All of you persons above seem to recognize the chronic diseases affecting our institutions of government, however, what are we going to do to rid our institutions of government of these inept, incompetent delinquents? They are winging it and hoping that it will all go away.

The previous administration combined these traits with corruption and now this one thinks that it can wing it out until the next election. But there are still yet proactive and fundamental engagements that are needed in order to turn away the social and economic erosion of our Country; otherwise, we are all left to a state of despondency.

This state of affairs seem to be the precipitation of a political revolution. They have eyes to see and cannot see; ears but cannot hear, nor, listen. Sometimes, just to hear their responses to the pending situations and growing social crises will cause any enlightened individual to cringe at their shallow concepts.

Rawbahamian and other fellow Citizens,

It is not merely about whether one is born of single parents or not. Overall we have fundamental breakdowns of what we once knew and held as our social order. There is no adequate response or justice when one goes in to the lawful authority to complain or take their grief before the courts. officers of court, including police officers, are compromising people's cases to suit bribers. Therefore, the unenlightened citizenry feels compelled to take matters into their own hands or pay others to retaliate on their behalf. I myself, wrote to the courts, in 2011, warning them of the compromises their officers were engaged in and the toll that it will take on law and order in our communities. But Bench don't think that they should listen to an ex-convict's advice or recommendations.

The members of the "gangs" feel a need to be part of a social order which which includes them. The government is not cultivating such a social environment. What ought to be accessible to the general citizenry of The Bahamas is kept for "family, friends and lovers".
Note, Dame Anita Allen and others continue to live lavish life of the public purse after getting another appointment after the other. I guess this was done to match Dame Sawyer's appointment.

In the meantime, the wronged or disputing parties are left to take matters into their own hands.

The People of The Bahamas must flush out the total and entire political *status quo* if we are to transform our Country into a safe and productive jurisdiction.

...and they will!

Telelestal,
when Parliamentary representation was based and enshrined in the independence of each candidate, this Country advanced. In fact, party politics is advent of the PLP; the UBP was the 'Bay Street Boys' response to this new political notion. As you may know, the FNM was a merger of the NEW PLP and the UBP. Party politics took this Country off course; and ever since, it has plummet Our Country to moral, social and economic collapse.

And if we don't fair well in the course of any imperialistic or colonial conquest, we (in particular, the Bahamian Establishment) only have ourselves to blame. We spend more of our energy and resources hacking, cutting and bringing each other down rather than focus on national intellectual and skills advancement.

we must blame ourselves.... because we keep voting the insensitive delinquent misfits (plp &fnm) back into government.

...or, who knows what social-economic situation these women have had to endure in their lives before resorting to the questioned conduct in order to earn a living. We are not taking the time out to reflect and examine ourselves so as to be able to have some empathy with those less fortunate. But he who feels it, knows it.

the tribune is absolutely wrong to print the faces of these women with broken lives in its newspaper.

But what goes around, comes around.

The entire staff at the Tribune newspaper ought to be ashamed and hang down their heads in light of the decision to print the faces and names of these women.

this was a bad decision - worst than the sin for which you wish to stone these women for.

Pride comes before the fall; and surely, this will trigger the beginning of the Tribune's fall!!!

I once praised the name of Sir Etienne Dupuch but now I feel a sense of disdain for this establishment. The Tribune has conducted itself very disgraceful in this hateful act.

the news editor has fallen far below the standard of decency.

I am utterly saddened by Minister Frankie Campbell's comments. He expressed his total disregard for the plight of rape victims. He also showed the shallow extent of his ability and awareness to connect the Ministries' duty to its social responsibility to promote civic and social standards.

He practically absolved himself from the work of his Ministry. Instead, he presents a very narrow and temporal view as to the role his Ministry to promote social awareness and respect for women in Our Country.

The intellectual caliber of his appointment is truly wanting. Sad; very Sad.

Like you say, "in the traditional sense of the word...". Whatever was the tradition before, the questions begs, "what is tradition now?". Or, does tradition matters??? You can be socially ostracize for your comments. In fact, hauled before the courts.

What you have stated stands on all four, that is, you are correct; however, what I am alluding to is the willful act of officers of the court, including some judges, that intentionally, or otherwise, do or fail to do what is right and just with the aim to stagnate or divert justice in matters that come before the courts.

People are resorting to these primitive and cannibalistic expressions of crime because, in our court system, one can hardly see the light or the end of the proverbial tunnel, that is, a sincerely just and fair trial of their matters.

I have read the Court of Appeal ruling in the rape case involving Cynthia 'Mother' Pratt's son. Only Justice Blackman had the courage to call it for what it was: the rape of two (2) minors. He noted how the police tampered with the evidence to the benefit of their colleague, Crown Sargeant Julian Pratt.

Now consider those two girls who, by the way, were orphans - Wards of the State. Do we expect them to grow up and become fine and respectable ladies? Or for that fact, do we expect them to become law abiding citizens? They were destroyed before they even had a change. And by who? An officer of the Court. Did they get Justice when the matter came before the Court? NO!!!

They were raped and were not given any recourse for justice or remedy. This is the case because the defendant belonged to a certain political class. What do we expect them to do if they become parents? What are they suppose to teach their children as it relates to the courts and the judiciary, or, for that fact, the law itself?