In no way shape or form should coin offerings fall under the purview of the Central Bank. Too large an organization, too bureaucratic, ICOs will be stuck in red tape forever. Securities Commission, a smaller organization with an Executive Director that knows what she is doing, is the better regulator. Oh, and I disagree, no 'light touch' regulation for ICOs. Too risky, retail investors will be swindled, too many people pretending they know about crypto/block chain...light regulation would be a disaster.

So now this is attached to slavery? Oh "little" John...

So because 1000 people were killed that means we can't morn this person who was killed? Your (so called) logic is eluding you by the minute, John.

And if I refuse to pay the money, what's the recourse? You take away my child? I go to jail and leave a child without a parent...because I cant afford $500? Respectfully, MadHatter, the idea makes no sense.

John, I am not sure the intent of your post here. I am equally not sure what your post of "a few years ago" has anything to do with what happened yesterday, but, instead of trying to provide a "I told you so moment", how about a little respect for the dearly departed? And, if your hubris does not allow you to do that, then how about a little respect for the daughter, who will never again have a father...Grant eternal rest upon him, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon him. May the souls of the dearly departed rest in peace. Amen.

Sheeprunner, I never care for your name calling (calling people 'stupid' does nothing to further your point). However, your overall point is accurate. The average journalist either does not understand, or for shock reasons does not care to explain the nuance of our grading scale. Khrisna and others really should explain why we have a 'D' average and not simply parrot the fact that we do. Cannot complain with your overarching point.

Shhh, mudda, only the PLP and Brave Davis are corrupt! What nonsense are you spewing, the FNM is beyond reproach, above board and the epitome of transparency, decency and order. *sarcasm in copious amounts*

"The venture failed big time"...I recognize that this is Athena Damianos commenting. She probably can't spell objectivity (not at least when the discussion is about Pindling and the PLP), even if you give her a Bahamian and Greek dictionary. No sane, objective individual would categorize the policies of the PLP with respect to hotels as having failed. She conveniently forgets to mention too, by the way, that Pindling's hotel philosophy was purloined from the Sir Roland Symonette/Sir Stafford Sands model, which at the time, the Damianos' highly supported...but that's another discussion for another day. Were Pindling's hotel philosophy 100% successful? No, of course not. But did it, in the main, have an overall positive impact on the lives of The Bahamas and Bahamian citizens? Yes! The empirical evidence (don't take my word or Athena's) clearly supports this. The 2011 Bahamian FSAP report conducted by the IMF, the doctoral thesis and eventual books of Michael Craton, the II volume of Islanders in the Stream by Gail North Saunders and the World Bank's Bahamian financial review (up to 2000AD) all clearly and more importantly, empirically show that, for the most part, the hotel and service type initiatives post 1967 were generally beneficial to The Bahamas. Athena's despicable attempt to rewrite history is both an insult to Bahamians who can read and an affront to general decency as well. But again, what can you expect from a Damianos.

Not true at all, Islangal1! Please stop making this about whether Bahamians "like" or "dislike" Haitians. That is not the issue. The issue, in this case, is that the beautiful young lady is not stateless. She is a Haitian citizen and can apply for and receive a Haitian passport at any time. But, of course, she wants a Bahamian passport and is trying to play the sympathy card -enabled dastardly by the Tribune, I might add- to acquire one. Bahamians see through this charade and are merely indicating that, in this case, there is no issue with her 'statehood'. Her parents broke the law to enter this country and are now shamefully trying to coerce the government into automatically providing their daughter with something she is not entitled to by law.

I am not, but, I won't argue with your assertion.