Interesting. All you ever hear during elections is how Long Island does not need government assistance as its people are hard working and industrious. The difficulty with elections is you never know who will emerge victorious. Perhaps its time for Long Islanders to be a little less long in the mouth and demonstrate more humility. Just because someone supports a different political party does not make them less intelligent or important. Unfortunately many in Long Island emulate the brashness of their former representation. What they fail to understand is how many of their favored political leaders are in business with those they feel socially compelled to ridicule. It is true that Long Island has been left on the back burners through the years however it would worthwhile for the people who do not support the government to at least respect it. Publicly demonizing people in power is not the best way to get things done. Let elected representation do the criticizing in public. After all, the tradition of the representation of Long Island after the UBP is " I can't do anything for you unless I am in government". That is the true paradox. The "industriousness" of Long Island is held hostage to when their elected representation serves as a cabinet minister. In other democracies, economic growth is determined by the private sector. Long Island has roads, power, telecommunications, potable water and two airports. Tourism is driven by demand and the internet is the gateway to millions of potential visitors. If Long Island's representation is not able to contribute unless in a cabinet position, then the private sector better get motivated and creative. Five years is a long time to wait for representation to be hired in cabinet. Ten years can feel like a lifetime.

It is difficult finding vacant and safe church parking lots these days.....

Seems Humes has developed a new opinion of Dr. Smith. He was championing Smith's reinstatement during the selection controversy. Short lived marriage apparently.

If Fred Smith really wants to help Haiti, lobby the Vatican to change policy on birth control and have the US Military air drop millions of condoms on the western part of Hispaniola. The out of control breeding in a nation already over populated is where the real human rights abuse is. This may well improve educational prospect there as well. Better educated persons realize that they do not need to breed like rabbits. Maybe this will result in this Haitian loving transplant to The Bahamas curtailing his hell bent crusade to discredit his adopted country. We have enough problems dealing with an inept administration.

Totally ridiculous this has to be confirmed. Having insurance on any government contract is a no brainer. It is a must! The fact that this had to be investigated is a national embarrassment. How do they expect international lending agencies to consider them serious when they advance funds for contracts with no evidence of insurance.

The Canadian chartered banks have been taking debt paper from the Government for decades. It would behoove our Government greatly if they prove to the international banking community that funds borrowed for local projects are properly insured.

Amateurs.

I wonder why family, educators and religious leaders never told me told me that if I continually and flamboyantly broke the law over the course of many years that political donations would eventually exonerate my illicit activities and the millions made would be legal. All I would have to do was deal with “discrepancy on the back taxes and the interpretation of what turnover is”.

This must be how Ed Fields organizes concerts at Atlantis. Plenty of suspense!

Good to see the Sands clan now have their own event rather than trying to compete against those they sponsored as they did with Tanqueray years ago. When Tanqueray was disqualified for design issues, Butler and Sands boycotted the Family Island Regatta for years. Apparently beer brings some wisdom.