The PM says no secret deal but explains its a secret deal.

> , you don’t let the world know about the negotiations

Can someone remind the govt the definition of secret.

If you aren't publishing it, then it's secret.

Anyway the PM is playing games. You can tell the public your general plans of splitting up BPL while keeping the negotiations behind closed doors.

The fact is they kept the entire thing a secret but let the union tell the people first. That's the problem. We ahould have learnt from the govt of the broad plans. Why not say from both speeches from the throne you plan on reforming BPL. That's it then provide details as they come. But no we learnt in this haphazard way.

The big problem is that everything's being kept secret. While it's okay to keep things quiet while companies are talking, it's not okay that we only found how we did. This is a really big deal and the government should have told us about it. They talked about lots of other stuff like they could have used the budget, the speech from the throne. They ttalked solar, fees but nothing about this huge change.

Why not just say what's happening and why it's good? And give updates on who's interested and what they're thinking? Because now, nobody trusts what's going on. Even if they had to keep it quiet, people like Jobeth or the Prime Minister could have let us know instead of sip sip.

We can say alot of things about BaTelCo/BTC.
They were a monopoly and befitted from it but it wasnt a loss maker. They made losses in the 90s but after their 90s downsizing and cellphone boom coupled with thier monopoly status they were profitable for over a decade up to being sold.

the below are net profits

- 56.1m in 2000
- 57m in 2001
- 50m in 2002
www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/bis-ne…
- 38m in 2003
- 8m in 2004
web.archive.org/web/20100806093313/www2…
- 34m in 2005
- 43m in 2006
www.web.archive.org/web/20100806095053/…
- 42m in 2007
- 21m in 2008
- 47m in 2009
www.btcbahamas.com/annual-reports

This isnt an argument for or against the sale or how they managed to make the profits but least lets talk facts. They weren't a loss maker. at least not since 2000 to their sale in 2011.

This is the issue. His claim fits more in the timeline of events and they likely had nothing else. The judge said it also. Bad police work on full display.

That would require the police and powers that be to admit
that there is problem.

That would require transparency. The govt has told us there is no need for FOIA requests. Why would they want to record interviews and publish them.

We are so stuck in old ways its staggering.

I noticed the same about Liberty House just this week as well. Many buildings on Bay Street and throughout town can take clues. No need to replicate that but what a little bit of paint and creativity can do. its a renovation done right. Much of Nassau has potential but it gets flushed buried each day.

I'm sorry but it would be a terrible if you had shot spotter tire slashers, you'll create more victims from crashes of innocent persons within the radius and potentially creating additional sitting ducks.

it uses triangulation so while it can calculate where it came from, it has no clue in which direction the shooter then fled . So drivers in the area all of a sudden gets thier tires punctured while the shooter flees.

Also if the shooters now know that slahsers are going to spring up they would either adjust thier plan and/or be on the lookout of these devices.

This again would cause innocent unprepared people end up getting the worst of it, not to mention obstacles for emergency vehicles.

I think your initial point is correct. shotspotter in addition with eyes on the ground and in the sky coupeld with quick analysis of vehicles and their movements would help as a tool.

"I’m not one for counting murders because one is too much" - Perhaps thats why people are concerned with the stats? If 1 is too much, 26 over two months is too too much.

If the project is so good, and it sounds like they empathize with Hoffer, then PAY Hoffer his costs. They are going to reap the benefits they should cover the costs. I understand the balance between economic growth and some pain. If so Hoffer should sue them if they are unable to agree to pay for his and other residents inconveniences.

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