Time is of the essence and just hope that the legal wrangling does not hinder the anticipated May Election 2017, or cause a great degree of frustration or uncertainty for voters that may be affected that they choose not to vote. Even more crucial that the country goes into election insufficiently or improperly prepared and the end result is mass confusion (voter fraud too).
An innocent life has been lost here and I think we should excercise restraint and caution and recognize the sensitivity of this matter. Not to jump to conclusions before all the facts are known and point fingers. Hopefully answers are forthcoming. Condolences to everyone this tragic event has affected.
It is time to register and intercept these gangsters from intercepting your privacy. Despite what Perry Christie says that election will be 'no time soon', the register will soon have to be closed so that elections can be held in May as mandated by law. Perry Christie day no time soon but Fritzgerald and others in the PLP have already pulled out election machinery. Now they trying to rush these bills through while you are distracted.
Have you ever heard of the prime minister, the deputy pm, the minister of national security and his junior minister , the commissioner of police and his assistants, the attorney general and maybe the superintendent of the prison all in a room to discuss crime and, more specifically, murder? They are not seeing eye to eye on this matter and while they may all be concerned about it and working around the clock for solutions the cold, hard fact is the current strategy is not working. What changed in October? When before it did the country was seeing a massive decline in murders. There was an entire month without a killing and now the country can go hardly a day without someone losing their life to the hands of another? The commissioner should have information and intelligence as to what caused this new wave of killing and should move swiftly to arrest it.
The country can expect another spike in crime as Donald Trump is having immigration and inland security deport immigrants with criminal records. Some persons who have been living in the US for over 20 years are having their residency status revoked and getting deported for crimes they committed. And their families have a choice to stay in the US or go with them.
The Bible teaches that when you allow murders to remain in society the killings will increase. Not only will murderers breed more murderers but they will cause or teach others to kill.
I think the commissioner just rubbed salt in the wounds of many Bahamian families who have had loved ones murdered by saying they had to do something to cause their own death. When they trying to come to grips with the loss. Then you have reformed gang members on the radio station saying things like "it could be over a girl, or just looking at someone the wrong way, or talking to someone bad on a job or even firing someone. That's how serious it is.
This is so very sad. It was so painful to listen to the commissioner that many wished he had remained silent. How can the commissioner say after 13 murders in 13 days that the country is not in crisis and persons can go about their normal life. How can he insuly Bahamians and tell them that some of them can't take care of their own homes but they trying to tell him how to do his job. Does not Greenslade realize that the 13 persons killed this month are Bahamian children as are many of the over 1,000 victims that were killed under his watch as commissioner? Twenty seven for the year. More murders under his watch than *any* other commissioner in the Bahamas. More murders than what happened under *all* the other police commissioners in the past 100 years in the Bahamas. We can no longer buy the case of "a few prolific offenders killing up each other." No not after 10 or more years. And to hear Greenslade almost justify some homicides by saying something to the effect that many of the persons who are killed are not as innocent as many may want to believe, and they have done something to cause them to be murdered. Careless words coming from a commissioner whose job it is to protect and uphold the law.. Almost sanctioning vigilante justice. . And While the PM admits the murders are out of control, no apparently effective plan was put forward to stop the mayhem. Maybe someone needs to say that if the killings doesn't stop the government will have to consider hanging or capital punishment.
John says...
Time is of the essence and just hope that the legal wrangling does not hinder the anticipated May Election 2017, or cause a great degree of frustration or uncertainty for voters that may be affected that they choose not to vote. Even more crucial that the country goes into election insufficiently or improperly prepared and the end result is mass confusion (voter fraud too).
On Legal challenge on boundaries
Posted 15 February 2017, 11:39 a.m. Suggest removal
John says...
An innocent life has been lost here and I think we should excercise restraint and caution and recognize the sensitivity of this matter. Not to jump to conclusions before all the facts are known and point fingers. Hopefully answers are forthcoming. Condolences to everyone this tragic event has affected.
On Boy who died in car had been left 'by mistake'
Posted 15 February 2017, 11:29 a.m. Suggest removal
John says...
It is time to register and intercept these gangsters from intercepting your privacy. Despite what Perry Christie says that election will be 'no time soon', the register will soon have to be closed so that elections can be held in May as mandated by law. Perry Christie day no time soon but Fritzgerald and others in the PLP have already pulled out election machinery. Now they trying to rush these bills through while you are distracted.
On Attorney general: Interception Bill will enhance privacy, not harm it
Posted 15 February 2017, 9:22 a.m. Suggest removal
John says...
So was there murder #14 in 14 days last night? Or was the report of a woman being stabbed to death in Eight Mile Rock false or not yet confirmed?
On Greenslade: Bahamas is not in crisis
Posted 15 February 2017, 7:01 a.m. Suggest removal
John says...
Have you ever heard of the prime minister, the deputy pm, the minister of national security and his junior minister , the commissioner of police and his assistants, the attorney general and maybe the superintendent of the prison all in a room to discuss crime and, more specifically, murder? They are not seeing eye to eye on this matter and while they may all be concerned about it and working around the clock for solutions the cold, hard fact is the current strategy is not working. What changed in October? When before it did the country was seeing a massive decline in murders. There was an entire month without a killing and now the country can go hardly a day without someone losing their life to the hands of another? The commissioner should have information and intelligence as to what caused this new wave of killing and should move swiftly to arrest it.
On Greenslade: Bahamas is not in crisis
Posted 14 February 2017, 11:03 p.m. Suggest removal
John says...
The country can expect another spike in crime as Donald Trump is having immigration and inland security deport immigrants with criminal records. Some persons who have been living in the US for over 20 years are having their residency status revoked and getting deported for crimes they committed. And their families have a choice to stay in the US or go with them.
On Greenslade: Bahamas is not in crisis
Posted 14 February 2017, 12:08 p.m. Suggest removal
John says...
The Bible teaches that when you allow murders to remain in society the killings will increase. Not only will murderers breed more murderers but they will cause or teach others to kill.
On Christie: It's like the Wild West
Posted 14 February 2017, 12:02 p.m. Suggest removal
John says...
I think the commissioner just rubbed salt in the wounds of many Bahamian families who have had loved ones murdered by saying they had to do something to cause their own death. When they trying to come to grips with the loss. Then you have reformed gang members on the radio station saying things like "it could be over a girl, or just looking at someone the wrong way, or talking to someone bad on a job or even firing someone. That's how serious it is.
On Greenslade: Bahamas is not in crisis
Posted 14 February 2017, 11:29 a.m. Suggest removal
John says...
This is so very sad. It was so painful to listen to the commissioner that many wished he had remained silent. How can the commissioner say after 13 murders in 13 days that the country is not in crisis and persons can go about their normal life. How can he insuly Bahamians and tell them that some of them can't take care of their own homes but they trying to tell him how to do his job. Does not Greenslade realize that the 13 persons killed this month are Bahamian children as are many of the over 1,000 victims that were killed under his watch as commissioner? Twenty seven for the year. More murders under his watch than *any* other commissioner in the Bahamas. More murders than what happened under *all* the other police commissioners in the past 100 years in the Bahamas. We can no longer buy the case of "a few prolific offenders killing up each other." No not after 10 or more years. And to hear Greenslade almost justify some homicides by saying something to the effect that many of the persons who are killed are not as innocent as many may want to believe, and they have done something to cause them to be murdered. Careless words coming from a commissioner whose job it is to protect and uphold the law.. Almost sanctioning vigilante justice. . And While the PM admits the murders are out of control, no apparently effective plan was put forward to stop the mayhem. Maybe someone needs to say that if the killings doesn't stop the government will have to consider hanging or capital punishment.
On Greenslade: Bahamas is not in crisis
Posted 14 February 2017, 10:50 a.m. Suggest removal
John says...
Revelations 12..verses 1-6 read weep if you lost rejoice if you saved
On UPDATED: Seventh man shot dead in Nassau's bloody weekend
Posted 13 February 2017, 9:49 p.m. Suggest removal