No specific allegations and only Jamaica complaining about the so called lack of professionalism? So typical. Jamaicans stay bashing the Bahamas and insisting that Jamaica is a role model country. Provide details of the so called mistreatment or shut up. Bruising his ego does not count.

Mitchell was previousy making sense and now he shows why the PLP and FNM are one and the same. The children of illegals born in the Bahamas or Haiti, should be entitled to one thing only - deportation. The only ties that matter in terms of permanent residency status is that a person is gainfully employed, holds a valid rental agreement, and a clean criminal record. Having tons of children in the Bahamas in schools should not be considered a tie. Permanent residency is the most that any of them should be offered and it should have a 5 year max for them to either become citizens or retain their nationality and leave. If they are caught working undocumented before applying, they need to be deported and the option rescinded.

The Outspoken QC himself must be coming up with this stuff. If they do not submit an application by age 19 they need to be deported period. Get the information out in the schools and clinics so that they can stop getting away with playing ignorant to the laws and deadlines that apply to them

Obviously a trial will be held days, months, or years later and adding to the backlog in cases and they will need to be held somewhere. God forbid some of these cases takes years to come up (including delays by the QC), they will be out on bail with the right to work just like Haitian citizen Jean Rooney.

Clearly some here are guided by their dislike of Fred Mitchell, but how is he wrong? What happens when full boats of people decide to plead not guilty? The outspoken QC is already talking about the need to provide legal aid. At least for illegal landings where they are caught red handed, court proceedings should not be required.

This is too little too late, and considering the FNM government's pro illegal immigration stance, it could just be for show. According to the article, this was done at the behest of the prime minister. Why is this not the standard operating procedure? The immigration act states that illegal landing is a summary offence to which persons are automatically guilty if found. Hence, no need for the mass proceeding, just the deportation order. And what of that Haiti/Bahamas treaty that promised that illegal Haitians would not be treated like criminals? Probably still floating around for when Frederick Smith deems that this process is unconstitutional and that treaty trumps all. The government needs to get rid of the contradictory nonsense and make this process the standard before acting like they did something.

I hope you also consider the possibility that the sick minded individual could be one of those legalized or still illegal Haitians who want to get out and be relocated by the government. The article says it all. They want out, but don't want to face the true cost of living. While it is great that there were no injuries in either of these early morning fires, it is also enough to make one wonder.

The sense of entitlement in this article reeks. The solution for Mr. Lamy, a naturalized Bahamian is very clear. He can struggle with market rent, utilities, etc. like all other Bahamians. Why can't he, his mother, and aunty put together to live in a safe environment with utilities in place? As for the carpenter, how about acknowledging and denouncing the the cluster you all create with the fraudulent documents and out of control birth rates? In the meantime, he too needs to deal with the high cost of living like everyone else. Ms. Francois, how about following up with the agency where you submitted the papers for the land? Just ridiculous.

Nope, I simply responded to your tangents. I disagreed with the position that the average Bahamian is at fault for sustaining illegal immigration through employment. Enter you, illustrating my point of who benefits from employing illegals, but also insisting that the people that are most impacted benefit too. Without facts and figures, your ‘net benefit’ theory is just that.

To assert such a claim as the construction industry would collapse and the other hidden benefits of illegal immigrant labor, without supporting evidence, is made even worse considering your alleged qualifications. I responded specifically to Dilly Tree's statement that the employment of Haitians was fueled by lazy Bahamians who feel they are too good to perform manual labor and hence, hire Haitians, keeping them employed. That is ridiculous rhetoric that is levied against the native population of any country by illegal immigrant enablers. On it's face, it is apparent to me that it is a parasitic relationship. Apparently you have no evidence to the contrary.