Our culture is shanty towns?? I look at Arawak cay over the past 10 years and it's like they cant stop. Everyday someone is adding on another illfitted room here and there, a new fence being erected to cordoned off a 5x5 area. It just looks a mess.

The weird thing is everytime I passed the eastern end I would say the day is coming when these people will be crying about the destruction of their irregular shanty shacks and all the money theyre losing. Its somewhat surreal to hear the cries from the west... but then again... they're in the shanty town

I dont agree with another natural resource becoming an exclusive playground for the rich. Do you realize the Cruise Port took the "idea" of Arawak Cay, cleaned it up and is now making millions off it?... with plans to expand further... it baffles me why we call haphazard "junk", "culture"

That is a billion dollar view. The govt should do something with sense going forward

Piracy doesnt have to involve violence

I understood. I was not trying to attack you. Sorry it sounded like that. I am staying a 3 year old knows what stealing is. There's no excuse for big grown men with boats... ironically likely fishermen who complain about foreigners stealing fish from the "*abandoned*" ocean.

My understanding was post Dorian maurauders were stealing construction supplies with Abaco business and homeowners having to arm themselves to protect property. I understand a possible need to take food, I believe theres a law that allows the govt to claim assets for the common good post disaster, but that wasnt the intent, it was profiteering. In Nassau post hurricane there are accounts of persons breaking into houses of people who took refuge in shelters. These are opportunists.

Likely the same people who write that the boring 12hr, long, drawn out parade on Christmas and new years is "*the greatest show on earth*" (it could be if the planning matched the PR)

Keep in mind that after a disaster, these same people will come to your "*abandoned*" house looking for tings... as the people ironically in Abaco experienced... maybe this the same prehistoric man crew

**If any of them hold residency certificates, revoke it **now**. They are beyond salvaging and a national security threat

**Charge each and every one of them with stealing**

They took goods that **obviously someone had paid** for

**This was within hours of the incident, so how could anybody say "*it was abandoned*"? They're simply trying to justify what they know was wrong**. It's a ridiculous copout.

The island administrator said "*yes its illegal, but*", the Bishop offered some perverted "*common man*" interpretation of stealing your neighbours fruits because, my words, "*what they need all them for*".

When I hear people make these kinds of statements I immediately wonder if they or their relatives have the stolen washing machine or dryer in the back room. A Bishop no less, my God save us.

I am sorry peoples investments are being destroyed

But how long has there been an outcry to address the nonsense shantytown construction at Arawak Cay???

The buildings are too close together constructed to no standard visual or otherwise and likely have zero fire protection. In fact fire protection among that tinder with stoves and gas tanks within 2ft of each other, would be an almost impossible task.

After this **maybe** PM Davis and Clay Sweeting will demand that the haphazard construction to the east is also removed. You're building economics on a foundation of qtips. Unaddressed It will only get worse, maybe next time patrons will be trapped inside.

Planning for over a year... action coinciding with bielection campaign... and expected to take 12months. Sufficient time not to have to finish anything.

"*engineers will likely divert water to the canals*"

The engineers know best, what is the level difference in the canal when the road is vs isnt flooded and how much additional volume can it handle? Also by varying rainfall total what volume is expected to be added to the lake in a rain event?