You should ask yourself, why foreign second home owners - as birdie suggests -are selling, especially having regard to The Bahamas' National Investment Policy. I suspect, though, that you are more interested in "slamming" birdie, and lapping up your own political bias to ask this question.

At some point, Dawes, you - as we all - need to get our head out of the political derriere and think about our country.

Porcupine, generally you raise very cogent comments. I think your political bias, which we all have, is blinding you. Firstly - yachting fees are an inelastic demand - that is there is no correlation between increased fees and the decline of the industry. I will leave it up to you to do your own google search, and from there, I am sure that you will follow the breadcrumbs. If these so-called yachters are leaving because of increased fees, then they are people that we do not need in the first instance. (If you believe that Bezos, Buffet, Salah, et al. scoff at yacht fees, then you are sadly mistaken.) They are akin to professional pirates, who are looking for the cheapest place to moor their ships and damage our topography and ocean floor. Good riddance to them.
Given the awful degradation of our natural waters and coral reefs, the government should implement a "sin tax" on these dastardly locomotives to ensure that our environment is protected. And, if one is to bitch and moan about the increase, then they are more than welcome to go to Cayman or Europe and destroy their environment.
At some point, Porcupine, you should have the intellect and just plain ole common sense, to not attribute everything to politics, but rather you should protect your country.
(P.S. - the FNM will be utterly massacred in the upcoming election. It will not even be close.)

Reading comprehension is escaping you...

If there is one reason that I hope the FNM loses, it is because I won't have to deal with this little mutt bloviating on government issues.

Neither ignorant Jamal nor the uninspiring Henfield should receive the nomination. If this is the best that the FNM has, then I am afraid this will be a PLP tsunami.

This has nothing to do with being the leader. Geez, it is like ya'll lack reading comprehension.

Your argument is a red herring. We are not talking about if he was the leader, but rather if he was the standard bearer in Killarney. Two different things. But, yes, I agree with you: if he were the leader of the FNM, then the party will stand a snowball's chance in hell of winning the election.
FNM will not win Killarney if Minnis runs as an independent.

Don't be daft.

The purpose of elections is to win. 1) The FNM stands a much better chance of winning Killarney with Minnis in the caucus as opposed to his running as an independent (in fact, the FNM will lose Killarney if Minnis runs as an independent, as he will siphon FNM votes); and 2) There is not a voter in any constituency that will say: "you know, I was going to vote FNM in Marathon, but because Minnis is still with the FNM, then I am going to vote PLP."

Pintard needs to be the leader that he pretends to be and give the nomination to Minnis.

I don't disagree with what you wrote. But, like it or not, Fred has a point. This group unveiled by the FNM is a rather ho-hum, uninspiring group.

I was thinking more Feb/Mar. But you may be right.