All true.
Sad, but true.
And yes,think about the hundreds of millions of dollars the web shops bring in annually. That should all have been the People's money. Would we have to rely on philanthropists to get things done? This country could have been in a much, much better financial situation had we established a national lottery.
We could have agreed to pay Sebas to run this lottery for us, and give him 5 million dollars a year.
For that, he would stay out of jail.
Remember now, prior to the web shops being legal, they were illegal.
Why doesn't this bother anyone?
Why doesn't it seem to bother anyone that we handed away billions in dollars that is now being used to buy a political party, or two.

See birdie, I don't think you are quite as stupid as you lead people to believe.
That is why I think you are a PLP operative.
You always chose your party. before the good of the country.
But, being PLP, maybe you are lacking an average number of brain cells.

Was it not inevitable?
Money is never enough.
Like cocaine, very much like cocaine, money goes to one's head and distorts everything.
People become insatiable.
If there is nothing that is more apparent in this world at the present time, isn't it that WE should never, ever elect rich people to office.
Please, tell me when electing rich people to office has ever worked out for the Common People?
How can they represent people who are struggling when their biggest decision of the day is what kind of helicopter to fly to their party?
Let's get real.

Why did God allow him to get run over in the first place?
I'm sure birdie can explain clearly.

Martin Luther King jr spoke of the absolute need for: A radical revolution of values."
Do we understand what that means?
It means respecting people, but totally rejecting the social status quo.
It means that we reject most all of the present ruling class and speak out against the injustices done on a daily basis.
It means opposite of how we think and act today.
I don't think we understand the message.
I don't think we understand the true Christian message, either.
Is this not apparent to all who are awake?

You are exactly right with regards to economics.

BTC?
Did Mr. Bhatti say BTC is a leader?
He must be batty.
BTC has utterly and completely failed The Bahamas. Period.
In the last 10 years this company has failed at every level.
In fact, I have argued that they should be held accountable for blatant fraud.
Technicians cut, office hours cut, phone calls dropped. Internet up and down.
And, high prices for what we do receive.
BTC has failed The Bahamas. I now have Starlink and I hear they will soon sink BTC.
I say good riddance.

Mr. Kerry,
You are much too kind.
Just by reading the few comments posted above, it is completely unbelievable that ANYONE in this government has any business education or experience at all.
I cannot think of a more self defeating, ignorant move than this.
What minimally educated person could not have anticipated exactly what is happening now?
I refuse to believe that this administration is simply that stupid. But, judging by the other similar decisions they have made recently, it sure seems like they are doing their best to destroy our tourism industry.
Think about this for a minute. Does anyone think that these boaters do not drop huge amounts of money into our economy? Does anyone think they do not provide many, many jobs? And yet, those who we pay to look after our interests, our MPs, have allowed this to happen. This, by any accounting, is a short-term and stupid way to treat our golden egg. This unarguable total failure has seriously and negatively affected thousands in this country. This, at a time when a majority of our country's population is struggling to make ends meet.
Are any of our politicians struggling to make ends meet? How do they get so rich after 5 years of "public service"?
If The Bahamas was a company, and I was the manager, how could I not fire everyone who was associated with this whole affair?
What serious business person would ever damage their own company after they have worked so hard to build business?
How could a group of adults roll this out and still have a job?
I noticed one commenter above, who said, "I don't trust anything about the Bahamian government."
Who should?

These children will follow in the footsteps of our adults, whom they watch very carefully.
And then, we wonder why our politicians, pastors, and police are such moral and professional failures.
This isn't the first generation on the slide downhill.
Yes, it is about responsibility.
But, it s also about a broken system which has produced a broken ruling class, a broken justice system, a broken police organization, a broken parenting system, which is producing our broken youth.
Until we embrace education as a national priority, nothing can change.
The last thing our politicians, especially this present administration, want is for a populace smart enough to understand the level of criminality that exists here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILQepXU…
Are we any different here?

We don't care.
This, like almost every other thing that needs to be corrected, is just talked about.
It almost seems like we are paralyzed.
Unable to solve and correct even the smallest little thing.
We excel at talking. Nothing more.
Yes, he is lucky to be alive.
And, if there were no witnesses, or cameras, would anything have come of it?