Ridiculous! We received an independent country. This is different than USA whose black people live in a country where wealth distribution and power favors the descendants of slavers.

What a shame. This talk of race is foolish; we aren't USA. A Bahamian is a Bahamian we shouldn't let this propaganda divide our small community. Our population is less than half a million in a world of 7.5 billion. We need to be united. Remember the One Bahamas initiative.

inconveniencing (just helping out). I agree that something should be done.

Rupert Roberts is pushing his own agenda under the guise of protecting the Bahamian way of life. Speculating a VAT increase; which will distract most people onto his side. Wealthy Bahamians had an opportunity to help their country and look at the state we're in. The community country is dead and now everyone is for themselves. In this environment we need a free market so that wealth and success isn't hoarded by the same folks.

So what. I'm sure this teacher had the best intentions; disciplining them as she received in her childhood. Beating with a belt like this causes a bit of a stinging pain but nothing to injure anyone. As joeblow says, we need the full story to come to a conclusion. This article is biased; good (ethical) journalism presents facts from all sides in neutral way to inform the reader.

I hope our leaders are advised by both economists and environmentalist. Our developments must be diversified for a stable economy and healthy environment. The revamp of the cruise port in Nassau, Disney cruise port in Eleuthera and a cruise ship company buying Grand Lucayan resort. Not diverse at all. How much will cruise ship activity increase in our waters? Cruise ships have a major impact on the environment. How will it impact our hotel industry? They operate in an economic bubble in our country. Tourist pay the cruise line which comes with its own staff and infrastructure; no long-term development or infrastructure in the Bahamas besides a port. If it doesn’t favor the cruise lines to operate here, they just sail off to the next country. At least hotels added some security. Hotels also have interests in improving our infrastructure since our infrastructure feeds into their property. I’m concerned about the long-term impact. Unfortunately, our country is in such a poor state we’re jumping at any glimmer of hope.

We were once one family; held to a high standard in our small community. Now we emulate the selfish a cold nature of countries whose population is 1,000 times more than ours.

Where are the jobs posted?

"how much more hardened they have become while in prison" This is exactly the problem; rehabilitation is the goal. What is the point of putting people through a system that damages them further? A destructive and expensive system that Bahamians pay for.

Do away with the prison and put these adults to work instead so they are rehabilitated to enter society with skills. We have 700 islands; choose an uninhabited one and build a society there where prisoners farm, cook, construct, clean for themselves. It would be less cost caring for them; heck perhaps they produce a surplus of food which the government could use to feed homeless, orphans and the elderly. Locking adults in a cage doesn't rehabilitate them to eventually be released into society.