Real. None of these gubermints since Ingraham have given a shit about Abaco and it really shows. I have thought several times about taking pictures of the literal craters on our highway and sending them into the Tribune. It is disgusting and insulting that we have to put up with this BS despite how much revenue we generate. The thing is none of us are asking for the gubermint to do anything but their jobs; Abaco has clawed its way out of the aftermath of Dorian to become even bigger than before with minimal gubermint assistance, and its like these gubermints can't even meet us halfway and provide the most basic of services they are responsible for. I am sick of potholes (craters) damaging my (and other people's) vehicles, hours long power outages every summer, BPHell burning up my appliances while paying ludicrous bills, lack of necessary amount of police, out of control immigration issues, etc. Conians try hard to pull our weight in this country and its just like the gubermint doesn't give a rats ass about us other than when it comes time to collect tax money to fund whatever stupid BS scheme they are concocting at that moment.

Any Conian what votes for the FNM or PHellP is either a masochist or a too low IQ to even be voting. CoI or independence are honestly our only two hopes of things ever improving on this island.

Goes to show you can never get too comfortable in business, always have to be thinking two steps ahead. Cable got comfortable and fumbled the bag really hard.

I generally agree but would add two further points:

1.) Given that what is most likely going to be a hotly contested general election is a year or less away and this seat is irrelevant to the balance of power in Parliament, the FNM is ultimately wasting money bothering to contest the seat. Mind you unlike the West GB & Bimini seat there is a very good chance they carry the seat given the dissatisfaction with the former incumbent and the fact that its a swing seat but is it really prudent for them to spend a bunch of money to win an irrelevant seat when there is going to be a general election in the near future anyways? Sure if they win it will generate hype for the campaign but still one has to think it's not the most prudent use of resources.

2.) In the event that they do win the seat, incumbency is a huge disadvantage in modern Bahamian politics. Mind you I think this upcoming election will be much more unpredictable and dynamic than 17' or 21' because the CoI is a legitimate contender and it's no telling how much they will drain from both the FNM and PLP but the point remains that incumbents generally haven't fared well in modern Bahamian politics contrary to what general political wisdom tells you. Its not a major factor but something to think about as well.

>free will

This is the reason I don't take the pro-numbers crowd seriously, regardless of free will the fact is the Bahamian people voted against legalization. To disrespect the Bahamian voter's voice by doing the exact opposite of what they voted for is quite frankly criminal. The moral arguments surrounding numbers are all frankly irrelevant, the facts are that the Christie admin violated the Bahamian voters and practically laundered millions in dirty money clean overnight. What example does that set for the youth? Break the law and you can get away with and even go "legitimate" as long as you make enough "donations" to the right people?

Fr. I want to know how these bills end up so high and current goes off for hours at a time lol. The electrical prices we get charged compared the level of service we receive has to be the absolute worst worldwide.

Tbf only Catholics have an express prohibition against being Freemasons asfaik and even then that doesn't stop some from being part of the lodge. Masonry in this country is much more of a cultural matter, and even traditional in a certain sense, than religious so a lot of people don't see anything wrong with it.

It's been some years but the last time I went through the process I got 10 and I recently had family members go through the process and get 10 albeit that was right before the election so it's possible they are giving out shorter terms under Trunk in which case it does become more onerous.

Lmao, you have no idea who I am or what I believe. The fact is ultimately its the US government's right to raise their fees just like it's our right to raise ours where needed. Again, if you do get the max 10 years it's not like it will be a frequent thing to deal with.

Lots of people with no connections to Abaco making fools of themselves. No one serious expected development to start this year, I've always said 2026 will most likely be the breaking of ground because 1.) there is an absurd amount of paperwork to push through with a project of this size 2.) a lot of capital is required which would take time to raise and 3.) election is in '26 and North Abaco is the only seat on Abaco the PHellP has a chance of winning depending on how the vote splits between FNM/PHellP/Cay. PHellP is going to be joonsing for every vote they can when the election kicks off and breaking ground on Treasure Cay right before voting is something they think would definitely help them.

Kovats would have to get the same approvals that GreenPointe is getting if he were to have gotten the approval. Government in this country moves at a glacial pace and it's my understanding that the plans are very big and require a lot of paperwork to push through.

That said literally no one in the community wanted Kovats there and quite frankly he should just pack up and leave this country if his reaction to not getting what he wants is always going to be sue someone. This isn't the country to bring that mentality too and he won't get very far with it.