"*The future of The Bahamas will not be built by chance,” he said. “It will be built by choice.”*

**More words** as they **strategically sell off** the bahamas rock by rock

"*But , this looks like success, to me.*"

**Then you really didnt read the article**. The director is clearly saying that while contributions have increased it's not enough, specifically pointing out the aging population and the increase in persons claiming benefits going from 7 workers per retiree to 3 workers per retiree to support the program. She also cited the need for a wage ceiling increase,... so none of this is **all** rosy news

"*It is important to note that a significant portion of the 2025 deficit, $15m or approximately 50 percent of the shortfall, results from the persistent gap between contributions collected and benefits paid...*"

While the projected deficit dropped by 4m, it's still a size ac ble deficit that is unsustainable over the long haul

They didnt "*bring it up*", they quoted what the minister said...

"*'...As long as the Progressive Liberal Party is in power
...', Mr Halkitis said yesterday"

And that is precisely what everyone suspected!... a gimmick calculated to cost approximately one month or so of VAT revenue in a last ditch attempt to scrape the election from the jaws of defeat

""*Mrs McCartney-Russell said she was unable to say whether the presentation was inappropriate, noting that she was not in attendance.*"

"*McCartney-Russell said she was advised that the presentation highlighted key events leading to Majority Rule, including the Burma Road Riot*"

**As someone has pointed out, in the 1940's/1960's nobody was shouting "oh they scared they scared". What a complete disservice to young minds**. Why do educated people support complete nonsense?

I wonder if the people selling their birthright saw the report of the irate Haitian national upset that their illegal shantytown structure was torn down. The officer said "*this is the first time we've encountered this type of reaction*".... It will only get worse.. until its uncontrollable, whether that's 5, 10, 50 or 100 years the Bahamas is headed for a violent takeover aided by the treasonous Bahamians selling their childrens future for 50 dollars

In defense of the officer someone said "*I know him*"... first bad sign, because generally speaking criminals and bad actors are clearly people we "dont know". They then continued with "*he's a nice guy*". And this is where Bahamians go wrong. Most criminals are likely likeable people, charismatic, think of Satan, he's the most beautiful creature ever created and has the gift of persuasion. The cocaine dealing "*high ranking politician*" was not only able to get thousands to vote for him but also got his party to give him a position of trust. There'll be a line of people speaking of how "nice" he was and all the "good" he did when he gets caught.This is where real danger comes from the ones you dont suspect, those on the inside or in a "*cloak*" of trust, like a police uniform. Because your guard is always up against the "other" people.

"*dismissing recent flare-ups and criticism of constituency boundaries as routine political noise..*"

Lol. A few weeks ago somebody place a whole page ad against the DPM. But rivalries in the FNM are signs of party collapse. I guess the difference is one name start with F and the other starts with P... that should explain the different characterizations

I'd say you are sadly mistaken. The vast number of Bahamians see absolutely nothing wrong with doing "*whatever*" to *get ahead*. Look at Sebas.

The only job that starts with a heart is cardiac surgeon.

All others require other skills. You missed the point. 450 000 people in the Bahamas have a brain, likely one third of them have exceptional brains. Some are expert technicians and some are expert at organizational skills, the presence of one does not automatically indicate the presence of the other. We can tell by our results over the last 50 years. We've had very little administrators and even less experts. Can any cabinet minister get up in the house and give you a breakdown of what their ministry is doing? completed projects, ongoing projects estimated times, budgeted amounts, budgets spent to date on what without **reading** a *speech* written by **someone else**. No. Can any answer targeted questions by the opposition? No. Joe Beth Coleby, the AG, the PM and Fred Mitchell have all announced that they're either not prepared to answer questions or given broad based advice that nobody answer questions.

That's what an administrator does. They know the operation. The engineer does the "*work*".

Dr Darville may be an excellent engineer and physician, I'm almost certain he is, that does not automatically give him the skill to run or oversee the running of a hospital. Look around the world at the qualifications of individuals running hospitals, not medical programs, the "operation" of the hospital.