Once again Nicole can't see the forest through the trees. I'm sure she would love if all the tourists just leave and never come back, because she has absolutely no idea where the money that runs this country comes from. Why is it more important to keep tourists away from crime and disease . . . because they account for over 70% of the economy. Over 60% of the people are employed directly in the hospitality industry. Does Nicole not understand what a 10% drop in tourism spending would do? Lets start with taking 7% off of our Duty and VAT collections that run the government, lets fire 6% of the workforce (or about 9,000 people). Maybe then we should see what our crime levels and disease levels look like. Always one to piss and moan, Nicole has yet to pen one single article that has any actionable ideas that would actually benefit this country.

Forget about Birdie and her comments. Is this really the kind of thing we as Bahamians are willing to accept? These so called leaders are stealing from the Bahamian people. They are blatantly abusing their positions of power to profit for themselves! Rolle is an MP in the sitting government who managed to get himself one of the larger government contracts available, then goes to a government run bank that is suppose to serve and entirely different purpose to get a $200,000 loan. The man profited from his position of power. And where do you think that money came from? It came from the tax paying people. It is Bahamians money! It's just an old boys club and only those on the inside get to prosper. They do not even try and hide it. Yet the Bahamian people just take it? How is that we get lied to, over and over and do nothing. The government will never need all that tear gas and riot gear it bought with the Chinese money, because we will never actually stand up for anything. It's shameful that we just accept such outright abuses of power. It is time to take a stand.

Don't feed the troll. She's just trying to waste our time with nonsense

Honestly, she is just a troll. It's best not to feed them.

Well thanks to the great Bahamian visionaries we are now stuck in this situation. This xenophobia you are spouting off is part of the reason we are continuing to crumble as a country and a community.

They owe $600 million, that's almost $2,000 per person in the Bahamas. Where do you expect them to get this money? How would they 'write off' the liability. The money they owe is from fuel they already bought at a high price, not fuel for tomorrow.

The price of oil while low now is expected to rise in the medium term. There is absolutely zero chance that oil stays at $20 a barrel for the next 20 years.

Please do some basic thinking before posting nonsense.

Hahaha, this guy is a joker! Trust him ??? Why on earth would anyone trust this man. Look at his track record, lie after lie after failed promise, half truth, intentional misleading, bullying, negligence. This guy is the definition of untrustworthy.

Let's hope it's the US because the gangs and the govt are the same thing.

Corruption right here in the Bahamas will probably cause the biggest delay of all .

Troll, troll, troll, Birdie, try harder, you're resorting to school yard behavior.