Bahamas has 113 for 350,000 or approx. 32 murders per 100,000 people. Worse tha we are only Lesotho, Swaziland, Jamaica, St. Kitts, USVI, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Venezuela. Please note: Mexico, Colombia, South Africa and Republic of Congo have less intentional homicides than us.
Not sure we want to play in that league being a tourist destination and heavily relying on tourist dollars.
The Central Bank is a toothless tiger. Q.E.D. Either give it some teeth or send it home. That the Central Bank dscribed a disaster and did nothing about it .e.g from informing other existing clients of BOB to going public with the information, makes the Central Bank just an accessory in to the fraud going on at BOB.
This story has nothing to do with democracy. It shows that the way immigration laws, if any are in place, are enforced in an unconstitutional way. If a Bahamian national gets treated the way this man was treated by Immigration, it should be alarming particularly to persons that want all foreigners out. What the officers do, is racial profiling, if you look anything but Bahamian they book you and if you are lucky you can explain yourself later. If you are Bahamian, you shouldn't have to be afraid of immigration, police or any government official, particularly not if you are a law abiding citizen, irrespective of whether you live in Shantytown or Lyford Cay. Btw., I still believe that if the resources of this country were used properly by the wealthy and the government, no one - NO ONE - would have to live in a Shantytown, everybody would be properly educated and could work in a decent job.
well, no one talks about efficiency here. If the worker sits on the hot engine for 6 hours and gets nothing accomplished because, he either is not efficient himself or the engine is beyond repair, he still clocks for 6 hours.....
am surprised that Baha Mar has no better legal risk management. Well if you are losing multi-million dollars over something that would have cost much less in the beginning but now more because of neglect, that raises questions once more on the management of Baha Mar rather than anybody else. And besides all that, this is a matter between two elephants, let them fight this out and leave us alone.
GrassRoot says...
ok duppyVAT lets do this exercise, the following is based on the 2012 numbers from UNODC (you can look up what that is yourself)
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Bahamas has 113 for 350,000 or approx. 32 murders per 100,000 people. Worse tha we are only Lesotho, Swaziland, Jamaica, St. Kitts, USVI, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Venezuela. Please note: Mexico, Colombia, South Africa and Republic of Congo have less intentional homicides than us.
Not sure we want to play in that league being a tourist destination and heavily relying on tourist dollars.
On Police officer shot in the head
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GrassRoot says...
what about reduction of cost?
On No more split for BEC - and decision may be in two weeks
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GrassRoot says...
Spot on duppyVAT!! Exactly my point. I learnt my history my friend.
On 'Human rights are being denied'
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GrassRoot says...
The Central Bank is a toothless tiger. Q.E.D. Either give it some teeth or send it home. That the Central Bank dscribed a disaster and did nothing about it .e.g from informing other existing clients of BOB to going public with the information, makes the Central Bank just an accessory in to the fraud going on at BOB.
On Central Bank slammed ‘all facets’ of BOB’s lending
Posted 2 December 2014, 2:32 p.m. Suggest removal
GrassRoot says...
This story has nothing to do with democracy. It shows that the way immigration laws, if any are in place, are enforced in an unconstitutional way. If a Bahamian national gets treated the way this man was treated by Immigration, it should be alarming particularly to persons that want all foreigners out. What the officers do, is racial profiling, if you look anything but Bahamian they book you and if you are lucky you can explain yourself later. If you are Bahamian, you shouldn't have to be afraid of immigration, police or any government official, particularly not if you are a law abiding citizen, irrespective of whether you live in Shantytown or Lyford Cay. Btw., I still believe that if the resources of this country were used properly by the wealthy and the government, no one - NO ONE - would have to live in a Shantytown, everybody would be properly educated and could work in a decent job.
On 'Human rights are being denied'
Posted 2 December 2014, 2:15 p.m. Suggest removal
GrassRoot says...
who would give a personal guaranty for something like that in the beginning?
On Galanis slams ‘ludicrous’ $4.6m loan default claim
Posted 29 November 2014, 2:35 p.m. Suggest removal
GrassRoot says...
well, no one talks about efficiency here. If the worker sits on the hot engine for 6 hours and gets nothing accomplished because, he either is not efficient himself or the engine is beyond repair, he still clocks for 6 hours.....
On Union chief: BEC overtime well-deserved
Posted 29 November 2014, 2:34 p.m. Suggest removal
GrassRoot says...
what the police needs is not troops, it is intelligence. the only way to crack open this vicious circle of killing and killing back.
On UPDATED: Two men shot dead minutes apart
Posted 29 November 2014, 2:31 p.m. Suggest removal
GrassRoot says...
would not be surprised if someone got shot over a pair of Air Jordan's. nothing surprises me any more.
On Man in hospital after shooting outside the Mall at Marathon
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GrassRoot says...
am surprised that Baha Mar has no better legal risk management. Well if you are losing multi-million dollars over something that would have cost much less in the beginning but now more because of neglect, that raises questions once more on the management of Baha Mar rather than anybody else. And besides all that, this is a matter between two elephants, let them fight this out and leave us alone.
On Baha Mar in ‘multi-million losses’ warning vs. Breezes
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