If we are an Independant Nation then why are we still pandering to the Privy Clowns on the other side of the Atlantic ocean to make decisions in OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM ???

Be it the Privy Council or the CCJ, you are going to have outsiders making decisions in "our justice system.

This is a good thing as small countries with populations as small as ours cannot afford to have it's own final court, both financially and for good independent thought on our system.

Even the UK Courts are still going to be required to look to the European Court in certain matters, even after BREXIT.

Sovereignty has its limitations.

Are you making the argument we should have remained a British colony because we are too small a nation to be self-governed? If so, this might explain why we are so vulnerable to the hideous agendas and bullying tactics of the likes of the IMF, FATF, IDB, OECD et al. which are slowly but surely destroying our economy. It could also explain why corruption is rampant throughout our government and civil service work force today. But who will take us in under their protective wing? Even the U.S. would like to free itself of certain of its U.S. territories today - starting with Puerto Rico!

In the first instance yes, we are in many ways too small to be able to cover the cost of independence. So the idea of shearing a court of 5 justices with considerable depth of legal knowledge as our highest court, a court that we could not afford if we were to have it as ours alone, has considerable merit.

As for cost, it should be noted that paying for ambassadors, and a foreign service is very expensive. Last year the was a news report that Canada and the UK had agreed to merge certain High Commissions as a way to reduce costs of their diplomatic service so it is not just us.

The cost of sovereignty is high and therefore it has its limitations.

Minnis is right on this ......... The Bahamas should have final control of any criminal case decision ........ Just make our Court of Appeal the final arbitrator in criminal cases.

Comrades! Let's all lock we arms together to hope Jesus, the Comrade for equal and social justice for all, the comforter of the poor and disenfranchised, uplifting the poor out poverty - will down the road reveal how it is - the Red Shirts were placed in the position to return back to take over to govern over the Bahamaland, and for they's Fourth time? The same Comrade Jesus will have to revel how a justice system was allowed to jail a young's man's with an empty stomach - over a can of Tuna and a bag of Rice, and a small bag Rice it was?

I will as a law abiding Bahamian support the PMs view in that we should have the final say but given the reality that there are few leaders and persons willing to also stand up and push in the same direction as the laws currently says is troubling. A referendum is necessary.

We still have the Bank of the Bahamas a bottomless money pit, highly qiestionalbe loans and not one single loan officer or bank offocial was ever found to have done anything wrong.

We have persons getting jail time for stealing a few cans of food or cell phone and getting jail time.

All the jail time for the pore Balck man while all these leaders of highly recognized influential groups, civic organizations and only the pore Black man going to jail and no white collar crime or criminals.

Have to play my KB and Bob Marley music.

So true .............. Carl is not on board with capital punishment ..... I wonder if a Cabinet vote is taken, if Minnis will get a majority of Cabinet to support such a move ........... This is where the shit hits the fan ........ Lack of consensus in making the HARD decisions for the best interest of Bahamians.

Well if ya caa’n hang people who willfully and wantonly and intentionally takes the life of another person then devise a punishment for them to feel the pain of their actions. One that is more effective than having them laying up if Fox Hill Motel getting high and fat off the taxpayer food. Get a glass encased podium and parade they ass in public every weekend. Allow the public to throw eggs, rotten tomatoes at them (although the glass will prevent them from gettin hit. And hang a picture of their victim(s) in front of their cell door. Taunt them some much about the deed they did. Taunt and remind them until they lose their minds and pray for death. But death will not come easily or quickly because they must pay.

And do that on an isolated cay in a supermax facility ......... between them cutting rock all day

I think everyone is running away from the hangman's noose. But there are other methods, like the lethal injection. That is quite humane. Something has to be done. In 2011 it took some almost $15,000 a year to feed one... kect that is almost $20,000 now. We payin it

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