By the way I live in Long Island and we do not have a Haitian problem here. In fact I do not know of a single Haitian legal or otherwise living on this island. We do not have Haitians here because no one hires Haitians. I have never hired a Haitian in my life. Bahamians have their own greedy, selfish selves to blame for this problem. So as Bahamians we need to help fix it.

We do not know the breakdown, but your point is well taken. We are still left with the vexing problem of 2000 homeless persons in our shelters who are overwhelmingly Haitian and who overwhelmingly have legal status. Are we going to drag these persons out, most of whom have children born in this country and deport them? I can tell you that will never happen. Do we simply turn them out homeless on the streets? It seems to me we have to help provide some assistance in providing shelter. We may not have a legal obligation but we certainly have a moral one. These Haitians are here because Bahamians want cheap Labour. Many times Haitians have been exploited. It is persons like mudda sic who would rather have cheap foreign Labour than to pay a Bahamian to do the same work. Then these same hypocritical Bahamians complain about Haitians. Stop hiring them and they will not stay here! So our hands are not clean we are very large contributors to this terrible problem so we should be expected to help fix it.

The govt is satisfied and states that 80% of these residents have legal status. Case closed. No one gives a hoot what conspiracies you have concocted in your mind.

Wrong again. My family was granted crown land and settled in 1782. I am as Bahamian as there comes! I have just stated the facts, you may not like them but they are facts just the same. 80% of these persons have some form of legal status, just like the Haitian you have employed who you are so fond of. So you said before you are all for legal Haitians so I expect you will fight for these Haitian’s rights as well. Wonderful to have you on our side.

But they are not all illegals, not even a majority illegals. In fact the government’s own comprehensive survey of these shanty towns found that 80% of residents there have some form of legal status. Minister Foulkes said the same himself.

Fred Smith is a national treasure and hero. Be very careful who you allow to govern you because the tendency is to take away your freedoms and liberties to which you are entitled. First they go after the Haitian or foreigner, the next day it is Bahamians. This only grows stronger the longer one has been governing. There is no Bahamian living today that has done more to ensure our constitutional rights, hold governments accountable and preserve our democracy. May he live to a ripe old age, we need him.

Sounds reasonable to me, seems the least we can do given they have lost everything.

NEMA failed the Bahamas in the aftermath of the storm. Took far too long to evacuate people. Either there was no plan, or the plan was not competently carried out, or the plan was inadequate. Either way NEMA failed us and we need a comprehensive investigation and review of NEMA’s response so that we can learn from this experience and put in place protocols to ensure that history does not repeat itself. I lived through the worse of Joaquin and NEMA and the defense force for that matter were just as pathetic then.

Why has it taken so long to organize the mailboats, these mailboats should have been in abaco days ago? Seems like we had no plan before the storm.

Thank you for being honest but you are a self admitted hypocrite. The very people you rail against you create employment for and admit that all excess funds are exported out the country. What benefit is that ? Why not hire a Bahamian?! You hire a Haitian because you want cheap Labour and would rather pay a foreigner than to pay a Bahamian to save a few dollars. Well I reiterate I have never employed a Haitian in my life. It’s Bahamians like you who have created the very “ problem” you complain about. Until you hire a Bahamian please stop w your racist rants against Haitians.