garbage, hot, steaming, garbage. Sands was solid and effective, his only hindrance was having to play politics in addition to actual effective work.

You get it....some clamor and ask "why?" Others look behind the curtain, understand, and gain access.

bllsht Birdie, stop sowing blind partisan nonsense. The man is doing his best with the resources at his disposal, and in my opinion has demonstrated frankness, resolve, and authority few of us can match. I wish him well.

100% reasonable....

#assified

First and only time I've agreed with a post from Birdie....wow, strange times indeed....

The reality is the islands are dormant, some even foundering. Save for a few bright spots like fishing lodges or familiar boutique resorts, all administrations speak in glowing terms of "potential" while campaigning, only to see those words dissipate as they wrangle with their true capacity for leadership and innovation for 5 years. Time to take the bitter pill, better someone develops than noone. I would suggest an arrangement not unlike Providenciales where a local with ties to the land is inextricably bound to the project, and the lease released after 100 years.

"Balloon satellite"? Its either a balloon (atmospheric) or satellite (orbital space) can't be both continually....just search the net and read before publishing, sheesh.

He is of an entitled generation sold on the belief that 'murica is the greatest nation in the world, refusing to see the failings of their educational system and the fact that they are trillions in debt to China & Saudi Arabia. Heartland folks who have never traveled save the rarefied air of a Caribbean cruise. And barely speaking one language.

Rubbish, China contains thousands of manufacturers, many of which supply the finest precision machinery behind the world's best brands. A company builds to spec. If no spec is arranged, knockoffs abound for the silly consumer looking to buy something cheap. Stop this Trumpian ignorance.