AMEN!!!
You are absolutely correct in what you have stated.
It seems The Bahamas is for everyone, except Bahamians.

Did he? Izmirlian, that is.

Whogothere, when I speak of education, I am not only referring to the form of institutional education that is taught within the compounds and classes of our schools. It is the responsibility of the government to inform and keep its citizenry informed with information that lends to personal and overall development. In my mind, there is a strategy to do this. The people that stood at the foot at the 'Cross' were hardly children, yet, it was stated, "forgive them for ***they know not***....". The corollary here is, "if they knew better, they would have done better".

Every single soul in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas is in need of new information that can transform their lives and have the consequence of transforming our Country. In other words, we need re-education. There are many errors in the information we have been going on with. So many things are wrong and corrupt with the way we have been conducting our lives from a leadership and follower standpoint. This article, being written and the question it poses, in and of itself, is evidence of this.

This cadre of politicians is not equipped nor prepared for this undertaking. Their whole pursuit to get in and hold government office is aimed merely at accomplishing a life achievement for themselves, their friends, and their lovers. It has nothing to do with their preparedness to serve the general public, or, the fact that they are equipped, willing, and able to serve everyone irrespective of background and social status.

Have we seen any real concerted focus and care being directed at the high spate of murders? No! Global warming is their priority while some 140 young men and women die yearly from violence. This would be my top priority to deal with, irrespective of my broad and yet collective approach.

Policing crime is not a solution. It does not prevent crime. There is no consolation in knowing who kill your loved one. How stupid! The idea is for your loved one not to be killed at all. Criminal activities, for the most part, are to be prevented, not simply discovered.

And notwithstanding the credit due to your recommendation, I hold that education can take on an even broader scope than just our children. It can be all-encompassing should you know what it is that you are doing and the changes you hope to affect. However, I concur, education is key.

And not to come across as being repetitive pertaining to what fundamentally has to first happen, but neither political entities, the PLP nor FNM, are capable of doing this (global climate change is their priority - not us). The Bahamian people have got to rid themselves of both fascinations.

I agree it is going to take some time, however, I think we can get there before 25 years out. There is something called the 'multiplicity effect'. The good done will compound itself in multiples and this will ensure a change sooner than later.

You are halfway to the solution. Guns don't kill, be they illegal or otherwise. People kill. One does not need a gun to kill; just a mind and a will to kill.

The question then remains, what have we been programming into the minds of our people throughout their lives? It may also be a question of whether we did it, or, allowed others to, willfully or inadvertently. The reality is, we have programmed and produced killers and not peace-dwelling citizens.

Now, where do we go from here? For starters, those who hold the office of influence/power, don't hold a clue. Those of us who do, ought to present ourselves to the people to be elected to serve. If we are rejected, as stated earlier, the people get what they deserve.

We keep talking about politics because it is by the instrument of the office of elected officials that changes are and can be made in our educational system, as well as, our justice system. So politics is key and it is the people who exercise their democratic voting rights to elect such officials into office. As it is said, the people get what they deserve. And yes, our politicians are clueless. And as you imply, we have a case of the 'blind leading the blind'. To conclude, that is why it has to get worst before it gets better. It seems that we must hit rock bottom absolutely for these false and delusional prophets to admit they don't have the answer. By then, they will reach out for foreign help, which I am against. The solution is right among us. We just have to begin respecting those in whom the talents and vision reside.

malcolm strachan you asked the question **"what will we do?"**.

And you went on to state "So whatever we’re doing, we expected it to do better. Whatever we are doing, it isn’t working".

You also said, "All of that still doesn’t tell us how we’re going to solve this".

Then you assert "No one should want to see any administration fail when it comes to dealing with crime".

Malcolm Strachan, have you ever heard of the saying "fattening frog for other people's snake"? This may mean one thing to most but what it means to me is, why should I do the work and others get the recognition?

Back to your question "what will we do?". Brace yourself for more Malcolm because it will get worst before it gets better. Why? Because the very persons, like myself, Godson Johnson, AKA Nicodemus, who can and had hoped to make a positive difference, have been ostracized, alienated, and rejected by this and other government administrations from serving the people of The Bahamas.

My answer to your question then is that the people of The Bahamas need to decide whether they want a government leader, or, a government for that fact, that is more interested in global climate change than in the fact of "more of our Bahamian brothers and sisters lying dead in the street".

The answer and people to address all of the social ills that affect The Bahamas are in The Bahamas. The people need to stop being so gullible to the political exploits of the two governing parties, the PLP and FNM.

I recognize that there seems not to be any viable alternative to govern this Country; but if we reflect, we would recall that it has always been an independently elected candidate, who came along and reshaped the political landscape and direction of our Country for the good. In any event, one thing is for certain, the PLP and FNM have finished the end of the course as to any vision, insight, and ability to lead this Country out of this drudgery of murders. Instead, they run off to tackle global climate change.

That is what I call a psychological escape from one's responsibility. They are in over their heads and are winging it for their own benefit.

"...the pharmacists had reached out to their food retail and wholesale counterparts to determine if that sector, also facing a major price control expansion, will join forces and follow suit in “temporarily” closing their operations with effect from today".

"Consult before you act".

If that is what this is all about, why are you following in the government's footsteps?

Too bad Ivan Conyers retired