This is weird, they report an uptick, give a full breakdown of another uptick 6 months ago with numbers, spread and severity but not a single detail about the current uptick. This is all of course after some "*crazy*" person already called a talk show earlier this week to warn us that COVID cases were up.

Here we go again, the tourist dollar and the economy are more important than Bahamians who cant breathe and who drinking and bathing in oil and gas

Can we get a report of the number and location and cleanup effort on gas station leaks since 1970?

Dont know if its foul play, it's a possibility, it's also a possibility she met an accident, it's a possibility she left the country. All things are possible, one is likely **most** probable.

Your story is the wrong way around. It is not sensical that a transvestite would leave the US with a plan to ghost friends and family there and enjoy a good life free of discrimination in the Bahamas.

To the contrary, I believe it was a Canadian representative who made the comment that a number of Bahamians in that community apply for asylum in Canada

The realities are the reverse of the point you made

This was not enforcement. When police show up at a business site for financial matters, in real countries, 100% of the time they have evidence of a crime. And a warrant. 100%. This was a "show of force" and nothing else. A show of force for law abiding citizens where in the world does that make sense?

Is it possible that someone at the plaza called the Fuhrer a liar and he told them, "*I guh meet you inside*"

You have a point, we dont even need to go to the highest ranks in the country. I remember speaking up years ago at a former workplace about an injustice, when I looked behind me all I see was my shadow. A few months later one of the disappearing colleagues got targeted by the same authority and approached me about "*this injustice!*", my response, "*who's going to say anything*"? And that was the end of that.

But a way it could work is having a panel of justices oversee the process. You're basically following a factual trail, matching it to best practice. It either lines up or it doesnt. Because in 2024 when people cant flush toilets some questions have to be answered

The PLP will balk at a public forum, but they must see at this point that what matters most to the public is transparency. You could do all the good in the world, if it looks shifty funded by public money, nobody cares. You could also complain about people focusing on an *insignificant* plane, part and parcel of what you got into.

Having had Christie, then Minnis and now Davis... what are we doing? Good PR will not save a govt

Before the company was given this contract what major water development systems had they overseen?

There is nothing wrong with giving a new company an opportunity, but 3 things should be true, first, something should tell you that the major players have the potential to be successful, i.e., their base of knowledge in the field should be deep and extensive and they should have access to adequate funding. Being careful not to be fooled by the inclusion of a foreign "*token*" for name recognition (which is my major concern with the BPL deal, that this is a FOCOL *who've overseen two major oil spills in our waters* deal with the Pike name included to instill confidence.. but I could be wrong...). And conversely, not to give contracts to political cronies who know nothing essentially and outsource to a myriad of subcontractors hiking costs exponentially

Second, the company's history of engagement should demonstrate ethical behaviour (selling swamp land to thousands of fellow Bahamians in Pinewood without batting an eye, that's a serious black mark) and finally, the ecosystem in which that company operates should be different than that of one with decades of experience and success. The last being something the govt needs to oversee.

This problem on Eleuthera is spanning years, this is more than a "*maintenance issue*", this is breakdown and systemic failure. **I'd say this calls for a public post mortem forum (with FNM and PLP equally represented) in what not to do. especially on family islands**, you cant throw them to the wolves.

Add to this the mysterious *hidden among construction material* alcohol shipment at customs that someone was allowed to clear

Lol. That ran across my mind, "*I guess they wasnt kidding about a confiscated boat coming next*"