And so Ms. Burrows, for ambitious and educated Bahamians this editorial makes a full circle back to your August 11, 2015 column "Should I stay or should I go" and your June 9, 2015 op-ed "Bahamas after college = professional suicide". It's very frustrating to see Bahamians so passive about these issues that affect all of us personally. People in Brazil are presently demonstrating in the streets demanding their president resign over corruption claims and bad governance. But we are here grumbling about Junkanoo Carnival headliners. Smh.

Landing?? His US visa probably already cancelled. He will be lucky to get past LPIA.

Agreed. Neither entity is capable of delivering what Freeport needs which would be better served by a true development company that has the history, credibility, and financial backing to spur the growth of the City to its true potential.

Talk about getting egg on your face! Now that the Chinese have given the PLP government the middle finger, the latter will have to do a 180 degree turnaround and re-engage with the very man they have been spurning for the last year. With an upcoming election, the PLP would love to say that they got all the Bahamian contractors paid, Baha Mar open, and 2,000+ people working again. They could care less about Sarkis; it's all about votes and the PM's legacy. Then Bradley Roberts will come out and say this was the PLP's plan all along. The Bahamian populace will eat it up and life will go on as usual, with this debacle soon a distant memory.

The real question is where is the new money coming from with regards to Sarkis' offer? And if he has the money now to pay off everyone, why didn't he do this from the start. I'm no finance expert, but this seems like a huge amount of debt to take on even for a billionaire. There must be some silent partners involved. Nevertheless, can a finished Baha Mar generate enough revenue to pay off its debts. The economics of this project seems a bit skewed.

I say let Toggie and Bobo negotiate this deal and get Baha Mar up and running. It would be interesting to see the PM, Brave, Maynard-Gibson, Bradley Roberts, Shane Gibson and Fred Mitchell all cheesing it up for the cameras at a Baha Mar grand opening with Sarkis Izmirilian. The big question is if these government officials and the Chinese are willing to swallow their pride to accept what seems to be an offer too good to refuse. I'm sure at this point Maynard-Gibson don't care about pride because she wants to get her Baha Mar retail stores open as soon as possible. The PM clearly does not want to go into the election with this debacle hanging over his head. Thus, we may very well see the government and Sarkis kiss and makeup very soon if they haven't already. Of course the PLP are master spin doctors who will claim that the psychological evaluations they recommended for Sarkis was simply a test recommended to evaluate his genius mind.

Toggie and Bobo should immediately be given tenure at the Harvard School of Business. Two simple guys from over-the-hill who were able to swing politicians, lawyers, former FBI and Scotland Yard agents, taxpayers, a billionaire and a multi-millionaire for their own financial benefit, imagine what they could accomplish if they could use their 'talents' constructively!

One of the main reasons why so many Bahamians supported last year's Carnival was because of the foreign headliners and artists in general. I pray for our Country's sake that this new strategy (or lack of early planning) works out to our benefit. It seems kind of odd that we promote these feathered costumes that look like they come straight from Trinidad Carnival, and then we talk about featuring Bahamian music. We are one mix up set of people.

The problem with a lot of us Bahamians, like most humans, is that in the beginning we all start out altruistic, wanting to do the right thing and live honestly. But most times, somewhere down the line we become greedy, corrupt and dishonest. Our politicians are a direct reflection of our society. If many of us had gotten into positions of power, we would end up doing the same thing as our current politicians. So in order to start solving the problems we have as a nation, we need to look in the mirror first and start adjusting our own lives. Stop lying, sweet-hearting, fudging your Customs forms, littering, swearing, cussing, praising God on Saturday or Sunday then sinning the rest of the week, worshipping politicians, and stuffing ourselves with greasy, fatty food. Only when we can become better citizens ourselves, then we can demand the same of others.

Not gonna happen unless the country allows foreign expats with the language skills needed. It is a fact that Latin Americans like to conduct business with their own people in their own language. This is why they will continue to fly over us and head straight to Miami to deposit their wealth and invest. Our D and E averages for our high school leavers does not bode well for providing workers for our financial services industry with the necessary skills. In addition, some wealth from Latin America is highly suspect. This could bring us right back to issues of regulation and compliance under the Know Your Customer (KYC) policy.