My sincerest and heartfelt condolences to the family, mother, and brother.

Dear Bahamas, in light of this tragedy - which is too often repeated, I alone, or it seems, am asking the question, "what has become the interests and focus of our youths, their thoughts or the line and extent of their conversations that leads them to this violent threshold of malevolence?".

Inherently, the answer is within the question. However, first, we have got to get rid of these visionless, clueless, discontented and lazy leaders who come under the umbrellas of the Free National Movement (FNM) and the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP)

It is not a matter of "God being mad" to any degree with the planet, it is a matter of us as a country, led by sober and righteous leaders, being in a strategic position so as to be able to navigate and weather the storm of the Coronavirus; similar to Noah being singled out from the rest of the people in his day. Wisdom cannot be destroyed, however, many are denied its access.

We are getting the experience we deserve because we voted in the leaders that are there. Hence, what we are experiencing, is to the extent of their ability to lead. A leader can only take you as far as they themselves have gone.

I love you dearly Bahamas. But you will not get the blessings of The FATHER if it is the case that you have thrown out HIS Children; instead, you will inherit hardships like you are experiencing now. Why would He bless this House, that is, Our Country when the government and its agencies continue to alienate, ostracize, and persecute the faithful of The LORD who, for all intent and purposes, are the very inheritors of this Country? My father, Joseph McBain Johnson, was one of the few recruits who enlisted and went off to fight in World War I, yet, I am treated like a bastard.

I love you dearly Bahamas. But you will not get the blessings of The FATHER if it is the case that you have thrown out HIS Children; instead, you will inherit hardships like you are experiencing now. Why would He bless this House, that is, Our Country when the government and its agencies continue to alienate, ostracize, and persecute the faithful of The LORD who, for all intent and purposes, are the very inheritors of this Country? My father, Joseph McBain Johnson, was one of the few recruits who enlisted and went off to fight in World War I, yet, I am treated like a bastard.

He is right! It is an aggregate that just requires creativity and determination.

You beat me to the deal. That is exactly what I was about to type upon reading the heading. Notwithstanding, there is truly no substance to this exercise of expungement or otherwise.

I will like to share my own personal experience on this topic and subject matter, however, soothing fiction is more acceptable than the truth.
Under this cadre of leaders (plp & fnm), this isn't going away!

**this is a major cause of criminality**: "Mr Edwards, when contacted by Tribune Business yesterday, demanded that a “speedy hearing” take place before the original arbitrator, retired Supreme Court justice Cheryl Albury, as he voiced fears that Mr Capo and his attorneys will seek to now “drag out” the proceedings even more. **Asserting that he has lost faith in the judicial process and system...**,"

I concur with the third and last paragraphs.

We need a new vision of governance that espouses the sanctity of life and not death. Our governance, our politics, and the administration of government are too adversarial in nature.

That is why I advocate strongly ridding our politics of both the PLP party and the FNM.