Gotta give it to the Police: Trying to move a protester with your left hand, while holding a gun in your right hand. Says a lot about lack of training and the mindset of the police officer.

oh jea, dear Tribune: any word why these people are protesting? Maybe the increase of the toll, maybe to protect Flamingos in San Salvador? Or to fight the ZIKA virus? To readmit the two Cubans?

since you didn't read the story, here's and excerpt giving the "why"

"Beach workers blocked access to the Sir Sidney Poitier Bridge early this afternoon, in protest at this morning's closure of the Cabbage Beach entrance adjacent to the Riu Paradise Island Hotel."

Yep. Not even addressing why he needed an assault rifle that close to 10 unarmed vendors. But if someone did get violent, I suspect the first thing they'd attempt would be to wrestle the gun from his one hand hold. They do the same at Junkanoo. Imagine the rocket launchers.

"Look here", Why are people so excited at the sign of potential violence

Comrades the spirits dead Africans buried under dat $2 toll bridge must be rising in anger at scene portrayed in this story’s picture.
Oh yes, Papa Hubert’s regime constructed the Paradise Island Bridge right over the road covering an abandoned African graveyard.
The picture seems indicate that possibly the Chinese government’s $1.2 million in riot armory gear may have run out dog whistles?
PLP Cabinet, these are your own damn people. You’re maybe no more than one step away from using 'dog-whistle' politics on your own people and it seems not to bother any of you in the least.
Tis risky to gamble against the growing potential of all hell breaking out downstairs in front House of Assembly, if ever a policeman’s shoots a protester or bystander?
In name Jesus…. think!
People are being pushed too damn far by this PLP cabinet. Don't you remember the day when PM Papa Hubert had to be escorted hurriedly to his official car away from the angry crowd in front House of Assembly?

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Tal: You worryin' bout Africans under da bridge but plenty Africans and Europans buried under Harbour Bay Shopping Center. Between East Cemetery Lane and West Cemetery Lane. Da Swiss Bank chopped up East Cemetery Lane and they can't get Brave to fix it. Look like Red Carpet Inn got a building right in the road.

2 out of 3 policeman are too fat. Don't know why a cop has to bring a submachine gun to an unarmed protest.

Comrade Banker the scary part is that to authorize which policeman's would respond and what potential force would be present to respond with, had to come down from the appropriate high up in command authorizing officer.

It would appear that the owner of the land that these people have been traversing to access the beach has exercised their rights and have closed their boundaries.
They are no doubt fed up with the daily litter, language and bad attitude of we people, even more ignorance on display on the bridge for all we tourist to witness first hand as well as every home ,business owner and hotel employee being seriously inconvenienced by a few disgruntled vendors.
Ah my people, they won't let you down, they won't disappoint you.

Asshole post from an ASSHOLE!

I think it's great that they're fighting for their rights, it's pretty sad that we have no regular Bahamians owning beach front property. but rights come with responsibility. Two sides

Comrade Beach Vendors it isn't like the PLP Cabinet have not been given "written notice" by the foreigners how they WILL be locking them sliding gates to block your beach access.
But no worry cause the cabinet will help y'all vendors to hold fundraising cookouts to raise the funds to support your families.
Comrade Androsian Clarence Bain has be screaming up from his grave; great God almighty what manner of a PLP cabinet is this we have - when foreigners can tell the people's cabinet how we Bahamaland is going be runs under they rules?
Comrades cry shame because they are not only denying access to 100 plus beach vendors - they are denying ALL Bahamalanders and our tourists access.
And, what does the party of the people do. They send armed policeman's to deal with the native vendors.

Comrades could it be that the PLP cabinet rushed to delay the new $2 toll because they knew the beach's access would be blocked? They must have no idea the potential for all hell break lose if that gate stays locked come the public holiday? And, why wasn't Minnis, along with his nine red House MP's not over there with Bull Horns - unlock this damn gate, now?
Tribune you needs ask Commish, if his officers had advance notice of the closing of the gate?

We are seeing how much the PLP cares about the "small man" in living colour

Comrades do Bahamalander's still own the land which the Lynden Pindling airport sits on, and if not, which government sold it and to whom was it sold?

Something is rotten in Denmark with NAD. There are numerous references to it being a Bahamian company yet when I do a business lookup, it says that it is privately held. All of the upper management-- with the notable exception of Vernice, are Vantage -- Canadian -- and it says that it is a self-sustaining commercial entity not receiving any government subsidies. The management cited on the LPIA website are in fact directors of the government airport authority and not NAD.

The company got hundreds of millions in financing, and I don't see how a management company with a 10 year contract would every get a payback out of a 10 year management contract ... but the funny part is that they own a piece of the company that gave them the contract? Something is not right.

As a Bahamian I am so proud of these people exercising their constitutional rights, it's about time that they stand up for what is right. Unlike when I was coming up in the Bahamas, my parents was so afraid to voice their opinions about the injustice that they was forced to endure. This is one of the reason's that I relocated the country, and had no desire to live there anymore. What the Government don't understand the young youths of the Bahamas is not going to stand for the injustice that's been forced upon their parents, and Grandparents. Enough is enough and too much of something is not good enough for nothing. They don't care about no one but themselves and that's the God's truth. Giving these ignorant mindless policemen guns is like giving an ass a toilet to sit on, and the ass has no idea on how to use the facilities. These people has the rights to protest and they are not giving that right as citizens that's in the constitution of the Bahamas. Bearing arms is not the rights of the police, either, before becoming independent the police was not given g the rights to bear arms. What they are doing is creating a nation of angry people who are simply sick and tired of the forced institutional of slavery that people are forced to live in and provide for their families and themselves. Until Government do right by it's people then the people will respect the Government. All we can do is hope and pray for change, I mean really buckle down and pray. God answers prayers of hurting people. And this is what the people of the Bahamas need to do. Remember that vengeance is not ours saith the Lord, in giving these leaders to God and allowing Him to hold them for their sins and the bad seeds that they have willfully sowed into the nation of the Bahamas, there will be no justice and no peace.

Let me first say that I have a great deal of sympathy for the good and honest Vendors who go about their business on the Beach in a friendly and professional manner. I am white and therefore considered a "Tourist" and shudder to think of the actions of just a few who feel that they, being Bahamians, can behave in any manner they see fit. Many times I have been pestered, hassled, and if I refuse to purchase what I don't want, I get cursed. It is a shame that some people refuse to learn basic human decency until it is too late.

**............................................ Bahamians first MY ASS! ....................................................**

This and successive lousy ass FNM and PLP M governments sold Bahamians out to foreign interest at every turn.

40,000 work permits to foreign domestic household workers, now denying Bahamians access to earning an honest living on the beach?

HELL NO!

Time for the crooked PLP, FNM and their crooked foreigners to carry their lousy ass's OUT of our country!

This access point is PRIVATE property. There is no public access. The owners have chosen to exercise their right to their PRIVATE property. What constitutional right are you all braying about? There is none -- just the constitutional right for a property owner to enjoy his own property in quiet and peaceful possession.

Typical idiot Bahamians thinking they have a right to everything. Next you'll be telling me we own BTC, BEC and all the other acronyms. When last did you see a dividend payment from them into your bank account?

And don't get me started on the bahaviour of some of these vendors. Foul-mouthed, rude, aggressive and nasty. Who would want them on their property? And what message does this send to our visitors? Trash, food, and dirty diapers left behind. Have we no shame? If this is OURS, then we should be protecting and keeping it clean, shouldn't we? Or do we just not care? Oh, because we're entitled to it...

A point people like SP and Obie Ferguson conveniently like to turn a blind eye too. One has to wonder what SP and Ferguson's reaction be if they owned beachfront property and were told by the government that they had to allow free access across their property, the weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth couldn't done.
Yes there should be beach access for Bahamians but the government cannot arbitrarily acquire private property for that purpose without paying the legitimate owners proper compensation for their land.
Likewise the vendors association would do themselves a favor if they would police their own as their reputation, like that of the jet ski operators, precedes them for the same reasons.

So I watched all of the video on social media, and I saw a senior police officer, dressed in khaki, actually kick a protester after pushing her away so that a taxi could get by. To me, that is assault, and that police officer should be charged. He was just real eager to manhandle the protesters.

Didn't Obie Wilchombe swear that this beach access issue was straight and was NEVER going to be taken away???

Comrades regardless of how many khaki brown shirts and red stripes down they pants legs policeman's the government unleashes upon the people, this is the day to make it damn clear to all Beach Snatchers, foreigners and natives alike, that all Beaches on all 700 islands and cays public access is a universal right and necessary for all the natives and tourists enjoyment of Bahamaland's Beaches.
Say NO Damn Way to denying public Beach access..
If it ain't a given right in the constitution then the only referendum we need on changing we constitution is one that guarantees Public Right of Beach Access.