Whenever someone enters a country illegally and attempts to live there, problems are bound to occur. These Haitian descendant who have no papers need to fault their Haitian parents for coming here illegally. Maybe I should have used the word "confined" to a life of poverty rather than "choosing.

Bull wash???? I'm telling you what's going on this country! I'm not making this up!! The masses of Bahamian people who complain about unemployment are grossly under qualified. Students who return to the Bahamas from the U.S. usually possess degrees that are not in high demand in the Bahamas. Yes, the economy is bad, and NO I'm not belittling Bahamians. As an employer, you must fairly review every applicant as a potential hire. But why unqualified people fill out my applications, I don't know.... maybe you can ask them. But I can only speak of what I see on a daily basis, and YES it does not compute! I did not call anyone dumb but many of the applicants could not read! Furthermore, I think my words were "under qualified " and "lacking necessary skills." Maybe that's your conscience talking. I agree that many industrious Bahamians don't possess a college education but still have the potential to excel. As a matter of fact, some of them are my relatives.... and they're certainly not dumb. In your rhetoric I guess you missed the fundamental point..... there are lots of job opportunities here in the Bahamas. Bahamians need to do their part to fill them. End of story.

@John. All illegals should be deported whether they're black, white, purple, green, blue, orange, red, etc. Illegal immigration is an illegal activity needing stiffer penalties not predicated upon color, or nationality. It's not a black or white issue. You can't break the law and then expect the government to provide you a good life! All I'm saying is that while most Bahamians are demanding a better Bahamas in terms of employment, many of them aren't taking necessary steps to improve themselves. There are many job opportunities available in the Bahamas of which the average Bahamian has not equipped themselves to do. When I first returned to the Bahamas I was apprehensive because I had heard that the economy was bad and the government wasn't hiring much. Yet, to my surprise, both private and government personnel have been calling non stop. Initially I was confused and decided to ask an HR director how are these jobs available yet people are claiming lack of employment in both public and private sectors. She had to explain to me that jobs are available, but I've been the only one that they've interviewed in three years that's qualified. The longer I stay in the Bahamas and observe these people, the more I realize that she's correct. Even now I'm trying to hire someone as a pharmacy technician who is skilled in dosage based drug calculation and drug competence. And let me tell you.... I can't find ONE. Every applicant that I've interviewed has either an F GPA or no high school diploma at all. Some of them can't even read, yet they expect a job. How can this be??? Yes, I agree that both governments have done a terrible job by not creating much opportunities. But all I'm saying is that if Bahamians want any type of worth-while job, then they must improve their knowledge base before criticizing the government. After all... what's the point of creating opportunity when there aren't any competent people available to fill them???

Good point. But the simple truth is that the PLP really doesn't care. As far as they're concerned the Bahamian public has no choice but to flip back and forth between them and the FNM. With this knowledge in mind, they continue to pillage and consume the countries resources without discretion or regards concerning the victims. The Bahamas is in dire need of a legitimate third party that can oust both the FNM and PLP. But by the time as they're organized enough to convince the Bahamian electorate, the Bahamas would have been irreversibly destroyed. Either Brandville McCartney, or some other upstanding, potential political leader needs to step forward immediately. Our country depends on it and time is just about out. Bahamians have a very serious choice ahead of them in 2017.

True words. But we "the citizens" of the Bahamas need to shoulder some of the blame aswell. Nassau Village and other poverty stricken areas around Nassau are usually the direct result of "poor choices" by the individuals who inhabit them. I agree that both governments have failed in that job opportunities have not become readily available to the average Bahamian. We could probably write a book on the historical failures of the Bahamian government. But from an objective point of view, I also think that many Bahamians expect the government to be responsible for their choices. Bahamians need to understand that the government is not a baby-sitting entity. Many of these ghettos are occupied by decendants of illegal Haitians who have chosen a life of crime and poverty. Bahamians are demanding jobs, but many of them refuse to enhance their knowledge base and skills needed to fill available positions. And there's really no excuse seeing that education and knowledge is so readily available. I grew up poor aswell.... but my mother always warned me that if I didn't do well in school I would never find a job. So instead of picking up a gun, I picked up a book. Now.... employers are constantly calling. Before we can criticize the government, we need to consider how we're contributing to the problem.

Dumb, white foreigners??? Slave mentality??? any black group??? Although you make some valid observations, parts of your blog seem to be nothing more than a racist rant predicated upon some misplaced sense of inferiority. Yes, Hubert Ingraham and the FNM have done irreversible damage to Betelco by allowing foreigners to acquire majority interest in it. HAI made it very clear that Bahamians didn't matter in his book. But at the same time... Perry and the PLP are no better. Don't make it a black or white thing. These politicians are crooking us all. Perry would have sold BTC just as easily as Hubert...... the same way that the FNM was about to introduce VAT, yet now they oppose it. Both parties play politics at the expense of the Bahamian people. As far as the Bahamas goes, the only fundamental question Bahamians need to be asking themselves is, "do you wish to be robbed by a foreigner, or by one of your own fellow Bahamians?" Because either way, you're being robbed.

Darron Cash has no more credibility. He needs to resign.

But if we vote out the PLP, then who are we going to vote in??? The FNM??? They're just as bad as the PLP. And Brandville McCartney doesn't seem interested in validating his party. The Bahamas is in serious trouble.

It's amazing how time always tells the truth. Perry Christies and the PLP denied this story when it was initially brought to the attention of the Bahamian public by LBT. But as it turns out... he was just telling another classic, old fashion, blatant, PLP lie. We all knew he was lying when he tried to justify his motives for perusing "buy-back" interest in BTC. All of his so called negotiations, time, and money spent, were conducted mainly to return Leon Williams to BTC. I often wonder when the Bahamian people are going to tire of being donkeys for the government. Do we even realize that we're entitled to more???

Fa true??? Boy.... I don't know about that. From what I heard, as long as HAI is alive and has considerable influence over the FNM, not many people are willing to vote for them.