Love him or hate him, Mr Smith is tenacious. He makes a living going up against rookie attorneys in the AG office. Ironically, a first year law student could win most of these cases. You don't hold someone in jail for three years without a trial and expect someone like Mr Smith not to win. Such cases should be settle without the necessary burden of going to court.

Conversation between Landscape worker and Property owner.

Property Owner ; "Don't use the weed wacker on the weed you need to weed them out."

Landscape worker; "You think I Haitian eh."

Fred Mitchell had a brilliant plan to become PM but it all fell apart during this election. Fred Mitchell made it a point from the 1970's to foster relationships with PLP voting delegates. He attended funerals, events and made it a point to take them out for lunch during island visits. He was convince if given the opportunity he would be able to fight off any of his comrades in a straight up fight. He figured that his tough stance on immigration would have endeared to the populace. Everything fell apart after he was kick out of the HOA even though he was a good MP.

Lady justice is not subject to emotions. We don't really care what the constitution permit or forbids with respect to foreign nationals especially Haitians yet we label ourselves nationalistic. Nationalism can not co-exist with anti-constitutional thinking. The very document that created the nation provides rights for those within its boarders. We should guard both the nation and the rights permitted within its boarders jealously.

The USA has about 200,000 Haitians and The Bahamas has about 50,000. Most of the Haitians living in the USA would have transition through the Bahamas. Given about 200 people per boat that works out to 1250 boat loads. My calculations don't include the thousand of Haitians who would have past away. A resignation for each boat load would have resulted in every single politician ever elected going out the door.

Regardless of what the Bahamas does, it will be blacklisted. They EU objective is to make the Bahamas totally dependent on AID from the develop world. Such nations are easier to control.From colonization to independence and back to colonization.

Can you say which company it was.

I find it wise to investigate what other countries are doing. In the USA the threshold is $500,000.
In Canada it is $150,000 and in the Caymans it is 2.8 million. The key question, considering the above would an investor choose the Bahamas over other jurisdictions. Given the state of the Bahamian economy can we attract investors with top dollars. It is good that the government sees the need to compete for mid level entrepreneurs because the local entrepreneurs are not enough to sustain a viable economy.

When the issue was first raise I did something quite simple. I read the constitution. It clearly states in chapter 2

13. Parliament may make provision

(a) for the acquisition of citizenship of The Bahamas by persons who do not
become citizens of The Bahamas by virtue of the provisions of this Chapter.

You don't need to be a lawyer to understand this.

The United States and Canada are not economic powerhouses because of third and forth generation citizens but due to the influx of immigrants. America is experiencing the same problems in its school system that we are. It's about time our government see the wisdom in competing for foreign entrepreneurs.