The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune.

A LETTER to the Editor on Friday suggested that James Catalyn write a comedy show on current political events in Nassau.

No disrespect to James but perhaps the “Yes Minister” team might like to take a stab at it. Just look at events this past week. PAC writes a nasty report on the Urban Renewal organisation. The Co-Chairs of Urban Renewal are now going to write a report on PAC!! Then Minister Gray writes a letter to the Bahamian Ambassador in Beijing giving him permission to discuss with The Chinese Government the possibility of becoming a 50-50 partner in the development of Agricultural and Fisheries in The Bahamas. The letter is apparently real but Minister Gray now denies he wrote and sent it. A great episode.

There is an island wide black out and who is to blame the BPL or BEC, new equipment or old equipment? One of the Government’s accepted gaming houses after months of back and forth as to which groups were to be licensed has decided to back out.

The possibility of a long running episode if you start at the Referendum. But of course the piece de resistance, Baha Mar, could take up to a year of episodes. Can you imagine the intrigue, Sarkis and his Directors, the Bahamas Cabinet discussions, the trips to Beijing, the internal Chinese discussions. It could be made very exciting!!

There is plenty of material for a long  series I am sure. But will we ever get it.

I read in a leading UK newspaper’s Leader this week a quote that Members of Parliament “should always behave with probity and integrity” referring to the antics of Keith Vaz, the sacked Chairman of a major UK Parliamentary  Committee. Perhaps the political class here should focus on this comment. We can only suffer the comedy  for so long.

So where is this lovely country heading? - Think about it as you will be asked to vote soon. I say register to vote and cast it wisely.

PATRICK H THOMSON

Nassau,

November 4, 2016.