everyone jam up and fighting one another in Nassau. Grand Bahama which was suppose to be the next biggest thing, is an old ghost town just like the rest of the islands, a bunch of ghost towns.

Just what we need. Another large loan on a massive piece of land & infrastructure to serve no purpose other than to provide jobs for the security officers to watch it day & night. The NTA alone is big enough to do all of this, and yet the building sits there 'CLOSED' most if not all of the time. There are so many other dire infrastructural needs in this country to invest $20 million into. For example, what happened to the Post Office that desperately needs top notch renovation & reforming so that persons & businesses can actually receive and send their various mail in a timely fashion? No wonder the Freight Forwarders are now self made millionaires & no wonder Leslie Miller implemented a blockade on Brokerage Licenses when he had the chance. What about the old Road Traffic building, that is sitting there as if its an historical Ruin? PLP started & now the FNM is continuing to waste the office spaces of the National Stadium that was said to serve as a 'temporary' location for the Road Traffic department that now seems to be a permanent location. You cancel the IAAF races which is probably the only large international sporting event that our stadium can appropriately cater to on behalf of becoming another large waste of land, infrastructure & soon to be dilapidation. What happened to the whole down town and the former Govt building across from parliament that the press couldn't wait to catch Fred Mitchell or Allyson Maynard scurrying out of that is sitting there in a phases of deterioration, a serious eye sore for tourists coming off the Cruise ships. The persons in government have no vision for the country as a whole, & yall worrying about setting up 'block chain' and getting involved 'crypto currency'? Yall cant even get yall own country straight yet yall worrying about any 'blockchain'. Time & time again we see that both governments concern themselves unrealistic, self proclaimed, grandiose & wasteful visions that serves no real purpose to the country because they cant even get the simplest of things sorted out. This country can be so much better & powerful especially because of the hundreds-thousands of square miles of islands & ocean we occupy, Unfortunately the people are too selfish & eye-too-big to ever get us anywhere.

Very Sad.

At least we know Bannister was correct concerning the damaging of light poles by the public. It would 'sound' very strange stemming from a speech but this is a very good example. Perhaps the 'laying down' of outriggers and antennas would be the best choice especially after you trailer your large size fishing boats.

When I first saw this article, the picture particularly, there was no way I thought that was Phenton Neymour. It is seriously appalling & frightening as if he were sucked dry. 'That cancer does do ya bad' (Bahamian Vernacular) A complete transformation in such a short time, looking back from Election time, when he was a panelist with so much more weight. Marijuana is truly a wonder plant to have helped him to survive this long. I support both recreational and medicinal, because the publicly debated and highly misunderstood 'THC' which is the euphoric inducing chemical that gets you 'high' also contains a potent amount of cancer killing properties that does not destroy the body and actually assists brain functioning. The 'CBD' property of this plant which is what is included in most if not all Cannabis medicines can also deliver the same benefit without the 'high' but together the healing quality is even better. I say leave it to the consumer to make their own personal determination as to what they would like to consume in this case, which is why medicinal & recreational should be allowed to go hand in hand.

Meanwhile, less than half of those supporting would actually be able to use for medicinal reasons. This is where the red tape comes in. Medicinal use is by prescription only. Still however, if a doctor does not think you need it, then you will not be prescribed or allowed to use it. They need to focus on BOTH Medicinal & Decriminalization, that way those can possess it but up to a certain amount, as well as use it freely without fear of persecution, without having to see a doctor. The other thing that would need to be addressed is to prohibit its use from public areas, schools etc. There will have to be a lot of critique to laws with the assistance of mentally mature users, lawyers and of course the government. To have this agenda spear headed by pastors and anti-marijuana persons would only cause a dramatic halt to this agenda.

You just proved my point. On a scale, the amount of Ignorant Bahamians far exceeds the amount of Intelligent ones and for anything to ever positively impact the citizens of this country, this scale needs a ton load to tip.

Leave it to ignorant Bahamians to fuss, panic and rush for all the wrong reasons in life. They will be back paying the new VAT come next week. Bahamians really need to wake up in Life.

I have always stated that number men were just simply crying crocodile tears & complaining about more taxes. The evidence they reported as to why they couldn't afford more taxes was fallacious to the desperate extent of threatening jobs. These gaming operators can afford even more taxes than proposed and still turn in significant profits. These guys separately turn in hundreds of millions of dollars and complain. All of the years before taxation and regulation can you imagine how much profits they reaped? A big slap in the face to the people & the government of the Bahamas, and still persons were not fined and imprisoned as a result. It was very evident within the society and only a fool was not aware of it. Simply for example, the buying of expensive lands and infrastructure, especially those that were once not even for sale, that all of sudden fell into the number operators hands so they can build their plaza's, complexes etc paving the way for even more gaming outlets & more avenues to launder their loads of musty cash. These guys are white collar criminals that simply bamboozled the government & the people of the Bahamas. I am glad that the Minister is fully aware & hope that he as well as future governments to come can tighten the grip even more on these self proclaimed swindlers.

That is also why the Freight Forwarders are trying to kill consumers now, because they know how much people will revert to online shopping.