Agreed that was where I departed from Mr Pintard, I couldnt see how RTD could descend into unworkable environment in 2 years. They had to be in a state of decline before. What could be said is two years would be more than enough time to rectify the issue.

"*Hand signals*"? Hard rockers, wrestlers, surfers and Pacific Islanders have been using those hand signals for decades.

Maybe he doesnt like using the bunny ear/peace sign in his pics. He's young, he likes to go to night clubs like most young people, his nightclub of choice is East St because that's where he fits in and can afford the entrance fee. Plenty people had to run from fights when the Zoo was open on cable beach.

It's not immigration that's the problem, its corruption and the abundance of easily corruptible people. Corruption is almost an accepted job title in this country. Its looked at as being smart, "*knowing how to play the game*". It would be interesting if we could get real data on how many "successful" businesses got their start off drug money, bribes, kickbacks etc. Joe Ledher had plenty briefcases of money. Someone had to light the runway. George Smith RIP, apparently gave a welcome one time. We already know Sebas and Flowers started their empires off of illegal trade. Fox was convicted of human trafficking, Its assumed that he handed over all the ill gotten gains of that and started fresh. I wonder if they'll all leave when the gangs they created (somebody have to do the donkey work) run the streets.

Illegal immigration is just one form in which corruption manifests itself

"*I will do what I have to do to get Grand Bahama on the right track,”*

This kerfuffle may all be about election campaign messaging. No change in Grand Bahama so find an evil villain to blame.

The problem for the PLP is, Freeport is not Grand Bahama. And you cant hear a peep from Kinsley Smith *fighting for his people*. Looks like he's going to be another convenient scapegoat.

Our money woes are all linked to decades of corruption with overpriced contracts, contracts for shoddy work, contracts for defective products, ovetstaffing and hiring of unqualified supports, kickbacks, forged documents etc etc etc

Yes, you want to be able to identify these people and determine the cause of infection. Is it contagious?

"*three young men had fentanyl in their systems when they died in the last six months.*"

He's right, this is very bad. The people at greatest risk likely dont read and have no clue how this drug has ravaged the US. They get advice from their friends on how *good* this drug is. It would be good if they could give us some real data like were there other drugs in their system?

Next week our govt tables the marijuana bill. The first argument in favour will be how much money we could make.

Cocaine. Normans Cay. Island for sale. How much money we could make. Oban. How much money we could make. Adelaide 200 sq acres of mangroves. How much money we could make. 5000 kickback for each low cost home built. How much money we could make. Nygard. How much money we could make. Kiddie carnival shakedown. How much money we could make. Forged identity documents. How much money we could make. Let a customs shipment through without inspection. How much money we could make. Illegal gaming. How much money we could make.

The **love** of money is the root of all evil

This is Community Outreach not Urban Renewal

"*While the Government’s main revenue agency is asking the system’s developer to provide “more bandwidth”, so that it can better cope with use and demand at deadline time, he added that too many companies “wait for the last day” before they pay their VAT and other taxes.*

*And Mr Fernander said complaints that companies cannot pay online are “not a good excuse” when they are aware that two other options - wire transfers or a physical visit to a Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) branch - are open to them. He promised, though, that the Department of Inland Revenue will address legitimate concerns with the functioning of its new tax portal system as they are brought to its attention.*

This is a bad explanation. First a deadline is a deadline. If you complete 2 seconds before the deadline you've complied. If you want people to comply earlier move the deadline up. Secondly, if all that is required is a wire transfer why have the system? Third, the govt knows exactly how many users will access the system, it's some 45,000 businesses or so at the upper limit. In terms of systems, that's a very small number. All 45,000 should all be able to complete the same transaction at the same time.

The statements from Inland Revenue attempt to whitewash the real problem and shift responsibility for the bad decisions made by leadership to a convenient scapegoat

Finally, dont wait for someone to tell you something doesn't the work. Allocate resources to perform the testing that wasnt done.

You need to donate your brain to science