like i say before, the Bahamas is not the only place in the world that has these summer time thunderstorms... how do others manage to keep most of their customers with light while every time a rumble of thunder sounds near Nassau, we get island-wide blackout? I don't buy the argument that weather ONLY to blame..

'The fear is if we remove Bahamasair, ticket prices can be exorbitant.... If we remove the one mechanism that makes that trip a reasonable cost......"

That statement defies logic. i dont think the Minister seriously expects anybody to believe that a 3 plane operation, mostly carrying box toters, is in any significant position to affect the fares of the carriers mentioned. Indeed, some might argue that fares are already exhorbitant as is. Fact is, a broke airline cant afford $120m worth of aircraft and that loan WILL be repaid by the taxpayers. As for the domestic industry, it will never develop to its potential as you can't run a for-profit business against one that intentionally is not run for profit.

it makes no difference.. if he goes, he goes. if he stays, he stays. wtf? the sun will rise tomorrow. Some thought the world would come to an end when Pindling was voted out too. nothing will change because you have a few disgruntled personalities. Rollins, Loretta, Greg, all of them thought the world would stop turning on its axis based on their actions too. Give me a break... this life is bigger than any one individual.. has to be like that to ensure survival of the species.

they said they voted against VAT after consulting their people. Well they got elected on FNM votes so i wonder if they will consult 'their people', whoever they are, if they ever decide they want to make this decision? Folks were grumbling about Westminister system conventions after Minnis took action. Hope they also complain about how an MP can change political parties if they choose to do so using the votes that put them in the House from another party.

All Minnis has to say is rising debt is a threat to national security, which it is. That alone is reason enough to raise taxes. What world are we bahamians living in where we want more amd more from gov't, the cost of everything going up all the time, but we don't expect to be taxed more? I mean every budget every year no new taxes... wtf? How long can that continue. Imagine in your family spending more and more, but no new income

they say the locations identified were already underperforming. in other words, they either weren't profitable or weren't profitable enough. Either way, they would have gone under anyway. Listen, John S George gone, Mauras gone, Cafe Johnny Canoe gone, Eastern Airlines gone, Princess hotel gone, etc. Such is life.. no need to make noise about this, jobs come and jobs go.

Now Minnis needs to study the 7 who were absent to see what, if anything, should be their punsihment. Thats the sissy way out, being absent. I'll bet they wanted to vote no, but didn't have the spine to do it so they called in sick if you like. I say any who don't have a solid, bullet proof alibi and holds a position other than MP, should be axed too. Lets get the message out, there will be consequences for your actions. no more free ride. like Bush said after 911, you either with us or against us. no room for fence sitters.

Again a concept alien to our society, paying the price or suffering the consequences of your choices/actions. These men made a conscious decision that they could not support their party on arguably its most significant piece of legislation for the year, the national budget. Thats fine, but be prepared for the consequences of that decision. This attitude in our society that we can all do whatever the hell we feel like doing without paying the price has to go... its called accountability.

the free world used to look to America for leadership on shared values. America was looked up to for help when the going gets tough. America was regarded as being steady and trustworthy, a dependable ally. Now, in the era of Trump, none of that holds true. A level of uncertainty exists like never before and it seems we are in an era where its every man for himself. Trump only sees money as justification for everything he proclaims from squabbling with Mexico, Canada and European allies, to stopping military training exercises with South Korea. Its America first and the hell with everyone else. Things are likely to get worse not better in the near-term, summit notwithstanding.

Bahamasair problem is most of the operation is domestic and the majority of thise routes lose plenty money. need to break out the international, give it nothing and just subsidize domestic since gov't wants the service even though the business is not there. Something still wrong with expenses though. a bahamian flying to Exuma pay almost same as a guy going to NY. figure that out...