So again, how can populaces not mock comrade KP. It doesn't help be about going backwards - excepting on the 100 different occasions of blaming PLP for nothing tangible put in place by KP and his merry band Imperialists red shirts cabinet since ceasing governing power 771 days back by deceiving 71,409 voters. There are no structures and the campaign promises opportunity for populaces's Colony of Out Islands are nowhere be seen, and populaces have long given up on any hope to be successful under this do nothing, lazy red regime, yes, no...

Surely granting of crown land is a Bahamian matter now all these years after independence.

Looking back doesn't help.....which is actually best in more ways than the DPM should be talking about. In the 21st century there is estimated in what today is called MODERN DAY SLAVERY..some 21 to 46 million persons are in slavery.in numerous countries. Various cmodern day slavery onditions exist detailing sonditions...forced to work in intolerable inhuman difficult to escape.

In the Caribbean, there is particularly in Haiti with grinding poverty persons are in articles in such slave conditions...numerous artricles on web. Many victims may be in the Human Trafficking train moved to places to work in intolerable conditions. There are usually boatloads of impoverished persons adults caught and allegedly having spent some $2,000 plus for the illegal boat trip...investigations needed into these situations....like these organized trips hhave no captains...like whatever happened to their children ...and how are their children treated if put into Restavek culture conditions? Every so often foreign females are caught working in sex industry...investigations needed if they were not forced into it working against their will.

Today there is modern day slavery needing more investigations into madern day slave conditions.

When you look at the worldwide disparity that exists between the races you have to ask the question, how did this happen? And when you go back in history, you also have to admit that it was Europe that underdeveloped mainly Africa and Latin America, including the Caribbean. That is not to say that all of the problems of the 20th century, as they pertain to Africa and Latin american countries, including the Caribbean, are all Europe's fault. We simply cannot ignore or discount Europe's role in these problems. To say that Reparations is merely "an interesting concept" and that it can be compared to "looking back", as in looking backwards, is far too naive and dismissive of one of the worst atrocities committed in history. This atrocity was committed against Africa, Africans, and peoples of African descent. Saying sorry is one thing. Some things call for restitution and making amends. Australia and Canada have taken steps in the right direction. I don't think it is too difficult to figure out who all were affected and who gets paid. Countries in the western hemisphere with sizable black populations, and Africa must be looked at mainly. In addition, I don't think that reparations has to be only about money. How do we affect the lives of poor people as directly as possible in the impacted countries? There is no question in my mind that a serious discussion needs to be have as to how do we correct the global imbalance between countries that benefited from slavery and colonialism and those peoples affected by them. On this one I couldn't disagree more with the DPM.

With reparations where do you start-With Arabs who still enslave their people, Saudi Arabia who still employ cheap slave labour, to the African tribe leaders who sold their people into slavery or how about closer to home for all the years that black Bahamians had to leave Spanish Wells before sunset. Yes many of the countries colonised by the UK, Portugal and others did many things wrong but maybe the UK should ask for reparations from the Romans or Vikings who invaded, raped and pillaged the UK. Time for long independent countries to stop blaming their failures on past masters and get on manage and take responsibility for their own progress. As Bogart correctly said their is modern day slavery in every country.

This is such an asinine argument ........... SMT