I never believed that fire in Andros "*just happened.*" The problem is in the face of a completely broken system, we have no way to tell if that's true or not. Who's going to investigate for accelerants? Evidence of illegal burning activity? Cigarette butts as a commenter said? The trigger? Who? It's much easier to say, "*it hot*" then go get ready for the regatta race

In another year or so, we'll be forced to select from among ~100 men, the majority of which would be completely unqualified to run a neighbourhood tuck shop, giving them control over our entire country strategy and its multimillion dollar coffers. At the end of five years we'll see most of them either in fancier suits, fatter, more arrogant, associated with beautiful unqualified women theyve elevated in some govt position, caught in some *the money gone* scandal, well hear statements like *this how the game works*, *everybody uses govt funds to give overpriced contracts to their friends and hand out money for nothing in the neighbourhood, what wrong with that?* and then it'll be time to chose from the next batch

What does any of that have to do with 4 fires in Abaco? Everything.

On the one hand the govt says URCA needs to be the regulatory authority for electricity for GB not the Port! In the same breath, we need to remove URCA as regulator in Nassau so this new eldctricity company has flexibility to do what they want to get us best service.

Question: Is the company vying for this contract in need of a large injection of cash? Oil spills popping up repeatedly from "seemingly" failing infrastructure, most recent going on for a month now right into the ocean.... unabated with no real steps at a resolution (Vaughn Miller is *watching*... it happen though, so he could tell the tale I guess), a share offering... and this rushed deal which we're assuming will come with some large cash payment from the govt

"*the financial statement was not given to his ministry until January 24 this year*"

Both Mr Bowleg and Mr Maycock were aware of this "*unaudited*" report, from January, so either could have sent it to Mr Bastian from the moment questions were raised. As Mr Bowleg stated, *end of debate*.

**Or**....

Was the unaudited report given to the auditor general and did this weird unaudited report *start* the debate?

**Another curious question... what prompted Mr Bowleg to ask for an audit??** Wouldnt this have been unusual? Unusual isnt the right word, as the office is there to perform an audit function, maybe extra-ordinary. Does the auditor general audit every office? Why was this one selected by the Minister? Mr Bowleg didnt ask for an audit of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, he asked Mr Bastian to go down there and see what happening in that LOC. Curious. Maybe nothing, just curious

"**only made possible by a taxpayer subsidy over four times’ higher than budgeted.**

I really wish we could get one minister, just one, who would give facts and not pretend like we stupid. Presents an "unaudited" report with an overage 360% of what was budgeted and claims they made a profit???

What about the 2 cars bought with tax payer money and immediately sold to staff? Are we providing interest free car loans with tax payer money? Everybody should know about this deal

"*are giving the polluter, the one responsible for this, the opportunity to rectify it. If they do not, then obviously we will do what needs to be done.”*

Ridiculous. But do we expect any other kind of response? One week was the cutoff for a *timely* response. Complete the cleanup and send them the bill

"*Sun Oil operates the station.*"

Huh???? And it took a month??? Why is their infrastructure leaking all over the place? I cant recall which island, Exuma was it(?), where their oil transfer pipeline had some leak and seaped into the ocean, they got a secret fine for that, could have been $1 for all we know. Then there was the issue with the generator, I believe it was shell again, with the contaminated fuel messing up the BEC generator . Are we entering into a PPP to save a company that would sink otherwise?

"*an assessment was conducted yesterday, with a report still pending on what action would be taken against the fuel station.*

Yesterdsy... and the report pending.... 4 weeks later...
We een serious. Why dont we shut down the country until we sort this out. Just put a "*sorry folks, we're closed*" sign up in the sky so planes dont waste time

Someone had to have given RCI Toby's entire proposal.

And why lose all that revenue from the guests coming off the ship? Between the nastiness of Arawak Cay and the pristine presentation of the beach club, especially after the announcer tells me about fights, harassment and crime, I know which one I'd choose.

Just like the straw market vendors, I wait for the vendors at Arawak Cay to complain about losing all their revenue to the beach club only for Chestrr Cooper to tell them they should have done something to improve their product in 2024. Maybe theyll be able to capture some interest from the water ferried guests hurrying to get back to the ship after theyve spent all their budgeted money at the beach club

Seems about right

The Ministry of Tourism could take on Long Wharf to Arawak Cay, instead they continue to allow this uncoordinated mishmash of randomly constructed stalls to exist and grow with no end in sight. It's a mystery to me why we build a city to hide the beaches or sell them off. Right before our eyes they're destroying the beach at Long Wharf

"*the Ministry of Tourism is “bringing the numbers”*

No they're not. Every single tourist market in the world is benefiting from the post COVID travel boom. In fact the other markets are doing better than us to the point where they're begging people to stay away. Stop taking credit for what God gave us, "*location*". In the other story the exit interviews speak of garbage, derelict vehicles and blighted areas... the things we can do aren't being done. Seems like the story of GB and Abaco.