I don't have time to educate you, but a science institute is NOT a farm. It is to do research and science. We don't have the means to mass produce food, and that is not what the institute is about. It is about guaranteeing food security and advances agricultural science in the Bahamas, as well as training a cadre of agricultural knowledge workers. It could also be a money-maker. For the cost of the PLP criminal actions of the non-insured fire-destroyed dormitory, we could have been protecting and licencing unique agriculture intellectual properties. I know that the word intellectual throws you PLP types because the IQ of y'all is the size of the mob divided by the largest shoe sizes, but we do have unique, patentable, licenceable stuff that is economically viable and exploitable. For example, a lab in France determined that our humble sea grape leaves has the most anti-oxidants of any naturally occurring organic substances. We don't know what we have until we find out, and that is the function of a science institute. We should be monetizing our agricultural IP instead of the rampant corruption and cronyism of the government. Stupid Godfrey Eneas is a know-nothing dolt sucking off the public teat and enriching hisself.

In a knowledge industry world, we could actually be rich, except for the proliferation of small minds and big egos.

What are the octane numbers? I never look or do not trust displayed figures.

True dat, but the real money is not in actually mass production of our agricultural assets, but rather the intellectual property contained in them.

Not to mention the Cat Island tomatoes. My understanding was that they were genetically superior, and their DNA was used to improve US domestic varieties. The same story about the DNA in Eleuthera pineapple DNA used to produce the Costa Rican Gold pineapple that now dominates the market.

Devaluation is inevitable, unless the ship of state is turned around.

I had a great discussion with a few friends over beer at the Green Parrot, and within ten minutes one of my childhood friends came up with a brilliant plan that would save BAMSI and generate huge amounts of foreign currency at the same time. And no, they didn't like my idea of converting BAMSI into a world supplier of medical marijuana.

>watsayu?????

I know that name. Apparently an FNM turncoat. Swallowed his pride, his dignity, his morals and his opinions and joined the PLP.

Thanks for your thoughts. Once the moderators see an email here, they will remove your post. I don't think that I will make the Vermont locale -- however I have stayed once at a Vermont B&B called The Silver Fox. I like Burlington, although my last visit there was about 10 years ago when a Bahamian expat living in Canada drove me there to vacation. I tried the suicide sport of skiing. It was fun, but I'm afraid that this tropical head and body is ill-adapted to the cold and moving as quickly as one does down the slopes. SoCal is a different story. However, unfortunately, my new job will probably end me up either in Europe or the UAE where I will trade securities for family offices. If by a happy chance, I do end up in the US of A -- I have recorded your email address and will contact you should I find myself with the time and means to visit. Thank you.

I will keep checking back here for news of the Bahamaland when I leave. This place gets under your skin. All I have to do is see the emerald sea through the seagrape leaves, or suck on a guinep that I have bought from a street urchin, or buy a bag of "dark" roasted peanuts from the Rasta near the Village Road/Montagu intersection or buy a bag of stone crab claws from da ramp and it comforts me and makes me homesick and I haven't left yet permanently. I will spend a few months training in Paris and then get assigned.

I am fervently hoping that there is indeed a ray of hope with a new government and that this place transmutes itself to the wonderful place that existed the past that my relatives describe.

You would be surprised at the roster of people living in Pilot House. The security guard at the gate is keeper of secrets. There is a certain prominent fellow there who has female visitors -- all wearing school uniforms. Whether they are actually school age or just playing a part for "entertainment purposes" is not clear. Pilot House is certainly an interesting place.

You have nailed it squarely. The numbers bosses can see the future, that holding vast amounts of Bahamian dollars is useless unless they can convert it to a hard currency to leave the country. Craig Flowers already appears in the Panama Papers leak.