The numbers boys have blessed many churches and individuals with monies and titles/honors and will look for blessings in return. ( no such thing as a "Free Lunch")
Many Individuals from Numbers boys Cartel, knowing of the workings of the politician's corruption ways, but elected repeatedly as law makers and (Law Enforcers)?? will seek opportunities.
A Notorious Columbian Cartel personality also cashed in on his questionable wealth and philanthropy to attain public office and become a government official and leader of the cartel in order to further the success of the Cartel.
Cartels do not like to pay taxes, Cartels do not like competition, official or otherwise, Cartels always strives to legalize all operations.
Every Bahamian Citizen has the right to seek public office, and the past always tell the future.

Political Consultant's fees for political and business priorities are mounting, and we the Bahamians have to pay for it. Also, them Christmas Hams and Turkeys have to be paid for with Bahamian interest rates! Let the Bahamian multi billionaires commence at the expense of us bruised, battered, grade "F" Citizens. Those too smart and refuse to spin, have to be bought into the "FOLD" somehow!!

Definitely a SELLER marketplace?

A great part of an enjoyable vacation is the confidence in the host country to provide quick attention and professional service in cases of illness or accidents, While the accident is not political, the level of expedient professional Health services for our citizens and guest to our country is incumbent on the government to provide dignified transportation, proper working medical equipment and qualified medical professionals and that is political. We boast about the number of tourist visitors to our country each year instead of boasting of the professional services being provided especially health services that is most essential for our Island nation.

fortunately, that moment came and is GONE!

it just goes to show how depressed and bruised the citizens of our beautiful Bahamas are, when the news media report the negative opinion of the candidates chosen by the opposition political party from the state's person of opposing governing political party to defeat them in the next general election. You get the same positive results from planting an avocado (pear) tree and getting hog plum tree.
A more fitting report would be the opinion of the candidates chose by the junior PLP party, the COI political party with much more similarity!!

" Likelihood of not progressing and only regressing".

No one person will be able to move the Bahamas upward, onward, forward, together as a prosperous nation, it will take a Passionate unselfish team leader of dedicated persons working together with similar and realistic national goals for all Bahamians and everyday assessments of those goals. When given the opportunity over and over again and history show that a person is not a team player but only seek personal goals the nation will have a far more likelihood of progressing than regressing.
Documented National Progressive production and accomplishments are what keep you employed and not a dressed-up resume.
The majority of Bahamians have taken a lot of bruising and beating over the years. no more, no more, pa genyen anko, pa genyen anko.

The time for an Immigration commission has come and gone. If a country's previous and current Governments cannot or would not legislate and enforce immigration laws to ensure the sovereignty of our nation, then any current recommendations from a commission is effortless.
There is NO reporting or accountability by authorities on legal or Illegal foreigners working and not contributing to the betterment of the country. All borders are open just get in.
Allegedly, Bahamian citizenships have gone from being purchased from house porches in the grass roots areas to being purchased and paid for in foreign countries, through corruption by people with unchecked authority and political clearance.
Real Bahamians will have to now become Bi-Lingual to survive in what is now known as the Bahamas (a member of the British Commonwealth).

Happy to see that the Minister has been given permission to speak.
Perhaps he can now disclose who instructed him when he was minister of Immigration to" step down and get loss" when his immigration officers were knocking on the doors of some 50 plus illegal (invisible) workers. Was it the same Authority who would provide the safe passage of Illegal Columbian Cartel Product through the Bahamas Airports enroute to America for a two-Million-dollar fee per shipment????