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John says...

America is now warning its citizens to stay close to home and prepare for a cyber attack and a possible nuclear attack and you here trying to upset the peace and tranquillity if Tge BaHAMAS???

John says...

Well even the government said they weee caught off guard with Grand Bahama being included in the travel advisory upgrade. But like you said. The State Department have personnel on the ground 24/7 and maybe they have intelligence no one else have and since the general perception is that the Bahamas government is corrupt and so is the Bahamian police then they justify their stance. And despite the name calling and the nastiness that is published by blogger in this forum, 95% of Bahamians understand the importance of the tourist dollar and even without putting a monetary value in the mix. No average Bahamian want to see anyone injured or harmed in this country, much less killed. And many pray day any night for the murders to end.
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Watching the report of the shootings in Kansas City yesterday, first the mayor ( Black) saying how they went through the drills to ensure that everyone was kept safe. And every eventuality was secure. eight hundred police officers in uniform covered the general area of the parade. There were also undercover officers and sniffer dogs and sharp shooters on the roofs of strategic buildings. But not only did the enexpected happen with 22 people shot, one dead and twelve being children, but he and his family were caught up in the violence.

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Then there was tge chief of police, ( White) . Passionate but more emotional. And she echoed’ the shootings should never have happened. We did all the preparations, took all the precautions and this was supposed to be a celebratory event but look how it ended. Personally I stay from tourist oriented areas and most Bahamians that I know that are not involved in the industry do the same. I had friends that took their boss’s boat to Florida for servicing. When persons on another yacht saw three Black men in a 50 foot boat, they call tge authorities. And not only did the captain of the boat have to produce documents but had to call his boss to verify the documents. The point is I have no problem with apartheid if it means more peace of mind and safety. But Bahamians will not allow their rights to be trampled on and more of their rights to be taken away with false reporting and fake accusations

John says...

PS the girls story hasn’t wavieref, it disappears. And the FBI doesn’t need an invitation to investigate any crimes against American citizens. The Bahamian police reached out to them as demonstration of their willingness to cooperate. Why are you so bitter again?

John says...

The garbage you are spewing doesn’t even deserve comment, except to say it is the same thing tge PM was talking about se sensationalism, half truths and in your case outright filthy lies! Obviously the truth is not in you and I stand by any and everything I posted in this forum. You don’t scare anyone with your big, bold lies and psycho-surreal rankings. Obviously the plot to crash tge Bahamian tourist product and its economy failed. Your gals didn’t realize there were 16 cameras watching over them. And they signed a waiver saying they refused medical care and to take a rape test. So let them com. The days when people like you can put rallies of rape on innocent people and get away with it are long gone. Why you so bitter? They raped you too ay? Long live The Bahamas!

John says...

The Bahamian government spend too much time and effort and resources trying to appease this corrupt organization whose intention is never bro level the playing field or keep from moving the bar. Fortunately they are becoming more obsolete and less powerful as other nations,who have been discriminated against are moving away and forming their own monetary system and sources of credit. If course they keep finding ways to dismantle these organizations but some serious economic events in the near future may render the RU and several other like organizations powerless.

John says...

The Tribune got off easy when they went to war with the PM after he asked them to tone down their sensationalism on crime reporting. And even jinxed a PM wanna be but barely hopeful opposition leader to call the PM a dictator. If they had to deal with Sir Lynden or Hubert Ingraham in this issue, the fight would last until the general election. And efforts would be made to dismantle the monopolistic dictatorship Tge Tribune has on news reporting ir print media especially in The Bahamas. Let’s bet!

John says...

CRIME does not affect tourists in the Bahamas. It is tge fear of crime that does. And the fear of crime is perpetrated by irresponsible and overzealous media that print tales , erroneous or sensationalized reports on crime. Like the three media groups that reported that 18 tourists have been murdered in the Bahamas this year. This could be no less than intentional as No Caribbean country has recorded 18 murders of foreign persons this year. And they know that even though they may retract and apologize, tge damage has been done.

John says...

Do you know how many Bahamians travel abroad and they still venture out? Not in the high risk areas but they fulfill the purpose of the trip, whether it’s shopping, business or pleasure. Do you recall when the car rental plates were different from the regular plates in Florida and thugs started targeting the rentals and robbing tourists? Band several tourists got shot and killed? And so Florida decided to change the rental plates to look similar to the regular plates. And do you remember even more recently when there was a scam at the Car Rental Agencies in Florida. The agent would assign a vehicle to you and apparently give a duplicate key to someone else. They would follow you and when you made your first stop, they would use the duplicate key to enter your vehicle and take your belongings. Bahamians alone lost hundreds of thousands in cash and belongings. The car rental had to change to the current procedure where the customer randomly selects a vehicle then leaves the parking lot. Then there was the incidents where thieves were using scanners to unlock vehicles, not unlike they do to scam credit cards and raid the funds. Since tgere was no forced entry to tge vehicle, unsuspecting victims did not know they were robbed until the opened the trunk to retrieve their belongings. Crime is an ever evolving monster and it is universal. Caution is the key

John says...

There has been an almost two week lull in murders. Is that not an indication of progress?