The Brt Colonial won't have this problem as the Chinese own it and will BahaMar in the end. You can't fire key construction mgt team members mid stream and deliver a promised opening date.

Comes down to how many dollars and who gets them: how much $$ does a diver bring to Binini as opposed to a gambler/ tourist coming in on RWB's own ship and spending $$ at their facilities? $$ to RWB = more $$ to gov't and whomever eats at either or both of those troughs.
Worst part is RWB's venture has been predicted in studies to fail which nobody cared about because the gov't have already been paid off to look the other way.
The environment and the people who make their living from it are unfortunately always on the bottom end of this equation, no pun intended -slit wise.

Yes there are two sides to every story, but when one side fabricates the costs per proceduere at such an inflated figure, ie. more than twice the actual cost ie. $50 per animal, ( and to render the goals of the charity unattainable) then obviously we have a failure to level the playing field.
Or is there an implied insistence that one side should ignore what has really been happening in this matter..ie. that is this just the cost of doing business or more unfortunately doing charitible works in the Bahamas?
This problem over ' fee costs' is presented together and muddied with what looks to be a trumped up point of Bahamian pride or nationalism; "local vets still feel the need to send a clear message to our fellow Bahamians, that we are an entity more than capable of managing the difficult task of reducing our strays, and it should be none but our own that assume that responsibility.”
Really, then why havent you all fixed it?
Why haven't these capable and educated professionals come together and risen to the challenge- if only to render the community capable of hearing their "untooted horns"?
Why must there be the continued spectre of literally being 'shown up' by foreign vets to galvinize this ' nationalistic' community?
I believe it is referred to in some circles as putting your money wherein lies your mouth.

For God's sake!
Whose testicles are we talking about here- animals or local vets?
If the VMBA wants to "hijack" Op Potcake fine, go ahead- just get it done; for free,
w/ the volume agreed upon and and leave your ruddy egos at the surgery door.

The answer to crime in the Bahamas has never, ever been equated with how many hours the RBPF works, that is until it became just another political 'stop gap' measure when real solutions brought forward by professionals were discarded by a politically entrenched system that has not given them any no real mandate nor any power to effect crime.
And now another layer of corruption is to be added: a 'goverment run' VAT system, which from all accounts by academics and gov't professionals' published opinions (ie. those who have studied and worked to keep such a system working as orginally intended), have raised the cautionary flags that VAT has only served to increase the level of organized crime in Europe from 15-30%.

Isnt there enough to go around already? .
How can we believe in a judiciary or a police force that regularly allows these crimes to occur with no impunity, which offers no protection to police officers, potential witnesses or the victims of crime?
And which finally in desparation throws in a 12 hour work day 'solution' and expects the public to believe that such a lame off the cuff answer will fix an entrenched system that works so effortlessly -it would appear- to circumvent the laws of this country.

"I hope that Mr Smith will reflect on what he said, accept that the said statements are false and publicly acknowledge this with a full and unqualified apology,” she said.

The Attorney General said that if Mr Smith fails to take advantage of the opportunity to correct the “egregious wrong” that he has committed against her, she reserved the right to take “ further action.”

“The power to take over, continue and discontinue proceedings at any stage before judgment is vested in the attorney general alone, to the exclusion of anyone. In the exercise of the powers conferred upon me, I as the Attorney General am not subject to the discretion or control of any other person or authority.”-Ms Maynard-Gibson

In this particular case whereby one has the benefit of the reading of his own words ( in this publication for example) and the videos of the antics and harm done by Mr Keod Smith, it would appear that anyone would be hard pressed not to bring him up on charges; but to charge the man for whom he has committed battery against?
And then to use one's office to threaten that person for his protests?
And where is the wrong claimed to have been done to the Ag's office? If we cast about for examples of said office's interference with police, in highly charged cases etc. we need look no further than...say to the recent nolle prosequi cases of well connected drug dealers/murderers like Daniel Ayo or former clients gun/drug smugglers George and Janice Hayles whose files might present an embarrassment to this lofty office holder upon presentation in court
I cannot imagine Ms Maynard Gibson in a role of "advising the police", and I do not think Mr Fred Smith presumes to accuse her of such, rather she tells them what to do.
In her own words she is "not subject to control of any persons or authority", yet how do these controversial decisions to come to be made through her hand?
In this society that is a very dangerous challenge to those seeking justice... or to anyone intent on merely pointing out the obvious and the ridiculous.

True, but Freddie has a few competitors for that Crown

isnt this the same fool who to intended to bring onboard a plane a Smith & Wesson .38mm and it was stolen by LPA baggage handlers?

what a porky piggy

I I cannot believe that any person let alone an officer of the court would be so foolish as to ccarry a loaded firarm onto a planeor that he should be allowed to do so although I assume he used his "status" in order to do what an ordinary citizen could not: get away with such breach of security. Someone should hold him accountable or/and he should resign for putting everyone on that plane at risk because of his careless disregard for public safety.