while you all debate and argue over the hair style of a student, the chinese, and other foreign interests, are eating your breakfasts, your lunches, and, your dinners for the future.

All this is going on while you all are arguing over this; and to further note, the cooks, waiters and waitresses who are serving these foreign interests are the incompetent administration of government which you all have elected to see to it that you and your children's needs are met now and in the future, i.e. Edison Key, a 77 year old member of Parliament who has now decided to rescind from retiring and run again for the House of Assembly in 2017.

The Principal of the school was only seeking to raise and keep up a standard of personal hygiene and self deportment for an already declining culture among this generation. The Principal, I am assured, had no evil intent or malice in mind.

We ought to have given her our support in this regard. Obviously, the matter was still being considered by her - but for the intemperate and hasty manners of the mother, this could have been resolve with added benefit to the child, and to a wider extent, the Country.

Godson 'Nicodemus' Johnson

Two things come to my mind: one, the children at the scene are having to witness a foretaste of what is forecasted to be their future; two, it is understood that Mr. Edision Key, the Member of Parliament for Abaco, who is 77 years old, has decided to rescind his decision to retire. Right now I want to express myself like Ikalik. This is clearly a war between the generations, rather than political ideologies. The previous two or three generations of leaders are refusing to allow the generation gap to be filled. You'll could allow the 'cat' to get ya tongue, but this is ridiculous. They could not speak to the hearts and minds of their generation, but yet, they feel that they deserve and can speak and lead the hearts and minds of the people today. Spearing the profanity, I am disgusted to say the least.

My last point should put to rest the notion that this is a result of the 'black crab' syndrome.

Godson 'Nicodemus' Johnson

You see that... people from varying political divides and backgrounds in The Bahamas can come together and have common grounds and share opinion upon which we all, for the most part, can agree.

Thank you Mr. Smith, continue your contribution and don't let no one intimidate you to do otherwise. this is your country... and if you cannot make a contribution here, in The Bahamas... where the hell else the naysayers expect you to make a contribution??? Build up your country Sir. You make me proud and to hell with xenophobic haters of good, positive and critical thinkers.

Godson 'Nicodemus' Johnson

Emac, remember what I told you earlier? If not it's right above your comments to this one. The Guardian is hinting to what I suspect. Here is the link: http://www.thenassauguardian.com/bahama…

How do you defend something that's a none issue to you??? Wake up man... I am confident that Mr. Symonette don't even see why he would have to defend what is, and has always been to him and others obvious, Mr. Richard Lightbourn is not a racist!!!! Who needs to defend a reality? You just renounce the untruth against it.

Boi/Gal, you talking for me too...

Is it only an Economist that could have come up with this correct answer? Spot on!!!

Chucky is on to something Emac... Keep your eyes on Chucky and hold onto his coat tail and you won't be left too far behind. Very good intuitive observation Chucky.

Emac... remember this day... you are reading the cards wrong. It ain't necessarily that there is a 'sweet pot' to be drummed up. It could be that there is a fire to put out. The pot could be burning. That's what creates urgency my friend. If it was otherwise, moving on the spur of the movement won't be so necessary.