Let's be honest.
What laws do we respect here?
Virtually none.
That's why there is no Freedom of Information Act.
If we did have one, most of Parliament would be in jail.
We don't care. Looting is just a way of life here.
Doesn't anyone read the papers anymore?
Pastors, Administrators, MPs, the law is merely a nuisance.
That's what defense attorneys do everyday. They muck it up for money.

It should be clear who should resign for the betterment of The Bahamas.
FM

While Bahamian MP Lundy flies to Jamaica on taxpayers dime to hand them money for hurricane relief.
Let's get our priorities straight. Not just PLPs photo ops.
The question for the future is, where are true leaders going to come from?
Can we admit, we have none at present?

Agreed. Racism is based upon ignorance. Nothing more.

So, what is the answer?
Be clear in plain English.
The language we've all agreed to.

It is truly sad, isn't it?

With all due respect, the reefs are dying globally.
This is one of the first major, major environmental collapses.
I have been studying tropical coral reefs for 50 years now.
The present day marine scientists, the majority of them, have never seen a healthy reef. It is one of the saddest things I have experienced in my life. Few seem to know, fewer seem to care.
The cascading effects of this reef die-off will significantly affect The Bahamas and humanity as a whole.
I appreciate the optimism of some of our reef advocates, but I believe the writing is on the wall.

Still waiting for the task force that will reveal the name of the corrupt high-level politician who is claimed to be still serving in government.
Task force, for what?
Jokey leaders.

What this highlights to me, is that all positions of power need to be filled by outsiders who have no family nor political loyalties.
Find the best, pay them accordingly, and let them do their job.
If there is one thing that is certain, we continue to put family and friends ahead of impartiality, justice, competence, and fairness, stagnating the growth of this nation.
It has been said many times that it is not what you know, but who you know.
This is the greatest barrier to this country moving forward, onward and upward.
We have engineered the corruption, incompetence and injustice into our entire country.
This will not end well.
It almost seems like we are bound and determined to vote into office the most incompetent, immoral and corrupt people we can find.

I am all for accountability.
And, the fines seem too small.
However, the majority of "environmental damage" in our country lies directly at our own feet.
If anyone pays attention, or, better yet, cares how our own fisherman, boaters, businesses and population treats our environment, we would not be failing on all accounts.
Rubis oil contamination, frequent oil spills at Clitfton pier, unknown AUTEC poisoning in the Tongue of the Ocean, illegal mining, the continued use of chemicals to force crawfish out from coral heads on the reef, the throwing of trash into the water and on land, killing every snake we see, are far more damaging than a one-off grounding by a barge.
We have no environmental ethic in The Bahamas that The People believe in.
We don't care. Period.