Even if that is the case, so what? Most of them will go back to Dominica afterward. That's their home, their island. That's where their land and possessions are. If we got devastated by Irma and Maria and Bahamians' homes and schools got destroyed and Barbados decided they would welcome a few students and their families.. do you think those Bahamians would stay in Barbados forever? I think you'll be surprised to find out that many of these Domincans will be grateful to come here and just as grateful to leave.

Boy there are some seriously dumb and arrogant people in this country. Contrary to what a lot of you people believe, most people from Dominica do not want to come and live in the Bahamas forever. Right now they just need some help. What makes you think we are so special? People from those small commonwealth caribbean island nations are proud people and very similar to us culturally. All Minnis is doing is accepting some school children to attend school here until Dominica can get back on its feet and some of you are comparing this to the Haitian problem and acting like millions of undocumented immigrants are coming. It's sad.

Good job Minnis

Mr. Laroda, our seas are NOT "teaming with fish" anymore, especially when it comes to reef fish.

Bowe has some good ideas, like his insistence on changing the government's accounting method to an accrual-based system. But we need to cut the fat off the public sector and do so fast. The sad reality is that many of these government workers do not possess the skill-set to be readily absorbed into the private sector at a similar salary, no matter how gently you try to release them. By all means we need to be conscious of the fact that people have bills to pay, but at the same time we need to get it over and done with. A sharp knife cuts the quickest and hurts the least. Right now, we do not have the time and the resources to wait until programs are made and become available to ensure a smooth transition into the private sector - though,I I am not opposed to such programs being considered for the future...

I will be the first to admit our faults and we definitely have a huge problem with crime, but ranking us 6th in the world for "unaccompanied women travelers" doesn't sound right. Here's the list:

1)Egypt 2) Morocco 3) Jamaica 4) India 5)Peru 6) Bahamas 7)Colombia 8)Ecuador 9)Turkey 10)Guatemala

What about Syria? Somalia? Libya? Those countries are more dangerous regardless of whether you are a man or a woman, which leads me to main issue I have with the article. Much of the data it uses to back up its assertions are based on general crime statistics, including crimes that have nothing to do with visitors or women specifically. They aren't backing up their assertions with relevant data. What they are basically saying is the equivalent to "Because the Bahamas has a high murder rate, unaccompanied women travelers should watch out". That's shabby journalism. Also, why does the article say "paces" then go on to only list countries. It's click-bait.

I do agree that Nassau is not a safe place for unaccompanied tourist women, but 6th most dangerous in the world??? Come on now.

The PLP should say sorry.

You are correct - it was you who made the distinction between residency and citizenship. I misread the story somehow and thought Kinsale was advocating for the sale of citizenship in addition to lowering the bar for permanent residency. Yes, I am fully aware of the non-dom status in the UK and how it works, however, you know as well as I do that the situation may be different in 10 years. Many Brits (the Corbynistas etc) would love to see the non-dom laws change and prudent wealthy Brits are aware of that. Any way, my point remains the same. Many people around world would like Bahamian residency/citizenship for tax, financial privacy and lifestyle purposes and I disagree with you that a UK passport is more desirable than a Bahamian one and I do believe the Bahamas to be a better place to live, but that's my personal opinion.

Much of this debate boils down to the vision one has for the future of this country. If you are like many materialistic, money obsessed real estate agents and large-scale developers that believe it would be great if Nassau was like Miami then of course you might be saying lets hand out citizenship to anyone rich!!! Most of these people have little regard for the environment, preserving Bahamian culture, our national identity, our heritage or the poor/average Bahamian. The problem is, is that many Bahamians have fallen into this kind of mentality themselves - where we would sell every last island in this country to a foreigner in the prospect of a commission.

The U.K. is not The Bahamas and you can carry your condescending ass talking about a "UK passport is ever so slightly better than a Bahamian one." How so? It doesn't look that appealing to me in the face of Brexit and the U.K's burdensome tax regime. Perhaps that's why so many Brits would like a Bahamians one?? Furthermore, the Bahamas is a better place to live than the U.K. This is coming from someone who has lived in the U.K and entitled to dual citizenship. I would choose my Bahamian citizenship any day.

Second, as the other person said, residency is different to citizenship. If the primary purpose is tax and lifestyle related there is no need to give away full citizenship if we can offer residency and a tax certificate here. If we start giving anyone with money the same rights as Bahamians this country will soon become overdeveloped and totally controlled by foreigners while the average Bahamians becomes more dependent and has less access to the best parts of the country, something that is already a problem. A whole host of other problems will ensue. Yeh, of course real estate agents and developers would love it. A line needs to be drawn. Foreigners are welcome, but handing out citizenship willy nilly to wealthy foreigners is a short sighted sell out