Every single person who comes out to celebrate "Independence Day" on the 10th is a complete 100% idiot.

How can we be independent when the Queen still has our land tied to her sparkly crown?

Ya free, but we keeping the plantation. Yinna pay rent and mortgage. That's good for ya black hip. Plenty laughs must have been had in the palace back in 73.

Oracle - good story and i undersrand the point. That story has been told many times.

The thing is, though, that in our real life story here on these islands, the story begins...

First they came for the Bahamians...

Sir, WE are the ones being persecuted.

But, if 12% ain't enough to convince you, and if Smith wins his case/s against govt...then stay tuned. Higher VAT rates would then be in our future.

See the thing is he probably thinks that Bahamians wish to be inhumane to Haitians or that we don't consider them to be humans or some other such nonsense.

This is simply not true. By and large Bahamians have respect for everyone and wish nobody harm. I surely do not. I have no problem with Haitians as a people of Haitian origin or whatever.

The problem is that these Haitians are attacking us and destroying our country. There are over 12 million Haitians in Haiti. We cannot absorb them here, let alone their offspring. We do not have the capacity. It is obvious that they are not helping themselves by coming here and living the same way they do there.

What is the point of that except to send money back, outbreed us, and take over our vacant land? In the end how will that help them? They will just be the majority here, having taken over our land and driving us out (i've already chosen Equador) - and then they will be here living the same nasty poor way they do in Haiti.

Why doesn't Mr. Smith try to fix Haiti. He could Make Haiti Great Again, just like Donald Trump is doing in the USA.

Same foolishness is happening in Europe with zillions of towel-heads coming by boat thru Libya. Many pregnant and with small infants.

Why is it that the poorest most unfortunate people in the world insist on engaging in breeding marathons? Is poverty, hunger, malnutrition, ignorance, and disease that sexy? Is it a turn-on? An aphrodisiac?

People who are well educated and have lots of money and connections ought to try help these people in their own countries to do better and live better.

But we all know who the greatest enemy of that positive enterprise would be right? Who would try to stop the improvement because they benefit the most from widespread poverty? And who you cannot say anything bad about as a Bahamian MP recently found out first hand?

the church.

The church is a lover of poverty and the greatest enemy of mankind. John Lennon was shot dead in 1980 for saying just that. The poor and the ignorant continue to donate weekly and to speak against tithes is a sin.

newsflash...God does not need money.

****"Many of them are still investing all they have in getting their legal documents in order."****

Yes, but somehow being illegal while they wait doesn't seem to stop them from having zillions of children to be used simply as "human rights" insurance policies.

****"...with no human rights deserving only of eradication from the face of the earth.”****

No Mr. Smith, only from the face of the Bahamas. They are still welcome to live in Haiti, Canada, or West Palm Beach.

****"There was never talk about working to properly regulate these communities, ..."****

Correct Sir. I'm sure neither was there any talk of "regulating" bank robberies.

****"...and make these people homeless, you are creating the circumstances to breed crime."****

It will be nice to see them "breeding" something else for a change - even if it is crime.

Anyone who thinks Mr. Smith cares about human rights can ask why doesn't he bring lawsuits against the government for the inhumane conditions that bahamians are kept in at Fox Hill.

Trump is dealing with China. Their economy is starting to slow down something serious and their debt is rising.

They are being weakened slowly but surely. In less than 2 years it will be time to follow the orders of Robert Nester Marley and "Chase them crazy baldheads of of town."

Dear Bahamians. We were only gonna do 10%, but da Haitian pastors tell us we must remove VAT from dey people food, so we add a nexx 2% to yinnah to make up the slack.

Good luck, and try turn in ya passport to da police station - cause it ain't good fa nuttin.

Those counts are silly and way below actual resident numbers.

But we will see when the land becomes vacant on Neverary 32nd.

This.is.Ours - i hear the filet mignon by Graycliff is quite good. ....lol

We need to stop leasing jets until we grow up.

"One woman in particular could be heard shouting, “We care ‘bout that?”..."

This is just one more reason i keep saying govt should not have taken VAT off breadbasket items.

These "poor" people really don't care about anything except beer and chicken and dominoes.

Lower (no vat) prices are only going to encourage them to have more children. 18 years from now the Min of Finance will only be heckled worse.