Maybe if they built to code this wouldn't happen??

Again!!
Utilizing so much resources to protect what is clearly illegal!!!
Whosoever allowed these illegal structures to continue should have all the costs to stop the fire deducted from their salary!!

The lack of political will to address this immigration issue and all its poisonous fruit is sickening!

Notice the MP says NOTHING about the homes being ILLEGAL!!!! REAL NEWS FLASH: Residents of Marsh Harbour reportedly observed FOUR trucks loaded with lumber and building material heading into the Mud on Saturday. It seems apparent that this Government and its representatives are not the least bit interested in rectifying the shanty town situation, but are continuing to use resources to pander to the situation in exchange for potential votes.

An even bigger problem is brewing on this island. I can read the signs of a huge showdown between locals and illegals. Don't know why our government is not seeing this.....obviously these fires are being set. Locals taking it into their own hands, since our government just seems lost in denial. Sigh...........

BIG sigh!!!! Gubment remind me of the poor surrey horses plodding Shirley Bay Street with blinders on. They don't get being proactive......

Or it could be a Mud resident, again. A Haitian-Bahamian on social media today quoted an African proverb (so he said): "The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel it's warmth". I'm not making any accusations toward anyone of course.

But the laid back attitudes and promotion of entitlements that don't exist has to end. Otherwise, these people who feel disenfranchised, rightfully or not, and led by Fred Smith will begin to act out in ways the Bahamian public is not prepared for.

This is what happens when we, the Bahamian people, have a feckless Minister of Immigration (Symonette) and even more feckless PM (Minnis). The pandering by our politicians to voters of Haitian descent, the vast majority of whom acquired Bahamian citizenship through illegal means of one kind or another, must stop. The Haitianization of the Bahamas is our number one imminent national security threat and Minnis (and Symonette) seem quite willing to ignore this most obvious fact notwithstanding the horrible plight it poses for all other 'true' Bahamians.

Bahamians must realize that migration and illegal immigration are worldwide problems and not just exclusive to the Bahamas and with Haitian people. Italy has over 600,000 illegal immigrants, most of whom are from Africa. Then there is the millions who have left Syria and The neighboring country and flooding down into European countries. And whenever a country has better living standards or more labor opportunities than its surrounding neighbors, persons will trickle into that country. The keys to stemming the problem is (1) To keep the citizenship register sterile and free from having counterfeit names added. (2) Not to let or allow persons (or their offspring) who enter the country illegally, migrate from being illegal to having status. And actions to remove the illegals from the country must be swift and decisive. The longer they stay the more rights they will assume to have. And there must be some penalties beyond repatriation for repeat offenders. Either jail time increasing fines or both.

I am sorry for persons who have lost their homes. The Bahamas is going into a dangerous zone
created and driven by rights Bahamas in the drivers seat.
Political parties well do well to learn not to take undisclosed donations from Satan and Mad
and crazy people.

You and your PLP political friends had better stop feeling sorry for illegal Haitians and start feeling sorry for Bahamians, many of whom now live in misery because of the toll illegal immigration has taken on our country's very limited financial resources.

I hope we don't see any more construction....or if we do let's hope its done with building code, now for sure the police and immigration better keep an eye on that empty space, anything new pop up it would be time to investigate...

In order to build a dwelling one NORMALLY has to purchase land, at least if your are Bahamian!

Much money comes from illegal business in illegal shanty towns. They have more shops than you can find in the mall!

LOL!

A tragedy of grand proportions - the fire, the discussion by many of Haitians being "the other," and our nation's inability to come up with functional policies for addressing the "Haitian problem."

I wonder how many of us commenting here have and/or do utilize Haitians as as laborers - both those here legally and the undocumented?!

Haitians are burning down their own shanty's and why not? Minnis promised to assist them to rebuild so why shouldn't they.

U may just be right .......... free land, duty free building supplies and social services to take care of them while they wait.......... smt

Bahamians need to march down Bay Street en masse and demand that our government does not:

1) amend the constitution re: immigration in any way,

2) withdraw the unconstitutional citizenships that have been given to unqualified Haitian children (regardless of age) and give those persons an opportunity to get their Haitian passports from their embassy and leave the country or

3) start to systematically confiscate their goods and properties as proceeds of crime!

Many of these Haitian's send home more money that the average Bahamian earns. Then they cry poor mouth and want handouts. I ain't for dat!

I believe that much of the funds sent to Haiti is used to cover the passage in the sloops to our Islands. The money institutions that do the transfers are making a killing!

Govt services utilized, police, fire services, social services for continuing fires and devestation....possible asthma problems, toxic air pollution, exposed holes with faeces etcetc....why keep spending money to support what is a clearly illegal act..with ...VAT taxpayers money ....an Dr. Sands needs beds for PMH an morgues and supploes ......

It appears that there are vices that are employing unconventional tactics as a solution to an unrelenting problem.