Accountability and transparency Dear Editor, The Commonwealth of The Bahamas pretends to be a first world nation but in reality we are third world if not less when it comes down to political accountability and transparency. We talk and sometimes walk a big talk but we are almost a nation of comedians. Here is why. The Emergency Powers Act and the Regulations thereunder were promulgated by the current FNM administration last year March and they have been extended and expanded at will by the competent authority, et al. Who in fact is the competent authority and is it a constitutional position? What ever happened to the proposed law suit to challenge the enabling legislation?