There is on one stop gap, fix all solution to crime, especially murder. Investigative officers will tell you that leads to the killer will point in all different directions. Different persons become suspects while other persons are questioned and released. At the end of the day it is that one small detail or that one single stroke of luck that leads to the capture of the killer. And sometimes by the time the case goes to trail that one piece on evidence has disappeared. Sometimes it mY be a key witness themselves becoming a victim of murder or even refusing to testify.

Yes unfortunately we may see more than 150 murders this year and I do not say that with an once of satisfaction or glee. You see because if we have 150 murders, it must also mean that we also have close to 150 murderers in our society. Killers who have tried and proven themselves since January 1, 2015. The assistant commissioner of police asked for persons with suggestions and ideas on how to combat this killing epidemic that has engulfed our land to come forward. Well I will say this for the umpteenth time: As long as more killers remain on the streets and in the society than those that are sentenced and locked away in prison, the killing numbers will continue to increase. We now have second and third generation killers in the Bahamas. Secondly, we must get into the minds of these killers and determine the true motive for their behavior and thirdly, we must modify or change that element of their personality. A caller to a talk show quoted a scripture to the effect that (because there is a man shortage). Six and seven women will go to the same man and say, "I don't want your riches or treasures, i will provide my own food and clothing, I only want your name (baby daddy) so I can be shameless (not become an old maid and without children). How much of that are we seeing in this country today? Men are fathering children left, right and center and many don't know who the children are. And many children do not know who their fathers are because the mother took a sacred oath not to tell them. And so many of these children (males especially) are angry. The feel like a bird that has fallen from a nest. These are the ones who will kill at the bat of an eye. Their fathers have eaten sour grapes and now the children's teeth are on edge. How are we going to fix that? You may have brothers killing brothers in this country and not even knowing they are related. The first murder committed in the bible was Cain slaying his brother because of jealousy. And as it was in in the beginning so is it now in these end times. The spirit of jealousy keeping company with the spirit of murder.

one hundred and fifty is the amount of murders to expect before December 31, 2015, based on the number of murders that took place in the first five months. Some Eightyseven more families, mostly Bahamian, will feel the cold, chilling sting of death., when someone in their family, more likely a male, is murdered before the end of this year. Wake up Bahamas!

Apparently being called corrupt or crooked, even by international sources does not seem to bother this government or it's core supporters. Case in point : questionable circumstances at urban renewal. Not only does the government effectively block an investigation, but they allocate even more money to the persons under suspicion. One Hundred Million to BAMSI not fully accounted for yet more money is given for unspecified works. Where did all the sidewalk money come from? Who is accountable for revenue from VAT? While government is now attempting to put more restrictions and requirements and stiffer penalties on VAT Registrants there seems to be little or no controls in place to ensure that VAT revenue is used for its intended purpose. How many members of parliament have made public disclosures?

Is Frank speaking on HAI's behalf as well? Is he bringing a message from a stubborn (too much pride) papa to a stubborn (just as much pride son? Observers feel that the disarray in the opposition has allowed the PLP government to become a runaway train that seems to be gaining momentum. Despite the fact that crime and unemployment remains the two major issues, the PLP seems to be using other tactics to re-gain the support of disgruntled PLP's. It has decided that this government will be accountable to no one and appears to be going on a spending spree as election nears. In the main time the FNM seems to have lost a lot of clout after Loretta Butler was removed as deputy leader. So if the PLP unites its supporters and brings them back into the fold it would be impossible for an opposition divided between the FNM and DNA to win the next election. The worst of the worst is to allow the present that seems to be steeped in corruption and lack of accountability to get a second term where there is little or no opposition. So is the ball now in Branvilles court? For the good of the country.

if they make the tax burden too burdensome then less people will comply voluntarily.

If you add the unclassified deaths that will push the homicide rate even higher , Meaning all the additional resources that was pumped into crime fighting (new police cars and equipment, increased work hours for police, urban renewal, defense force officers on the streets) yielded negative results. The bottom line is that murder, for more than 70% of the people who comit this crime, is unpunished. Now imagine what the results will be like for persons who rob, steal cars break into homes or businesses? Even rape. The conviction for person's committing murder (even more than one) is too low and the punishment is not severe enough to be a deterrent.

Yet another shooting tonight

Word is that this victim received 11 shots; five to the head and the rest to the body. Why shouldn't someone who kill like this receive the death penalty? They had to think out what they did and had to think about what they was doing when they was doing it.

With only five months gone and 63 murders recorded thus far, This country is well on its way to seeing over 150 murders this year. in the main time less than 15 persons (10% of the killers) will go on trial for murder and only about 10 will be convicted.