Are you serious???
You're the FNM equivalent to that defective, PLP idiot, birdiestrachan!

I swear..... these politicians just don't get the point.
Are these men delusional or just plain detached from the Bahamian public? News Flash...... we the Bahamian people no longer want any old, antiquated, failed, politician (such as Dion, Carl, or Tommy) representing us anymore!! As a matter of fact, we don't want the FNM, period!!! For God sake.... somebody spread the word!!! The old FNM (including HAI and his FNM minions) are the main reason that PGC and his PLP thieves and incompetent cronies are in power now!!

I'm really vexed with Brandville McCartney and the DNA for not presenting their 38 candidates and conducting a public convention sooner!! With the next General Election less that two years away, he still seems to be air bagging!! Leaving the Bahamian electorate to choose between two failed, ineffective governments!

Agree with you 110%!!!
For years I've been telling people that the problem with the Bahamas, is the people of the Bahamas!!!

Too many of us don't read; we don't think; we're corruptible; we're selfish; and we're dishonest. More importantly we have become a nation where the majority of us are just plain dumb, ignorant, and stupid.

Tell me.... which logical, honest, self respecting persons would vote for someone like Brave Davis (who uses his influence and illegal tactics to assist murderers and drug dealers) or Leslie Miller or Bernard Nottage (all who served reverently under the drug tainted, scandal ridden tutelage of the corrupted regime of Lynden Pindling).

Bahamians continue to vote in crooks!! Then they have the nerve to complain when they're jobless, penniless, and hungry. We're reaping what we have sown! And the sensible people are suffering along with the ignorant people because ignorance is in abundance.

Preach it banker!!

I'm having difficulty understanding your argument.
My point is simply that a basic education (K - 12) is a fundamental necessity for all. No matter your walk in life, in today's world, graduating high school is a fundamental, basic necessity that most people should have, if not everyone. Of coarse history does have many examples of individuals who have accomplished success without and education. But I assure you that it's a small percentage when compared with the obvious. Statistics have proven that a high school education is pivotal for personal success. That can't be argued.

And did you really just say that a fundemental education ends at grade 3??? WOW. Not only is that utter rubbish, but you've just told the entire Bahamas (and the world) that you don't possess a high school education. Only someone who never graduated high school would make an ignorant statement such as that. I pray that you're not a Bahamian nor a parent of school-age children. Because it's people like you and yours that contributes to the D (really an F) average.

Oh, I'm not saying that Harcourt is the answer (by no means).
What I'm suggesting is that some of our education curriculum be modified in order to familiarize our students with the global standard of education.

The glogal standard of education is extremely important because it is a proven, systematic, qualitative approach that serves as a catalyst in familiarizing students with the physical laws that conduct the natural world. It also aids in helping students to broaden their view and understanding of the world.

We live in an age where I believe that a college education, or a lucrative trade/skill is a must if one wishes to survive. Both require critical thinking abilities and a fundamental education. In the last three decades the world has drastically evolved. Likewise, we must evolve. For example, we used typewriters when I was in school. Today... students operating under the global standard are utilizing keyboarding skills, PowerPoint and Excel. Some students in other countries are even experimenting with writing software programs (while in high school). They are being taught and trained at an early age that most of the world depends upon computer software.
Where are our computer software engineers??? It seems that after acquiring their private school education, they go to college where they excel and then they never come back to the Bahamas.
I guarantee you that private schools in the Bahamas don't use the public school's curriculum. As a matter of fact, both QC, St Andrews and SAC prepare their seniors to sit ACT and GCE exams. The government needs to step up the public schools education curriculum. The world is changing. We need to keep up. That's all I was trying to say.

You got it!!

I have many practical solutions that can work in which I could share with you. But unfortunately this website only allows its readers 3000 characters.

It's time for Bahamians to cut ties with antiquated ideals, ideas, and practices of successive governments! We the people must hand select our future leaders! Men and women who are honest, committed, and possess know-how in order to turn our school system around. And we the parents must do our part aswell.

Any solution to the public school system is complex, to say the least.
First of all, because of an illegal immigration crisis, the school system is over populated. To my surprise, this is a problem that Minister Fred Mitchell is trying to combat amidst strong opposition! Children belonging to illegal parents must not be allowed to burden the school system any longer! Our national treasury cannot sustain Haiti and its also impeding the learning curb of Bahamian students! Secondly, I suggest that the education curriculum be substantially modified to meet the changing demands of the world. These changes should occur mainly between grade's 6 - 12. From grades K - 5 schools should use the Harcourt curriculum which has proven successful at initiating basic reading, comprehension, and arithmetic skills. With a decrease in the school's populace, a good academic foundation can be reasonably established.
Students who are in middle school (grades 6-8) junior high school (grades 9-10) and high school (grades 11-12) should be conducting preliminary academic coarse-work consistent with the global standard of education. Whether its the GCE examination for students attempting to study in London, Canada, or the Caribbean...or whether it's the ACT examination for students attempting to study in the United States, my argument is simply this... at least 65% of our students graduating high school should be capable of passing global standardized test! This should be the goal of our education system! Simply because this is the GLOBAL standard! In other words, 1+1= 2 no matter where you are in the world! Knowledge and scientific law are not contingent upon our global positioning. It remains consistent no matter where you are on the planet. So why isn't the Bahamas operating under the global standard?? Especially when most of what we consume on a daily basis is manufactured using scientific (chemical & physical) laws and principles! Although it may be years from now, we also need a local Bahamian University (graduate school included) operating under the global standard designed to initiate the interest of our brightest minds, while conducting knowledge and testing that will propel the Bahamas into the 21st century.
As I work throughout various hospitals, I realize that much of the hardware including diagnostic machines, chemical reagents, software, and various forms of medications can be synthesized right here in the Bahamas if we import only the raw products. This would not only create a job market, but also cut spending. But the problem resides in the fact that science and technology are both complex areas of study, and the foundation for such has not being established by either government nor the people. It really vexes me to hear the Ministry of Education attach "science and technology" to their title...especially since the government cannot boast of one publicly funded government scientist!! Not a damn one!!

You're right.