Are there not enough unskilled, D average grads to fill Mr. Mccartney's domestic needs?

Even if he's not exposed as an illegal employer, he's still been exposed as a part of the wider immigration problem and a hypocrite. And to think, if he had not brought it to the public's attention, the masses would be none the wiser.

It must be true what they say about his ego...even his adversaries are using it against him. Then again, the officers could have been acting independently, based on a tip and he could be messing with himself.

It is the illegal parents who degrade and dehumanise their kids by not securing the required legal documents within the 19 year window to ensure that they can apply at 18. It's required of ALL foreign nationals, not just Haitians. It is not the government's fault or responsibility to make up for parental negligence.

Furthermore, how will automatic citizenship benefit the country? How will it stop or slow illegal immigration? How will it improve the unemployment rate? How can we be xenophobic; multi-cultural and multi-racial? Could it be that the Bahamas simply cannot sustain tens of thousands of illegal immigrants regardless of their race or historical link to the country? It's not hate, it's survival.

As usual Fred Smith makes no sense.

Our law enforcement officers uphold the constitution, which is subject to interpretation and therefore, can be argued. I have no problem with that and it in no way means that he is correct. However, he goes beyond arguing for constitutional rights to being inflammatory, aggressive and irresponsible. And I am certain that he would not pass that psych evaluation either.

I do not hold either Fred in high esteem. But I will support any immigration minister, of any party, who is proactive in resolving the problem of illegal immigration. Call it racism if you want, he's doing his job which the majority are in favor of...that's democracy.

HarryWycoff,

He is pushing an agenda that does not benefit Bahamians. His tone is overly aggressive toward Bahamas, and he actively rallies the Haitian community to do the same. He promotes the organization of what would be a self-serving, Haitian political party to possibly run the Bahamas

His status among the Haitian community allows him the opportunity to stem illegal immigration and use that as a source of negotiation. But he does not, it's all or nothing, team Haiti, for him. His actions, if successful, will only widen the flood gate.

He may be Bahamian, but his loyalty seems to lie with Haiti. This might be why some might be confused.

Are you following?

Criminals show zero fear and have little respect for police officers as it stands. If they are armed with lethal weapons, the officers should be as well. Maybe teasers could work in the family islands? But definitely not a good idea for the brazen criminals in Nassau.

The concern about sovereignty is disingenuous. The government had no real reason to interfere with BahaMar and its decision to file chapter 11. If this is their main argument, and the judge decides to proceed with winding up process, his collusion with the plaintiffs will be abundantly clear.

These cases are pretty transparent...suicide by cop. Anything other than following police orders can be perceived as a threat to the officers' safety and therefore, they have the right to protect themselves. An investigation, or public opinion, cannot decipher whether he/she felt threatened.

Split second decisions, fueled by adrenaline or fear can easily be negotiated into something else in the light of day. Officers should not have the additional burden of second guessing themselves when their authority is blatantly disregarded, and their safety threatened. If they are, then an even louder message is sent to criminals that they are truly in control.

Who are we to investigate and determine whether an officer felt threatened or not by violent criminals? Should they retreat when being shot at? Should they assume a criminal is running away to safety and not a gun or to alert an armed accomplice? Should they make all of these split second decisions under duress? Or should they pretend to be bulletproof? Hindsight cannot be used to determine how or what should have happened in these high adrenaline circumstances. There should be a report in each case, and at most retraining. We cannot take ordinary, underpaid citizens and expect them to perform as highly trained Navy seals in a hostile, criminal hub such as Nassau.

If these were trafficking offenders who died inexplicably in custody or undue force, I would agree with a thorough investigation.

I agree with you; so I am not sure of the disconnect. I think the officers acted appropriately. An abundance of caution was needed in dealing with career criminals who were resisting arrest. Arresting officers should never let their guard down...their uniforms and unfamiliarity with their surroundings is an extreme disadvantage. One less criminal, zero military funerals sounds good to me.

Whether BahaMar was a bad idea or not, is irrelevant. Many bad ideas (per box thinkers), became extremely successful ventures because a visionary saw it from concept to completion.

Quality concerns have to be addressed and rectified, and the forced CCA partnership severed, in light of recent revelations regardless of owner. So what would reshaping and rebranding accomplish that BahaMar cannot?