Excellent editorial. This is true. We've all watched it happen and all had someone to verify the stuff going on at Nygard Cay, haven't we? For years and years now. Who is surprised has simply not been paying attention.

You know moncurcool, activists are the only ones who seem to get anything done. Think about history. Is there someone you admire who wasn't an activist? I can think of quite a number just off the top of my head. What your so called activists like me want is for some thought of our children. If you can't see what is coming step out of the way and let the adults take charge. The Bahamas is well on its way to the bottom you describe. Read the UN remarks, and then present an intelligent response. It is simple. It only takes a few decades of education to be able to understand it.

https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/spe…

Take a few minutes to read this. A hoax? Please!

Columbo, I can tell you are somewhat "educated" by the English you use. Which brings to mind Upton Sinclair's observation that, "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon him not understanding it" This seems to apply to you.

Your ignorance is stagerring. Look up New Zealand, France, Denmark, Belize, Costa Rica. Costa Rica proclaims "The tide has turned on fossil fuels, and there is widespread political support for a just transition to renewable power."
Add Ireland. Columbo, are you ignorant of this or are you a liar? Is this an "out of bounds question? And, why do you refuse to address my questions on the UN Director urging ALL countries to declare a climate emergency? Is this another hoax to you?

Banana is simply paid to provoke us and try and keep us distracted. He / she will be gone as quickly as they arrived. Empty suits.

Stick with the issue Banana. Drilling for oil is the issue. How long have you known Fred Smith? Or, is your knowledge of him limited to your financial interest in the oil? Just asking.

You might be islandboy too. Thank you Canadian opportunist friend of The Bahamas. Notice the fear mongering among all the misguided scientists. World leaders, the head of the UN, all asking for All nations to declare a climate emergency? Why do you side with those on the lowest side of the IQ charts? Oh, I do have an idea. You have a financial stake in seeing sea level rise faster. Why do you always get quiet Columbo when I challenge you to mutually expose our identities? What do you have to worry about?

How did that go for everyone involved?

"How anyone in your Ministry of Tourism could ever have designed such unworkable policies is beyond my imagination. I feel badly for all the tourism sector. "
We hire on political favoritism here, not competence or performance.
The Ministry of Tourism is only one part of this dysfunctional system. Trust me, it is by design unworkable and destined to fail. Akin to a septic tank, open one up and see what has risen to the top.