I don't know why these politicians always try to play the victim card on those rare occasions when the newspapers do their job and reveal the fleecing of the Bahamian taxpayers. FACT remains he was absent 50% of the time the house met. There can be no credible excuse for that unless he was hospitalized. Newspapers in the Bahamas tend not to investigate and 'call people out' probably for fear of retribution. We need more investigative reporting and less regurgitation of propaganda. 220 meetings over 5 years is just barely more than 1 years work for the average worker, so 5 years pay for 1 years work is a good deal and then to not even show up for half of that, essentially Mr. Curry got paid for 5 years and worked 6 months as an MP. As for his story that you need not be present in the House to represent the people, then why should anyone turn up at House meetings? Present the bills by email, and let them vote online and knock the House down and build a restaurant..

this sudden ability to complete on time and up to standard provides a very convincing argument that CCA by foot-dragging and quality of work intended to frustrate Izmirilian to force him out.

spot on Craig.. The Bahamas following as usual. i'm not sure Gibson's comparison is so simple. our dollar worth 2 in Barbados and about 120 J$ so whats the comparative value compared to the wage levels for example? a holiday in the named destinations paid for in US dollars or equivalent but salaries and benefits paid to staff in local currency... ultimately, pay and benefits are what an employer can afford thats why for example the head of COB does not get same compensation as head of Harvard...

one of the millions of things wrong with our budget system is gov't never really explains how they will fund expenditure. my theory is that most likely each ministry adds an arbitrary % to prior years budget and say this is what we expect to spend/receive. i wonder if Hartnell or some apprentice would analyse prior year budgets and assess predictions against reality? the slop bucket consolidated budget process is the gold standard for 3rd world so called developing countries, if you want to avoid specifics and scrutiny..

the PLP as usual forget our principal employers, hotels, and presumably those workers for whom this legislation was likely crafted, operate in a very crowded and competitive environment outside our borders where laws in many cases are not as onerous. how will already overpriced bahamian resorts compete? now more than ever, employerd will be encouraged to minimize hiring and to turn over the staff every few years to mitigate this burden...

one less inflated ego.. goodbye and good riddance..

the westminister system of gov't presupposes certain qualities and individual characteristics including honour and integrity ... enough said *.

our politicians have an eviable job.. except for Ministers, its parttime, mostly once a week with many 'breaks', pensionable and with no accountability. in other words, easy money. as for absences, i stand to be corrected but in my lifetime i wud think Pindling is the Guiness book of World Records holder for least appearances in the House during his career... with matters of substance rarely discussed, why bother anyway?

typical unionist thinking.. let all work or all be unemployed. there is no room for personal initiative, productivity or efficiency to remain competitive. Evans talks about years of service.. the late Paul Adderley used to say about that some workers give 20 years service while others repeat 1 year 20 times.. no doubt this legislation is for the latter. the decline continues.. sorry for the kids...

i've said for decades to my friends that we are a socialist society largely due to Pindling and Hanna... they got it from the UK who in the 70s and earlier were also socialists until the Thatcher years.. Unions are the last remaining notorious bastian of socialism and it seems that this sort of legislation combined with no financial discipline by gov't and debt spiraling out of control, will seal the fate of this once proud country.