One 3 years, 3 months ago on Former PM Christie: Drop in voters is a concern
Former PM Christie: Drop in voters is a concern
What a joke. Our "democracy" is controlled by a corrupt elite.
This man legalized gambling, benefitting a few mobsters even though the people voted no. Sensible countries lotteries are owned by the Government and funds go towards building the country and helping the people. No one should profit off of poor people's desperation and addictions.
joeblow 3 years, 3 months ago on Former PM Christie: Drop in voters is a concern
Former PM Christie: Drop in voters is a concern
... we don't even have a functional educational system, if you want to produce more than single parents, cashiers and fast food workers that is! BGCSE's are a failure, its time to go back to O and A levels. At least people may learn how to think!
BTW, I hope this PLP win does not mean we have to see or hear more of Christie!
Cobalt 3 years, 3 months ago on Former PM Christie: Drop in voters is a concern
Former PM Christie: Drop in voters is a concern
Christie shouldn’t be surprised that there was a drop in voter participation. First of all, petty Hubert Minnis called a snap election in the midst of a global pandemic when the electorate was least expecting it. Secondly, and more importantly, people have lost confidence in the FNM and PLP. It’s obvious that both parties are detached from the wishes of the Bahamian people. Can you imagine??? Forty plus years of independence; billions of dollars borrowed and spent; yet no new hospital or hurricane shelter has been built???
moncurcool 3 years, 3 months ago on Former PM Christie: Drop in voters is a concern
Former PM Christie: Drop in voters is a concern
It is amazing that Christie does not recognize that the snap election was not the primary reason people did not show up.. The choice between Minnis and Davis was the reason. No matter which one got elected, things would not get better but only worse.
tribanon 2 years, 9 months ago on Time to clean up Downtown
Time to clean up Downtown
Our derelict and dilapidated Downtown areas are nothing but a manifestion of decades of failed economic policies by successive corrupt and incompetent PLP and FNM governments alike. Years of kowtowing to the extremely greedy "all-for-me" business model of the cruise ship industry has virtually destroyed Downtown Nassau.
And now that property values have been largely vapourized, we see the corrupt vultures swooping in to feast. These vultures include the Turkish principals behind Global Ports Holding who will be partnering with the cruise ship operators/owners and the privileged few corrupt Bahamians who have garnered a significiant ownership stake in the Nassau Cruise Port ('NCP') through a fake public offering involving the corrupt Bahamas Investment Fund 'BIF'), control of which Minnis turned over to Anthony Ferguson and his Greek master with none other than Ed Fields sitting on the BIF board as one of their favourite mouth pieces. And lets not forget Michael Maura who has had his own very secretive personal business dealings with NCP going on behind the scenes.
Yup, here we clearly see the really corrupt and greedy private sector vultures among the very wealthy politically-connected elite, who have been hovering over the dead carcass of Downtown Nassau for quite some time now, moving into action with the corrupt, incompetent and cruel Davis and Cooper led PLP administration.
These corrupt and greedy vultures are looking at new ways to encourage and manipulate our equally corrupt and greedy elected officials into positioning the select privileged few to gain de facto ownership and/or control of most of the Downtown properties for pennies on the dollar with Bahamian taxpayers picking-up most of the price tag for the developments they propose, which if they materialise, would line the pockets of the same 'ole wealthy few and leave most Bahamians with only low menial paying jobs.
Cobalt 2 years, 9 months ago on Time to clean up Downtown
Time to clean up Downtown
That’s because the Bahamas IS a third world country. It’s a dump really. And you’re right…… nobody seems to care. Downtown Nassau is a perfect representation of Bahamian people.
One 2 years, 9 months ago on Time to clean up Downtown
Time to clean up Downtown
Poor city management. The Government is responsible to set the standards, enforce them and create the conditions for competent people to have opportunities to execute the country's vision. Unfortunately, our country still operates like an old British trading post with "Lords" who rule over the country with no progressive vision for the people and society. Their goal is to hold on to power and continue their comfortable lifestyle.
Emac 3 years, 3 months ago on Former PM Christie: Drop in voters is a concern
Former PM Christie: Drop in voters is a concern
Maybe the dye is getting to his skull! We're in the middle of a damn pandemic. The last thing on people's mind is playing changing places with a bunch of balls-less clowns who think they can run a country.