One Minister is sending a policy plan to another Minister for consideration, both of whom are cabinet Ministers in the same government. You can't make this stuff up. Wow! Where is the PM? Is he still employed by the Bahamian people? We do not need a policy plan from each Cabinet Minister gentlemen. What we need is one coherent, consistent and transparent immigration plan that addresses our national and international needs as a country.

My understanding is that the Director of Immigration has admitted that the female Atlantis employee was confronted, questioned and detained in error as her file was misplaced. It is also my understanding that Minister Mitchell has indicated that he was not made aware nor was he consulted before this raid took place. Given this fact scenario, it is amazing to read the comments from the Minister above. No doubt there are hard working and decent persons working at Immigration, however, that is but a red herring as it relates to the above issue. Atlantis is the largest private sector employer in our country, therefore, for someone at Immigration to take the decision on their own to raid Atlantis, without getting the consent or even informing the Minister says a lot about the inner workings or lack thereof at Immigration. The fact that the raid was done in error and the manner in which it was done, negatively impacts The Bahamas, the Immigration department, the Minister and the person who would have authorised the decision without the Minister's knowledge. So instead of talking this nonsense above, a responsible Minister should be demanding the resignation of the person involved, if he was not made aware as he claims. In 2013 it is beyond comprehension that the Immigration department does not have a dedicated relationship manager that deals exclusively with Atlantis, the largest private sector employer in the Bahamas. Of course, the fact that the Minister is saying these things above makes one wonder whether he is being truthful about not being made aware.

@Stapedius, I would recommend that you read Frantz Fanon as well. What you will discover is that Frantz Fanon was an avowed unrepentant Marxist and the central tenet to his work was class and race warfare in the context of colonialism. Though some continue to use this framework to explain the Bahamas today, its relevance with respect to our current issues, in my opinion, is doubtful at best.
Nevertheless, if you are saying that there is no difference between an investor who has invested over 2 billion dollars in our economy and the individual unskilled Haitians and Cubans immigrants then we should prepare ourselves to be the next Haiti in the hemisphere.

Anyone with any knowledge of international finance will know that Mr. Bacon's operation is one of the most prestigious in the world and that in the world of international finance he is highly respected. It would seem to me that in terms of our future economic model, we as Bahamians and in particular our government need to decide whether we want the Bahamas to be associated with doing future business with blue chip international investors like Louis Bacon or the likes of Mr. Nygard. As a professional Bahamian it saddens and embarrasses me to see another Bahamian professional Wendall Jones, arguably a prominent and influential member of the local mainstream media, having to publicly apologise to Mr. Bacon for his and his news outlets role in slandering and libeling Mr Bacon. It becomes difficult to explain to foreign colleagues, who are also watching this, that all Bahamians are not for sale.

I to was responding to @SP.

Don't quite understand your reasoning but I would suffice it to say that if the Police loses this battle all of society loses my friend. Today it is Supt. Fernander but tomorrow it could be you or your mother, daughter or son. Who would you look to for protection?

Law enforcement in all civilized societies is a representation or extension of the State and the State draws its legitimacy, rights and authority from the consent of those governed and thus the State represents the people or you and me. It therefore follows that Law Enforcement represents and is a reflection of all members of a civilized society. Their behavior and conduct as well as their well-being are and should be a healthy reflection of what we as a society expect from each and every member of our society. In this regard I disagree with the Police Commissioner who seems to infer that the conduct of Law Enforcement officers should be judged by some different standard. No Mr. Commissioner, society should have a right to criticize Law Enforcement Officers for conduct or behavior outside of societal norms. Just as I have no right to violently assault my neighbor; similarly Law Enforcement Officers have no right to assault detainees who are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, not in the Police station or Barracks.

I do agree with the Commissioner, however, that any violent attack on any Law Enforcement officer is a direct attack on each and every member in our society and should met with the strongest rebuke and opposition. Standing by and allowing the criminal element to attack Law Enforcement is tantamount to a society cannibalizing itself and it will only be a matter of time before we become undone from the inside out. My fellow Bahamians, if you have any information that can assist Law Enforcement to protect you, your possessions and your society I beseech to go to your nearest community Police Station and report the information, because today it is Supt. Fernander but tonight or tomorrow it could be you or someone that is dear to you.

The one thing you can say about Mr. Munroe, is that he has never seen a microphone that he did not want to grab and speak into. If he ever finds the time to exhibit a similar focus in preparing for his cases, he may win one sometime soon. After the amateur case they put on and the stern rebuke by the CJ, they should refund the webshop guys their money and hold their heads down in shame. Don't get me wrong, there is a significant amount of politics driving these statements from Munroe, but if he and his clients continue with their misguided strategy they are likely to further isolate and expose PC so much that it would become political suicide for him to intercede on their behalf.

If memory serves me correct this was the same former union leader that threw beer and peanuts at a sitting Prime Minister and he is now a cabinet minister. So using that as a model of behaviour for how to get ahead in the Bahamas, Minister Gibson should be proud of the attitude and behavior of the current union leaders who are merely following his precedent. Until we as a people begin to reject at the polls these loud mouth intellectually shallow politicians from both sides we will continue to be the dog that is being wagged by the tail.

As far as I am aware we have heard nothing from the Police Commissioner concerning the investigation or the persons who distributed the photos of the mutilated body of Nellie Brown. I would be very interested in the particulars supporting this alleged crime because if the facts are that he is being charged for posting photos of the man that died in police custody then it would be a very sad day in our Bahamaland and I would be proud to stand with him in this matter. My fellow Bahamians our history and circumstance have not frequently acquainted us with the creed "power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely" but if we continue to stand by while the civil liberties of our fellowmen are trampled upon it is only a matter of time before we are next.