So now they are trying to blame the press for publicizing the incident where Prime Minister raised his middle finger in an obscene gesture at Omar Archer. Well the press is right to promote Christie's rudeness. Maybe its his madness returning. Remember back when Cecil Wallace-Whitfield was the leader of the FNM? At one of their rallies some of BEC workers kept turning off the lights on the park where the rally was being held. So Sir Cecil told rally crashers, "When I become prime minister, I will prosecute your backsides straight to jail." Of course the PLP took the quote out of context and at all of their subsequent rallies, they told the crowds that Wallace says when he became PM he was going to prosecute Bahamians backsides to jail. ZNS was the only radio/TV station at the time and the clip was played at every opportunity. Of course Sir Cecil and the FNM lost the election. So as they use to say when shooting marbles, "***Slip goes!***"

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The government should be represented of the people. The white citizens of the country should be represented in government, on the police force, the defense forces, the hospital staff and the prison population. Did I miss anything?

Take your head out the toilet sometimes and stop talking what you see in there all the time. Everybody can't be bad so look up in the sky sometimes and look for a ray of hope. You may even see someone sticking their middle finger up, like a bird.

so who acts as prime minister when he is out of town? go study ole boy. They are not necessary successors to PM's but their 'stand ins" to ensure that their wishes and policies are carried out in their absence. Even in the US most vice presidents do not succeed the president.

The only good thing about our fiscal/financial mess is Donald Trump seems to be leading the US down the same financial path with excessive (government) spending and no real growth in the economy. So since our dollar is tied to the US dollar most likely they will devalue at the same time. And since most of our imports and goods come from the US, as do our tourists, there will be no immediate, major impact. The greatest advantage America will have is they will have near full employment so once a new president comes in and harnesses the spending, they may be able to pay down their debt quicker and bring their economy back, unlike here where the government will try to increase taxes, which will be like beating a dead horse.

Brent Symnonette will make a good second man behind Minnis. As PM he may lose site of the poor and less fortunate and be tempted to cater to the rich and famous. He has a broad band of experience in politics and in government. Minnis has tolerance and endurance and should be given an opportunity. Obviously Christie is running scared, so much so, he is throwing up the bird sign (middle finger). The PLP has soo many skeletons in their closets they will fight this election to the death. With Brent Symnonette running it brings strength to the FNM. Hopefully he will be allowed to take the number two post. And if Butler-Turner and her ^ rebels or some of them) decide to return this will make the FNM the strongest it has been in 5 years and with the greatest possibility of winning the election, even without any coalition, either from the DNA or any other party. Some of those smaller groups may fall off before elections anyway.

Well_mudda_take_ sick, get over it and get a life...ther has to be some light at the end of this dark tunnel, some ray of hope, some leap of fate, some shower of blessing. It can't all be doom and gloom. And you seem to want to paint everyone with the same brush. Hope you don't live in a glass house.

The two most harmful things to feed pigs are SALT and chocolate. So most likely if the pigs did not have access to fresh water over a period of days and they constantly drank sale water, then that may be the cause of their demise.

The strategy Mayor Gulliani used in New York was quite simple: They targeted high profile criminals and they put the heat on them either until they got a hefty jail sentence or they packed up and left the city. So under Gulliani law enforcement target the car theft gangs, the drug dealers, gun peddlers, persons who smuggled fake prescription drugs, armed robbers and shop breakers among others. Once they had these persons on the radar, they would arrest them for even the smallest infraction of the law and continue doing so until the judge decided to give them a long sentence or they decided to leave the area. What they found was that the high profile criminals were financing the gangs in New York. So once they got rid of them, the gangs fell apart. No leader, no financing, no gang. The problem here in the Bahamas is many big time criminals have ties to High profile politicians or high ranking police officers. this is not mere rumor or speculation and recent news stories can bear this out. Even the dealings of two or three Lyford Cay residents, who in any other country would have had their residency status revoked long time ago shows what is going on. So the career criminals and gang leaders are getting some form of protection from the law. Their activities, including murder, whether they authorize it or do it themselves are wreaking havoc in the country, destroying it almost. Social life does no longer exist for many citizens. But it is the foot soldiers aka "prolific offenders" who are getting the heat, getting harassed by police, going to jail or losing their lives even. Gulliani had the power to stop politicians and other high profile persons in New York from interfering with his crime fight. Whenever there was an arrest he made sure it got publicity. It was all over the news media There was publicity at the trial and even the sentencing was in the media. So politicians and other classy citizens eventually had to distance themselves from the criminals. In fact even certain attorneys or law firms refused to represent these high profile criminals.
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About Capital Punishment: While the jury is still out as to the effectiveness of executing murderers, this cannot be rule out as an effective tool in putting an end to rampant murder in this country, at least in the interim. Many of the killers in the Bahamas are teenagers or in their 20's. Some have committed more than one murder, and by their own admission and actions they intend to kill again. They have no remorse for what they have done and the only thing to do is to deny them the opportunity to kill again. Capital punishment is fitting in this type of instance because not only will it put an end to a cold blooded, heartless, person, born to kill, but it will also not only bring closure to the families of murdered victims, but it will also reduce the number of the revenge killings that have become so popular.