Christianity is not Judaism. Read the Bible sometime and you may actually learn the basics.

> whereas Four hundred and eighty one years ago
the rediscovery of this Family of Islands, Rocks and Cays
heralded the rebirth of the New World;
and whereas the People of this Family of
Islands recognise that the preservation of their Freedom
will be guaranteed by a national commitment to Self-
discipline, Industry, Loyalty, Unity and an abiding respect
for Christian values and the Rule of Law;
now know ye therefore:
We the Inheritors of and Successors to this Family of
Islands, recognising the Supremacy of God and believing
in the Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual,
do hereby proclaim in solemn praise the
Establishment of a Free and Democratic Sovereign Nation
founded on Spiritual Values and in which no Man, Woman
or Child shall ever be Slave or Bondsman to anyone or
their Labour exploited or their Lives frustrated by
deprivation, and do hereby provide by these
Articles for the indivisible Unity and Creation under God
of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas

This is the literal preamble to our constitution.

That GDP growth is not going to happen unless we miraculously find gold in this country. The coming recession in the States is not going to do us any favours either. Hope that government is saving something up from all of this VAT they are raking in.

I don't think that begging for climate change reparations is a solution either; firstly, most powers don't really care as it's not their problem, and secondly, there is no evidence that Dorian or any other major hurricane that has impacted us was caused by "climate change". You will need a significant amount of evidence to prove that claim in court, and so far I have seen none. The Bahamas has always been prone to severe hurricanes, especially in "Hurricane Alley", they are not a new occurrence by any means and that is the first thing these countries will point out.

The real root of our economic woes is the frivolous government spending combined with what I call "contract culture" (ie. corruption). Economic growth is meaningless if it is all going to be wasted/given away, and unfortunately I don't see a political solution for that.

Excellent write up, agreed 100%.

Boris was the best out of a bad bunch. Not that he was the best, the replacement options are simply far worse.

I have an idea, how about you guys figure out how to keep the power on before raising prices?

I don't have any hopes for this nation, I live in reality. Wishful thinking will leave you disappointed every single time.

Why the secrecy, because we all know they are going to be eating good for a little while.

I am always reminded of this quote by Gladstone when reading about Bahamian politics :

> The British Constitution presumes more boldly than any other the good sense and the good faith of those who work it.

Quite frankly, our political system was built for honest, God fearing people that would rule in the best interests of the public. Quite frankly, we don't have those people here. As such, politicians have unlimited power to whatever they please and can screw over the Bahamian public as much as they want without any consequence. What are Bahamians going to do, vote them out and put in the other party full of the same gangsters wearing a different colour? All they have to do is wait another 5 years to get back in government anyways.

We are a failed nation that has only survived because we are literally 50 miles offshore from the United States. Governing the Bahamas is literally running a country on easy mode, all you have to do is exist and US dollars will come flocking into your country. Had we been situated 500 miles further south, we would be a Haiti or Jamaica tier failed state. We have the very same rot infesting our government, but it is just masked by the economic lifeboat that the US provides.

Proof of work cannot be forged, which is why blockchain is going to become industry standard in the coming years. We will eventually see a digital national ID based on blockchain as well.

Regarding crypto, most people invest into shitcoins and then wonder why they lose their money. Follow the whales with Bitcoin, it really is that simple. Buy low when they dump, and sell high when they pump.

To be honest, having a permanent voter register is very concerning for me. I have a sad feeling that the graveyard constituency is going to become influential in upcoming elections.