One more plea for guidance. What form of documentation are legal residents of this country required to carry with them in order to avoid arrest by Mr. Mitchel's immigration officers. Even all the xenophobes who have spewed their anger at non citizen residents of the Bahamas in these comments would surely agree that in a civilized society, one would be informed, before being confronted on the streets, what form of documentation one was supposed to carry. No one representing the immigration department, the government or the news media has provided any information in this regard. You cannot obey the rules if no one is willing to tell you what the rules are.

One more plea. Is there someone in government who will make a public statement detailing exactly what form of documentation persons legally in the Bahamas need to carry to respond to roadside requests by immigration officers? Is this a country of law? What civilized society would let the minister responsible for the immigration department portfolio get off telling us what we need to do to avoid summary arrest is beneath his level of concern. Per Mr. Mitchell, "That is up to the immigration enforcement officers."

Really? And this is supposed to be a Constitutional democracy? I will let you know what the law is after you inadvertently violate it? This is simply outrageous.

I'm sorry Tal but I really cannot follow your reasoning. What is it about the total failure of government ownership that you don't get? Do you really think it is good for Bahamians to pay triple or four times the power rates that prevail in Florida where power is provided by private companies? Do you really think the privatization of telephone companies that took place in the rest of the civilized world some twenty years ago was some kind of horrible mistake? What is it you don't understand about the gross harm that results when politicians get their hands on large enterprises with lots of juicy jobs to pass out to their pals and supporters? Please give us an example of any such enterprise that is not a total disaster?

Come on Fred. At least tell us what we are supposed to carry 24/7. There has been zero communication with the public on point. Law abiding citizens and residents are surely entitled to know what they are expected to have on their persons in order to comply with Immigration officers' requests.

Anything less is something out of Stalinist Soviet procedures, "You will know the law when I tell you what the law is".

Maybe Fred is spending way too much time in Cuba.

How about putting all the illegal numbers profits into that "foundation" where the 2% ownership of BTC is going?

Will a valid Bahamian drivers license meet the needs of Immigration Control officers at these public stops?

“My advice to all Bahamian citizens and all foreigners who are here legally is to walk with some form of identification that confirms their status.”

What form of identification is acceptable for such purposes? Is a valid Bahamian Drivers License adequate?

It would be of great use to the law abiding public if the Tribune could ascertain what forms of documentation the Immigration officers will accept in these random stops.

Yes, John, we need to keep in mind the wonderful benefits our country derives from our ownership of BEC. Nasty businessmen focus on profit, and providing service to meet the competition, while our government owned enterprises are models of efficiency, focused only on public service without doubt. Put BTC back in public hands. We can all be using cans and string for making calls in a very few years.

At some point the President must have said: "The Bahamas fights above its weight."

Well in light of the government’s decision that all its employees should be incentivized to take as much sick leave as possible as they will be paid an extra 66% for sitting at home, I guess we should be happy that Mr. Lockhart did not decide that the definition of “one week” should be interpreted in the Biblical sense.

In the book of Genesis we are told that God created the heavens and the earth in only six days, and science now suggests that such “days”, were each many billions of years long.