In the irony of ironies I was speaking with someone overseas months ago about an activity I was involved in, they asked me is it "*safe*", my response was "*nowhere in this country is safe*. Crime is an equal opportunity offender, transformed by the lockdowns, its now a 24hr anywhere anytime business. We are in our own guerilla warfare

Haiti is essentially guerilla warfare. Life goes on, people go to jobs if they have them, but like every other warzone, nowhere is "*safe*", because noone knows where and when the next attack is coming or who is being targeted. Intelligence can help but it's not foolproof. Ask Israel, Iraq and Afghanistan. So think again, you're not sending anybody to somewhere "safe". Send them if they need to go and fully understand and prepare as best for the risks. And prepare to assist families in some meaningful way.

Human smuggling looks hot too. According to the anonymous source "*everybody on the island know*" and you can get up front financing for a boat if you "*want to get in the game*"

The point isnt who they are or that they are (though that is a point, we've made a mockery of governance), it's the musical chairs game they're playing to give friends of the party a pension. If govt should switch in 2026 they'll appoint a new one midterm they'll switch them near end of term. 2 more pensions. The country could be supporting pensions for 5 GG'S at one time. Ridiculous. I though they were retiring him for health reasons, but no. He gets a diplomatic posting so why are they retiring him?. While I think Smith is an appropriate choice for GG, I do not think Mother Pratt is, hopefully it's just a rumour.

If they just doing as a favour then ok.

"*This latest initiative comes two months into the hurricane season*

Clear evidence that this is no "*plan*" at all. Just PR busy work that will wash away with the next downpour

This is ridiculous, what is this the retirement mecca for politicians? Choose someone with the necessary qualities who by the probabilities can serve for 10 years minimum. A 10 year term "might" begin to justify the pension

That's a stretch, theres nothing to suggest it was as n EV. We've had numerous car fires before EVs came on the market

Ignoring the content, I think it's clear passage of the bill was rushed in a sacrificial attempt to change the 65 Chinese Bell/Cooper fiasco. Nobody forget Bell refuse to answer questions and either he or Chester Cooper told something that didnt resemble the truth.... I see 3 Chinese men charged with human smuggling in the Berry Islands, how is that even possible? That community must have like 20 people

"*The U.S. Coast Guard is warning the shipping industry of the extreme risk of loading electric vehicles with damaged Lithium-Ion batteries onto commercial vessels.*"

"*As CTIF.org has reported before, saltwater exposure can harm Lithium-Ion batteries, and cause a chemical reaction which creates a high fire risk. This was discovered in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian when a large amount of EVs with damaged batteries caught fire in southern Florida.* -ctif.org 02/2023

You just might be a source of truth. Odd that this has never crossed any news station here considering our exposure to salt water even in non hurricane situations like when the only causeway from Bay St to affluent Western Nassau was flooded with about 1ft of sea water. It would be good to find out if that is sufficient to damage the battery or if the car has to be submerged/exposed for a length of time. The next question to answer is what's the plan for public education and disposal of batteries . I do recall Pia Farmer mentioning training sessions they had with Fire Department, I hope it involved putting out an actual fire as a PowerPoint might be inadequate. Then what about the Family islands....