Relatively speaking aircraft are not that expensive. Smaller aircraft like this http://www.diamond-air.at/en/special-mi… are possibly less than 2mil. Can't imagine the maintenance and crew costs are more than it is for one of those boats. The smallest ones of the new boats we just got cost over 10mil i believe. We need multiple layers to catch these illegal immigrants.
I still don't understand why the defense force isn't using more aircraft. Drones are nice but still seem expensive and have a much higher crash rate. For the price they paid for just one of those bigger boats they could of gotten four or five aircraft. And not even regular aircraft but modified ones with actual zoomable surveillance cameras for day and night patrols instead of trying spot it with just their eyes which they seem to be doing now.
I wonder what the significance was of the Dominicans sending their navy's flagship to pick up poachers. I would think that would be an embarrassment especially if the ship is some hand me down buoy tender from 50 years ago.
The catering for the festival was handled by some other company I believe. There was and earlier article about it. Pretty sure she only handled the catering for the Organizers,workers, Models etc during the months before the festival
I don't see the issue. Of course the PM won't praise the former pm for starting process. If it was flipped i'm sure the previous PM would be saying something similar.
Who exactly threw them back of a pickup truck and how do they know it's hard to get ambulance in sunday. Sounds like someone made an offer for a ride and they just went with it.
cx says...
Isn't that like 3 of 9 boats out of commission. Did they ever repair that one from 1 1/2 yr ago that ram the poachers?
On Land ahoy! Too late, Rolly runs aground
Posted 2 February 2018, 4:40 p.m. Suggest removal
cx says...
Relatively speaking aircraft are not that expensive. Smaller aircraft like this http://www.diamond-air.at/en/special-mi… are possibly less than 2mil. Can't imagine the maintenance and crew costs are more than it is for one of those boats. The smallest ones of the new boats we just got cost over 10mil i believe. We need multiple layers to catch these illegal immigrants.
On ‘Five sloops sailed for Bahamas last week’
Posted 20 December 2017, 7:44 a.m. Suggest removal
cx says...
I still don't understand why the defense force isn't using more aircraft. Drones are nice but still seem expensive and have a much higher crash rate. For the price they paid for just one of those bigger boats they could of gotten four or five aircraft. And not even regular aircraft but modified ones with actual zoomable surveillance cameras for day and night patrols instead of trying spot it with just their eyes which they seem to be doing now.
On ‘Five sloops sailed for Bahamas last week’
Posted 19 December 2017, 11:24 a.m. Suggest removal
cx says...
I wonder what the significance was of the Dominicans sending their navy's flagship to pick up poachers. I would think that would be an embarrassment especially if the ship is some hand me down buoy tender from 50 years ago.
On Dominicans detained by RBDF are released and sent home
Posted 5 August 2017, 11:23 p.m. Suggest removal
cx says...
The catering for the festival was handled by some other company I believe. There was and earlier article about it. Pretty sure she only handled the catering for the Organizers,workers, Models etc during the months before the festival
On FBI to probe Fyre fiasco
Posted 4 July 2017, 12:47 p.m. Suggest removal
cx says...
I would say the blame is all with the organizers. The guests didn't trust this "local exuma contact" with their money. Due diligence
On Fyre Festival chaos in Exuma
Posted 28 April 2017, 6:54 p.m. Suggest removal
cx says...
I don't see the issue. Of course the PM won't praise the former pm for starting process. If it was flipped i'm sure the previous PM would be saying something similar.
On Fishermen 'reaping benefits' of protection from new RBDF vessels
Posted 26 February 2017, 1:56 a.m. Suggest removal
cx says...
What a load of sh*t. Please don't generalize the men of The Bahamas.
On Police working to determine if US woman filed 'kidnapping and rape' report
Posted 16 January 2017, 10:48 a.m. Suggest removal
cx says...
Haven't heard of this anywhere. What are your sources, if they running up boats on the rock every other week. What they patrolling with :/
On Lobster fishermen praise Defence Force for protection against poachers
Posted 30 August 2016, 3:06 p.m. Suggest removal
cx says...
Who exactly threw them back of a pickup truck and how do they know it's hard to get ambulance in sunday. Sounds like someone made an offer for a ride and they just went with it.
On Teenager attacked by shark says there was no ambulance - but hospital has no record of call
Posted 16 August 2016, 5:22 p.m. Suggest removal