Rotary is a great organisation with well established goals to benefit many, however the description of peoples perception of rotary of it being a group of old white men sitting around a table is truly incorrect, however there are some in rotary who view belonging to this organisation as a social plus and many local groups strive to do all sorts of activities with no regard to established charities or community activities simply to pad their annual report and raise their visibility in the overall Bahamian rotary community.

years of lack of investment and despite blaming the FNM give thought to which party held the reigns of power after independence and for the majority of the years since. Which party despite having crown land available purchased a hill in Palmetto Point and paying a fortune for cutting the hill down, numerous expensive ministerial visits to the site, paying for expensive plans for a hospital that could not be afforded and never to be built. Add this hair brained scheme to many others throughout the Bahamas and just maybe you would have funds to renew the vital electrical supply an benefit the many rather than the few.

Fiscal responsibility is a joke with most governments, but Fred will say anything to get his free travel, expensive hotels and allowances back. Remember all the trips to China, first class, top hotels etc etc whilst poor Bahamians struggled to put food on the table or have electricity. Fiscal responsibility is paid for by the middle class and the cream is still fed to the politicians and their cronies.

Get real all of you putting a political slant on a water leak. In every country and supposed first world countries there are failures despite millions being spent, particularily in the aviation and defence industries. Brand new cars fail is that the PLP or FNM fault, your new house can have a plumbing or electrical fault is that a political doing. Anyway a more important issue is under PLP or FNM the post office has always been a disgrace, lost mail, stolen periodicals to the extent that it just isn't worth sending anything of importance through the Bahamian mail system.

Very true.

Why would anyone aspire to be in these powerful positions in any party in any country.Simple power and the ability to enrich oneself either in office or after. Look at Christie, Pindling, Tony Blair just to name a few who have risen to the top of the gravy train. We the electorate are simply voting fodder to help them on enriching their career paths.

I love it ,no space in a little house, little food, begging and a brand new $40,000 car outside. Typical black attitude, all show even if you can't pay it back.

Life is really interesting, when a uneducated or unconnected young man or woman steals asmall item or is caught with a joint he or she face a hefty fine or jail. Now we have a sissy politician who milked the public purse by his extravagant trips all over the world and he is voted back in to a position of power.

Here we go again,promises and more promises and tell the public whatever will give them a chance of re-election.

In years of teaching in High schools putting in a requition for practical departments was a total waste of time. Some goons in the DOE decided what a particular subject needed with no discussion with the teachers. Additionally I remember on one odd occasion when the woodwork tools that arrived were cheap indian rubbish, Why did Joel Lewis continually go to Cuba to recruit when that talent was already present.Why is there no money for basic supplies but always money for airline tickets,hire cars etc for visiting speakers.?