Exactly. Despite whatever BS excuse that Carl Bethel may have promulgated about there not being enough time, the FNM has had since May of 2017 to draft changes and propose a referendum to the people regarding term limits. This is not even mentioning all of the other bullcrap that they talked about in that document ie. FOIA, no Spy Bill, not raising VAT, etc. They then wonder why people think they are the same as the PLP.

This FNM government has been a huge disappointment to say the least.

"But if they do not, we hope those who form our next government are not afraid to find a way to close such loopholes."

I am sorry, this is just wrong. Our Constitution specifically outlines a manner in which it is to be changed, and anything else is a bunch of crap. What is the point of having a Constitution if we aren't going to follow it? The people absolutely deserve a say in any major changes made to our chief governing document. If the people don't want the changes, too bad. Circumventing our governing laws is a horrible precedent to set, and a very short-sighted one I might add.

Doesn't matter what your political opinion is on an issue, there is a right way to go about change (and a wrong one, I might add).

History has a tendency to repeat itself.

The PLP never learned anything after their loss in 2007, and they were rewarded for it in 2012. Why should they expect anything different this go around?

Take one look at America, and you will realize that diversity doesn't apply to white people. As the poster above pointed out, the parties here only want us for their campaign donations, and then to use as their scapegoats by bringing up the old UBP/race card every election cycle.

South Abaco is a loss for the FNM (probably the North as well tbh, depends on how many displaced people end up voting). This will be the first time that the Central & South vote anything but FNM since the days of the BDP. As a matter of fact, the FNM will probably place in third. Either Roscoe will win that seat, or the PLP may pull a surprise and win it due to the split vote. Nobody on Abaco is on the FNM's run right now. AIM would make a legitimate comeback if so many conchy-joes weren't scared of being called a racist.

Central & South Abaco in particular is a majority-minority seat, and all candidates there should automatically reflect that imo. As a conchy-joe myself, I have had no problem voting for black men a large portion of my life in my constituency. We make up a small portion of the population where I live, so I am not surprised that the parties would put anything but black men up. The problem that I have in particular is that we are expected to vote black without an issue, but we won't receive that same generosity in return.

Too many Bahamian history courses entirely scrub out anything pre-1973 other than Black Tuesday, Burma Road, etc. Almost like the Eleutheran Adventurers never existed, the House wasn't founded hundreds of years ago, Woodes Rogers never landed, etc. This country conveniently likes to pretend that we don't exist until the government needs money to steal.

Yeah, H1B is an option (depending on the field) after the 1 year work permit that they give you after is over. Still have to marry or find half a million for an E class visa to guarantee your stay.

The real smart ones go to Canada. Yeah, the weather and taxes suck, but a guaranteed foot in the door is much better than playing the guessing game with USCIS.

Really sad that all the young people have to look elsewhere for a future. Harms the country too as all the best and brightest leave if possible.

Probably 50% Haitian if you want to tell the truth.

"Why should any tertiary educated Bahamian return to the Bahamas after living, working and studying aboard in a first world country?"

There is no good reason other than many have no choice. Unless you were fortunate to be born over in the US, many well educated Bahamians end up stuck here through no fault of their own.

The Bahamas is the best place in the world to live....as long as you have money. If you are a regular person trying to hack it out in life, good luck.

Do tell where is this information is stored?

Still waiting on that free electricity that they were promising LOL. Can't believe Bahamians were dumb enough to fall for that schtick (well, I can).

Are you serious? Name to me how many of the old UBP guard are even alive today, or how many of their descendants are even still in this country.

This is the thing I don't get with the black nationalists here : the Sunshine Boys became something far worse than Bay Street could have ever been. Despite whatever foolishness that they may have pulled in office, I highly doubt that the UBP would have ever let this country become a drug-ridden paradise in the 80s (the effects of which are still felt on Bahamian society today).

Yes, I absolutely believe that a conchy-joe businessman is the best thing for this country (not that he would ever be voted in). Why? Far too many of these politicians are nothing more than career civil servants who have only lived off of the welfare program known as a government paycheque. Putting people who have actually had to 1.) create industry here ) deal with the asinine regulations that these civil servant morons create and 3.) have a deep understanding of how our economy functions/what can be done to improve things is absolutely our best way forward.

Good example of this would be the posts that Meyers often makes here.
If the government would listen to half of his suggestions, even something as simple as a FOIA, we would be in better waters. They aren't going to do anything though, because all of them like the secrecy afforded by Bahamian laws. Like I said though, it isn't going to happen.