what they need to do is 'tighten up' and fix this rubbish system that allows the parasite lawyers and real estate agents to collect fees by percentage instead of fixed rates.. there is no difference in selling a house for $500k versus one for $700k so why should they collect more using the percentage system? imagine how much more activity would take place in a,fixed fee system.. its all BS and discourages a system of buyers and sellers.. nobody is motivated to buy, fix and resell all the rundown, shabby buildings because you can't make anything on a resale...

This mindset is not surprising given that in 2 separate referenda, a majority voted to deny bahamian women equal rights.. whats next, the burqa?

Minnis really created a mess with his ill-considered, Donald Trump style, when he arbitrarily declared 100k per annum salary to be some magical threshold above which represents exhorbitant compensation.. as a skilled professional, he of all persons ought to know this is not an amount to be having a conversation about... shows how out of touch we are with reality.. meanwhile, its okay that former politicians and GGs receive lavish pensions and benefits, persons who require no special training or experience.. my God..

if we vote in our national interest, there is only one vote we could have cast and that would have been to support the USA position. anybody seen any tourists coming here in any significant numbers from anyplace else? what do we have to gain by abstaining? what ME interest are we protecting? i also suggest that as a 'christian' nation according to the constitution, we were bound to agree with recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.

instead of this response, why not say i'll be speaking to the matter at time 'x' which then gives opportunity to go away and craft a standard wishy-washy politician's statement? Minnis has to appreciate that even if he indeed has no personal view, that is a position..

i wonder as we consider laws to delve into this sort of thing, if a wife or husband takes $20 from the other's wallet/purse, are they liable to be charged with stealing?

under Trump, the new America foreign policy doctrine is more stick based than carrot it seems.. you will either tow the line and sing from the same song sheet or you will pay a price. i hope our people at the UN take note and vote to protect our national interest... we are small and insignificant, so as admirable as it may be, we may have to concede some principle positions from time to time in our national interest..

traffic police should be placed at key intersections at peak times tasked with ensuring traffic flows in an orderly manner. the 'yellow box' you find in some 1st world countries, needs to be introduced at major intersections and traffic cameras installed that will automatically take a picture of traffic in the box when the light is red. a hefty fine should follow. when was the last time a traffic count was done to help with deciding how long the light should be green? because of our mostly single lane roads, only one side of a signal should be green at one time.. how often traffic cant move on the green because the car at the front cant turn due to opposite side traffic? how about synchronizing closely spaced lights like on Shirley street? one can write volumes on this.. ultimately, we just need enforcement.. once folks realize you are serious, they will fall in line.

glad to know we aren't the only ones smuggling.. reading the papers, you could get that impression sometime..

if you open fire on the police, you get what you deserve. i congratulate these officers on their excellent marksmanship and wish them all the best.. keep up the good work and make the Bahamas great again...