"*statement, the Office of the Prime Minister said no authorities — including the Managing Director of Bahamasair and the airline’s chairman — confirmed any such incident occurred, and called on Mr Pintard to withdraw the allegation and apologise.("

From the same office where it was said the high ranking police officers in the cocaine smuggling indictment were "*entrapped*" and "*the indictment never said the high ranking politician "accepted" 2 million*" to allow Bahamian ports to be used as cocaine smuggling transshipment points.

You have no argument from me. I believe we are suffering from 50 years of elevated incompetence. Unqualified and incompetent persons friends of the PM, campaign workers, cheating lovers and friends are so deeply entrenched in the hierarchy it is almost impossible to execute anything with sense. As simple as fire hydrants. All the talk since the last Bay St fire has a single hydrant been installed to the west or east of that fire site?

Our culture is shanty towns?? I look at Arawak cay over the past 10 years and it's like they cant stop. Everyday someone is adding on another illfitted room here and there, a new fence being erected to cordoned off a 5x5 area. It just looks a mess.

The weird thing is everytime I passed the eastern end I would say the day is coming when these people will be crying about the destruction of their irregular shanty shacks and all the money theyre losing. Its somewhat surreal to hear the cries from the west... but then again... they're in the shanty town

I dont agree with another natural resource becoming an exclusive playground for the rich. Do you realize the Cruise Port took the "idea" of Arawak Cay, cleaned it up and is now making millions off it?... with plans to expand further... it baffles me why we call haphazard "junk", "culture"

That is a billion dollar view. The govt should do something with sense going forward

Piracy doesnt have to involve violence

I understood. I was not trying to attack you. Sorry it sounded like that. I am staying a 3 year old knows what stealing is. There's no excuse for big grown men with boats... ironically likely fishermen who complain about foreigners stealing fish from the "*abandoned*" ocean.

My understanding was post Dorian maurauders were stealing construction supplies with Abaco business and homeowners having to arm themselves to protect property. I understand a possible need to take food, I believe theres a law that allows the govt to claim assets for the common good post disaster, but that wasnt the intent, it was profiteering. In Nassau post hurricane there are accounts of persons breaking into houses of people who took refuge in shelters. These are opportunists.

Likely the same people who write that the boring 12hr, long, drawn out parade on Christmas and new years is "*the greatest show on earth*" (it could be if the planning matched the PR)

Keep in mind that after a disaster, these same people will come to your "*abandoned*" house looking for tings... as the people ironically in Abaco experienced... maybe this the same prehistoric man crew

**If any of them hold residency certificates, revoke it **now**. They are beyond salvaging and a national security threat

**Charge each and every one of them with stealing**

They took goods that **obviously someone had paid** for

**This was within hours of the incident, so how could anybody say "*it was abandoned*"? They're simply trying to justify what they know was wrong**. It's a ridiculous copout.

The island administrator said "*yes its illegal, but*", the Bishop offered some perverted "*common man*" interpretation of stealing your neighbours fruits because, my words, "*what they need all them for*".

When I hear people make these kinds of statements I immediately wonder if they or their relatives have the stolen washing machine or dryer in the back room. A Bishop no less, my God save us.