It's not getting hotter either, is it Pillow?

BTC has used the same line for 15 years now.
They had defrauded their customers on Mangrove Cay.
Water and Sewerage Mr Gregory Stubbs says no major problems in Mangrove Cay.
Wow. Maybe he needs to talk to the residents, cause it seems his employees ain't being straight with him.
And, thank you Ms. Bastian for speaking out.
The state of affairs here with our corporations is inexcusable.
She is 100% right.
We deserve better.

And we want to help the Family Islands grow and prosper?

Also, if you happen to get that ministry going, may I apply for position of Minister of Nonsense. I like to stay busy.

Great letter!
Thanks.
I did that today.
I went out by the water's edge, in the cool breeze, and sat under a coconut tree with my dog.
Today, we only lost water.
Lately, we have been losing water, electric, and internet and phone all in the same day.
So yeah, dream we must.
Also, the three hurricanes of 1926 did considerable damage through a number of islands, including Nassau.

It seems to me that the ORG is suggesting that NPOs and NGOs do what our government has failed to do.
Of course these unpaid volunteers have and do contribute to our society, and not just in the aftermath of storms.
However, first and foremost to provide the help and resources needed, should be the people we voted into office and the business of the people our taxes support.
The celebration of NPOs and NGOs for their work in helping our Bahamian people is laudable.
However, they should not replace our government's clear obligations to it citizens.
The Bahamian politicians and their operatives need to quit running around asking others to do the work they were voted into power to do.
The 50 year failure of the Bahamian government to do right, now is to be laid at the feet of those who would volunteer?
Anyone else see a problem with this mentality?
Why, I ask, are we in the position of needing so much help?
Instead of being in a position to help others?

These perspectives are important.
Thanks for taking the time to put them out here.

You are exactly right.
I have studied this issue for some time.
I also call for the elimination of this Capitalist idea of scarcity.
However, in the meantime, I need to focus on our own community.
Our failings run deeper than our economic system.

Yesterday here on Mangrove Cay, Andros we had a trifecta.
That is when we lose BPL electrical power, Water & Sewerage water, and BTC phone and internet all at the same time.
This, when we're supposed to be entering into the digital age. Most all government business is conducted online now. So, how do we do that without electricity and internet?
What happened on Mangrove Cay, on north Andros and who knows what other Family Islanders are suffering through. is unacceptable.
The power has been going out for too long now.
Our water pipes are crumbling.
Our phone and internet have gotten worse every year since the "sale" of BTC.
Is this not a disgrace?
Quit making excuses for the utter failure of the Bahamian government. This isn't an act of God.
This is utterly poor performance from those whom we elected.
We do this over and over, expecting different results.
Quit making excuses for FNM or PLP.
Both have been epic failures for this nation.
I am sick of these incompetent, ignorant, lying, greedy political people. Show me one who deserves to be in office? One.
Enough is enough.
The Bahamas is entering into failed state status.
Stick your head in the sand if you wish, but the realities are staring us in the face.
These aren't the only issues.
Look at education.
Look at our debt and how much money is leaving our shores each year, in interest alone.
How about the cost of goods and the minimum wage.
Our clinic here on Mangrove Cay is an absolute disgrace.
Yet, most of us remain silent.

Diane,
Agreed.
In the last few years Jimmy spent a few visits here on Mangrove Cay.
His music was formative to my youth, and having lived in Key West for 11 years living on a boat most of the time.