Ole gangsta'! He's lucky to be alive. He was probably hoping to end his run in a blaze of glory and ended up being shot in the ass then living the rest of his life in a cell. Dumber than dumb.

Fred really suggests that an Ambassador represents the Government first - not the Bahamas and its people? Fred gotta go.

You raise a good point Tal. Based on today's in-your-face corruption and the general deplorable state of all this Government, one has to seriously question if we wouldn't be better off if the white man still maintained power.
I imagine they were greedy but I also imagine that they at least had a vision of a better future for the entire Bahamas (including themselves) and not just themselves.

Sadly the other 3 occupants survived. Hopefully they will be found and put down in the coming days.

What a crazy meeting. The vendors are begging for help but yet don't want any input from those they are begging from? The vendors are talking about how much it will cost to rebuild and that they have staff to take care of but why are they telling us that or the government? We don't need to know your troubles. Go talk to a bank like the rest of us do when we need money. You've been operating a business without paying for the land and probably not paying NIB for your staff. You have probably built out on WAY more land that was initially granted to you and now you're crying poor mouth.

If you can't afford to rebuild step aside and let someone else enjoy a free ride.

The MOST that government should do is clear all of the debris and then let those who can rebuild, rebuild. For the sake of the good lord above DO NOT build temporary shacks for these people in another area of Arawak Cay because they will never ever give up the new shack AND they will rebuild on the original land as well.

LOL. Any confiscated goods will be stored and then handed out to supporters leading up to the next general election.

The PLP gangsters at it again. If They are so confident in winning then why pull these stunts? It's certainly intentional. They lie to their base as they want them to be rambunctious and on the verge of violence. Without that adrenaline rush their base will sleep through elections.

I wonder if the owners of the stalls on the north side are making any changes or upgrades as a result of the fire? Maybe a sprinkler system just in their kitchens would be a start and not much of a cost?
Perhaps the Association should mandate such a move? But then I imagine there will be lots of cries of being poor and not being able to afford it and we need government help... blah, blah, blah!!!

Most of those tiefs were family and friends of our politicians and religious leaders I guess. They will go unpunished - but only if they donate some of the goods to local law enforcement and the church. Then and only then will your sins be forgiven.

Well said. I fully agree with you.