Painful but commonsense. Drastic cuts have to be made, unfortunately many Bahamians are totally unaware/uneducated or simply cannot understand that government is in effect like running a household budget and you cannot continually spend what you don't have. The effects of not getting fiscal matters under control now will make todays hard times seem like luxury compared to what could and would happen,

Funny you should be so concerned Birdie, I know of cases where government jobs were never advertised and simply passed down from Mother to daughter. PLP family of course. What about the FNM daughters and or families, did they matter ???

So its the "peoples time" ???????? I have to go to A & E, be surrounded by thugs, mentally unstable, aged, sick, dying people and wait for hours waiting to maybe attended by an overworked staff but a wealthy politician who probably had but could well afford private care is given special treatment. ????????????? IStupid Stupid Mr Minnis when every dollar counts or is austerity only for the unwashed masses.

A million more than the PLP would have saved-and remember the national debt was put in place by the PLP.

Sorry for those involved but the blame for the bloated civil staffing and by extension cost to the country must lay firmly in the lap of the PLP who hired all the party followers on a whim.

Why not centralize specialist medical facilities in Nassau and establish a reliable flight transportation service . For all this talk about mini hospitals most serious/complicated procedures will still have to be carried out in Nassau.

Already in excess of 1 million dollars (excluding purchase price of land) has been spent levelling a hill for the new mini hospital in Central Eleuthera. And the work is not finished. Surely it is time to take a stand and cancel / postpone these expensive projects especially as clinics on the island do not have adequate stocks of basic medication.

The law of diminishing returns. You tax the hell out of prospective new car buyers and they seek alternatives.You can buy 6 good condition s/h Japanese cars for the price of an average new American car meaning you can throw them away every 5 years. I know which I would choose.

How the hell can you " advance long term development" by "pissing money away" and create a staggering national debt.

I think Fweddy found politics very rewarding with the first class flights, trips all over the world, top class hotels and the chance to exercise his power complex. As for PLP supporters they are keeping their heads down as I am sure there are many more to roll.