"*UTEB advocated for Dr Strachan, the only non-Bahamian shortlisted, to get the position. It is not clear why he was not named acting president of the institution. He was appointed executive vice president effective April 1, 2022.*"

Its no secret. universities survive off of either alumni support or key connections to big money. That ingredient is what the university has been searching for and fallen short of since Dr Smith's tenure. Dr Rolland was selected for one reason outside of basic qualifying criteria, his said deep connections to Silicone Valley, i.e. big money. This isnt like most positions based just on ability to do the job it's also connections

Exactly my thoughts

I missed one other risk for boats, poachers/smugglers. Then they cost more to fix... so yes maintenance planning is an issue

"*Calling on both to apologise, and warning that he would sue for defamation should either make the same claims outside Parliament*

To be fair, DAguilar never apologized for comments he made under protection of parliament disparaging one of his own employees, comments that turned out to be egregiously false. When asked if he would apologize, he rolled out the MP go to "*this has been discussed enough*" line, and was emphatic that he had nothing else to say on the matter and would answer no questions about it.

Anyone can make a mistake but the parliamentary rules should stop protecting persons who make outlandish assertions

Patrols car are in a different category. They travel at high speed with a very high risk of running into any number of objects. Ships dont have the same risk under a skilled navigator.

They could probably reduce patrol car damage if they used technology, but the way things go in this country, someone who knows nothing about tech but has a nice suit and knows someone, will get the contract amd provide a system that produces *something* but doesnt have the impact it should.

Training and risk management is the only way to prevent ship damage... well there was that RBDF vessel that was rammed, on dry dock, by a South American vessel a few months after a South American woman claimed she was raped at the detention center... so there's that

It sounds good in theory but I dont see how its feasible for family islands their infrastructure is too unreliable

I'm not sure if that's feasible. 50 people on Ragged Island? Might be 100 now. The banking association as a whole could create a mobile solution where they have a schedule for each island. They could use some infrastructure that's already in place. Years ago money orders through the post office was a common thing

Very good. I wonder who's idea it was, I hope the individual got some form of compensation, recognition at this event, rather than the minister being front and center as if it was their initiative, would have also been a good thing. You need to highlight and reward people who innovate to encourage more to do so. In doing that youll start to transform govt. Transformation originates from the brain.

They never told us how many shots were fired. They didnt mention if the dog was dead or alive. Poor dog it did nothing wrong. Its likely one of multiple bullets fired ricocheted off of some hard surface near the dog. I thought police primary objective was de-escalation, but they literally went in and immediately started shooting up the place.