Mitchell made a complete idiot of himself in the House yesterday. He is probably the only one who can't see how foolishly he behaved. Something must have happened in Mitchell's upbringing that causes him to be unable to accept personal criticism in any shape or form. He comes across as a vindictive and hyper sensitive individual. He is someone who must never be allowed to ascend to the position of "Supreme Leader" of the PLP Mafia as he possesses many of the personality traits of a certain Robert Mugabe. As to his department's treatment of the two Cubans, what the heck are they trying to cover up? The one thing you rarely get from the PLP is the truth and I doubt we will get it in this case either.

He did speak of a little girl bullying him. He is very bitter, he needs to release the anger and the pain it is destroying him. He is brilliant and would be more so if he could get that out.

There are things that separate a Man from an Adolescent. There are too many "men" in the Bahamas that never passed the rites of passage. It is this "yes, but.." mentality that builds on a wrong sense of power, virility, ego and a total lack of maturity. This is what destroys this country and its families.

oh and yes, "integrity" you have to earn. its not God given.

he just digging a bigger hole for himself, and you're totally right Honestman, making a fool of himself in the process. Instead of making personal attacks, he should just present the facts and let the people make their own minds up. The Truth should stand up!

Among his attacks on private citizens, he criticizes Mr. Smiths comments regarding bankrupting the Country. I find this laughable coming from a PLP as the PLP are the ones bankrupting the Country!

And good on Rollins for calling him out! Freddy actually saying that he can circumvent the law!!!!
QUOTE - He told reporters outside of the House that his only intention was to glean how Mr Pupo and Mr Marin were released despite clear instructions sent to public prosecutors that the government viewed them as national security risks and were not to be released.

So Freddy can rig court cases? he can tell the judges and prosecutors what resolution they are to bring to a case, regardless of facts or evidence, or even an explanation of why these men are national security risks?! Apparently there is no need for a 'justice system' in his mind, especially since the courts tend to judge contrary to his personal whims! Courts are a mere formality in his mind, and the outcomes should be rigged, providing only the illusion of justice?

Fool is as Fool does! And his this case Freddyboy Fool is talking for itself. Shameful!

Fred Mitchell is a disgrace to this country and is a national embarrassment. Until he is fired and put out of sight like the crazy uncle in the basement, he will continue to make a fool of himself and the Bahamas.

We clearly don't have all the information (and probably never will), but what I can't figure out is that if these guys are Cuban, why aren't they just returned to Cuba? As Cuban citizens, doesn't Cuba have to take them back? Seems the simplest solution, or am I missing something here?

Did the opposition ask why their criminal records alone justified their rejections by the US, Cuba, and other countries, and left them ineligible for relocation assistance from the UNHCR? The fact that one previously escaped custody in the Bahamas as far back as 2001 and both attempted to escape and to commit arson speaks for itself. Instead of standing up for criminals who already have a lawyer, one would think that the opposition would be more concerned with the fact that, unlike the US and Cuba, The Bahamas apparently has no laws or treaties to ensure that this country does not become a haven for convicted criminals. With this dangerous precedent, why not do away with the clean criminal record standards for those trying legally to obtain permanent residence or citizenship status?

The Bahamas already IS a haven for convicted criminals.... certainly white collar ones....

So adding even more criminals into society is ok?

there more criminal walking the streets of Nassau than you can count for. Black Suits, loud mouths, kicking the laws and our Constitution with their feet, and hiding behind Parlamentarian immunity.

I guess that's as good a reason as any to welcome even worse into society.

Typical PLP, when caught with your pants down, attack the persons who point out your pants are down. There is no national security threat from these men, if there where "dread Fred" the cry baby would have told us what it is. The PLP mafia is killing this country from within!

His behavour was disgraceful!

He may have been attacked in the press, so he can reply through the press, not behind the protection of the House of Assembly.

It was a cowardly act.

This is all you need to know about Fred Mitchell. He needs help:

Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a disorder that is characterized by a long-standing pattern of grandiosity (either in fantasy or actual behavior), an overwhelming need for admiration, and usually a complete lack of empathy toward others. People with this disorder often believe they are of primary importance in everybody’s life or to anyone they meet.

People with narcissistic personality disorder often display snobbish, disdainful, or patronizing attitudes. For example, an individual with this disorder may complain about a clumsy waiter’s “rudeness” or “stupidity” or conclude a medical evaluation with a condescending evaluation of the physician. The pattern is stable and of long duration, and its onset can be traced back to early adulthood or adolescence.

Symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder

In order for a person to be diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) they must meet five or more of the following symptoms:

*Has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)

*Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
Believes that he or she is “special” and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people

*Requires excessive admiration

*Has a very strong sense of entitlement, e.g., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations

*Is exploitative of others, e.g., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends

*Lacks empathy, e.g., is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others

*Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her

*Regularly shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes

Narcissistic personality disorder is more prevalent in males than females, and is thought to occur in around 6 percent of the general population, according to research.

There's a lot of narcissistic personality disorder going around of late, seems to affect many in high places and it knows no geographic boundaries.

Amen Banker, Frederick the Great is truly a legend in his own mind.

Is the PM ok? He looks a little unwell in this photo.

Stress killing him

If Mr: Mitchell will not explain why the Cubans are a security risk. The investigative reporters from the news media can investigate why the Country in which they were born Cuba. and the USA refuses to allow them into their Country. Is the Bahamas any less?. There is another side to this story, besides Mr. Mitchell. It is important to look at both sides. These men are not saints
and Mr: Mitchell is not the devil.

Accepting criminals into the general population is a national security risk. Their legal homeland, native homeland and the UNHCR would not accept them because of their criminal behavior. What further explanation is needed? Should we also allow Fox Hill inmates into the general population with a free slate? Some of you really cannot be serious with your faux outrage over the so called mishandling of this Cuban situation.

you are talking about Freddie and the AG for not bringing charges within 36 months of the lock up? Yes, I agree the both belong in front of a court.

And the criminals of Cuban descent deserve a second chance?...In Bahamas? Fred Mitchell is not the monster you dependent thinkers make him out to be. He is challenged with outdated laws that do not reflect the current norms in the wider world. Both the FNM and PLP (Fred Mitchell included) are responsible for this Cuban debacle. After 9/11, considering the close proximity, laws should have been in place to facilitate persons like these criminals that nobody is willing to accept. Why these laws do not exist should be the foremost concern.

It's a conundrum!! They haven't committed a crime in the Bahamas, but nobody wants to take them....

A criminal background check is a part of the legal immigration process. People with criminal records in their homeland are denied work permits and legal residence status in Bahamas...as in most countries. Because they did not commit a crime in Bahamas, does not mean they are not criminals and therefore, should be welcomed with open arms.

Clearly dummy, you are the one with your head up your a ss ! That explains your dumb a ss overly emotional hysterics. They had no trial? So get them a trial date as they wait in prison. Absolutely do not release known criminals into society with a clean slate! Trial or not, these criminals were imprisoned where they belonged until another country was willing to accept them. Currently, there are no laws with regard to this situation...and so it is an option to imprison them for three years. Seems like Fred Mitchell attempted the best legal route by presenting this situation to the immigration board, who denied their release. The only real tragedy in this matter is the number of dumb as Bahamians who think detaining the Cubans is the real issue here. The fact that no laws exist to handle situations with rejected illegal aliens who are also criminals is another tragedy.

I'm more concerned about the dumb as Bahamians who support Fred Smith and his quest to turn the Bahamas into a safe haven for illegals and international criminals. You think this looks bad? Let's revisit this conversation when terrorists via Bahamas target the U.S. It's exactly the third world you seem to want for the Bahamas.

At present there is no law that determines how a unique situation like this is to be treated. The DOI attempted to deport these criminals quickly, but could not. They took them before the immigration board to decide on their release or incarceration, it was determined they remain in custody. No where in the constitution does it say that known international criminals/ illegal trespassers cannot be held indefinitely. So the Bahamas does not have to be Cuba in that regard because no laws were broken.

Only in the Bahamas do you have jacka sses who are more concerned with the so called inhumane treatment of foreign criminals than making the country better for all. We should all, including the "outspoken QC", be advocating for tougher immigration, border protection, human trafficking and proactive national security laws...not the plight of two low lives who deserve to be in prison.

I would expect better from someone with more common sense, but you prove yourself to be a typical dumb a ss...rowing about PLP and FNM when the problem at hand is much greater than that. But I guess that's how trained sheep are programmed to behave.

This country is challanged with outdated politicians! Really need forward thinking BUISNESS persons in the HAO instead of this all for me crowd. Time to change the status quo and give both(well they both from the same nest) the red shirts and yellow shirts the boot.

What is the real story?

Mr.Mitchell did not produce a single paper from the US or Cuba or Panama or Sweden to show that we had asked them or that they had refused or that we had asked.

Tell us the truth please.

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The opposition is pathetic. Their "smoking gun" has been revealed to be no more than a procedural communication to the board, which is a process with which these former government ministers,MPs, and candidates should be familiar. Either they intentionally misrepresented the point of the document to feed hysteria and launch a personal attack on the minister, or they simply didn't know. Sad either way, and it is this undue focus on personality over substance that is behind their unraveling.

In truth, the detainees were not denied due process or held without reason. The constitution holds that illegal entry is a summary offense for which a trial is not necessary and that people guilty of this offense can be detained for however long it takes to deport them. The immigration board also has the authority to decide who is undesirable, and the message of their undesirability was pretty clear. The only trial that they were denied was the one where they should have been made to answer for the alleged escape and arson attempts. The government dropped the ball in not giving them credit for the time they earned in Fox Hill.

Where is the outrage from the Christian Community for the outspoken QC mockery of God.

He was not mocking god, he was praying to god!

He was mocking God. You, I, and the staunchest Fred Smith supporter know it was for dramatic effect, he was clowning around...not praying from the heart.

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What blows me away are the apologists. Yes we have archaic laws, and yes the Cubans are illegals, and yes the US will not take them back. The BIG ISSUE here is none of this. It is the perfidy of Fred Mitchell. Why does he say one thing at one time and the diametrically opposite at a later date. The bottom line, is that he says whatever is expedient at the time. There is a word for that in the English language: LIAR! Bottom line. You can't believe a damn word that comes out of Mitchell's mouth. He doesn't belong as a Minister, a parliamentarian, and he is not even classed as a decent human being. He is a stranger to the explicit truth.

In typical PLP style, when we do not wish to or have no intelligent reason to support our stand, we lodge petty attacks to appease the illiterate of the electorate.

If the issue is the length of their detention, not being tried for the offence of illegal entry, or that Mitchell's resolution was rejected by the board, then it is most certainly the laws that need to be fixed. Laws were followed. No matter how many times and how many ways people twist this fact to state otherwise. I would also like to know why the AGs office failed to defend the decision of the board. Whether attorneys from the AGs office agree with a certain stance or not, that is what they are paid to do. The bottom line is that people are making this about Fred Mitchell because of preexisting dislike for the man. That is very obvious.

@ lkalikl, Again this is proof that you are nothing but an emotional nutcase. You must be referring to the constitution in your head that states what you want it to state, because the immigration act clearly states that people who are caught entering the country illegally are automatically guilty of illegal entry and can be detained until whenever they can be deported. Typically, it should not take three years, but these two criminals made their own bed when they got caught in the wrong country. As I stated in response to your other non-sensical ramblings . . . until the constitution is amended it is what it is, even when it falls short.

However, if you truly believe what you say is indeed constitutional (not simply accepting your leader's position), please cite. I can work with the facts, not emotion.

You are wrong again, which happens when you speak from emotion and not facts. They can be detained for as long as it takes to deport them. And the immigration board absolutely has the legal authority to decide their fate. Furthermore, there was due cause. The courts do not always get it right, that is clear, and they certainly bungled this one.

The only reason the Bahamas would become a third world hell hole is due to the simple minds such as yourself that can only think in terms of petty party politics, not detention practices. First world countries such as the U.S. hold persons deemed national security risks indefinitely, as do other countries. Please do some research before you type another ignorant, emotional, post.