However, we think his latest statement that he has created a network of 2,600 journalists worldwide to disseminate information on the “trap of corruption” that is the Bahamas, has now reached a point of diminishing returns.
As busy journalists ourselves with our mail box daily crammed with “junk” mail, a repetitive message about a corrupt Bahamas would not be read.
Its repetition would make it a “humbug” and the delete key would quickly relieve us of the nuisance.
However, Mr. Fuhrmann should not be dismissed by the legal fraternity – his word of mouth can do much damage.
We recall an embarrassing moment at a cocktail party of high-powered lawyers and bankers in Hong Kong in the late fifties when a prominent Nassau law firm was put under the spotlight. A member of the group, who appeared to be a man of influence, had been in Nassau and had done business with the firm. This gentleman had nothing good to say about the firm, especially its shoddy service. By extension the whole Bahamian legal fraternity was tarred with the same brush. It was obvious that mental notes were being made that the Bahamas was not a country with which to do business.
Bahamian lawyers cannot afford to dismiss Mr. Fuhrmann’s allegations. The Bahamas Bar Association has to do a better job of policing its own fraternity.
Editorial, The Tribune
