Your response to my post is the strongest argument yet that these bills need to be defeated. Why are you here if you don't want to be here.

Say what you like the constitution should never be tampered with to allow ' persons unknown' to become citizens of this country. Just look what happened in Trinidad. I say keep the constitution intact and untampered.

Bah Mar reminds of the calypso song called "tak ya meat out me rice." Its a song about two WCaribbeans, one had some meat (lets say a jamaician) and the other had some rice(a bahamian, no not Chinese). So they decide to cook a pot together called 'meat 'n rice.' Well when the pot almost done (like Bah Mar) the Jamaican fella say he think he should get a bigger share because 'de meat more expensive dan de rice.' But the Bahamian insist that the agreement was to share the pot equally. In fact he gone so far as to tell the Jamaican if he didn't wan share the pot equal, then he could jes tak he meat out de rice.' Well anyone who know about Caribbean cooking that once the meat cook in the rice it flavor the rice, so at this point if the Jamaican took the meat back he would only be left with meat but the Bahamian will have meat flavored rice...So it is with Bah Mar...who getting juice/

Then foreigners can marry a Bahamian, get citizenship, then divorce the Bahamian spouse and import his/her foreign spouse and other family members into the country or to get citizenship. In 10 short years the Bahamas can be like Trinidad where not only do the Indians outnumber the natives but they are taking all their rights and privileges away. Who on cabbage beach now?

Number 4 may be the least dangerous of all the bills. At least the gays and lesbians will be Bahamian. The other bills are seeking to give citizenship to persons outside the Bahamas who may be known or unknown. And while the bills declare that the father or mother must be verified can you trust this government given the level of corruption this already exists? Even Tarzan will be claiming citizenship in the Bahamas, especially if oil is discovered. Not to mention the those who worship Gilden Budda! Yet we have so many born here and living here who cannot get citizenship. I say vote NO to all of the bills and leave the constitution intact. At least we will know who they are whenever they apply for citizenship.

"***can receivership be stopped?
The short answer is – yes, but only if you pay off the debt due under it before the date of Receivership. Alternatively, it is worth negotiating with the lender who has the charge on the assets to give you more time to pay, or to refinance if this is a realistic possibility.***

The fact is does China Exim bank see the benefit in entering into negotiations with Sarkis Izmirilin then the bank can stop the receivership and make an agreement with Izmirilian. What are the chances of this happening? Slim but not impossible. But Considering the hostility originated with the Chinese (bank and construction company) then there will have to be some serious benefits for doing so. Like there being no other serious or qualified buyer on the horizon. One willing to eat up the terms the china bank is spitting out. And while the IMF revised China's growth foreccast for 2016 upwards, Chinese companies are expected to default on $163 billion worth of loans this year. The appetite for Chinese products have slowed drastically and China is expected to lay off and make some 6 million workers idle over the next few years. You can't drink plenty coffee and have white teeth for for long so the intentions of the Chinese will soon be revealed. And election soon come.

Rodney Moncur may not have won the chairmanship and he may not have been ratafied as a candidate for the general election but he has singlehandedly spurred more interest and garnished more support, especially amongst the grassroots than the FNM has done as a party probably since Hubert In graham left. He also got 30% of the vote. He definitely caught the attention of Bradley Roberts and the PLP. He can work in the trenches and draw the black belt vote. Can Minnis and his faction of the FNM (Minnis Dem) come down of their high horses and work with this foot soldier?

When Kenred Dorsette went on an ignorant rage and razed the shanty towns his claim was that these were villages created by illegals and constructed illegally. While it may be the case that the shanty towns were illegal and yes they posed a health hazard. But they also provided home and shelter for many Bahamians, especially young Bahamian men of Hatian decent who were trying to venture out on their own and become independent bread winners. The shanty towns represented the hardships that exists in this country, especially amongst young people. How does a young man or woman making $200 a week find housing when the average apartment starts at $600 a month? And where there is lower cost housing the areas are so dangerous to live and so crime ridden the only way to survive there is to become a part of the crime element. Social services has done a great job in offering assistance to persons in need and if Urban Renewal could become more effective in repairing houses in low income areas it will help persons in need of housing.

One time ago schools had a program to encourage students to save. A bank officer would visit the school once a week or biweekly to collect the students savings and mark their passbooks. But today the kids are into expensive cell phone, video games and brand name clothing. And with 42,000 Bahamians living below the poverty line the savings levels should not be surprising. Not too long ago when a young man came of age on the Family Island, if he could not find work locally or if he was not college bound he would come to New Providence to seek employment. He would then send money back to the island to help support his family. Today the cost of living is so ridiculously high in Nassau and the Bahamas in general, if a young man is lucky enough to find a job he barely makes enough to survive much less send money back home, not to mention save any. Taxes on Bahamians are too high. Too many concessions are given to foreigners and foreign businesses. This drives up the cost of living for Bahamians. They can barely survive in this country not to mention save. The economy is still adjusting costs and prices upwards to account for VAT and increases in labor and other costs. And while the costs of fuel and electricity have come down, these adjustments will take much longer to take effect simply because businesses have been operating on the edge for so long. Bhammians are being intentionally excluded from sharing in the wealth of this nation. At least most of them. So should it come as a surprise that they have nothing to save?

***A high percentage of the unemployed have not completed high school, which makes them particularly vulnerable,” the ‘State of the Nation’ report said.

#“While having a young, diverse workforce is valuable, high levels of unemployment among the youth can lead to a reduction in social cohesion, limited future employability and loss of skills.

#“Further, as young people remain out of work, the long-term earning potential and productivity of this segment of the population diminishes as they lose opportunities to develop additional cognitive and soft skills, gain experience and showcase their creativity.***

There is something strange going on in the workforce. Something that is causing business owners and potential employers to ask, "Where are the 30,000 unemployed workers?" The number of persons showing up for job advertisements have severely dwindled and most of those showing up do not qualify. Many do not have basic skills, like reading and writing and some do not even know personal hygiene. Others would take a job, work for a few weeks, then quit. They are not interested in long term employment. they just seem to be in survival mode, more like living from day to day. Imagine a worker on a job who cannot read or write but requires that they be paid $210.00 a week. Of course persons with more skills and qualifications may have a hard time finding a job and these are the ones who do not return home after college. So even if and when jobs become available there will be a severe shortage of skilled and qualified workers.