Unfortunately, having experienced a run in at the end of the law enforcement gun, I can say with authority that there are issues with those trusted for enforcement of the law.
We felt the corruption, we experienced the BS of the cops, & the legal system. i think its institutional.
3 years ago our 26 year old captain was eobbed at gun point on Paridise island 100 yards from the police station. Nothing happened...
We returned to the Bahamas.
1 year ago I was with my family aboard our old Hatteras in Bahamas waters again. we were boarded by 5 guys with high powered weapons and 1 woman. The Navy. their mission according to them and the newspaper was to stop smugglers of illegal aliens & drugs. After a thorough search of our vessel they found 5 grams of canabis. 5 grams. We had 12 Bahamian guest aboard the day before. After a 16 hour ordeal at jail and threats ( yes threats) of taking us to Nassau... " You dont want to go there". We paid an enormous fine as we were led to believe that in Nassau things would get "worse .
Fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me.
We, as well as other tourist go where we are appreciated.
Goodbye says...
Unfortunately, having experienced a run in at the end of the law enforcement gun, I can say with authority that there are issues with those trusted for enforcement of the law.
We felt the corruption, we experienced the BS of the cops, & the legal system. i think its institutional.
Bahamas, you got a problem....
On Tourists robbed at downtown night spot
Posted 26 May 2013, 9:34 a.m. Suggest removal
Goodbye says...
Excuse the previous comment
typo.
3 years ago our boat Captain was robbed at gun point 100 yards from the police station on Paradise Island ( near the marina) , & nothing came of it...
On US alert in wake of tourist shooting
Posted 21 May 2013, 10:21 p.m. Suggest removal
Goodbye says...
3 years ago our 26 year old captain was eobbed at gun point on Paridise island 100 yards from the police station. Nothing happened...
We returned to the Bahamas.
1 year ago I was with my family aboard our old Hatteras in Bahamas waters again. we were boarded by 5 guys with high powered weapons and 1 woman. The Navy. their mission according to them and the newspaper was to stop smugglers of illegal aliens & drugs. After a thorough search of our vessel they found 5 grams of canabis. 5 grams. We had 12 Bahamian guest aboard the day before. After a 16 hour ordeal at jail and threats ( yes threats) of taking us to Nassau... " You dont want to go there". We paid an enormous fine as we were led to believe that in Nassau things would get "worse .
Fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me.
We, as well as other tourist go where we are appreciated.
Goodbye Bahamas
On US alert in wake of tourist shooting
Posted 21 May 2013, 8:49 p.m. Suggest removal