Unfortunately, the Bahamas and the entire region find ourselves between a rock and a hard place, with no other choice than to risk re-opening the tourism industry come what may if we want to survive!
While we are happy to "provide target markets with a comfort level that The Bahamas is a safe and healthy destination",....our main target market (U.S.) is the global sickest epicenter for covid19, and our protocol does not insist these people prove they are virus-free, AND we admit some will be carrying the virus with them, meaning a percentage of Bahamians will undoubtedly again become infected, sick and some will ultimately die.
How do we justify this to the coconut vendor and all the others harshly charged and or jailed before the courts for frivolous reasons? What was the point of locking up and charging Bahamians when they always knew we would be forced to open the country 24/7 to virus-carrying tourist sooner rather than later?
Besides being "all-powerful" the courts must show the capacity for virtues of mercy and compassion, especially having demanded so much from citizens least able to pay during the hardest economic times experienced by Bahamians in living memory. The least humane thing the courts should do is to fully compensate and apologize to these people for all the stress and trauma they endured for what now amounts to nothing!
Professor Christopher Curry's summation is absolutely correct! History is bound to repeat itself mainly because nothing has ever been done to correct the many wrongs.
The elites only know oppression and only respond to violence!
Mr. Hershall Hoyte said..........“Personally, I feel like protesting doesn’t do anything,” he said. “I’ve seen it happen too many times before. They protest and you see this whole big thing about it for two weeks and after that, it fades away and everyone acts like it never happened. So after I keep seeing that, I don’t even pay attention or get involved in that because it doesn’t change anything."
Spoken like a true complacent Bahamian!
Our complacency is the reason the PLP and FNM have gotten away with any number of crimes against Bahamians for so long!
Ironically, white Americans now complaining about the protesters looting, burning, and violence, play ignorant to the fact that they themselves gained everything they have including the United States of America through violence, civil unrest, carnage, and a war against English oppression!
The American Indians lost their entire country to the invading white man whose mantras included: "Give me liberty, or give me death!" (Patrick Henry. March 23, 1775)
“If you want something you've never had you must be willing to do something you've never done.”! (Thomas Jefferson)
Minorities in the U.S. must stand and do whatever must be done to effect change if they wish to gain respect from the Anglo Saxons!
Ironically, white Americans now complaining about the protesters looting, burning, and violence, play ignorant to the fact that they themselves gained everything they have **including the United States of America** through violence, civil unrest, carnage, and a war against English oppression!
The American Indians lost their entire country to the invading white man whose mantras included: "Give me liberty, or give me death!" (Patrick Henry. March 23, 1775)
“If you want something you've never had you must be willing to do something you've never done.”! (Thomas Jefferson)
Minorities in the U.S. must stand and do whatever must be done to effect change if they wish to gain respect from the Anglo Saxons!
@mandela......Our politicians have learned nothing. They habitually entice, mislead and fool, the people with slick slogans and have **never once** delivered!
Bahamians are complacent, but the politicians have long ago run out of rope, and COVID19 has made even the blind see that so many of us are suffering today because of decades of poor political leadership so time is not on their side.
The PLP buried themselves, and lost all credibility with "we believe in Bahamians". This FNM joined the electorates' thirst for inclusion in "ownership" with "Its' the people's time".
Both slogans acknowledge that Bahamians have been short-changed and marginalized by politicians for decades. The PLP and FNM have unwittingly self-condemned themselves!
The only question is, what "George Floyd" incident will finally push Bahamians over the edge to make us angry enough to lead to massive civil unrest demanding change and accountability?
History repeats itself. It has to and will happen!
Martin Luther Kings' "nonviolent" protesting agenda was always a non-starter doomed to fail! The only "change" throughout history **anywhere** only came with violence and civil unrest!
The powers that be only understand violence, civil disobedience, and extreme pressure. Peaceful protest and talk are perceived as weakness, always falling on deaf ears. The American Indians are prime examples of failed "talks and treaties" with Anglo Saxons.
Burning down buildings, police stations, and cities is an expensive price to pay for change, but after **400 years of injustice**, murder, and dialog, it is way past time for American minorities to resort to drastic measures.
The only surprise with these riots and black Americans is why after **400 years** of being, murdered and marginalized in their own country, why haven't they turned to terrorism to get their point across?
Armed to the teeth white supremacists marched in cities 2 weeks ago about coronavirus lockdowns and wearing masks, confronted and antagonized police. What do you think would happen if armed black Americans took to the streets and confronted cops about murdering Floyd and other blacks?
America has serious race issues. The worse news is, many Americans with race issues end up working and living here imposing their racists', superiority, attitudes on unsuspecting Bahamians!
Wow, I can't beleive how many of you wasted time actually reading what the PLP has to say!
As far as any thinking person should be concerned, the PLP "as a party" lost all revalance with the dancing clown and "we beleive in Bahamians" promise. We will **NEVER** forget how the PLP never repeated the slogan after being elected, resurrected rejects like Alison Maynard to the highest positions in the country, gave away 100's of acres in Cable beach, conspired with the Chinese to sell out Sarkis, British Colonial, beat and stomped our people on Paradise Island bridge, money disappearing from road traffic, the post office etc, etc,'etc, etc,etc.
It was 5 years of injustice and pilaging the likes we have never seen!
Where the hell was Chester? Why didn't Brave, Alison, Fred, Doc, and Forbes stand up for the people then?
This FNM is far from perfect, but the plp is not the solution!!!
Donald Trump must be promoted to a black man then because he IS the proven most incompetent authoritarian who just does not want to give up his grip on power regardless how many people die!
All Americans, and everyone else, should be held accountable to rule of law! If you/they cannot, then you/they should indeed relocate to the Keys where you/they WILL unqueationably be held accountable to the rule of law!!!
SP says...
Unfortunately, the Bahamas and the entire region find ourselves between a rock and a hard place, with no other choice than to risk re-opening the tourism industry come what may if we want to survive!
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sea-sand-soc…
While we are happy to "provide target markets with a comfort level that The Bahamas is a safe and healthy destination",....our main target market (U.S.) is the global sickest epicenter for covid19, and our protocol does not insist these people prove they are virus-free, AND we admit some will be carrying the virus with them, meaning a percentage of Bahamians will undoubtedly again become infected, sick and some will ultimately die.
How do we justify this to the coconut vendor and all the others harshly charged and or jailed before the courts for frivolous reasons? What was the point of locking up and charging Bahamians when they always knew we would be forced to open the country 24/7 to virus-carrying tourist sooner rather than later?
Besides being "all-powerful" the courts must show the capacity for virtues of mercy and compassion, especially having demanded so much from citizens least able to pay during the hardest economic times experienced by Bahamians in living memory. The least humane thing the courts should do is to fully compensate and apologize to these people for all the stress and trauma they endured for what now amounts to nothing!
On Minister: Bahamas Ltd 'must get going again'
Posted 3 June 2020, 5:34 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Professor Christopher Curry's summation is absolutely correct! History is bound to repeat itself mainly because nothing has ever been done to correct the many wrongs.
The elites only know oppression and only respond to violence!
On FACE TO FACE: Think there are no lessons for us to learn in what’s happening in the US?
Posted 2 June 2020, 7:41 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Mr. Hershall Hoyte said..........“Personally, I feel like protesting doesn’t do anything,” he said. “I’ve seen it happen too many times before. They protest and you see this whole big thing about it for two weeks and after that, it fades away and everyone acts like it never happened. So after I keep seeing that, I don’t even pay attention or get involved in that because it doesn’t change anything."
Spoken like a true complacent Bahamian!
Our complacency is the reason the PLP and FNM have gotten away with any number of crimes against Bahamians for so long!
On Bahamian consulates monitoring protests over George Floyd killing
Posted 2 June 2020, 4:32 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Ironically, white Americans now complaining about the protesters looting, burning, and violence, play ignorant to the fact that they themselves gained everything they have including the United States of America through violence, civil unrest, carnage, and a war against English oppression!
The American Indians lost their entire country to the invading white man whose mantras included: "Give me liberty, or give me death!" (Patrick Henry. March 23, 1775)
“If you want something you've never had you must be willing to do something you've never done.”! (Thomas Jefferson)
Minorities in the U.S. must stand and do whatever must be done to effect change if they wish to gain respect from the Anglo Saxons!
On 'No justice, no peace': Protests resume in NYC for 4th day
Posted 1 June 2020, 5:54 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Ironically, white Americans now complaining about the protesters looting, burning, and violence, play ignorant to the fact that they themselves gained everything they have **including the United States of America** through violence, civil unrest, carnage, and a war against English oppression!
The American Indians lost their entire country to the invading white man whose mantras included: "Give me liberty, or give me death!" (Patrick Henry. March 23, 1775)
“If you want something you've never had you must be willing to do something you've never done.”! (Thomas Jefferson)
Minorities in the U.S. must stand and do whatever must be done to effect change if they wish to gain respect from the Anglo Saxons!
On Protesters converge on White House for second straight day
Posted 1 June 2020, 5:52 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
@mandela......Our politicians have learned nothing. They habitually entice, mislead and fool, the people with slick slogans and have **never once** delivered!
Bahamians are complacent, but the politicians have long ago run out of rope, and COVID19 has made even the blind see that so many of us are suffering today because of decades of poor political leadership so time is not on their side.
The PLP buried themselves, and lost all credibility with "we believe in Bahamians". This FNM joined the electorates' thirst for inclusion in "ownership" with "Its' the people's time".
Both slogans acknowledge that Bahamians have been short-changed and marginalized by politicians for decades. The PLP and FNM have unwittingly self-condemned themselves!
The only question is, what "George Floyd" incident will finally push Bahamians over the edge to make us angry enough to lead to massive civil unrest demanding change and accountability?
History repeats itself. It has to and will happen!
On Protesters converge on White House for second straight day
Posted 1 June 2020, 9:55 a.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Martin Luther Kings' "nonviolent" protesting agenda was always a non-starter doomed to fail! The only "change" throughout history **anywhere** only came with violence and civil unrest!
The powers that be only understand violence, civil disobedience, and extreme pressure. Peaceful protest and talk are perceived as weakness, always falling on deaf ears. The American Indians are prime examples of failed "talks and treaties" with Anglo Saxons.
Burning down buildings, police stations, and cities is an expensive price to pay for change, but after **400 years of injustice**, murder, and dialog, it is way past time for American minorities to resort to drastic measures.
The only surprise with these riots and black Americans is why after **400 years** of being, murdered and marginalized in their own country, why haven't they turned to terrorism to get their point across?
Armed to the teeth white supremacists marched in cities 2 weeks ago about coronavirus lockdowns and wearing masks, confronted and antagonized police. What do you think would happen if armed black Americans took to the streets and confronted cops about murdering Floyd and other blacks?
America has serious race issues. The worse news is, many Americans with race issues end up working and living here imposing their racists', superiority, attitudes on unsuspecting Bahamians!
On Protesters converge on White House for second straight day
Posted 31 May 2020, 4:55 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Wow, I can't beleive how many of you wasted time actually reading what the PLP has to say!
As far as any thinking person should be concerned, the PLP "as a party" lost all revalance with the dancing clown and "we beleive in Bahamians" promise. We will **NEVER** forget how the PLP never repeated the slogan after being elected, resurrected rejects like Alison Maynard to the highest positions in the country, gave away 100's of acres in Cable beach, conspired with the Chinese to sell out Sarkis, British Colonial, beat and stomped our people on Paradise Island bridge, money disappearing from road traffic, the post office etc, etc,'etc, etc,etc.
It was 5 years of injustice and pilaging the likes we have never seen!
Where the hell was Chester? Why didn't Brave, Alison, Fred, Doc, and Forbes stand up for the people then?
This FNM is far from perfect, but the plp is not the solution!!!
On PLP slams 2020/21 Budget
Posted 28 May 2020, 9:13 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Donald Trump must be promoted to a black man then because he IS the proven most incompetent authoritarian who just does not want to give up his grip on power regardless how many people die!
On UPDATED: PM tables resolution to extend emergency orders
Posted 27 May 2020, 9:23 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
All Americans, and everyone else, should be held accountable to rule of law! If you/they cannot, then you/they should indeed relocate to the Keys where you/they WILL unqueationably be held accountable to the rule of law!!!
On American held over Green Turtle Cay shooting
Posted 25 May 2020, 9:23 p.m. Suggest removal