Same thing I said, there needs to be a law or some kind of rule in place to govern these type of things in the event they do happen. It should be dependent on how much time is left in the term. Less than a year left on the term then the party who the seat belongs to should be able to appoint someone to hold the seat until an election is called, more than a year left then there should be a by-election in order to allow the constituents to vote for a new MP.
I feel we make these things too difficult in an effort to cover up corruption. Bahamians need to wake up and stop allowing these regular people who we appointed to lead take advantage of people.

My question is are these children in The Bahamas legally? And if they are not, how are they able to avail themselves of the free education meant for those legally residing in the country? This immigrant situation really is getting out of hand. There is no way the majority of a class in an English speaking country should not be able to read, write, and speak English.

RIP to this young man. Sounds like a case of an inexperienced motorcycle rider based on the information the police have given. He left out at 3:07am in the rain, so it was dark and it was raining and he had only just purchased in the motorcycle in August. Most likely he took the helmet off thinking he would be able to see better in the dark and rain and lost control of the motorcycle.
So very sad and I feel for this mother.

This case only serves to highlight just how antiquated our laws are. In this instance abortion was reasonably justified. A 15yr old is a child, and having a baby at that age may have possibly been the end of a bright future. Considering we are not privy to the details surrounding the pregnancy, I still would conclude in this case the mother made a wise choice for her child.
And going further the alleged father is a 21yr old, facing a rape charge, and notice the article does not say statutory rape- so one can assume the 15yr old was not a willing participant. Either way I am glad they dismissed this case, and hopefully they will revisit abortion laws in The Bahamas.

Sadly I was coming to ask this same question. Was the child restrained? People don't like when you ask the hard questions like this. Unfortunately, many Bahamians do not wear seatbelts. They also have children sitting up in the front seat- unrestrained. Children should be sitting in the backseat wearing a seatbelt, and depending upon the size they should be in a car seat or booster seat.
It is very sad when a person loses their life tragically, even more so when it is a child. I just pray this family can find some peace during this difficult time.

And so what if they are? If Mr. Stuart was not in their country doing illegal things they would not be able to exhort anything. This needs to be a warning to others, crime does not pay, and your family is left with the bill.

“They asking for money for everything,” said Lloyann Stuart, the widow of Shadrack Stuart, one of the victims. “We had to pay ourselves to some Haitian people just for them to get my husband body out of the sea and treat his body.”

I hope this is not a cry in an attempt to ask the Bahamian government to help foot the bill to bring these criminals back home. These were not men who died while serving their country, or even died doing non illegal activities. These men died while being pursued by Haitian officials during a drug bust. The only people that should be responsible for getting them home is their families.
I hope this proves a cautionary tale to those thinking to get involved in illegal activities, either have your money ready with a family member to bring you back, or stay your hip home and work like a honest person.

Ya'll don't take anything seriously until someone gets hurt. Less we forget what happened to Charles Virgil in 1997. I think that anyone who is running for office should be afforded some form of security until after the elections.

But hey, let's wait for it to escalate past breaking and entering and vandalism.

I blame the people on these islands that continue to vote the same MP in power, even when they prove to be useless in providing even the basic needs of the island.
This situation just highlights the ongoing issue that plagues all out islands and even New Providence. A lack of emergency resources...plain and simple.

They don't consider EMS as essential. That is the crux of the problem. EMS is a necessary evil to them and therefore only receives scraps after outcries are made. They do not receive anything unsolicited and new the way the police and defense force do. The police force has gotten numerous new trucks, cars, and motorcycles and EMS struggles to get one sensible ambulance.
EMS is oftentimes the first on scene yet the EMT'S don't even have insurance. Exposed to all manner of disease and such in the course of providing care, yet it's the police and defense force with insurance-including their dependents.
They need to revamp the entire EMS system and put people in place who will get the job done.