Just as an FYI... every single seat on our flight to Mexico was full and on the flight back to the US -- every single seat was full.

And if it doesn't? Then what? More drilling elsewhere or shall we move on to a more realistic energy solution like wind and/or solar?

Just to add on... I'm an American and we just returned from a 10-day trip down to Mexico. With airfare, lodging, food, drinks, car rental, excursions, and scuba -- we spent roughly $10,000 on the trip. Was Mexico our first choice -- hell no. Our first choice was the Bahamas. However, due to the excessive entry requirements to visit the Bahamas, we selected Mexico as our destination.

Also, we were completely blown away and impressed with the steps & precautions put in place while in Mexico (when compared to the US). Those ten days in Mexico were the safest days we've felt over the past ten months in the US!! In other words, it can be done and done safely.

That was $10,000 dollars that we would have preferred to spend in the Bahamas!!

Wow... there are conspiracy theories about the Holocaust???? Please elaborate. Thanks.

There have been several articles written on this topic over the past few months from both sides of the story. By far, this was the most logical and best article written to date. It is concise, gets right to the point, and is easy to understand.
Bottom line up front... the vast majority of the $ will flow to BPC and it's shareholders and very little will flow back to the Bahamas government and it's citizens. Yet, the Bahamas will brunt all of the long-term risk and very little of the potential rewards.
As most things in life, it comes down to money and false advertising/false hope.

Oil is a dying industry, just like coal. 50 years from now, we all will laugh at oil and it's heyday. Instead of drilling for something that might not be there, here is an idea that is guaranteed to be there -- wind and the sun. Almost every single day there is some form of wind out on the open ocean. In addition, there is also some form of sunlight every day as well.
The smarter strategy and cleaner strategy and one with an unlimited supply is WIND and SOLAR. That is obviously the future of energy!!

Brilliant idea!!

Not only would the Bahamas be held liable by the U.S. and forced to pay -- but the U.S. would be responsible for the clean up as well (since the Bahamas lack the technology and equipment to clean up an oil spill). As a result, the U.S. would have the right to force the Bahamas to pay the U.S. for the clean up expenses too.

This Editorial by Kevin was extremely "selfish" and un-Christian. Yes, if Cuba fully opens up to American tourists, some of the money will flow towards Cuba rather than the Bahamas. That is NO different than the money that flows to the T&C, Jamaica, Bermuda, and all of the other tourist destinations that we compete with at the moment. But the freedom and advancement of an entire society and people outweigh the potential decrease in tourist dollars. I want all people to live in a free society in peace and happiness -- and that is exactly what Cuba deserves. The fact that some Bahamians (e.g. Kevin) still want Cuba to remain a Communist dump of a country and still let their citizens suffer -- just so we can profit -- is a complete embarrassment and extremely narrow minded approach.

I'm trying to keep this as simple as possible. I'm only asking one question... can you wake up tomorrow and start going about your day as fully attracted and aroused by men (rather than women)? It's a simple yes or no question. Nothing else comes into play. YES or NO? Of course the answer for you and I is a "no." Therefore, this obviously proves it isn't a "choice" as you claim it is to be. But instead, simply how our brains are wired. And guess who programmed our brains... GOD.