Hey...I am all for farming, I think it is crazy the amount of produce we import into this country...also the fact that you are more likely to get a Hatian out in that field all day long instead of a Bahamian, because of this very stigma you brought up. From the early Pindling days, the Bahamian mind has been brainwashed into thinking you were 'better' than being stuck on a farm, you could do more with yourself than farming, that farming is akin to slavery under the white man, to this day, Bahamians will 'typically' shy away from the hard labour...and love...of a farm, it is a slow arduous process with a lot of back breaking work, that a lot of Bahamians just don't have the spine for, they would rather sit in their cushy government civil servant job protected by an insane union.

While my original statement was meant more of a 'joke' of sorts, it's actually a very sad reality...there is likely some very big money in marijuana farming, and from what I understand, the plants are quick to grow and easy to farm. Sure beats the heck out of picking cotton or pineapples!! I would totally love to see the Bahamas as a serious farming nation...of general crops, not just the whacky kind. Sadly won't see it in my generation...or my children's generation if we are still on this planet.

I thought I saw some fresh smoke rising from that general area shortly after lunch yesterday...foolishly said to myself, nah...that's not the dump, that must be some sort of building on fire or something...not the dump AGAIN...
Silly fool...

You see...they were going to legalize the webshops no matter what, that was a given...the referendum was a scam...and now that they've gone ahead and said it, they would rather whack the hard working joe over the head with VAT, before they legalize and tax and take money from webshops. Let's go ahead and give the numbers guys a little bit more grace period to scam and rape and rob from our citizens before the government joins the ranks and partners up with them. This whole web shop, numbers houses, money laundering debacle is just despicable and makes my skin crawl.

...I guess it is one way to get Bahamians back into labouring in the fields and farming!! LOL

To forgive is one thing, but what is the right thing to do is another. Should this man be the head of a school...NO...even being a standard teacher is questionable. Now, on the other hand, I have zero problem with said person being a motivational speaker of sorts, one that goes to schools and discusses openly what they have done, the punishment for what they had done, and the rehabilitation and outlook moving forward in their life. I think we need more of that in this country, let the students see and hear some of the not so good stories...the stories of what can happen to you if you take the wrong path. The hardships you will put upon yourself for the remainder of your life, because of your actions...that I have no problem with and think can and should be done. Principle...head of school...someone in daily contact with the same group of kids that you are responsible for molding...emmmm...no, that's just a bit too much.

The Ministry of Education is just one big waste of space. They LOVE to say how they are 'not responsible for vetting'...we have this case where they have hired a convicted felon to head up a school, rehab'd or not, awesome person or not, I don't think a convicted felon should be running a public school...but the same again when confronted about all the holiday street vendors that set up camp at RM Bailey park every couple months, the Ministry of Education is very quick to say...it is not our responsibility for vetting out the tenants to make sure they have business licenses or have paid their necessary duties or National Insurance...we just rent them the space for a couple weeks...not our place to vet things. May as well shut that ministry down as apparently they don't do a damn thing in there...and don't get me started on the crap education they are doling out to the masses. waste of space.

I could go along with those sentiments...but I will state this right here and now, ain't no chance in hell you gonna get me banking with Bank of the Bahamas!

Amen to that!!

...a 'few' plants? three hundred and ninety? Good lord, they doing a reforestation scheme on Andros with these dang trees?

Oooooo...yes yes yes...Digicell does not like or recognize unions...bring it on!! Unions are the direct cause for why our screwed up utilities and industry are the way they are today...I don't know how non-government business that are burdened by the unions manage to make ends meet, they will drag you down and bankrupt you, while the workers run around with scores of days off, perks, benefits, etc, etc. Thankfully, as a private employer, we have dodged the union bullet, but treat our employees with the respect they deserve and pay them what they are owed according to the labour laws of this country. We could not operate and would have to close our doors if unions came a knocking, it's really that simple.