They both are correct regarding their responsibilities. The laws as presently written do not require the asset disclosures of political candidates to be checked as to their veracity or accuracy. The candidate is simply required to make his or her asset declaration "a declaration by him to the best of his
knowledge, estimation or endeavours..." The Returning Officer to whom nomination papers and connected forms are submitted is simply required by law to ensure that the documents are filled out as the forms require. The Tribune seemed not to know the answer to this issue and took a position against Hall as suggested by their headline.

> On Monday, former Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette called to question the accuracy of disclosures filed by other veteran politicians after a Tribune report identified him as the wealthiest candidate vying for office this year.

We don't know the accuracy of anyone's declarations, including that of Symonette and he knows this. He also ought to know what the weaknesses in the law are as pertaining this matter; weaknesses no party in power has shown interest in addressing.

So tired of the Tribune giving this buffoon column inches just to try to sell papers

Point #1 is absolutely ridiculous. This is the Bahamas. Our people have our way of speaking. The FNM's party slogan is The People's Time. Roc Wit Doc (though I'm not a fan of it or Minnis) would be akin to 'vote dem out'; 'papa or nuttin' ; 'all da way', etc. This person is trying way too hard to express personal disdain. Few things are more off putting than watching Bahamians deride their own dialect; it is rank pretentiousness. And equating the phrase with "dangerous ghetto populism"? What a moronically illogical analogy.

> in the reported words of the candidate for St Anne’s, former Cabinet minister Brent Symonette, a return to level-headedness and a sense of reason.

Of course....

> and will be doing its own checks to ensure the upcoming general election is fair.

Will be doing? The Opposition was supposed to be doing this since the new register opened in October 2015. Worthless.

Regrettable situation, but the headline is greatly sensationalized.

Matters not. They do what they believe in. Others do what they believe in. Such is life.

This writer is incredibly condescending when she is certainly does not wield the most skillful or graceful of pens.

@Seaman You clearly have a distinct reading comprehension problem.

For what it's worth, at least some of these issues were caught. These sorts of things happen every election cycle, it's just that the citizenry never hears about it.