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Health Minister Bernard Nottage's recent remarks on Universal Healthcare, to the Chamber of Commerce, made it sound like implementation of the controversial plan is imminent.

That could, quite possibly, be unhealthy for many Bahamians and the economy in general.

Some feel as if the plan is being shoved down their throats without adequate consultation. Others aren't sure the government can handle the awesome challenge.

If the government had proven from past experience that they could successfully manage an entity in a business-like manner, some of us might consider their move into healthcare.

But that simply is not the case.

Bahamasair, BTC, BEC, Water & Sewerage, BAIC, etc. - they are all run like ill-managed fiefdoms. Of course, the extent of the mis-management, we do not know, as the government refuses to publish accurate, audited statements on the finances of most government entities, despite it being a constitutional mandate that they provide such information on an annual basis.

The Nassau Institute has published several articles on the healthcare issue and is preparing to release a comprehensive study on the subject. It is interesting to note that, despite the government's request for feedback, they have all but ignored the Institute, and the Chamber of Commerce too, on the healthcare matter.

In fact, when the Nassau Institute sponsored a seminar, with internationally recognized experts on the subject, nary a soul from government attended. It is as if they don't really want any feedback, just a rubber stamp from all involved.

It would be interesting to get a little more feedback from the community on this important issue. Including your view. Come, join a reasonably intelligent discussion on the healthcare plan in the Bahamas Community Forums.

"Welcome, drug dealers, money launderers, carpet baggers, financial pirates and real estate scam artists."

That's what the new sign at the Nassau International Airport says.

It says all that in just two words... "Lynden Pindling."

And it shouts it out to the whole world.

"In The Bahamas, crime pays!"

Lynden Pindling, his cronies and most of the current PLP government prove it.

"This is one of those moments in our life as a national family when all Bahamians of whatever racial hue, of whatever political stripe and of whatever social station, should rise above their differences to join hands and hearts in common praise for the father of our nation," Prime Minister Christie said at the dedication ceremony, according to an article in The Bahama Journal.

Yet, the same article reports that, Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources and Member of Parliament, Leslie Miller was so peeved over the Opposition's decision to boycott the event that he called in to the Love 97 talk show Issues of The Day to complain. He also decried the absence of white Bahamians at the event.

"I didn't see two white Bahamians there either. They never participate in anything meaningful in our country when it comes to black people," he said.

So, despite Christie's rhetoric-filled speech, the dedication ceremony was, according to Mr. Miller, a black PLP event. Typical for "government" events lately.

This PLP government doesn't represent the people of the Bahamas, it represents the families of staunch PLP supporters and ignores other Bahamians, even spites them.

And that is certainly true in the renaming of the airport.

Renaming the Nassau International Airport after a gangster like Pindling glorifies the criminally-minded mentality that is eroding the rule of law and destroying the social fabric of our nation.

The disgraceful act certainly doesn't represent me.

I stumbled accross the website below and wondered if it was just another website designed to abuse Google's Adsense product, or if it was a prediction of the future.

www.nassaubahamas.us

I am not going to link to the site because it is garbage, but the .us ending is "interesting", no?

I mean "interesting" as in the Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times."

The funniest part of this usless website are the ads that Google runs on it...

"Free Driving Directions"

Yeah, they better be free, cuz I can guarantee you're gonna have problems with those directions. lol