Having someone who can go into a community find out what is going on from bith sides and wirk to resolve an existing conflict is a great idea. BAMSI was a great idea. Beaches and Parks was a great idea. Urban Renewal was a great idea. The problem is our interpretation bastardization and corruption of the great idea. Invariably ALL of these great ideas fall subject to the award of jobs to completely unqualified family friends and lovers. We get the obvious results wasted money and good lovin.

I suppose youre right, it is rasy to criticize.

But... in a media appearance in 2021 she was asked what did Tourism learn during COVID and how were they preparing for a tourism rebound. Her answer, (not verbatim) ~"*we learned we need to clean up the place*". I dont know about you, but I would have expected some kinda deep analysis change strategy from Tourusm's top official, I think thats a fair critique. I think in the Bahamas we equate the ability to dress, speak well and apply flawless makeup with performance.

I recall a senior manager saying once of an employee in reference to an opening at the top of the organization, *she'd be more than qualified, you see how well she dresses?* #lanishaeffect. **Stephen Covey spoke about this, basically, the Dress for Success principle going awry and totally missing the need for Substance in the Suit.**

That gets innocent men, women and 8 year old children killed in the crossfire. We need those gangbangers to find hope and another way. Not saying it will happen, but hoping they kill each other off is licensing our own deaths.

"*there is room to “finish the year strong”*

What does that mean? Does he understand that 85 people are already dead? And this was a prepared speech.

**I do applaud Mr Pinder for doing "*something*". He looks like a minister who understands that his job is more than putting up a billboard every religious holiday. I only hope there's not a rush to change for change sake without a full analysis of the repercussions. Too bad we dont have a functioning Senate of legal experts to do just that as they were meant to.**

It wasnt mentioned here but I wonder how far reaching this is:

nassauguardian.com:
"*Pinder said the government will also lay a National Investments Fund Bill in Parliament.*"

"*He said this legislation will create a national infrastructure fund to develop infrastructure across the country using public-private partnerships.*"

“*We also spoke in our Blueprint for Change about creating a fund to manage private holdings by the government in companies such as Cable Bahamas, such as Arawak Port and the list goes on,” Pinder said.*"

Who will be given the contract to manage the fund, how much are we talking about as the cost of management and does "holdings" involve more than market securities? For example there was a group of FNMs who wanted to own all govt buildings and manage them as some property fund.

"*the draft legislation that aims to address the country’s citizenship issues is currently under review*"

I hope they negate the clause that persons born to non Bahamian parents have a right to apply for citizenship. Those persons should instead automatically assume the nationality of the parent.

Assuming the writer is correct, it would presume that we were on the right track before 1992. We were not. There were never any glory days. It was just a different set of foreigners we had sold ourselves to namely the drug cartel. And SOME Bahamians willing to dabble benefited. It would be interesting if we could take a survey today to find the number of successful men, lawyers, accountants, land owners, pilots, customs officers, businessmen etc who built their rags to riches foundation on suitcases of blood money.

Not that I agree with your statement in full, but the last administration is the poster child for resigning if you oppose the leader's crazy policies. Everytime Pintard speaks the question will always be where were you when Minnis was... Sands has a better leg to stand on, a little shaky but better....

I apologize, I should have said.. great inititative. I told someone about 2 years ago that the bahamas is a society with a national policy of *invisibalizing* people. People with disabilities is one such class of people. we leave them to wither