This is what the PLP does and the DNA seem to wanna join in, saying anything to appeal to the masses baser instincts.

Wake up Bahamians, we must adjust and adapt to the modern world: age of globalisation and technology. Nothing will be given to us. Every selling sand and sea and travelling further to experience new things.

Do not allow these ppl to make you think this country can just not participate in the global economy and changing world. Has this Believe in Bahamians/ borderline racist/ talk produced anything.

If u referring to the bond, which allows you as a licensee of the port to import and purchase duty free goods, I would ask that you read up about it before u make sweeping statements.

Further, everyone in GB is not doing business as a licensee of the Port.

Only the port area is under the purview of the Port Authority. The government - successive governments - still responsible for the hundreds of mile and acres or under developed land, communities that fall outside the bonded area.

Say what u want about the Port, they need to do better, but it is a dramatic difference when u leave the port area and cross into areas that the govt "controls", no city planning.

What taxes don't you pay in Freeport?

Every business and government entity collects VAT, stamp duty and customs duty is collected when you come through like everywhere else.

Lmao

I understand systemic violence. I suppose I worry about how much of our social ills we attribute to the system and how much we are prepared to attribute to our decisions.

In my opinion, I think we will see change in our society when we are prepared to look at and address the things that go on at the basis of the social contract - which I believe is the family unit/raising children/ teaching them right wrong/ what to value in life. Not that I could tell anyone how to raise their children, but I believe alot spins off from that.

In we look at the news stories recently, in my opinion, the system doesn't make a grown man tape a girl in a school uniform having sex or whatever then on the video tell her you need go have sex with me or I'll share it; the system doesn't make parents decide to video tape themselves beating or disciplining their child then post it on Facebook; the system doesn't make school children tape themselves having big fight in the road; who takes responsibility the young girls found in hotel with big man every month in Nassau; who raising these men to not know they shouldn't be in hotel room with little girls; who is responsible for the levels of teenage pregnancy in the country; whose responsible for men and women continuing to have children they probably can't afford.

I acknowledge economic disenfranchisement but at some point we have to take responsibility for our acts.

I've been in fender benders, but I didn't realize I could have lost my life for such a trivial thing.

I do not fully understand, why is the government to blame for someone deciding to pull out a knife and stabbing someone because they hit your car or vice versus.

No education system is perfect.

Its interesting when these criticisms come from generations of Bahamians who believe that they shouldn't pay taxes.

Hundreds of Bahamians go to public school and make something out of their lives, some do not. Hundreds go to private school and make something of their lives, some do not.

Parents who do not raise their children and are not attentive to their education are to blame for the present state of things. Before you even determine that people are Uneducated, it is blaring obvious that they are rude and unmannered. These are signs that they are not raised well.

This went beyond politics, everyday people went out of their way to demean this woman. I mean the effort put forth to comment and carry on from adults was alarming. People don't even put this much effort into trying to improve themselves, their health etc.

It's just reflective of our society. People are mean, people have no home training, no social graces, and disparaging others makes us feel good about ourselves. People have no courage to improve themselves but first in line to spread negativity.

Could you imagine how children who may be a little different deal with school life. The MP has room to improve, no doubt. Nonetheless, these political parties continue to put certain candidates forth - I only can imagine that these men in these parties only want people around that don't pose a threat to them or make them look better.

Then we wonder why ppl with money build their walls up and send their children to the school behind the wall.

Shameful behaviour from grown Bahamian men.