Unfortunately Mr. Smith virtually stands alone in the role of Government watchdog, making him an easy target in the "court of popular opinion" not that that matters much particularly to Government these days in any regard.
Freeport is a Government engineered mess, starting with Pindling, completely botched by Ingraham and perry still cannot figure out what to do with it.
The Committee is a joke, designed to recommend what the Government wants recommended.
The McKinsey report will be ignored like all the other reports gathering dust in the governments hands for the last 40 years.

Funny how every time the Government "consults" in Grand Bahama no one can be found who was "consulted" with!
The Penultimate insult. Nor will they tell anyone who was consulted.
Why are they worried about useless Port Authority Ownership and "Maintenance minded" management, and a 50% owner who has half forgotten they own it!
They could use a little embarrassment and ridicule beyond their deserved daily quota.
Meanwhile, we have a Government which constantly erodes, gerrymanders and harasses Grand Bahama, via Bahamas Customs primarily.
Why? Because they fear unfettered success, like they fear nothing else.
It means loss of control, loss of Nassau centric power.
An incredible waste of potential for the entire country.

Christie didn't do squat! (No pun intended)
Seriously, Private decision, Private money, personal vision.
Something no politician can emulate or create, but have an extraordinary propensity to
screw up!

A play right out of the Colonial masters book,
Natives getting restless? Give 'em some rum, let 'em party,
forget their hunger,
then send the troops in to remind them who is lord and master.
concernedcitizen is right, not a tourist in sight, Imported feathers,
Economic stupidity.

They keep touting these fictitious revenue "economic impact" numbers,
pie in the sky, $5.2 million, $20 million,
all lies and gross exaggeration.
Attendance numbers might have been 3 thousand either night.
So transparent!
See right through them.

Tal, respect for the "office" starts with the holder of the office.
Where else will public respect for that office come from?
Respect must be earned, it is not a given.
How can one be expected to hold oneself to the rules if there are no examples to go by?
From the child being taught and abiding household rules of conduct to the public official,
Absent in almost all cases.
where are the decent conventions of a lawful society?
Without them you have abandoned any hope of reversing our trend of 40 years.

Ok sparky,
why not legalize crime,
the way you did the other criminal activity?
Didn't that cure the problem?
Jackasses.
This is a 40 odd year old road, with an inevitable destination.

More than likely Government is long overdue on fuel accounts with Rubis for Police, Hospital Authority, Govt vehicles, etc etc.
Investigate Rubis, they most likely will cut the Government credit off and publish the overdue amounts.
Government is notorious for not paying fuel bills.
All aside any slush money in consideration of elections and party needs.

Man, I want some of what he is smoking!
$5.2m total economic impact with a GDP impact of $20 mil?
We have direct flights to Colorado now?
Hey, wasn't he a Bahamasair Chairman?
Did they turn a profit under his Economic Genius ?
No, and neither did Carnival!
Whatever money (1 million of the 9 mil?) they threw at it
is a dead loss to the county.
No way they spent $1 million on that site, most was probably table crumbs for the party faithful.
Crooks.

Which is also why the Government cannot allow unfettered private sector Alternate energy:
Those with the money to invest in it,
are the ones who pay their damn power bills!
Who in their right mind would buy a utility with no income left?
SP is right, the bill is due on 40 years of incompetence!