Robbing pre-schools now? Surprised they didn't go and steal the children's backpacks and lunches. These criminals have no law. Now the school is put it an awkward position: Do they still make the parents that got robbed pay this month's tuition? Are they going to lose students because of this?

Bahamas ya out 'n bad!

Good people don't need laws. Too bad a security man at the school didn't take those dudes out with a shotgun.

That's if the school even has a Security Officer! If they don't, I bet they'll get one now!

No they may not loose students because the pre-school in Centerville that had the child wondering around in the neighboring store didn't nor did the home base one in Carmicheal corners back from the police station where the baby died from SIDS (so they say). However Bahamians are a strange bunch cause although this incident took place without involving the kids, its now the parents may act out. Oh and how come reality doing cash now, I remember standing the long bank lines and taking the pay stub back to the school 12years ago.

That's odd but then again I'm sure that there are several schools that still don't have Security Officers because things like this aren't really common (not crime itself but persons robbing pre-schools). It seems as though criminals are now targeting "soft spots" that wouldn't have protection. Churches, pre/primary schools, corner stores, old folks homes etc. Every establishment should have some form of security measure in place. At least this school had cameras. Hopefully the Tribune will have that footage up before the end of the week.

Thinker:
Had the security man shot these pigs on two legs the bleeding heart lawyers would be doing their best to sue him for damages.

Not bleeding heart lawyers, you mean greedy inhumane lawyers.

NOw the pre-school I sent my children too has surveillance cameras in every nook and cranny of that school. I hope this school has the same kind of security. This should be an open and shut case.

You say that first sentence sarcastically but oddly enough my friend was talking to some *guys on the block* two weeks ago and they told him exactly that, literally, "*everybody eehn living like you, some people have to steal and sell their weed to survive*".

On your 2nd point that is what social services should be doing...I don't know what the police believe UR is supposed to be from what BJN believed it should be to what PC believes it should be. But it's clear the person heading it, Mother Pratt, believes it's a social services program, a few weeks ago they assigned social service workers to work out of UR offices, isn't that backwards? If PC were serious about crime he would stop this UR nonsense and allow social services the resources they need to do a better job. But like everything else, Cuban crisis, crime numbers. Webshops, all they care about is optics, Government by Optics

People all over the world read these headlines. Im in Canada. Every day it seems a new story that would serve to convince potiential visitors to pick a new destination

Maybe you should go with them..lol for real !

Are these robbers part of the ten thousand jobs promised? Maybe the same can be applied to the murderers.

10,000 jobs...BAHAHAHAHAHA...people really do buy into that crap...and I am not saying you did...just the whole notion of it...and the masses buy it. Just like the solution to crime. ROTFL Oh and no new taxation...PML!!!

Wtf, pre-school, tell me this is a misprint.. This is beyond crime, what we have is a large segment of the population are purely savages locked in game of survival without any attachment to morals.. These individuals are sociopaths.. if this keeps up losing tourism will not be the major concern, the problem will be a large defection of of our most productive & intelligent Bahamians to other countries...

Put 41 cats in a room and see what they do all day..pee...sleep.. clean they (((private parts)))try get lil bit..sleep some more.. then stink up da whole place with poop...welcome to the government of the BahaMaS ..all 700 islands! Too many pussycats in gov'ment

i'll take back the savage but there is a deep problem here that has to be address that's deeper than just criminal behavior. People are locked in this extreme battle for survival. The Government has created an environment that places extreme hardships on its own people. They have essentially through poor education, high taxes, and corruption created a dangerous group of individuals running around with no care for humanity. You walk into a store and pay $6.00 plus for a loaf of bread and what do u expect. A jar of peanut butter will run u around $8.00.. Now what is the minimum wage.. Housing inflated, utilities inflated, gas and transportation inflated, interest rates inflated.. Everything is inflated then they want to tax people 15% with a stupid progressive tax on all goods and services. To top matters of you have a large amount of fatherless households with illegitimate children living in poverty. I can see no long term solution to the crime problem with these factors..

The exodus of the best and brightest has been going on for decades, facilitated by institutions of higher learning elsewhere.
Once you see the opportunities everywhere else, not so politically manipulated, staying away is an easy choice.
On a point of order, VAT is regressive, not progressive.
A progressive tax is oxymoronic.
At this point, Government taxation is like being forced to pay the gangsters for protection,
without receiving any protection!

Oracle, Yes I meant to say regressive, was pissed while typing, the frustration is that individuals like me from over the hill communities that were fortunate to leave through scholarships see no good reason to return home other than occassionally visiting family.

Public Schools in Nassau is not good, too poor. no toielt paper, no food, no water.
The robbers should rob foods, water, toilet papers and take to the children like Robin Hood.

Schools are still accepting payment at their campuses? Less dangerous if school fees are paid at the bank and the receipt turned in at the school's office. Seems like someone knew parents would be paying at the school and a lot of cash would be around. Dangerous for students, staff and parents!