... may I suggest both. Imagine the history of the world without Columbus first setting foot in these islands. We acknowledge our pre-eminence in that accomplishment and the major contributions to knowledge and exploration that resulted, not his personal shortcomings perceived through the lens of 21 century sensibilities!

... and while millionaire residents were flying in to Nassau on private planes, with and without swabs, Bahamians were stranded in foreign countries without help or resources and Campbell said nothing about that injustice. I wish he would continue to shut up!

Bahamians get passionate about the wrong things. Why is Sebastian Campbell not protesting the governments continued financial decimation of the most vulnerable in this country under the guise of fighting COVID-19, local police brutality or the high rate of single parent homes, serial sweet hearting, failed parenting, the pervasive anger in society leading to the murder of so many young men, widespread domestic abuse, obliteration of the middle class by discriminatory government practices, the failure of governments to provide equal opportunities for Bahamians in their own country, the failure of the educational system to properly prepare Bahamian youth for the world ahead, the failure of the church in stemming the tide of evil that assails this country; the rising Chinese influence that has made us slaves in our own country, predatory banking practices and the list goes on and on. Instead he wants to channel his energies into removing a statue that ain't bothering nobody and replace it with people who were also oppressive, victimizers of their own people in many instances?

Using their lunatic logic the only person who should ever have a statue is Jesus Christ, but even then they may have a problem with the statue being painted white!

... I refer you to the definition you supplied above!

Whenever one makes decisions based on feelings as opposed to evidence it is possible to do whatever one wants! The government has no evidential basis for is decision making and will pay the price for it!

... that was the obvious and easy part and when that happens it is brought to the attention of the masses (those who were previously unaware), that is why discoveries are usually announced!!
A discovery that remains hidden is of no benefit to mankind!

@moncurcool... did electricity exist before Benjamin Franklins kite experiment or did molecules exist before Einstein described Brownian motion or gravitational forces before Newton described them? Did the outer reaches of space exist before telescopes or Hubble?

Did man have a brain before autopsies?

... this side of the world was unknown to that side of the world. By taking a bold and innovative step, maritime exploration grew by leaps and bounds. Its why we acknowledge Marco Polo, Lewis & Clark or trailblazers in science like Newton and Einstein. Discovery is simply bringing that which lies out of the view of the masses into view. Their contributions to the furtherance of knowledge has nothing to do with their character, but the risks they took in pushing the boundaries of knowledge. Something few Bahamians know anything about!

... but the PLP never had any problems borrowing from the IMF when things were not so difficult!!

There's somebody's good son, who never did any wrong!