Let's see. We will tax the descendants of slaves who live in Great Britain, France and the Netherlands in order to pay restitution to the descendants of slave owners living in the Caribbean Region. Oh, wait a minute, that seems inappropriate.

We will do extensive genealogical research on every resident of the three miscreant nations to identify 1. all descendants of those who profited from slavery; and, 2. the residents of the Caribbean nations who descended from slave owners, and only they will pay taxes, and all current residents of those nations who were descended from slaves will receive a share of the proceeds. Oh, wait a minute that would be scientifically impossible and undoubtedly many of the people tested would be descended from both slaves and slave owners. Oh my!

We will identify all species who were left off the Ark when Noah tried to save the earth during the forty days and forty nights of rain, using modern cloning techniques.

Now that is a good idea!

Agree. Great line Tal!

It is far more likely that these unsustainable "vendor commissions" were part of the corruption problem that existed in BTC when it was owned by "the government", which of course means "owned by corrupt politicians". This claim that ending an unprofitable business practice suggests a cash crisis is just one more among the ten million reasons for getting all industry, including BEC into the hands of private operators as quickly as possible.

Right on Tal. You are so right!

I mean for starters to whom does the money go (except the big part that goes to those lawyers you mention) and who owes it?

One of the most laughable aspects of racist thinking is the assumption that anyone knows what "race" they are. Once you go back four or five generations the grandparents of people who claim one "race identity" are likely to find some of the same progenitors as people who claim a different one.

Science has proved without any doubt that every human on earth had the same ancestors who walked out of Africa about 40,000 years ago.

When will these fools stop building their lives around "race". It's like the slave masters passed on the very most ignorant and evil aspect of their belief system to a large percentage of today's progressives.

Well said Tal.

Cannot one assume that when someone is taken by ambulance to the hospital or the morgue that the government is automatically notified? There is no story here. It would be shocking with all the thousands of man hours expended on this project if there were not some deaths. I am sure that is an actuarial certainty.

Ever wonder why all the streaming programing services available around the world are not available in the Bahamas? Read this article.

Certainly no fall out to Comrade Fred's reputation among his Cuban dictator pals.

Comrade Fred: Do you mean like sending a squad of goons to interrupt the Atlantis, Dolphin entertainment in front of hundreds of foreign tourists, demanding to see the work papers of the young woman who was conducting the show in her wetsuit?

Heaven forbid.

Does Comrade Fred really believe anyone will believe this nonsense? This entire mess, which has the potential to significantly damage our already fragile economy, is Fred-made. It is all about his love of his Cuban dictator pals, and has absolutely nothing to do with the interests of the Bahamas or any obscure United Nations regulations.

Quite obviously it is well within the legal jurisdiction of the Bahamas, as a sovereign country, to permit visitors or detainees to travel to any destination the country wishes.

Comrade Fred wanted to kick sand in the eye of the U.S. and the Free Cuba political constituency for the "feel good" of it. He could care less about the many Bahamians whose employment he continues to jeopardize.