What a bunch of biggoted fools we Bahamians are! Each and every one of us came from somewhere else, so no one has bragging rights on being the indigenous people of the Bahamas -- unless you are Lucayan. If people are here legally and as Bahamians, then they have the SAME rights and responsibilities as everyone else.
I have never heard of Ms Rolle but I'm willing to give her a chance, but all this FNM nonsense is just making the party look as disorganised and unruly as any. 2017 is coming quick, so they had best get their house in order. There's no way I want to see another PLP term, but at this point, I can't see the FNM doing much better. And DNA just ain't happening for me -- Bran has swapped teams too many times!
Does this just seem like a bad deja vu moment, just wrapped in a different smell?
Bahamian investors....yep, we've heard this one before. These damn spin doctors need to come up with a different plan.
How about we just let free market take place and maybe, just maybe, we'd have a company that could run without government or other shady "investor" hobbling? And maybe we'd actually have decent, reliable and affordable cell service. There's a novel idea!
As i understand it, there are two routes here for a child born in the Bahamas to non-Bahamian Haitian parents:
1. Register the birth with the Bahamas, but go to the Haitian Embassy to apply for a Haitian passport. 2. Register the birth with the Bahamas, but do not get a Haitian passport.
Does either 1 or 2 affect the child's ability to apply for registration as a Bahamian citizen at the age of 18? If the child has no passport, then it seems more likely they are able to get a Bahamian one at the age of 18 since they have no official citizenship. However, with a Haitian passport, it would be perhaps harder to apply for Bahamian citizenship if you already have citizenship in another country.
This man should not be allowed to be on probation. Nothing less than a full jail sentence is acceptable for his crime of preying on a young girl. This was not once -- he molested this young girl for several years, and as such, should be serving 5-10 for EACH occurence of this abuse. He does not belong on the streets where he would be free to molest and rape other young innocent children.
His lawyer should know better. Perhaps he would be comfortable having his convicted client babysit his 10 year old daughter, but I sure as hell wouldn't!
So many fools with foolish comments. This is NOT about illegal immigrants, this is about restricting the ability of children to go to school and receive an education -- something so few Bahamians seem to value. Look at today's article on the nearly 55% of under-educated, illiterate and unemployable bahamians in this country and tell me again how restricting education to those who want to go to school is such a wonderful idea.
This is the reason why crime has gotten out of hand -- so many without an education that can't find employment. And those who are only qualified to do menial labour don't want the jobs, as it's beneath them. Guess who is doing those jobs????!!!!!! Haitians. Come on, Bahamians, the hypocrisy stinks!
Good point, duppyVAT. If not, then the kids will just keep reinfecting the school community over and over again. Once again, this only highlights the poverty that some of our people are living in. This is not complicated -- to prevent scabies, one only need to practice reasonable hygiene, washing clothes, bathing and grooming. What are the parents doing about this? What is our Social Services doing about this? Perhaps the students who do not having running water at home could be allowed to come to school early and use the bathrooms to bathe themselves.
I am one Bahamian who does NOT support Fred Mitchell's idiotic (and inhumane) policy of requiring foreign children to have permits to go to school. ALL children have the right to attend school as per the United Nations convention on children's rights -- of which the Bahamas is a signatory. The world is watching us, and so far we are proving we are nothing more than a 3rd world banana republic and a laughing stock.
As a consumer, I'd much rather see the VAT exclusive price on the shelf, then see the VAT added at the register. Then I can see the true price of the item without VAT added. If the VAT rate goes up again, I can still see the original pre-VAT price on the shelf.
DillyTree says...
What a bunch of biggoted fools we Bahamians are! Each and every one of us came from somewhere else, so no one has bragging rights on being the indigenous people of the Bahamas -- unless you are Lucayan. If people are here legally and as Bahamians, then they have the SAME rights and responsibilities as everyone else.
On Smith: No problem with idea of Haitian-Bahamian political party
Posted 18 February 2015, 3:54 p.m. Suggest removal
DillyTree says...
Tings going from bad to worse.
I have never heard of Ms Rolle but I'm willing to give her a chance, but all this FNM nonsense is just making the party look as disorganised and unruly as any. 2017 is coming quick, so they had best get their house in order. There's no way I want to see another PLP term, but at this point, I can't see the FNM doing much better. And DNA just ain't happening for me -- Bran has swapped teams too many times!
On Rift over new FNM choice for senator
Posted 13 February 2015, 1:28 p.m. Suggest removal
DillyTree says...
Does this just seem like a bad deja vu moment, just wrapped in a different smell?
Bahamian investors....yep, we've heard this one before. These damn spin doctors need to come up with a different plan.
How about we just let free market take place and maybe, just maybe, we'd have a company that could run without government or other shady "investor" hobbling? And maybe we'd actually have decent, reliable and affordable cell service. There's a novel idea!
On Govt will not own 51% of mobile provider
Posted 13 February 2015, 1:20 p.m. Suggest removal
DillyTree says...
As i understand it, there are two routes here for a child born in the Bahamas to non-Bahamian Haitian parents:
1. Register the birth with the Bahamas, but go to the Haitian Embassy to apply for a Haitian passport.
2. Register the birth with the Bahamas, but do not get a Haitian passport.
Does either 1 or 2 affect the child's ability to apply for registration as a Bahamian citizen at the age of 18? If the child has no passport, then it seems more likely they are able to get a Bahamian one at the age of 18 since they have no official citizenship. However, with a Haitian passport, it would be perhaps harder to apply for Bahamian citizenship if you already have citizenship in another country.
On Symonette says Moss incorrect on Bahamian citizenship
Posted 11 February 2015, 10:38 p.m. Suggest removal
DillyTree says...
Generalcrazy, you just mad he ain't sharing it with you!
On Symonette says Moss incorrect on Bahamian citizenship
Posted 11 February 2015, 10:32 p.m. Suggest removal
DillyTree says...
This man should not be allowed to be on probation. Nothing less than a full jail sentence is acceptable for his crime of preying on a young girl. This was not once -- he molested this young girl for several years, and as such, should be serving 5-10 for EACH occurence of this abuse. He does not belong on the streets where he would be free to molest and rape other young innocent children.
His lawyer should know better. Perhaps he would be comfortable having his convicted client babysit his 10 year old daughter, but I sure as hell wouldn't!
On Crisis Centre speaks out on probation bid for sex offender
Posted 11 February 2015, 2 p.m. Suggest removal
DillyTree says...
So many fools with foolish comments. This is NOT about illegal immigrants, this is about restricting the ability of children to go to school and receive an education -- something so few Bahamians seem to value. Look at today's article on the nearly 55% of under-educated, illiterate and unemployable bahamians in this country and tell me again how restricting education to those who want to go to school is such a wonderful idea.
This is the reason why crime has gotten out of hand -- so many without an education that can't find employment. And those who are only qualified to do menial labour don't want the jobs, as it's beneath them. Guess who is doing those jobs????!!!!!! Haitians. Come on, Bahamians, the hypocrisy stinks!
On Mitchell: Public backs immigration measures
Posted 10 February 2015, 12:49 p.m. Suggest removal
DillyTree says...
Good point, duppyVAT. If not, then the kids will just keep reinfecting the school community over and over again. Once again, this only highlights the poverty that some of our people are living in. This is not complicated -- to prevent scabies, one only need to practice reasonable hygiene, washing clothes, bathing and grooming. What are the parents doing about this? What is our Social Services doing about this? Perhaps the students who do not having running water at home could be allowed to come to school early and use the bathrooms to bathe themselves.
On Classes due back today after scabies outbreak
Posted 9 February 2015, 2:44 p.m. Suggest removal
DillyTree says...
I am one Bahamian who does NOT support Fred Mitchell's idiotic (and inhumane) policy of requiring foreign children to have permits to go to school. ALL children have the right to attend school as per the United Nations convention on children's rights -- of which the Bahamas is a signatory. The world is watching us, and so far we are proving we are nothing more than a 3rd world banana republic and a laughing stock.
On Mitchell: Public backs immigration measures
Posted 9 February 2015, 2:38 p.m. Suggest removal
DillyTree says...
As a consumer, I'd much rather see the VAT exclusive price on the shelf, then see the VAT added at the register. Then I can see the true price of the item without VAT added. If the VAT rate goes up again, I can still see the original pre-VAT price on the shelf.
On ‘War’ if inclusive prices stay after VAT rate rise
Posted 6 February 2015, 3:42 p.m. Suggest removal