Country and allow them to fulfill the the purpose of their lives. Right now this Bahamian government continues to sleep with the enemy. Indigenous (( Black) Bahamians spent 400 years in the shackles and chains of slavery to become entitled to the benefits of this country. And don’t say it is a racial or slavery originated problem, because it is. Those that brought you here in slavery still want you in chains. In fact they want you DEAD! And those responsible for teaching the young men that it is wrong to kill. And even more wrong to kill your brother for even less than a bowl of porridge. The truth will eventually come to these young men and serious consequences will follow. Rodney Moncur puts a face to the problem. He has an ear and a voice.
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And there are other resources available to this government other than interceptor vehicles, cameras, drones and machine guns. A psychologist who is currently in the employment of the government says, ‘when you have to treat someone for a ( mental) problem, giving medication is just a small part of the treatment. You have to find out and remove all the elements bthat are causing the problem.

@ cobalt: what you have posted is absolute rubbish and total BS. First of all to say the government is not responsible for crime is like saying the moon is made of cheese. The Bahamian government decided to partner with a foreign government (yes just one who has a reputation and their deeds are well documented) and declare war on its Bahamian people, young males in particular. The Bahamian government did not do due diligence and engage in fact finding but jumped in, hook, line and sinker against its own people in the so called ‘war on drugs.’
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. And young men were harassed, falsely arrested tortured even and falsely jailed for small amounts of marijuana. And their lives were never the same after these arrests. The fact you s that for every one person that was legitimately arrested, some five or six or even more innocent people were stopped by the police, searched, sometimes falsely arrested and even beaten so severely as to cause permanent damage to their person. Men of the country were being denied their basic human rights and their constitutional rights.

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And, in ignorance or being complicit, the photos of many of these men were plastered across the pages of newspapers and television screens with headlines like found with dangerous drugs or caught with deadly substance’. And in most cases it was marijuana. And in many cases it was less than a joint. Back then the murder rate was still in single digits and crime was ways below a level that was intolerable.

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But as more and more young men found themselves before the court’s spending years fighting false and/ or trumped up charges and not being able to find unemployment, or travel or even walk the streets of their own country the sun or underground culture grew in The Bahamas. A number of these people turned to selling drugs or some other crime as a means of crime. And as the drug and criminal culture grew, it also became more violent and more deadly. Persons found themselves having to arm with knives, screwdrivers and other tools, hammers even.

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Then guns were introduced. Guns seem to become easily and readily available on the streets of this country. And most of the people who were carrying weapons were not and could not travel outside the country. And still today, many pretend it’s a mystery how the guns are getting into the country. If someone wants you to kill your self or your brother, they will find ways to help you do it. And they now tell you your brother is tge enemy, “kill him before he kills you.’ And so the battle rages on. Bullets continue to fly and bodies continue to fall.
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And people like Cobalt who, are racists to the bone and active instigators still pretend. O it’s their decision to pick up a gun and kill someone. But is it? Cobalt knows that in order to fix the problem the government must not only accept responsibility, but start where the problem started. You must restore these young men back to their position in this

Despite the transgressors and pure haters, Eric Carey served in his post with distinction and merit. The National Trust has both a national and international voice now. It’s parks are a success, The marine parks are a blessing and reap rewards for this country every day. And most importantly, in Eric’s own words. BNT is on a strong financial footing to allow his successor to continue and carry on with this most important work. Certainly as the earth’s population grows larger and larger and becomes more mobile, it will become even more important to set aside some of the natural resources of the earth and ensure that they are preserved for future generations.

explain this: So errybody hot under the collar about the Moncur appointment. So how is it that Sebas (Sir Bats) was appointed by both governments, PLP and FNM as an ambassador? And there wasn’t this big toxic explosion about his appointments. So you ask what is the connection between Sebas ( Sir Bats) and Rodney’s appointments. Well Sebas Bastian owns the radio station that Moncur’s show is on . And yes, the same one that Wayne Munroe appeared on for an extended period. So who is to say that it wasn’t Seba’s (Sir Bat’s) idea to have Wayne Munroe appear on the show with Rodney Moncur, if only to avoid Moncur getting into political or legal mischief. And yes, another difference between Sebas Bastian and Rodney Moncur is Sebas didn’t throw rocks at Doc. And Doc still mad. Rodney help cause Doc to lose a whole, entire election. Almost every seat. Rodney hand straight when it comes to throwing rocks at Doc. And Doc still mad.

Greater is He that is within me than he that is within the world. Satan can only destroy the flesh body.

And don’t forget the minister of health is a nerd so he, alone cannot be waited on to make real decisions.

Brave dem done put the cart before the horse. They allow the visitors to the country to walk around without masks before any Bahamians. And you can walk on Bay Street any hour of the day and see if you see any Covid Ambassadors. Not to mention see them telling tourists to put their masks on. And you thought that’s what they were hired for. They don’t have to lock no one up or give them tickets, but politely ask them to put their masks on. It is lives you are playing with by trying to have two different standards. The taxi drivers, hotel workers and shop keepers have families to go home to. Bahamian families. But the true test and direction will come in a few days. After all the mixing and mingling and dancing and partying in Exuma: if the cases remain low, than that will point and steer the government in which direction to go as afar as relaxing the restrictions. Bahamians want the masks mandate gone but only when it is gone for good.

The reason why the property tax valuations are in such a mess is being government hired a foreign agency that do the re-evaluations. So many properties are overvalued. One property owner says ‘why doesn’t government come purchase my property for what they valued it for.’ Another major problem is the property registry at Inland Revenue is not up-to-date. Previous owners are still being billed for properties they sold years, even decades ago. And many properties that have been delapidated for years or even decades are being assessed as if there is an inhabitable structure on the property. This is why many persons who have inherited property cannot do anything with them. And many owners in the inner city especially cannot participate in urban renewal programs. The property tax has been accumulating on uninhabitable property and no adjustments made on the value.

He certainly is and only trying to muddy the waters. Basically Izmirilian has won his claim in principle against CCA. And it is only a matter of going to trial to cross all the ‘T’s’ and dot all the ‘I’s The matter of quantum or how much Izmirilian will be awarded. That’s why he feels confident in naming corrupt officials at this stage.

Can the government appoint Rodney Moncur to investigate and name the (then government officials) politicians who t’ief this man’s ( investor) money and rob him of his dream (Bah Mar)? Rodney is good at digging up dirt and when time to throw roc. He hand straight. If you don’t believe me bask Doc. But more seriously: When Izmirilian first filed his claim, he was more focused on the Chinese who t’ief he hotel and was more gentle with the local (gangster) politicians who facilitated probably one of the biggest rip offs for n the modern history of this country. But as it becomes less a possibility that even if Izmirilian prevails with his claims against the Chinese, his dream hotel is gone from him forever. So he no longer needs to worry about operating in the pirates Infested economy of The Bahamas. And some sitting MP’s are amongst those whose names may get called including… hold on lemme answer this phone.