The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune.

‘OH Mr Minister’, the BBC programme should be constantly shown on ZNS as it will educate all of us as to the process and procedure of The Westminster system.

When Ministers, days in the job start talking gibberish and nothing more than that.

Minister of Agriculture seems to have discovered the new world in Andros and Andros can feed the world!

Agri production in the Bahamas can only be successful using hydroponics if you wish to attain high production levels - year round of essential products. Capital intensive. We are a very small operation agri-sector using old traditional production methods, in general.

The hype from the urban BAMSI Agri-Markets - I think if informationon I have received from people who visit them is correct buyer be horribly aware - their prices are higher than the supermarket!

Unfortunately, we have a political practice where the Minister totally controls and micro-managers the Ministry assigned with little or any knowledge of the area of responsibility so you get what you get. The role of a Permanent Secretary over the years has been diluted to the extent they are glorified secretaries sending out Ministerial directives.

W THOMPSON

Nassau,

July 14, 2018.