The best thing is they are gone. Better yet that they can get driver's licenses and find jobs faster than the average person. Of course undocumented persons setting fires at the detention center or walking the streets of the country are security risks. Good riddence.

Obie Wilchcombe is one of the biggest liars and most dangerous persons in politics period. While he publically proclaimed that the easement granting access to beaches on Parasdise will never be taken away, he had already signed away these rights to foreigners. A very dangerous man.

@banker: I am willing to bet handsomely you are not Bahamian, at least not a raw born one. What you quoted as Bahamian slang looks like Greek to me. The fact is As the true wealth of the Bahamas becomes known, more and foreigners are lining up to wrap their greasy paws on it. Of course part of their plan is to disenfranchise Bahamians and so they come here in coat suits and with empty brief cases. ..to tote the loot away. They not only want to t'ief and hoard Bahamian land, but they have engaged in the habit of belittling Bahamians, like you banker, calling them dumb and stupid. Of course if things were so much better in the countries from whence they came, or the people much better than Bahamians, they would never have ventured here. They drive the prices of property up and beyond the reach of Bahamians, they block all access to beaches and they devalue the true worth of Bahamians. And, unfortunately, many of our leaders, either out of greed or in ignorance, accommodate and aid them. I stand by my conviction that many young Bahamians and descendants of Bahamians are becoming aware of what is going on of the Bahamas and they will put an end to it..sooner than you think. You call the Bahamas a place of "Third World unsafe squalor", yet you are still here, hypocrite?
.***Some people just don't like it when a mirror is held up to them, to destroy their cherished self-delusions. ***
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Some people don't like when people keep telling then how bad and backward their country is and belittling their people(Bahamians) in every which way, but yet they would even resist being deported. They never had it so good.

A bridge to Andros is not a bad idea..how much fer it?

China's exports are down by 25% for February and down for the 13th month straight and counting. The experts are predicting that China is slipping into a recession. And since its banking sector has not fully recovered from the 2008 global downturn many expect this one will be even deeper. It will turn global and of course the Bahamas with its white elephant Bah Mar will not be Spared. Exports down by 25%. Can you imagine the eventual impact.

If you see Donald Trump win the presidential elections, you will see Bahamians leaving the United States and returning home like never before. Not only will the US be under threat of terrorists attacks, but The Trumps loose lips will put America under threat of an out right war. He will, of course, seek to strengthen his military power and most likely will re-introduce the draft. Many people will leave the country, not only for the fear of being attacked, but for not wanting their children or grand children to be drafted. His will weaken the US even more and make it more vulnerable but be a win,win situation for the Bahamas as their citizens are deported or voluntarily return home.

@ banker you continue write about Bahamians in that condescending and snobbish way and under the pretence that thou are defending them. And by the way there is no such thing as Bahamian patois (except in your mind and that of your shadow). Yes it is a fact that the Bahamas has a brain drain of Bahamians. The best and the brightest have left, some wowing to never return to the Bahamas. Some do not return for lack of opportunities for themselves and their children. But guess what? There is a generation of these Bahamians that will return. They will be well educated, well exposed, experienced and disciplined. And they will return to rescue this country and stop the looting and selling out that has been going on for generations. These Will not be Bahamians with political aspirations, but religious leaders, educators, doctors ,engineers , and even athletes. There is no such thing as an illiterate or innumerate Bahamian. Some may take more time to educate and others see no purpose in what they are being taught. Many young men have been brainwashed to believe it is effeminate to be well educated or have an office job. So they try to thug it out and unfortunate many end up on the wrong side of the law. That needs to be fixed but bringing in more foreign workers is not the solution.

These people are so crooked and deceptive. They trying to tell you an "18-20% A & B average is not sustainable". But when you check worldwide this is the norm. And their reason for this whole article is so clear. They want tax breaks and work permit discounts to bring in more foreign workers and justifying their need to do this by disqualifying Bahamians as dumb and uneducatated and hence unemployable. Those (foreigners) who plan to t'ief the Bahamas and those (Bahamians) who are accommodating them have the shock and surprise of their lives coming. Watch what going to happen from referendum day to Election Day ...amen

Let me say this: Myles Munroe prophesies are not dead. Don't worry about the time stamp he put on it (July 2014-July 2015) Those who have eyes let them see.

Many businesses are finding out that, after a year of VAT returns, they are unable to cover their overhead, less see a profit. This is because of the illusive, if not deceptive way the VAT is calculated. While most businesses calculate their markup on the first cost of goods, government calculates the VAT at the border on all costs incurred on a product. Freight, insurance, customs duties etc. This may actually be 10 -18% of the first cost of the product. So while the government told businesses there was no need to increase their prices, businesses who did their markup on first cost could have been giving 3 - 10.5% of their gross profit to the government in the form of VAT returns. In addition because VAT is paid at the boarder the cost of inventory has also increased as has the cost of shrinkage due to theft, spoilage and product obsolescence. Then when you add the increases in business licence fees, minimum wage increases and the associated increase in national insurance, businesses that did not increase their prices upward by 15 - 30% either spent the entire year working for government (no profit) or gave most of their profit to the government. So while the government can brag about the large windfall they saw in VAT revenue, many businesses are trying to figure out what happened to their profit.