My God, the Bahamas is a backward country is so many ways. You mean to say that this is the first library for female inmates ever .This should not surprise me. Women are not equal to men in the Bahamas in certain regards of the law.

The political drama that occurred in the UK won't happen any time soon here in the Bahamas. The sight of a back bencher in the house of commons asking the prime minister to resign. We really don't follow the conventions of the westminister government here in the Bahamas. Politicians here in the Bahamas are primarily about special interests, their personal interest and their egos.

This tax reduction don't surprise me at all. The Bahamas has been marketed from the days of Sir Harold Christie and Sir Stafford Sands as a tax haven for wealthy persons.

The national track and field championship was poorly promoted by the BAAA. Many persons were unaware of the event over the weekend. That was the main reason it was so poorly attended. I only became aware of it when a Guardian radio host spoke about it this morning.

@ Sickened. You really don't understand governance. Many of these bills were not drafted by Ryan Pinder. These laws were drafted by the civil servants in the attorney general's office. All he is doing is mouthing the words of other persons.

Some of these draft bills were done under the FNM party. In fact both of these political parties want to modernize the citizen laws of this country. They also need to modernize and revamp this constitution, the British gave them. This country has not reached the twentieth century with some aspects of our laws.

The writer is simply dismissive of a good idea. The island is New Providence and not Nassau. Bahamians don't have a clue how the Westminister system of government and the roles of MP's and parliament.

There is local government in Ottawa, Washington D.C, Canberra and London. Yet the head of government in those countries reside there. The writer is typical of many bahamians, self -righteous and ignorant of many things. Sensible, progressive ideas take years to reach this country.

Both parties are arrogant in governance these last two terms. Their rabid supporters and apologists will deny it of course.

That outburst was totally uncalled for the speaker. The use of parliament and the speaker's chair to attack a civil servant.

In more advanced society, a senior politician is usually elected speaker. In the Bahamas we do things backwards.

@ Sheeprunner. if whatever government is in power, don't attempt to collect taxes when they will have to borrow. Eventually they will not be able to borrow and the IMF will take over,

I use to think all the foolish people in this country are PLPs. Your comments prove there are foolish people who support the FNM also.

This is nothing new. Misuse of and conversion of government's assets for personal gain is common.

All Bahamians is do is talk.